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Famous people · Lisle
Lisle is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Thomas J. Paterson, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The American football player William Edwards ranks second, ahead of Cyrus Gates. The list comes to 15 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.9 in the typical town in New York. The earliest on the list is Cyrus Gates, born in 1802, and the youngest William Edwards, born in 1877.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Thomas J. Paterson
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1802
Cyrus Gates
Youngest
1877
William Edwards
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Lisle
Thomas J. Paterson, William Edwards and Cyrus Gates are written about in 4, 3 and 1 languages.
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Through the years
When Lisle’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1800s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawSportsNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lisle is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lisle
1 more, best known first.
Lewis Pease
1818–1897Methodist clergyman and reformer who founded the Five Points Mission and later the Five Points House of Industry; later established schools for underprivileged children.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Richford, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lisle 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)
- William Edwards: Thopson, Paul, fl. 190--192- -- Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Rockefeller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick W. Smith: The Horseless age, Volume 16, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Lincoln: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons