Wooster facts for kids

Wooster may refer to:

People

• David Wooster (1710–1777), brigadier-general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution
• Charles Whiting Wooster, 1780-1848, grandson of David Wooster and Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy
• 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
• Reginald Wooster (1903-1968), English cricketer who made one first-class appearance for Northamptonshire

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

India

• Wooster Nagar, small fishing village in the state of Tamil Nadu

United States

• Wooster, Arkansas, a town in Faulkner County
• Wooster, Kosciusko County, Indiana, an unincorporated community
• Wooster, Scott County, Indiana, an unincorporated community
• Wooster, Ohio, a city in Wayne County
• Wooster, Baytown, Texas
• Wooster Square, a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut

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

See also

• Worcester (disambiguation), pronounced and commonly misspelled Wooster