Famous people · Waterville
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Waterville
The nearest, Lucius Roy Holbrook, was born in Arkansaw, 1 mi away. Helen Parkhurst is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Next door, Durand lists 4, led by Helen Parkhurst. No famous person on record lists Waterville as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Helen Parkhurst
Best known
Helen Parkhurst
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Waterville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Waterville
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Laschinger
born 1959Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Veritiv Corporation
Helen Parkhurst
1887–1973American educator, author, and lecturer
Thomas Dreier
1884–1976American editor, writer, advertising executive, and business theorist
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Around it, Durand has the most people on record, 4 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waterville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Helen Parkhurst: The original uploader was Dolph Kohnstamm at Dutch Wikipedia. (Original text: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucius Roy Holbrook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Ames Holbrook: Uknown War Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. A. Ingram: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Nystrom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Walter Clark: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh E. Wild: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons