#1Famous people · Lebanon
12 famous people were born in Lebanon, most of them between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American actor Howard Hesseman, with articles in 24 languages. The earliest on the list is Frederic Homer Balch, born in 1861, and the youngest Ben Howland, born in 1957. More are athletes than anything else, 5 in all. Half or more of the towns in Oregon have no one on record, but this one has 6.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Howard Hesseman
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Frederic Homer Balch
Youngest
1957
Ben Howland
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Lebanon
By how many languages cover them, Howard Hesseman comes first (24), then Ben Howland (6) and Frederic Homer Balch (6).
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#3Through the years
When Lebanon’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 4 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lebanon is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 5 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 Lebanon
9 more names, born between 1869 and 1951.
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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 (6)
- Howard Hesseman: Rob DiCaterino from Clifton, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Howland: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederic Homer Balch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carson Bigbee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Roberts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren C. Gill: United States Coast Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons