Famous People with Name Waldo

Waldo Tobler            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Waldo Tobler: an influential American-Swiss geographer and cartographer. Tobler's idea that "Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related to each other" is referred to as the "first law of geography". Dr. Tobler is a Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Geography.Dr. Tobler was one of the principal investigators and a Senior Scientist in the National Science Foundation sponsored National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis. He has used computers in geographic research since the 1960s, with emphasis on mathematical modeling and graphic interpretations. Well known for his publications, he formulated the "first law of geography" in 1970 while producing a computer movie, and is the inventor of novel and unusual map projections, among which was the first derivation of the partial differential equations for area cartograms. He also invented a method for smooth two-dimensional mass-preserving areal data redistribution.

Waldo De Los Ríos            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Waldo De Los Ríos: was an Argentine composer, conductor and arranger.De los Rios was born as Osvaldo Nicholas Ferrara in Buenos Aires into a musical family; his father was a musician and his mother a well known folk singer; he studied composition and arranging at the National Conservatory of Music under Alberto Ginastera and Teodoro Fuchs. He was inspired by an eclectic range of music and formed a musical group called "The Waldos" which crossed folk music with electronic sounds.

Wáldo Ariel Kantor            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Wáldo Ariel Kantor: a retired volleyball player from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There he won the bronze medal with the men's national team, after also having competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.With Ferro Carril Oeste he obtained the Morgan Cup of 1979, and the national championships of 1980 and 1981. Kantor received 2 Konex Awards volleyball merit diplomas (1990 and 2000)

Waldo Machado Da Silva, Valdo            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Waldo Machado Da Silva, Valdo: was a Brazilian footballer who achieved notoriety playing for Fluminense and Valencia. He was arguably the top scorer for Fluminense in the club's history, reaching 314 goals in 401 matches.

Waldo Diaz-Balart            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Waldo Diaz-Balart: is a Cuban painter living in Madrid, Spain.Díaz-Balart studied accounting and political science and economics in Havana before moving to New York to pursue art studies in 1959. From 1959 to 1962 studied art in the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA. Professionally, on 1967 he develops as lecturer in many cultural centres and universities of USA, Poland, Spain, Germany and Netherlands. He acted in two movies by Andy Warhol, The Life of Juanita Castro in 1965 and The Loves of Ondine in 1968.

Janet Waldo            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Janet Waldo: is an actress and voice artist with a career spanning animation, live-action films, radio and television.She also provided voices for Nancy in "Shazzan", Josie in Josie and the Pussycats, Penelope Pitstop in Wacky Races and its spinoff series, she and Gary Owens are the surviving cast members of The Perils of Penelope Pitstop series because their co-stars from that series have passed away: Mel Blanc, Paul Winchell, Don Messick and Paul Lynde. A teenage babysitter named Jeannie from Tom and Jerry in the two episodes, Busy Buddies and Tot Watchers, the witch, Sersi in Thundarr the Barbarian in the episode Island of the Body Snatchers and many other animated female characters. She did the voices of Morticia Addams in the short-lived 1973 cartoon series adaptation of The Addams Family. She also provided the voice of Princess in Battle of the Planets.

Peter Waldo            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Peter Waldo: is credited as the founder of the Waldensians, a Christian spiritual movement of the Middle Ages, descendants of which still exist in various regions of southern Europe. Due to lack of reliable documentation there is a great degree of debate over Waldo's role in the Waldensian sect which may have existed before his leadership, while the French historian Thuanus dated his death to the year 1179.[1]

Carolyn Jane Waldo            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Carolyn Jane Waldo: is a former synchronized swimmer from Canada. Competing both as a solo and as part of a duo with Michelle Cameron, Waldo experienced tremendous success in international competition. She was the first Canadian female to win two gold medals at one Olympics

William Waldo            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Waldo: was an American politician and attorney in Oregon. Born in Missouri, he came to the Oregon Country with his family that included father Daniel Waldo. He would serve in the Oregon State Senate, including as president of the body in 1885. Waldo was also a c

John Breckenridge Waldo            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Breckenridge Waldo: was an American politician and jurist from the state of Oregon. A native of Oregon, he grew up near Salem as part of a prominent pioneer political family that included father Daniel and brother William. A trained lawyer, he was elected to the Oregon Supre