
Born near Woodland: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Robert Cornthwaite, from St. Helens, 5 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Woodland. The best known of them is Phil Spencer, with articles in 17 languages. The Washington lists hold names for 211 towns.
What stands out about Woodland’s famous people
Famous people born near Woodland
Nobody born in Woodland is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Edward Allworth
1895–1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

David Korten
born 1937Writer, economic adviser, sustainability advocate

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodland 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)
- Phil Spencer: eVRydayVR, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cornthwaite: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Korten: Joost van der Borg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Peterson: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richie Frahm: CativatedPhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Mayo: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Allworth: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons