Famous people · Lewisburg
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lewisburg
Closest of all is Andrew Tarbell, from Mandeville, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Louis Armstrong, with articles in 178 languages. The nearest list is next door in Mandeville: 5 names, starting with Andrew Tarbell. No famous person on record lists Lewisburg as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Louis Armstrong
Best known
Louis Armstrong
in 178 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lewisburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lewisburg
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Trevante Rhodes
born 1990American actor, former sprinter
Louis Armstrong
1901–1971American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer
Richard Simmons
1948–2024American fitness instructor and video producer
Lee Harvey Oswald
1939–1963American former marine who assassinated John F. Kennedy
Ellen DeGeneres
born 1958American comedian, television host, actress, and writer
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Around it, Mandeville has the most people on record, 5 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lewisburg and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (15)
- Louis Armstrong: World-Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Truman Capote: Jack Mitchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reese Witherspoon: dtstuff9, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen DeGeneres: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Simmons: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Harvey Oswald: Dallas Police; Warren Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Rice: Anne Rice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sal Khan: Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevante Rhodes: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Scott: Ashley Scott, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Batiste: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kid Ory: Okeh Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Irma Thomas: Sumori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cailey Fleming: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Tarbell: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons