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Famous people · Waverly
Leaders stand out among the 14 famous people born in Waverly
Most widely known is Michael Talbott, the American actor, with articles in 15 languages. Second place goes to the American writer John Sladek, third to A. J. Hinch. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 9 in all. 2 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Michael Talbott
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Burton E. Sweet
Youngest
1988
Clayton Vette
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Waverly’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Waverly is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Waverly’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Waverly
Michael Talbott has articles in 15 languages, John Sladek in 11 and A. J. Hinch in 9.
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Everyone else born in Waverly
Another 11, 5 of them leaders.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Waverly home
Born elsewhere, Bill Heckroth lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waverly 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 (6)
- A. J. Hinch: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burton E. Sweet: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. Vernon Bennett: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reid K. Beveridge: Scott Davis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clinton Sumner Burns: Anon. The person died in 1924 and this photo predates 1924., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Lillehaug: Mark Dayton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons