From 1842 to 1992, New Berlin was the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the American basketball player T. J. Bray, with articles in 8 languages. William Henry Seaman and Meghan Coffey follow. The nearest list is next door in Waukesha: 39 names, starting with Les Paul. The list’s best known name, T. J. Bray, dates from 1992.

Born in New Berlin
T. J. Bray has articles in 8 languages, William Henry Seaman in 3 and Meghan Coffey in 1.
#2William Henry Seaman
1842–1915United States federal judge
What New Berlin is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Waukesha, at 39.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Berlin 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 (6)
- William Henry Seaman: John R. Berryman, ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Paul: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Liberace: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Ingalls: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrija Novakovich: Antonio Fraioli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Robert Davis: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons





