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Famous people · Lisbon
3 famous people were born in Lisbon
At the top of the list is the American politician Elias Perkins, covered in 5 languages. The American abolitionist Aaron Dwight Stevens ranks second, ahead of John D. Read. Elias Perkins, born in 1767, is the earliest name and Aaron Dwight Stevens, born in 1831, the latest. Next door, the list for Norwich holds 45, Annie Proulx first.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Elias Perkins
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1767
Elias Perkins
Youngest
1831
Aaron Dwight Stevens
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Lisbon
The three are covered in 5, 3 and 1 languages: Elias Perkins, Aaron Dwight Stevens and John D. Read.
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What Lisbon is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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Nearby, Norwich has the most on record, with 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lisbon 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 (5)
- Aaron Dwight Stevens: Richard J. Hinton, 1830–1901, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Read: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Proulx: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Howard Doane: Wmpearl, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Coit Tyler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons