#1Famous people · Germantown
Germantown is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Henry V. Schwalbach, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in one language. The only other name is the American politician John F. Schwalbach. Next door, Milwaukee lists 29, led by Gene Wilder. Born in 1845, John F. Schwalbach is the first name on record, and Henry V. Schwalbach, born in 1878, the most recent.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Henry V. Schwalbach
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1845
John F. Schwalbach
Youngest
1878
Henry V. Schwalbach
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Germantown
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Germantown 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 (4)
- Henry V. Schwalbach: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Wilder: Warner Brothers/Tandem Production, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Szohr: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Froehlich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons