Wooster ( ) is a city in the

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and the

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of Wayne County. Located in northeastern Ohio, the city lies approximately south-southwest of

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, southwest of

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and west of Canton. The population was 27,232 at the 2020 census. The city is the largest in Wayne County, and the center of the Wooster micropolitan area (as defined by the

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). Wooster has the main branch and administrative offices of the

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, and is home to the

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. ''

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'' ranked Wooster among North America's top 10 micro cities for business friendliness and strategy in 2013.

History

Wooster was established in 1808 by John Bever, William Henry, and Joseph Larwill and named after

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, a general in the

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Geography

According to the

, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.

Geology

The local bedrock consists of the Cuyahoga Formation (shale) and the overlying

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(sandstone and conglomerate), both Lower

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and rich in

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Demographics

In 2011, 93.3% spoke

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, 2.4%

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, and 1.3%

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2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 26,119 people, 10,733 households, and 6,244 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 11,822 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.2%

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, 3.6%

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, 0.3% Native American, 1.9%

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, 0.7% from

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, and 2.4% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.2% of the population. There were 10,733 households, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were

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living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.8% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age in the city was 37.3 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 14.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 24,811 people, 10,040 households, and 6,174 families residing in the city. The

was 1,726.1 people per square mile (666.6/km²). There were 10,674 housing units at an average density of 742.6 per square mile (286.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.59%

, 3.82%

, 0.26% Native American, 1.54%

, 0.01%

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, 0.36% from

, and 1.42% from two or more races.

of any race were 1.07% of the population. There were 10,040 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were

living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.88. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 14.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $37,400, and the median income for a family was $47,118. Males had a median income of $34,021 versus $23,608 for females. The

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for the city was $21,505. About 7.8% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the

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, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Wooster is the headquarters of several industrial entities. Buehler Food Markets Inc., Wooster Brush, Seaman Corp., Tricor Industrial, CRW Inc, and Certified Angus Beef have corporate headquarters located in Wooster.

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made its corporate headquarters in Wooster until the end of 2003. LuK, the German maker of

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s has its North America headquarters in Wooster where mainly torque converters are produced. Other large commercial operations in Wooster are

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, Akron Brass, United Titanium, Western Reserve Group Insurance Company, Daisy Brands, and Bogner Construction Company. Wooster is also the world headquarters of the Prentke Romich Company (PRC) which is a member of a consortium of companies that produce assistive technology and augmentative communication devices. For its size, Wooster is also dedicated to the "industry of education." It has the

, and two subsidiaries of

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: the Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI); and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), a teaching and research facility dedicated to agricultural science. In addition to these industries, Wooster remains an agricultural center for Ohio. The OARDC enriches the local farms with knowledge and expertise, which is proudly displayed at the annual Wayne County

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, held each September (see also

). Students in Wooster and surrounding rural communities continue to enroll in youth farming programs such as 4-H and

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. Many

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farmers come to Wooster by horse-and-buggy for commerce as well. In June 2013, the city of Wooster announced that Daisy Brand, a

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producer, plans to open a new Midwest manufacturing plant in Wooster. Daisy Brand promised to create at least 89 full-time positions and is slated to begin production sometime in 2016. The overlap of strong education and advanced manufacturing has led to number of small innovative firms being founded in Wooster in recent years including Quasar Energy Group, ExpenseWire, ABS Materials, 3i-ingredients, and Cureo. Wooster also has a local food community including Local Roots, a collective year round farmer's market for locally produced goods. At present, there are over 150 local farmers and producers. Local Roots has garnered national attention for its innovative efforts.

Arts and culture

Wooster, and the greater Wayne County community, is served by the Wayne Center for the Arts, which displays artwork by local artists, offers instructional courses, and stages performances. The College of Wooster is home to the

Ohio Light Opera The Ohio Light Opera is a professional opera company based in Wooster, Ohio that performs the light opera repertory, including Gilbert and Sullivan, American, British and continental operettas, and other musical theatre works, especially of the late ...

, a professional opera company that performs the light opera repertory, including Gilbert and Sullivan, and American, British, and continental operettas of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Wooster Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1915, is a joint venture between the Wooster community and the College of Wooster. The Symphony is the second oldest continually performing in the state.

Points of interest

The College of Wooster The College of Wooster is a private liberal arts college in Wooster, Ohio. Founded in 1866 by the Presbyterian Church as the University of Wooster, it has been officially non-sectarian since 1969 when ownership ties with the Presbyterian Churc ...

* Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center *

* Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute *

Secrest Arboretum Secrest Arboretum (110 acres) is an arboretum located on the campus of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), at the intersection of Pine Road and Green Drive, Wooster, Ohio. It is open daily without charge and hosts an es ...

* Wayne County Fair *

Sports

For the 2007–2008 season, Wooster was granted a team in the

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called the

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. The MAHL suspended operations of February 2008, and the Warriors subsequently relocated to

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. Wooster was the home to the Wooster Korn Kings, which was a minor league professional

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team that was a member of the All American Hockey League. The team's home arena was

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. The

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began playing at the

in 2006. The team competes in the

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, and won the 2009–2010 championship. The team moves players to higher levels of junior or college hockey.

Parks and recreation

Wooster Memorial Park, locally known as Spangler Park, contains of hiking trails through woods, ravines, and open fields along the Rathburn Run. Christmas Run Park has playgrounds, pavilions, and a picnic area. Schellin Park has a skate park, playground and picnic facilities. Oak Hill Park has pavilions and paved walking trails. Freedlander park has the pool, basketball courts, pavilions, and a pond as well. Acres of Fun is a local entertainment complex which offers family activities like go-karting and laser tag. The College of Wooster has a golf course, bowling alley, and multipurpose athletic facility open to the public. Also located in the city is Wooster Skateland, an indoor ice skating and hockey facility open year-round.

Government

Mayor and council

The city is governed by an elected mayor. On January 1, 2008, former Councilman Bob Breneman (R) was sworn in as Mayor. There is a seven-member City Council: Mark Cavin (D-1st Ward), Jennifer Warden (D-2nd Ward), David Silvestri (R-3rd Ward), Scott Myers (I-4th Ward), and at-large members Bill Bostansic (D), Jon Ansel (R) and Craig Sanders (R). Meetings are presided over by Mike Buytendyk (R) the City Council president who is elected at-large and only votes to break a tie. Jon Ansel is the council president pro tempore.

Elected representatives

As of 2019, the city is represented in the Ohio House of Representatives by

Scott Wiggam Scott Wiggam is the state representative for the 77th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district consists of Wayne County. Early life and career Wiggam was born and raised in Wilmore, Kentucky. Wiggam is a gr ...

(R); in the Ohio Senate by Kristina Roegner (R); in the U.S. House of Representatives by Anthony Gonzalez (R), and in the U.S Senate by

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(D) and

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(R).

Media

Newspapers

The city has a daily newspaper, ''The Daily Record'', previously published by Dix Communications/Wooster Republican Printing Co. Currently published by

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'' occasionally covers the city and Wayne County. Students of Wooster High School publish a bi-weekly student run publication, ''The Wooster Blade'.''

Magazines

The city has a locally owned interactive city magazine, ''WoosterGrapevine.com''. It includes local news, events, classifieds, arcades, photos, videos, and other local information.

Transportation

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and

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, as well as

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and

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, run through the center of the city. The Wayne County Airport (BJJ) serves as an air access point for many of the businesses throughout the city. The Akron-Canton Airport is the nearest

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with scheduled passenger flights. Prior to Amtrak's establishment the

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ran the daily ''

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'' (Chicago - Pittsburgh - New York City) through Wooster.

Notable people

The following individuals were born in, raised in, lived in, or currently live in Wooster. * Jon Belmont (born 1952), radio newscaster, ABC New York, and Associated Press Washington D.C. *

David Berman (musician) David Cloud Berman (born David Craig Berman; January 4, 1967 – August 7, 2019) was an American musician, singer and poet. In 1989, he founded the indie rock band Silver Jews with Pavement's Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich, and he wa ...

(1967-2019), musician best known for

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and

Purple Mountains Purple Mountains was an American indie rock project formed by musician and poet David Berman. The project debuted in May 2019, over a decade after the dissolution of Berman's previous group Silver Jews. An eponymous album was released in July ...

. *

Lori Bettison-Varga Lori Bettison-Varga (born ) is an American geologist and academic administrator. She is the president of the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History. Previously, she was president of Scripps College, and held positions at Pomona College, the Colle ...

(born 1962), geologist, president of the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History *

Marquise Blair Marquise Damond Blair (born July 18, 1997) is an American football Safety (gridiron football position), safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Utah Utes football, Utah. Early years Blair attended Wooster High School (Ohio), ...

, NFL-player for the

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* US Representative George Bliss (1813–1868), attorney, judge, politician. *

Vince Cellini Vincent Robert Cellini (; born June 10, 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American sports broadcaster for radio and television, currently working at NBA TV and Turner Sports. Early life and career Cellini was a lifeguard at Grovewood, a city pool ...

(born 1959), broadcaster, sports journalist. *

Dean Chance Wilmer Dean Chance (June 1, 1941 – October 11, 2015) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher,https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chancde01.shtml Dean Chance Page at Baseball-Reference.com he played in 11 Maj ...

(1941-2015), Major League Baseball pitcher, 1964 Cy Young Award winner. * William Estabrook Chancellor (1867–1963), author, professor of history. *

Martha Chase Martha Cowles Chase (November 30, 1927 – August 8, 2003), also known as Martha C. Epstein, was an American geneticist who in 1952, with Alfred Hershey, experimentally helped to confirm that DNA rather than protein is the genetic material o ...

(1927–2003), biologist, geneticist, professor. *

Clarence Childs Clarence Chester Childs (July 24, 1883 – September 16, 1960) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He served as the head football coach at Indiana University from 1914 to 1915, compiling a record of 6–7–1. Biog ...

(1883–1960), 1912 Olympic bronze medalist in hammer throw, college football coach * Ginger Clark (1879–1943), Major League Baseball player. *

Arthur Compton Arthur Holly Compton (September 10, 1892 – March 15, 1962) was an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927 for his 1923 discovery of the Compton effect, which demonstrated the particle nature of electromagnetic radia ...

(1892–1962), physicist, Nobel Laureate. *

Karl Compton Karl Taylor Compton (September 14, 1887 – June 22, 1954) was a prominent American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1930 to 1948. The early years (1887–1912) Karl Taylor Compton was born in ...

(1887–1954), physicist. * Hal Dean (1922–2011), professional football player. *

John Dean John Wesley Dean III (born October 14, 1938) is an American former attorney who served as White House Counsel for U.S. President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973. Dean is known for his role in the cover-up of the Watergate scandal ...

(born 1938), attorney, politician, banker; White House Counsel to

Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

. *

Edward Fenwick Edward Dominic Fenwick, (August 19, 1768 – September 26, 1832) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church, a Dominican Order, Dominican friar and the first Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Bishop of Cincinnati. Early life Edward F ...

(1768–1832), priest, college founder, missionary. *

David Fishelson David J. Fishelson (born July 24, 1956) is an American producer, playwright, and director for film, theatre, television and radio, based in Manhattan since 1982. He is best known for being the lead producer of '' Golda's Balcony'', the longest-r ...

(born 1956), theatre, film and television producer and playwright. *

Charles Follis Charles W. Follis, also known as "The Black Cyclone," (February 3, 1879 – April 5, 1910) was the first Black professional American football player. He played for the Shelby Blues of the "Ohio League" from 1902 to 1906. On September 16, 1904, Foll ...

(1879–1910), first African-American to play professional football. *

Hollis Frampton Hollis William Frampton, Jr. (March 11, 1936 – March 30, 1984) was an American avant-garde filmmaker, photographer, writer, theoretician, and pioneer of digital art. He was best known for his innovative and non-linear structural films that defi ...

(1936–1984), avant-garde filmmaker, photographer, writer/theoretician, and pioneer of digital art. *

Elizebeth Friedman Elizebeth Smith Friedman (August 26, 1892 – October 31, 1980) was an American cryptanalyst and author who deciphered enemy codes in both World Wars and helped to solve international smuggling cases during Prohibition. Over the course of her ...

(1892–1980), cryptographer, student of languages and literature. *

William H. Gass William Howard Gass (July 30, 1924 – December 6, 2017) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, and philosophy professor. He wrote three novels, three collections of short stories, a collection of novellas, and seven vol ...

(born 1924), author, educator. * Stanley Gault (1926-2016), CEO and chairman, Rubbermaid, Inc.; CEO and Board Chairman, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. *

Richard Gibbs Richard "Ribbs" Gibbs (born December 5, 1955) is an American film composer and music producer whose credits include ''Dr. Dolittle'', ''Big Momma's House'', ''Queen of the Damned'', the television series ''Battlestar Galactica'' and the first s ...

, musician. *

Guy Hecker Guy Jackson Hecker (April 3, 1856 – December 3, 1938) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. His debut game took place on May 2, 1882. His final game took place on September 30, 1890. Du ...

(1856–1938), Major League Baseball player. * Sarah Hider (born 1991),

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2015. *

August Imgard Augustus "August" Imgard (1828-1904) was a German immigrant who has been recognized as an early proponent in popularizing the Christmas tree in the United States. He has also been credited with being the first to decorate it with candy canes. Biog ...

(1828-1904), German immigrant once credited with introducing the

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to the U.S. * Philip Jameson (born 1941), professor of trombone and music at the University of Georgia *

Duncan Jones Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones (born 30 May 1971) is a British film director, film producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the films ''Moon'' (2009), ''Source Code'' (2011), ''Warcraft'' (2016), and ''Mute'' (2018). For ''Moon'', ...

, film director, son of Hall of Fame rock musician

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

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Josh Krajcik Joshua Andrew Krajcik ( ) is an American singer-songwriter who currently resides in Columbus, Ohio. He began his career as a solo artist and later went on to form the Josh Krajcik Band with Corey Gillen and Mitch Pinkston. He was the runner-up ...

(born 1981), musician, finalist on ''The X Factor''. *

Jack Lengyel Jack Robert Lengyel (born March 4, 1935) is a software executive and former American football coach, lacrosse coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the College of Wooster from 1966 to 1970 and at Mars ...

, software executive, football coach. *

Roscoe C. McCulloch Roscoe Conkling McCulloch (November 27, 1880March 17, 1958) was a Republican politician from Ohio who served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Early life and career Born in Millersburg, Ohio, McCulloch attended the ...

(1880–1958), attorney, politician. * George Morgan (1924–1975), country music singer. *

Bill Musselman William Clifford Musselman (August 13, 1940 – May 5, 2000) was an American basketball coach in the NCAA, the ABA, the WBA, the CBA, and the NBA. He was known for his trademark intensity, once being quoted as saying, "Defeat is worse than deat ...

(1940–2000), basketball coach in NCAA, ABA, WBA, CBA and NBA. *

Roger Peckinpaugh Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh (February 5, 1891 – November 17, 1977) was an American professional baseball player shortstop and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1910 through 1927, during which he played for the Cleveland Nap ...

(1891–1977), Major League Baseball player and manager. * Jack Perkins (born 1933), journalist. * Bob Peterson (born 1961), animator for

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Joseph Banks Rhine Joseph Banks Rhine (September 29, 1895 – February 20, 1980), usually known as J. B. Rhine, was an American botanist who founded parapsychology as a branch of psychology, founding the parapsychology lab at Duke University, the ''Journ ...

(1895–1980), psychologist, professor of parapsychology. *

Dick Schafrath Richard Philip Schafrath (March 21, 1937 – August 15, 2021) was an American offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns, former Ohio State Senator, and author. During his tenure as an athlete, he won a national football championship with the ...

(1937-2021), professional football player. * John Sloane (1779–1856), Ohio Secretary of State (1841–1844), U.S. House of Representatives (1819–1829), Treasurer of The United States (1850–1853). * James Stuart, founder of Ohio Light Opera, musician, singer, professor of music. * Lynn St. John (1876–1950), athlete, basketball coach. *

Tyrell Sutton Tyrell DelShawn Sutton, (born December 19, 1986) is an American former professional gridiron football running back. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Northwestern. Sutton was ...

(born 1986), football player. * Oris Paxton Van Sweringen and Mantis James Van Sweringen (1879–1936 and 1881–1934, respectively), businessmen, railroad tycoons. * Billy Uhl (born 1950), motorcycle

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competitor and five-time gold medal winner in the International Six Day Trials. *

Hal Varian Hal Ronald Varian (born March 18, 1947 in Wooster, Ohio) is Chief Economist at Google and holds the title of emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley where he was founding dean of the School of Information. Varian is an eco ...

(born 1947), economist specializing in microeconomics and information economics; Chief Economist at Google. * John T. Walton (1946–2005), businessman, soldier, philanthropist, son of

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founder,

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Sidney Abram Weltmer Sidney Abram Weltmer (July 7, 1858 – December 6, 1930) was an author best known for the ''Weltmer Method'' (also known as "Weltmerism") and as founder of the Weltmer Institute of Suggestive Therapeutics. Weltmer claimed his method could cure ...

(1858-1930), author and founder of the Weltmer Institute of Suggestive Therapeutics. * Kaiser Wilhelm (1874–1936), Major League Baseball player.Kaiser Wilhelm Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
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John Howard Yoder John Howard Yoder (December 27, 1927 – December 30, 1997) was an American Mennonite theologian and ethicist best known for his defense of Christian pacifism. His most influential book was '' The Politics of Jesus'', which was first published in ...

(1927–1997), Christian (Mennonite) theologian, author, pacifist. * Carl V. Weygandt (1988-1964), Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 1933-1962.

Sister cities

Wooster has one

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Collepietro Collepietro is a ''comune'' and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle ...

Abruzzi Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy wi ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

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