#1Famous people · Lewisburg
Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in Lewisburg
Marcus Haislip, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Second and third on the list are Dont'a Hightower and Jason Maxwell. The list comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.9 in the typical town in Tennessee. Born in 1873, A. B. Neil is the first name on record, and Dont'a Hightower, born in 1990, the most recent.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Marcus Haislip
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
A. B. Neil
Youngest
1990
Dont'a Hightower
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Lewisburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lewisburg is known for
Lewisburg has 1.8× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Lewisburg’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lewisburg
All three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Lewisburg
Of the other 5, 2 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 (4)
- Marcus Haislip: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dont'a Hightower: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tot McCullough: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. B. Neil: Calvert Bros. & Taylor, Nashville, Tennessee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons