#1Famous people · Lebanon
6 famous people were born in Lebanon, more of them leaders than in most towns
Most widely known is Charles E. Littlefield, the American politician, with articles in 6 languages. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is Charles Coffin Jewett’s, in 1816, and the last George Rich Jones’, in 1862. The list comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Maine, at 6.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Charles E. Littlefield
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Charles Coffin Jewett
Youngest
1862
George Rich Jones
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Lebanon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lebanon is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 3.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Lebanon’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1830s come out on top, with 2 births.
Politics & LawNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lebanon
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Lebanon
Another 3, the earliest born in 1834.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Sanford, at 7.
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)
- Charles E. Littlefield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elihu B. Hayes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Coffin Jewett: Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Rich Jones: Notman Photo Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claudius B. Grant: The Green Bag, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sumner Increase Kimball: Colver Pub. House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Sullivan: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ichabod Goodwin: Signed by E. Billings. Most likely Edwin Tryon Billings (1824–1893), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alonzo Nute: From 1891's "History of the Sixth New Hampshire Regiment in the War for the Union" by Captain Lyman Jackson, Historian, and Amos Hadley, Ph.D., Editor., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons