JG#1
Writing & Arts
Jennie Scott Griffiths
1875–1951Journalist and political activist
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Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Famous people · Woodville
Woodville is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Jennie Scott Griffiths, the journalist and political activist, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Hugh Pitts and John B. Reid. Per head, the list is long: 14.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Texas has 0.7. From Jennie Scott Griffiths to Hugh Pitts, the births on the list run from 1875 to 1934.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Jennie Scott Griffiths
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
Jennie Scott Griffiths
Youngest
1934
Hugh Pitts
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Woodville
Athletes take two of the three places.
HP#2
JR#3
Sports
John B. Reid
1896–1963American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Woodville’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1870s, with 1 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Woodville is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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 Woodville
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Woodville home
Born elsewhere, Brian Babin lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodville 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 (1)
- Brian Babin: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons