#1Famous people · Lewistown
12 famous people were born in Lewistown, more of them leaders than in most towns
The best known is the astronaut Loren Acton, with articles in 25 languages. Behind the leader come Roy E. Ayers and Alma Smith Jacobs. Between 1920 and 1969, 9 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 19.7, while at least half the towns in Montana list nobody born there.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Loren Acton
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
Roy E. Ayers
Youngest
1961
Bobby Petrino
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Lewistown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lewistown is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.8 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 Lewistown’s famous people were born
The 1920s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lewistown
By how many languages cover them, Loren Acton comes first (25), then Roy E. Ayers (13) and Alma Smith Jacobs (4).
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Of the other 9, 6 are leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lewistown 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 (6)
- Loren Acton: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy E. Ayers: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alma Smith Jacobs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Bauer: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Petrino: ~ (The Rebel At) ~, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Otten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons