#1Famous people · Woodville
11 famous people come from Woodville, Lester Young the best known
At the top of the list is the American jazz saxophonist Lester Young, covered in 37 languages. Close behind are William Grant Still and James Hanham. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969. Charlie Spiller, born in 1983, is the youngest, and James Hanham, born in 1840, the first on record.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Lester Young
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
James Hanham
Youngest
1983
Charlie Spiller
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Woodville
Counted by languages, Lester Young is ahead of William Grant Still and James Hanham: 37, 17 and 5.
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#3Through the years
When Woodville’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Woodville is known for
Woodville has 1.3× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Woodville
Here are 8 more, born from 1858 to 1983.
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A chosen home
Also called Woodville home
One more notable person made the town home: Henry Cohen.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodville 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)
- Lester Young: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hanham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia K. Wetherill Baker: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David C. Bramlette: US Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will E. Keller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons