#1Famous people · Lisbon
3 famous people were born in Lisbon from 1834 to 1984
Greg Moore, the American ice hockey player, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Second and third on the list are Benjamin Franklin Dunning and William Dunn. Over the border in Lewiston, 41 names are on record, led by Patrick Dempsey. The list comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 residents, below the 6 of the typical town in Maine.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Greg Moore
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1834
William Dunn
Youngest
1984
Greg Moore
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Lisbon
Greg Moore has articles in 6 languages, Benjamin Franklin Dunning in 1 and William Dunn in 1.
#1BD#2
Notable
Benjamin Franklin Dunning
1856–194019th and 20th century American builder
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#3Known for
What Lisbon is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
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The longest list nearby is Lewiston’s, with 41.
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 (4)
- Greg Moore: AuroraHcky, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- William Dunn: C. Douglas SternerTransparency added and cropped by User:pd_THOR, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Dingley: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Simmons: Benjamin Orange Flower, Charles Zueblin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons