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Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Wellington
2 famous people call Wellington their birthplace
Most widely known is Anthony Maldonado, the American baseball player, with articles in 2 languages. The only other name is the American-Football player Ahmmon Richards. Royal Palm Beach, which borders it, has 3 on its list, the best known Mandy Freeman. The list’s best known name, Anthony Maldonado, dates from 1998.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Anthony Maldonado
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1998
Anthony Maldonado
Youngest
1998
Ahmmon Richards
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Wellington’s famous people
The best known
Born in Wellington
AR#2
A chosen home
Also called Wellington home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg.
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
born 1971German politician (CSU), former Minister of Economics, Minister of Defense
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The longest list nearby is Royal Palm Beach’s, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wellington and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg: User:Christoph Braun, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guillermo Gracida, Jr.: David Lominska, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mandy Freeman: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons