#1Famous people · Lebanon
21 famous people from Lebanon, many of them leaders
Jimmy Duncan, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Thomas Kilby, third to Charles H. Gerhardt. Born in 1812, Jesse J. Finley is the first name on record, and Ava Stewart, born in 2005, the most recent. For every 10,000 residents there are 4.7 on the list, well above the typical Tennessee town’s 2.9.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Jimmy Duncan
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1812
Jesse J. Finley
Youngest
2005
Ava Stewart
Most common field
Politics & Law
10 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Lebanon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lebanon is known for
Lebanon has 4× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
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 Lebanon
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Lebanon’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 5 births.
Politics & LawSportsMilitaryWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lebanon
Another 18, 8 of them leaders.
John Angelo Lester
1858–1934American physician, educator, and administrator
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A chosen home
Also called Lebanon home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Lebanon, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Lebanon.
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 (17)
- Jimmy Duncan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Kilby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Gerhardt: Army Photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Huddleston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse J. Finley: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ava Stewart: CBC Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Isaac Golladay: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Harrison: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Golladay: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A C Wharton: Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of the Chief Human Capital Office. Office of Broadcasting Operations. Photo Section. (ca. 2011 - ca. 7/18/2014), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colton Dowell: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grafton Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Bradley: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Angelo Lester: Nashville Globe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Ingerson Scofield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Locke: Clearbrook Baptist Church, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Wright: Decca Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons