Wooster

Wooster

Wooster may refer to:

People

* David Wooster (1710–1777), brigadier-general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution
* Fred Wooster (1938–1993), cofounder of the Saanich Lacrosse Association, Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame
* Edward Wooster (1622–1689), early pioneer and founder of Derby, Connecticut
* Louise Wooster (1842–1913), "Lou Wooster", famous "madam" in Birmingham, Alabama

;Fictional characters
* Bertie Wooster, character in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, adapted in the "Jeeves and Wooster" TV show
* Henry Wooster, character in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, uncle of Bertie Wooster

Places

;United States
* Wooster, Arkansas, a town in Faulkner County
* Wooster, Indiana, an unincorporated place
* Wooster, Ohio, a city in Wayne County
* Wooster, Baytown, Texas
* Wooster Square, a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut

;India
* Wooster Nagar, small fishing village in the state of Tamil Nadu

chools

In the United States:
* Wooster School, in Danbury, Connecticut, private K-12 school
* The College of Wooster, in Wooster, Ohio, private liberal arts college
* Wooster High School (Ohio), in Wooster, Ohio, public high school
* Earl Wooster High School, in Reno, Nevada, public secondary school

Groups and organizations

* Wooster (manufacturer), now Wooster PPC, a manufacturer of model airplanes
* The Wooster Group, a New York based U.S. ensemble of theatre and media artists
* Wooster Collective, an online street art website
* Wooster Warriors, a U.S. ice hockey team from Wooster, Ohio

ee also

* Worcester (disambiguation), pronounced and commonly misspelled Wooster


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  • Wooster — ist der Name mehrerer Orte: Wooster (Arkansas), USA Wooster (Indiana), USA Wooster (Ohio), USA Wooster (Texas), USA Weitere Bedeutungen Bertram Wooster, Romanfigur The Wooster Group …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wooster — Wooster, AR U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 516 Housing Units (2000): 214 Land area (2000): 2.570357 sq. miles (6.657193 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.570357 sq. miles (6.657193 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Wooster, AR — U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 516 Housing Units (2000): 214 Land area (2000): 2.570357 sq. miles (6.657193 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.570357 sq. miles (6.657193 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Wooster, OH — U.S. city in Ohio Population (2000): 24811 Housing Units (2000): 10674 Land area (2000): 14.374140 sq. miles (37.228851 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.017135 sq. miles (0.044379 sq. km) Total area (2000): 14.391275 sq. miles (37.273230 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Wooster — (spr. Wuster), Hauptort der Grafschaft Wayne im Staate Ohio (Nordamerika), am Killbuck Creek u. der Ohio Pennsylvania Eisenbahn; Wagenbau, Handel, Bank, höhere Töchterschule; 4000 Ew …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Wooster — (spr. wúßter), Hauptstadt der Grafschaft Wayne im nordamerikan. Staat Ohio, 80 km südsüdwestlich von Cleveland, mit presbyterianischer Universität, Fabriken für landwirtschaftliche Maschinen, Drahtwaren, Glas, Peitschen und (1900) 6063 Einw …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Wooster — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Wooster peut désigner :  États Unis Wooster, ville du comté de Faulkner, dans l État de …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wooster — /woos teuhr/, n. 1. David, 1711 77, American Revolutionary War general. 2. a city in N Ohio. 19,289. * * * ▪ Ohio, United States       city, seat (1811) of Wayne county, north central Ohio, U.S., on Killbuck Creek, about 30 miles (50 km)… …   Universalium

  • Wooster — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a locational name from the ancient city of Worcester, in Worcestershire. The placename is recorded in the Saxon Chronicles as Uueogorna ceastre (889) and as Wigraceaster (904), and appears …   Surnames reference

  • Wooster — Original name in latin Wooster Name in other language BJJ, Vustehr, Vuster, wwstr, awhayw, wwstyr, awhayw, Вустер, Вустэр State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 40.80506 latitude 81.93514 altitude 302 Population 26119 Date 2011… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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