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Famous people · Waldoboro

The 4 famous people born in Waldoboro, led by Conrad Heyer

Most widely known is Conrad Heyer, the American soldier and centenarian, with articles in 14 languages. Isaac Reed and John Harvey Lovell follow. From Conrad Heyer to Elmer E. Newbert, the births on the list run from 1749 to 1861. The list comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Maine, at 6.

#1 best knownConrad HeyerMilitary · 1749–1856
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Conrad Heyer
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1749
Conrad Heyer
Youngest
1861
Elmer E. Newbert
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known

Born in Waldoboro

Conrad Heyer, Isaac Reed and John Harvey Lovell are written about in 14, 4 and 4 languages.

Conrad Heyer#1
Military

Conrad Heyer

1749–1856

(1749-1856) American soldier and centenarian

14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
IR#2
Politics & Law

Isaac Reed

1809–1887

American politician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JL#3
Notable

John Harvey Lovell

1860–1939

American apiologist

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Waldoboro’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1860s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

Colonial daysA new nationMills & railroads175018001850Conrad Heyer
Politics & LawMilitaryNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Waldoboro is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Waldoboro

1 more, best known first.

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Elmer E. Newbert

1861–1939

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
A chosen home

Also called Waldoboro home

One more notable person made the town home: Roland L. Bragg.

Roland L. Bragg

Roland L. Bragg

1923–1999

U.S. Army paratrooper during World War II

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waldoboro 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.

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