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The American invertebrate zoologist Olga Hartman is the one famous person from Waterloo
The American invertebrate zoologist Olga Hartman was born in 1900. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois.
Born here
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notable people
Best known
Olga Hartman
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
Olga Hartman
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Waterloo
A chosen home
Also called Waterloo home
Born elsewhere, William Ralls Morrison lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waterloo 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 (1)
- William Ralls Morrison: published in "The Parties and the Men; Or, Political Issues of 1896" by Robert O. Law, 1896., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons