#1Science & Medicine
Mike Hopkins (astronaut)
born 1968American astronaut
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Famous people · Lebanon
Of the 15 famous people born in Lebanon, an unusual share are leaders
Most widely known is Mike Hopkins (astronaut), the American astronaut, with articles in 29 languages. Lanford Wilson, the American playwright, comes second, with Antoine Predock third. 10 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 9.8 on the list, well above the typical Missouri town’s 1.2.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Mike Hopkins (astronaut)
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1862
Thomas L. Rubey
Youngest
1968
Jeff Knight
Most common field
Politics & Law
11 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 3.5 times.
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 29, 13 and 8 languages: Mike Hopkins (astronaut), Lanford Wilson and Antoine Predock.
#1
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#3Through the years
When Lebanon’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 4.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lebanon
12 more names, born between 1862 and 1968.
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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.
Photo credits (7)
- Mike Hopkins (astronaut): NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lanford Wilson: Frederick Eberstadt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoine Predock: Apredock, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil M. Donnelly: Creator:Joseph C. Kroeger via MissouriStateArchives, via Flickr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia Coffman: Charity Meinhart, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Whipple: Dean Whipple, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas L. Rubey: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons