#1Kurtwood Smith tops a list of 2 famous people born in New Lisbon
Most widely known is Kurtwood Smith, the American actor, with articles in 36 languages. The list has one more: the American theatre director Alvina Krause. From Alvina Krause in 1893 to Kurtwood Smith in 1943, the births cover 50 years. Racine has the most of any town in Wisconsin: 85.

Born in New Lisbon
#1Also called New Lisbon home
One more notable person made the town home: Marc Andreessen.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Lisbon 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 (2)
- Kurtwood Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Andreessen: JD Lasica, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons