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Famous people · Lebanon
18 famous people from Lebanon, many of them leaders
The best known is the American archer Lida Howell, with articles in 18 languages. 9 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 747 towns in Ohio with famous people list more. Births span 1804 to 1977, from Milton Brown to Alex Sulfsted.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Lida Howell
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
Milton Brown
Youngest
1977
Alex Sulfsted
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Lebanon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lebanon’s famous people were born
The 1820s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawNotableSportsWriting & ArtsFaithFilm, TV & StageMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lebanon is known for
Lebanon has 1.6× the usual share of leaders.
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
First, Lida Howell (18 languages), then John Chivington (13) and Clay Clement (11).
#2Faith
John Chivington
1821–1894Former Methodist pastor and colonel in the United States Volunteers
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Lebanon
Here are 15 more, born from 1804 to 1977.
Mary Jane Phillips-Matz
1926–2013American biographer, essayist and musicologist
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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The best known from each town bordering Lebanon.
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 (9)
- John Chivington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Clement: ClementJ as restorer of public domain photo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah M. Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony F. Ittner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russel Wright: P._Rollin (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Morgan Walden: Jacques Reich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Booth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Laurence Laughlin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Kelley: Markp6, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons