#1Famous people · Waterville
Waterville is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Lucky Wright, the major League Baseball pitcher, with articles in 3 languages. The only other name is the American judge Andrea L. Hertzfeld. Born in 1880, Lucky Wright is the first name on record, and Andrea L. Hertzfeld, born in 1979, the most recent. Warren’s 54 names make the longest list in Ohio.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Lucky Wright
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Lucky Wright
Youngest
1979
Andrea L. Hertzfeld
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Waterville
#1#2Known for
What Waterville is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 1 people.
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A chosen home
Also called Waterville home
Born elsewhere, Rebecca Kleefisch lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waterville 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 (3)
- Lucky Wright: Ghosts, Miscuts & Oddities, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrea L. Hertzfeld: United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Kleefisch: Staff Sgt. Alexander Kartanos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons