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Famous people · Waverly
Of the 7 famous people born in Waverly, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Jeffrey L. Barnhart, the American politician, with articles in 3 languages. Close behind are Jim Farr and Tom O'Hara. Per head, the list is long: 16.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New York has 3.9. Only 298 of the 1,260 towns in New York with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Jeffrey L. Barnhart
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1828
Harriet Newell Ralston
Youngest
1956
Jim Farr
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Waverly’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Waverly is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Waverly
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Through the years
When Waverly’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Waverly
The other 4 span the years 1828 to 1932.
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Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
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 (5)
- Tom O'Hara: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Newell Ralston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Luce: Foster Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Goble: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Bodine: Global Gamers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons