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Famous people · Waverly

Waverly is the birthplace of 2 famous people

The best known is the American plant breeder Henry Beachell, with articles in 5 languages. The list has one more: the American politician Jerome Warner. From Henry Beachell in 1906 to Jerome Warner in 1927, the births cover 21 years. No town in Nebraska lists more than Lincoln, with 45.

#2 best knownJerome WarnerPolitics & Law · 1927–1997
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Henry Beachell
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Henry Beachell
Youngest
1927
Jerome Warner
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known

Born in Waverly

HB#1
Science & Medicine

Henry Beachell

1906–2006

American plant breeder

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Jerome Warner#2
Politics & Law

Jerome Warner

1927–1997

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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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.

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