#1Famous people · Lebanon
Most of the 41 famous people born in Lebanon came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Sam Bowie, covered in 22 languages. Fewer than a quarter of the 996 towns in Pennsylvania with famous people list more. From Godlove Stein Orth in 1817 to Chad Ryland in 1999, the births cover 182 years. Births since 1970 account for 8 of the names.
Born here
41
notable people
Best known
Sam Bowie
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
Godlove Stein Orth
Youngest
1999
Chad Ryland
Most common field
Sports
15 people
What stands out about Lebanon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lebanon’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 7.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitaryScience & MedicineBusinessFilm, TV & StageMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lebanon
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2
#3Known for
What Lebanon is known for
Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Lebanon
Here are 38 more, born from 1817 to 1999.
Robert A. Bryan
1926–2017American university president, provost, professor of English
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Paul B. Dunbar
1882–1968American chemist and commissioner of Food and Drugs
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Walter L. J. Bayler
1905–1984MilitaryWikipedia ↗
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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 (21)
- Sam Bowie: Lebanon High School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Harte: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Fisher: thatlostdog--, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Miller: North American Soccer League, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Edgerton: Burger king corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerry Collins: Ray Montgomery. Cropped by User:Blueag9., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godlove Stein Orth: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Moyer-Gleich: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Gerhart: Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Breslin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerry Benninghoff: Governor Tom Wolf from Harrisburg, PA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Busch: Star Wars, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Mayes: California State Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich Miller: CandL and Colorcraft, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Albert: Talbert1214, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George S. Rentz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Henry Rauch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Zug: Peterzug, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Boyer: Dmileson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Klick: 1POV, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter L. J. Bayler: Photo is credited as "Official US Navy Photo" in the book., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons