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Russell R. Waesche
1886–1946Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
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Famous people · Thurmont
2 famous people were born in Thurmont
Russell R. Waesche, the commandant of the United States Coast guard, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The other is Richard Troxell, the American opera singer. The oldest name on the list belongs to Russell R. Waesche, born in 1886, the newest to Richard Troxell, born in 1900. Across Maryland, 195 towns list someone born there.
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2
notable people
Best known
Russell R. Waesche
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Russell R. Waesche
Youngest
1900
Richard Troxell
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Military
1 people
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Born in Thurmont
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What Thurmont is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thurmont 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 (2)
- Russell R. Waesche: U.S. Coast Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Troxell: Michael Bednarek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons