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Bronson Rechsteiner
born 1997American professional wrestler and football player
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Famous people · Woodstock
Athletes stand out among the 14 famous people born in Woodstock
With articles in 20 languages, Bronson Rechsteiner is the most widely known. Emma Hunt, the American sport climber, comes second, with Harold S. Johnston third. More than half were born since 1970, 12 in all. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.7, close to the 4.3 of the typical Georgia town.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Bronson Rechsteiner
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Lew Carpenter
Youngest
2003
Emma Hunt
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Woodstock’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Woodstock’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 7 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Woodstock is known for
Woodstock has 2.6× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Woodstock
By how many languages cover them, Bronson Rechsteiner comes first (20), then Emma Hunt (8) and Harold S. Johnston (5).
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Everyone else born in Woodstock
The other 11 span the years 1913 to 1998.
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A chosen home
Also called Woodstock home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Jane Park the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodstock and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Bronson Rechsteiner: Zippo9310, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Hunt: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Mizell: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Dwyer: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent Emanuel: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Skole: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Park: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlice Byrd: Brwiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons