#1Famous people · Woodstown
7 famous people were born in Woodstown from 1822 to 1986
Emma Bell, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. The American artist Everett Shinn ranks second, ahead of Isaiah D. Clawson. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The list comes to 18.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.5 in the typical town in New Jersey.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Emma Bell
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
Isaiah D. Clawson
Youngest
1986
Emma Bell
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Woodstown
Ranked by languages covered: Emma Bell with 23, then Everett Shinn with 17 and Isaiah D. Clawson with 5.
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#3Through the years
When Woodstown’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 1 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Woodstown is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 2 people.
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 Woodstown
The other 4 span the years 1889 to 1978.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Woodstown home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Woodstown, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodstown 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 (4)
- Emma Bell: German Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Shinn: Everett Shinn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah D. Clawson: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Ware: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons