
Born near Woodworth: 35 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Faith Ford, from Alexandria, 9 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Woodworth. Little Walter is the most widely known, written about in 31 languages. The Louisiana lists hold names for 254 towns.
What stands out about Woodworth’s famous people
Famous people born near Woodworth
The 35 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.















Joe N. Ballard
born 1942Lieutenant General in the United States Army










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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodworth and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (25)
- Little Walter: Miriam Guterland, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rashard Lewis: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faith Ford: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muse Watson: PRINCESS THEATER - Raising the Curtain, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Gaston: Paparazzo Presents, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Margaret: Kissimmee Utility Authority, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Markel Brown: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elaine Edwards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Faye Emerson: Warner Bros. Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zutty Singleton: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Madison Wells: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Overton: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen E. Woodiwiss: Photo by Joan Bingham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arna Bontemps: Carl Van Vechten / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Savannah Churchill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Ford: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe N. Ballard: US Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde C. Holloway: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Felix Moncla: Gordheath at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lionel Aldridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Claude Hudson: Fitzgerald Whitney, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth McEnery Stuart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Briggs Irion: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Hickman: Philadelphia Phillies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D'Anthony Batiste: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons