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==Notable people== * [[Leroy Anderson]] (1908β1975), composer ("[[Sleigh Ride]]" and many other works); lived in Woodbury from 1948 until his death in 1975.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.leroyandersonfoundation.org/woodbury.php | title=Woodbury, Connecticut: North Green + Leroy Anderson Memorial Bandstand, North Woodbury }}</ref> His widow Eleanor Anderson (1918β2014) lived in Woodbury from 1948 until her death<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.leroyandersonfoundation.org/eleanor_anderson.php | title=Eleanor Anderson (MRS. Leroy Anderson) wife of American composer Leroy Anderson }}</ref> * [[Malcolm Baldrige Jr.|Malcolm Baldrige]] (1922β1987), 26th [[United States Secretary of Commerce]]; lived in Woodbury until his death in 1987 * [[Joe Beck]] (1945β2008), jazz guitarist; lived in Woodbury until his death in 2008 * [[Hayden Carruth]] (1921β2008), poet and critic; grew up in the town * [[Santino Ferrucci]], racing driver; born in the town in 1998 * [[Alexander Hamilton (priest)|Alexander Hamilton]] (1847β1928), rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church * [[Matthew Lyon]] (1749-1822), U.S. Representative from Vermont and Kentucky, lived in Woodbury after emigrating from Ireland * [[Kay Sage]] (1898β1963), [[surrealism|surrealist]] painter; lived in Woodbury from 1940 until her death * [[Henry Shelton Sanford]] (1823β1891), diplomat and the founder of [[Sanford, Florida]]; born in Woodbury * [[Yves Tanguy]] (1900β1955), surrealist painter; lived in Woodbury from 1940 until his death * [[William Robert Taylor]] (1820β1909), [[governor of Wisconsin]]; born in Woodbury<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2700&keyword=taylor William Robert Taylor, Wisconsin Historical Society]</ref> * [[Robert Templeton (artist)|Robert Templeton]] (1929β1991), presidential portraitist and civil rights artist; lived in Woodbury and maintained his studio there from 1965 until his death * [[Rob Zombie]], musician and movie director; moved to the town in January 2009 with his spouse [[Sheri Moon Zombie|Sheri Moon]] and has since sold his house and moved from town.
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