Waldo
Appearance
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Waldo may refer to:
Persons
Surname
- Clarence Abiathar Waldo (1852–1926), mathematics professor best known for his role in the Indiana Pi Bill affair
- Daniel Waldo (1762–1864), veteran of the American Revolutionary War, later missionary and U.S. House clergy
- Daniel Waldo (Oregon pioneer) (1800–1880)
- Dwight Waldo (1913– 2000), American political scientist
- Dr. Dwight B. Waldo (1864–1939), first president of Western Michigan University
- Edward Hamilton Waldo, birth name of American science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon (1918-1985)
- George E. Waldo (1852-1842), American politician
- Janet Waldo (born 1924), American actress and voice artist
- John B. Waldo (1844–1907), jurist and conservationist in Oregon, United States
- Peter Waldo, (1140–1218), founder of a Christian sect called the Waldensians
- Rhinelander Waldo (1877–1927), former U.S. Army Captain, Fire and later Police Commissioner of New York City
- Samuel Waldo (merchant) (1695–1759), Massachusetts land speculator, soldier and political figure
- Samuel Lovett Waldo (1783–1861), American painter
- William Waldo (California politician) (1812–1881), namesake of Waldo Point and the Waldo tunnel in Marin County, California, USA
- William Waldo (Oregon politician) (1832–1911), namesake of Waldo Park in Salem, Oregon, USA
Given name
- Abbot Waldo of Reichenau (740–814), advisor of Charlemagne
- Waldo Cabrera, Dominican-American businessman and activist
- Waldo Colburn (1824–1885), American politician
- Waldo de los Ríos (1934–1977), Argentine composer and conductor
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), American transcendentalist author
- Waldo A. Evans (1869–1936), American naval captain and military governor
- Waldo Frank (1889–1967), American novelist, historian, and critic
- Waldo E. Harder (1918–1976), president of Grace University
- M. Waldo Hatler (1894–1967), American soldier
- Waldo Hutchins (1822–1891), U.S. Congressman
- Waldo P. Johnson (1817–1885), U.S. Senator and Confederate Congressman
- Waldo Ponce, Chilean football player
- Waldo Kantor (born 1960), Argentine volleyball player
- Waldo K. Lyon (1914–1998), U.S. Navy physicist
- Waldo McBurney (1902–2009), credited as "America's Oldest Worker"
- Waldo Salt (1914–1987), American screenwriter
- Waldo E. Sexton (1885–1967), American businessman
- Waldo (musician) (born 1967), Finnish eurodance musician
- Waldo Williams (1904–1971), Welsh language poet
Fictional
- Waldo (in the U.S. and Canada; Wally elsewhere), central character in the Where's Wally? children's book series and television show
- Waldo Faldo, a character from the television series Family Matters
- Waldo Pepper, title character of the film The Great Waldo Pepper
- Waldo Schaeffer, aka Franz Hopper, a character from the French animated television series Code Lyoko
- "Waldo", nickname of the tourist guy in a 9/11 attack hoax photograph
- Waldo Farthingwaite-Jones, title character of the short story Waldo by Robert A. Heinlein
Places
- Canada
- Waldo, British Columbia, a ghost town
- United States
- Waldo, Alabama, a town
- Waldo, Marin County, California, an unincorporated community
- Waldo, former name of Waldo Junction, California, an unincorporated community
- Waldo, former name of Sausalito, California, a city
- Waldo, Arkansas, a city
- Waldo, Florida, a city
- Waldo, Kansas, a city
- Waldo Township, Russell County, Kansas
- Waldo, Maine, a town
- Waldo County, Maine
- Waldo, Kansas City, Missouri, a city neighborhood
- WALDO (Work And Live District Overlay), a newer name for the Powerhouse Arts District, Jersey City, New Jersey
- Waldo, New Mexico, an unincorporated area
- Waldo, Ohio, a village
- Waldo Township, Marion County, Ohio
- Waldo, Oregon, a ghost town
- Waldo, Wisconsin, a village
- Mount Waldo, a mountain in Maine
- Waldo Hills, a range of hills in Oregon
- Waldo Covered Bridge, Alabama
- Waldo-Hancock Bridge, a suspension bridge in Maine
- Waldo Lake, a freshwater lake in Oregon
- Waldo Park, Salem, Oregon
- Waldo Block, Portland, Oregon, a property on the National Register of Historic Places
- Waldo Stadium, home to the Western Michigan University Broncos football team
- Waldo Theatre, Waldoboro, Maine, on the National Register of Historic Places
- Waldo Tunnel, a tunnel just north of the Golden Gate Bridge into Sausalito, California
- Waldo Historic District, Waldo, Florida
- Waldo (Amtrak station), a former train station in Waldo, Florida
- Waldo Water Tower (Waldo, Arkansas)
- Waldo Water Tower (Kansas City, Missouri)
Literature
- "Waldo" (short story), a novella by Robert A. Heinlein about a crippled man who uses remote manipulators
- Waldo (1967 novel), by Paul Theroux
Other
- Waldo, a remote manipulator
- Waldo, a myna bird in the television series Twin Peaks
- Tropical Storm Waldo (disambiguation)
See also
- Waldo Patent, a grant of land in what is now the state of Maine beginning in 1630