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Famous people · Lewistown
21 famous people were born in Lewistown from 1772 to 1999
The best known is the American wrestler Trent Hidlay, with articles in 7 languages. Adam Harris and Frank Ross McCoy follow. The largest group, 10, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list’s best known name, Trent Hidlay, dates from 1999.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Trent Hidlay
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1772
John Brown
Youngest
1999
Trent Hidlay
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Lewistown
Three names lead: Trent Hidlay (7 languages), Adam Harris (5) and Frank Ross McCoy (5).
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#3Through the years
When Lewistown’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFaithFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lewistown is known for
Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 4 times as common.
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 Lewistown
The other 18 span the years 1772 to 1985.
John Brown
1772–1845American mill owner and statesman from Lewistown, Pennsylvania
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lewistown 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 (7)
- Adam Harris: Adam Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ross McCoy: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George L. Fox: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Baker: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald Fogleman: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel B. Griffith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wirt Culbertson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons