#1Famous people · Lebanon
13 famous people from Lebanon, many of them athletes
The best known is the American torture and murder victim Sylvia Likens, with articles in 16 languages. From Jacob M. Gile to Isaac Harker, the births on the list run from 1848 to 1995. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names. Fewer than a quarter of the 407 towns in Indiana with famous people list more.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Sylvia Likens
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Jacob M. Gile
Youngest
1995
Isaac Harker
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Lebanon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lebanon is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 2.3 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Lebanon
The three are covered in 16, 9 and 6 languages: Sylvia Likens, Rick Mount and Otis William Caldwell.
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#3Science & Medicine
Otis William Caldwell
1869–1947American botanist, science writer, university teacher and football coach
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Lebanon’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Lebanon
The other 10 span the years 1848 to 1995.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
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.
Photo credits (9)
- Sylvia Likens: Lester and Elizabeth Grimes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Mount: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis William Caldwell: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Perigo: Unidentified (Ensian published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Terrill: John Martinez Pavliga, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cy Proffitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Johns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob M. Gile: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Williamson: Scott Ellis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons