#1Famous people · Woodbury
5 famous people were born in Woodbury from 1845 to 1971
Frederick G. Barry, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are John W. Preston and Danny Young. The list’s best known name, Frederick G. Barry, dates from 1845. The longest list of any town in Tennessee belongs to Chattanooga, with 56.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Frederick G. Barry
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1845
Frederick G. Barry
Youngest
1971
Danny Young
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Woodbury’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Woodbury’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1840s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Woodbury
Two of the three are leaders.
#1
#2DY#3
Known for
What Woodbury is known for
Share of Woodbury’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone else born in Woodbury
Still to come: 2 more, from 1881 to 1951.
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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.
Photo credits (3)
- Frederick G. Barry: Seutter, E. R. von (Elisaeus R.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Preston: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Insell: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons