Famous people · Woodbury
Born near Woodbury: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Mel Gibson is the most widely known, written about in 119 languages. Closest of all is Mike Tobey, from Monroe, 4 mi away. Next door, West Point lists 22, led by Gore Vidal. So far, no famous person on record was born in Woodbury.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Mel Gibson
Best known
Mel Gibson
in 119 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Woodbury’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Woodbury
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Kevin Jackson
born 1964American mixed martial artist and Olympic wrestler
Edgar Alexander Mearns
1856–1916American ornithologist and field naturalist
Stephanie Courtney
born 1970American actress and comedian
David Petraeus
born 1952U.S. Army general and public official
Mel Gibson
born 1956American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
George Pataki
born 1945Governor of New York from 1995 to 2006
Emily Warren Roebling
1843–1903US civil engineer, helped complete the Brooklyn Bridge
T. C. Boyle
born 1948American novelist and short story writer
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
1830–1882General in the Union Army during the American Civil War
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Close by, West Point counts 22 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodbury 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 (18)
- Stanley Tucci: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Reubens: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Petraeus: Darren Livingston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Durning: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bonnie Blair: http://www.VancityAllie.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Pataki: Christopher Peterson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Cohen: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Tyler J. Clements, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Warren Roebling: Carolus-Duran, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonia Maury: Vassar College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. C. Boyle: User:W., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Jackson: The Ray Center - CHARACTER COUNTS!, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Alexander Mearns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gouverneur Kemble Warren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilton Armstrong: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Tobey: Rikster2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gore Vidal: Sporcomutanda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Weiss: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine Paul: ruiwen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons