#1Politics & Law
Tasker H. Bliss
1853–19308th Chief of Staff of the United States Army
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Famous people · Lewisburg
Leaders stand out among the 21 famous people born in Lewisburg
Tasker H. Bliss leads the list, covered in 15 languages. Second and third on the list are John Shaffer and Amos Smith. 9 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to John Banks, born in 1793, the newest to Anthony Neuer, born in 2002.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Tasker H. Bliss
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1793
John Banks
Youngest
2002
Anthony Neuer
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
What stands out about Lewisburg’s famous people
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What Lewisburg is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
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The best known
Born in Lewisburg
Two of the three are leaders.
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When Lewisburg’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1850s, with 3 people born in that decade.
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Of the other 18, 7 are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lewisburg 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)
- Tasker H. Bliss: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Shaffer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Smith: Wmaio57, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Edward Difenderfer: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Black: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Bohn: Jhansen23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Huston Thompson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ward R. Bliss: William Rodearal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Wesley Cummings: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons