#1Famous people · Woodsville
5 famous people call Woodsville their birthplace
The best known is the American Navy admiral William H. Rowden, with articles in 3 languages. Chad Paronto is second and F. Ray Keyser, Sr. third. Born in 1894, Ann Stone Minot is the first name on record, and Chad Paronto, born in 1975, the most recent. Athletes make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
William H. Rowden
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Ann Stone Minot
Youngest
1975
Chad Paronto
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Woodsville
Three names lead: William H. Rowden (3 languages), Chad Paronto (2) and F. Ray Keyser, Sr. (2).
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Politics & Law
F. Ray Keyser, Sr.
1898–2001American politician, lawyer, and judge from Vermont
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Through the years
When Woodsville’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsMilitaryPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Woodsville is known for
Share of Woodsville’s famous people in each field.
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 Woodsville
Another 2, the earliest born in 1894.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Woodsville home
One more notable person made the town home: Mark Steyn.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Haverhill’s, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodsville 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 (6)
- William H. Rowden: James S. Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Paronto: User Chrisjnelson on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Steyn: manningcentre, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Page: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adeline Morrison Swain: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Russell: From 1882's "Public Men of To-Day" by Phineas Camp Headley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons