#1Famous people · Lisbon
9 famous people from Lisbon, many of them leaders
The best known is the American astronomer Solon Irving Bailey, with articles in 19 languages. Clement Calhoun Young and Lorenzo Sabine follow. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. Only 32 of the 196 towns in New Hampshire with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Solon Irving Bailey
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1803
Lorenzo Sabine
Youngest
1902
Eda C. Martin
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Lisbon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lisbon is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.7 times as common.
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 Lisbon’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1840s come out on top, with 2 births.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineMusicMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lisbon
Counted by languages, Solon Irving Bailey is ahead of Clement Calhoun Young and Lorenzo Sabine: 19, 15 and 7.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Littleton has the longest list next door: 13.
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 (10)
- Solon Irving Bailey: National Academy of Sciences – Annie J. Cannon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement Calhoun Young: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar G. Crossman: Fabian Bachrach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Albee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Burns Hutchins: Engraved by E. A. Wright, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey W. Emery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor H. Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra B. French: Brady-Handy studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amasa Lyman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Parker Woodworth: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons