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Famous people · Woodbury

Performers stand out among the 35 famous people born in Woodbury

Articles in 28 languages make the American actor and director Roscoe Lee Browne the best known. Grace Helbig is second and Tyler Miller third. Between 1920 and 1969, 16 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is Ann Cooper Whitall, born in 1716, and the youngest Anthony Averett, born in 1994.

#1 best knownRoscoe Lee BrowneFilm, TV & Stage · 1922–2007
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Born here
35
notable people
Best known
Roscoe Lee Browne
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1716
Ann Cooper Whitall
Youngest
1994
Anthony Averett
Most common field
Sports
11 people

What stands out about Woodbury’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Woodbury is known for

Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 1.5 times.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Through the years

When Woodbury’s famous people were born

The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 5.

Colonial daysA new nationMills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1700175018001850190019502000Grace HelbigRobert C. Hendrickson
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Woodbury

Performers take two of the three places.

Roscoe Lee Browne#1
Film, TV & Stage

Roscoe Lee Browne

1922–2007

American actor and director

28 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Grace Helbig#2
Film, TV & Stage

Grace Helbig

born 1985

American YouTuber

15 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Tyler Miller#3
Sports

Tyler Miller

born 1993

American soccer player

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Woodbury

32 more, best known first.

GK

George Knapp

born 1952

American television journalist, radio talk host

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Darrell Schweitzer

Darrell Schweitzer

born 1952

American writer, editor, and critic

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Robert C. Hendrickson

Robert C. Hendrickson

1898–1964

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JB

James Broselow

1943–2025

American physician and entrepreneur

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
AA

Anthony Averett

born 1994

American football player

David Ogden Watkins

David Ogden Watkins

1862–1938

American mayor

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
J. Hampton Moore

J. Hampton Moore

1864–1950

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Bryant McKinnie

Bryant McKinnie

born 1979

American football player, offensive lineman

Kyle Cassidy

Kyle Cassidy

born 1966

American photographer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Boardwalk Brown

Boardwalk Brown

1889–1977

American baseball player

Charlie Heat

Charlie Heat

born 1989

American record producer

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Clifford Addams

Clifford Addams

1876–1942

American painter and etcher

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Gerald Hodges

Gerald Hodges

born 1991

American football player

DC

David Cooper

1725–1795

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
DH

Donald Holmes

1910–1980

American chemist

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
JB

J. S. G. Boggs

1955–2017

American artist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
JM

James Matlack

1775–1840

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JC

John Cooper

1729–1785

Quaker abolitionist in American Revolution

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodbury 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.

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