#1Famous people · Lisbon
15 famous people were born in Lisbon, more of them leaders than in most towns
Most widely known is Mark Hanna, the American businessman and politician, with articles in 21 languages. Clement Vallandigham is second and John Hessin Clarke third. 12 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. From Clement Vallandigham to Derek Wolfe, the births on the list run from 1820 to 1990.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Mark Hanna
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
Clement Vallandigham
Youngest
1990
Derek Wolfe
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Lisbon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lisbon’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1840s, at 5.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lisbon is known for
Lisbon has 2× the usual share of writers and artists.
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 Lisbon
Mark Hanna, Clement Vallandigham and John Hessin Clarke are written about in 21, 13 and 10 languages.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Clement Vallandigham
1820–1871American lawyer and politician
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
John Hessin Clarke
1857–1945Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lisbon
Still to come: 12 more, from 1821 to 1990.
Katy Easterday
1894–1976American football and basketball player, track and field athlete, coach, college athletics administrator, and dentist
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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 (13)
- Mark Hanna: William J. Root, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement Vallandigham: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hessin Clarke: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Wolfe: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Christopher McCook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucretia Longshore Blankenburg: Frederick Gutekunst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Woodworth-Etter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Chaney: Ida Hinman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. H. Brooks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Garretson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Melville Hanna: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katy Easterday: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James D. Moffat: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons