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Famous people · Lebanon

3 famous people were born in Lebanon from 1817 to 1917

With articles in 5 languages, Charles Phillip Johnson is the most widely known. Jesse Hale Moore, the American politician, comes second, with Ed Busch third. The list’s best known name, Charles Phillip Johnson, dates from 1836. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.7, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.

#1 best knownCharles Phillip JohnsonPolitics & Law · 1836–1920
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Charles Phillip Johnson
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
Jesse Hale Moore
Youngest
1917
Ed Busch
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Lebanon

The three are covered in 5, 5 and 3 languages: Charles Phillip Johnson, Jesse Hale Moore and Ed Busch.

Charles Phillip Johnson#1
Politics & Law

Charles Phillip Johnson

1836–1920

American politician, Missouri

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Jesse Hale Moore#2
Politics & Law

Jesse Hale Moore

1817–1883

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Ed Busch#3
Sports

Ed Busch

1917–1987

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lebanon 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.

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