Famous people · Woodsboro
Born near Woodsboro: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Ignacio Zaragoza is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. The nearest, Nolan Ryan, was born in Refugio, 6 mi away. No famous person on record lists Woodsboro as their birthplace yet. Across Texas, the lists cover 656 towns.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Ignacio Zaragoza
Best known
Ignacio Zaragoza
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Woodsboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Woodsboro
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William D. Wittliff
1940–2019American screenwriter, photographer, and curator
T. Don Hutto
1935–2021Co-founder of [[Corrections Corporation of America]]
David C. Novak
born 1953American businessman and the executive chairman of YUM! Brands Inc
Thomas Lincoln Tally
1861–1945American theatre owner and film producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodsboro 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 (7)
- Ignacio Zaragoza: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nolan Ryan: derivative work: Amineshaker Image:Nolan_Ryan_in_Atlanta.jpg: Wahkeenah, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David C. Novak: Lgmmedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie Caceres: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Lincoln Tally: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rocky Bridges: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Walker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons