
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lisbon
Kurtwood Smith, born in New Lisbon, 2 mi away, is the closest. Next door, New Lisbon lists 2, led by Kurtwood Smith. In all of Wisconsin, the famous people on record come from 671 towns. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lisbon.
What stands out about Lisbon’s famous people
Famous people born near Lisbon
Nobody born in Lisbon is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Tommy Thompson
born 194119th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; 42nd Governor of Wisconsin





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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is New Lisbon, at 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lisbon and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (10)
- Kurtwood Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Thompson: Department of Health and Human Services., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orland Steen Loomis: "The Sheboygan Press" (Sheboygan, WI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Sauter: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Kreyer: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. J. Mortensen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Bires: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Sauter: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Sauter: Darryl Moran, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Prevey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

