#1Famous people · Woodsfield
5 famous people call Woodsfield their birthplace
The best known is the American baseball player Sad Sam Jones, with articles in 4 languages. Sophie Naylor Grubb and Donald Gwinn follow. The oldest name on the list belongs to John W. Okey, born in 1827, the newest to Donald Gwinn, born in 1902. In the early republic, 3 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Sad Sam Jones
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1827
John W. Okey
Youngest
1902
Donald Gwinn
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Woodsfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Woodsfield’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1830s, at 2.
Politics & LawSportsNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Woodsfield
Counted by languages, Sad Sam Jones is ahead of Sophie Naylor Grubb and Donald Gwinn: 4, 4 and 3.
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What Woodsfield is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodsfield 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)
- Sad Sam Jones: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophie Naylor Grubb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Gwinn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Okey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Sinclair: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons