#1Famous people · Woodstock
Woodstock’s famous people span 153 years: 19 births from 1847 to 2000
Most widely known is Gigi Goode, the American drag queen, with articles in 6 languages. Behind the leader come Henry Alfred Todd and Brad Stephan Gregory. The largest group, 8, was born between 1920 and 1969. Only 66 of the 783 towns in Illinois with anyone on record list more.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Gigi Goode
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1847
Earl D Thomas
Youngest
2000
Mike Smithson
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Woodstock’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Woodstock’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 2 births.
SportsNotableFilm, TV & StageBusinessWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMilitaryMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Woodstock
Gigi Goode leads with articles in 6 languages, ahead of Henry Alfred Todd (5) and Brad Stephan Gregory (4).
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#3Science & Medicine
Brad Stephan Gregory
born 1963American professor of history
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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 (5)
- Gigi Goode: DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Alfred Todd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Stephan Gregory: FaeneratioPeccatumEst, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quinn Redeker: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl D Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons