Famous People with Name Sherwood

Sherwood Robert Magee            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sherwood Robert Magee: (August 6, 1884 - March 13, 1929) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1904 through 1919, Magee played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1904-14), Boston Braves (1915-1917[start]) and Cincinnati Reds (1917[end]-1919). He batted and threw right-handed.

Sherwood Charles Schwartz            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sherwood Charles Schwartz: is an American television producer. He worked on radio shows in the 1940s, and created the television series Gilligan's Island on CBS and The Brady Bunch on ABC. On March 7, 2008, Schwartz, still ebullient at ninety-one, was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Sherwood Stewart            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sherwood Stewart: played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s.Stewart was ranked as high as No. 60 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings (achieving that ranking on December 31, 1978) and No. 4 in doubles (January 3, 1983).

Sherwood Clark "Woody" Spring            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sherwood Clark "Woody" Spring: is a retired United States Army Colonel and former NASA astronaut. Sherwood was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on September 3, [[1944]. Spring is married with 2 children. He is the father of United States Olympian Justin Spring.

Sherwood Hayes Rideout            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sherwood Hayes Rideout: was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Westmorland from 1962 until his death in 1964. Prior to his election to the Canadian House of Commons, he was the mayor of the City of Moncton. During World War 2, Rideout acted as a train-master and was considered a key figure in the management of the train system and logistics planning that allowed vehicles, supplies and troop transports to be shipped through Moncton (known as the Hub City) to the port in Halifax. A Liberal, he was elected in the 1962 election. Following his death, he was succeeded by his widow Margaret, the first woman from New Brunswick to be elected to the House of Commons. Their son George also served in the House of Commons in the 1990s.

Winfield Scott Sherwood            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Winfield Scott Sherwood: was one of the original signers of the 1849 California Constitution. On July 14, 1849 Sherwood was elected delegate to Constitutional Convention. He ran against Peter H. Burnett in the first statewide election for California Governor after Mexican rule in

Isaac Ruth Sherwood            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Isaac Ruth Sherwood: was an American politician and newspaper editor from Toledo, Ohio, as well as an officer in the Union army during the Civil War. He served nine terms in the United States Congress, and was a noted pacifist during World War I. Sherwood first entered politi

Charles D. Sherwood            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles D. Sherwood: was a Minnesota politician, the youngest Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives in state history, and the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. He was born in New Brighton, Connecticut in 1833. He died in Chicago, Illinois in 1895.

Samuel Burr Sherwood            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Samuel Burr Sherwood: was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. Born in Northfield Society (later Weston), Connecticut, Sherwood graduated from Yale College in 1786. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and began practice in that part of Fairfield which is now Westport,

Cyril Beverly "Cy" Sherwood            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cyril Beverly "Cy" Sherwood: was a farmer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented King's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Progressive Conservative member from 1952 to 1967. He was named to the Senate of Canada for Royal division in 1979 and served until 1990.