RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Lillian Disney

1899 - 1997

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Lillian Marie Disney (née Bounds; February 15, 1899 – December 16, 1997) was an American ink artist at the Walt Disney Animation Studios and the wife of Walt Disney from 1925 until his death in 1966. Born in Spalding, Idaho, Disney graduated from high school in Lapwai before moving to Lewiston to attend college. She left Idaho in 1923 to move to southern California, where she met future husband Walt while working as a secretary for his company. During a train ride in 1928, Walt revealed to his wife a new animated character, whom he called "Mortimer Mouse". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lillian Disney is the 3,017th most popular religious figure (down from 2,871st in 2019), the 11,291st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,857th in 2019) and the 104th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Lillian Disney ranks 3,017 out of 3,187Before her are William Cameron Townsend, En-men-lu-ana, Laurus Škurla, Bassano Staffieri, James Aloysius Hickey, and Ludwig Schick. After her are Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara, David Miscavige, Gregorio Aglipay, Hilarion, Ezra Taft Benson, and Peter the Aleut.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Lillian Disney ranks 304Before her are Richard Arlen, Mikhail Gromov, Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, Phyllis Haver, Martha Mansfield, and Irena Krzywicka. After her are Carlos P. Romulo, Ezra Taft Benson, Esna Boyd, Neil Hamilton, Marie Mosquini, and Francis Lederer. Among people deceased in 1997, Lillian Disney ranks 299Before her are Red Skelton, Owen Barfield, Judith Merril, Gul Mohammed, LaVern Baker, and Sheldon Leonard. After her are Jean Louis, Roger Laurent, Francis Johnson, Fyodor Simashev, Rod Milburn, and Santiago Benítez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lillian Disney ranks 11,293 out of 20,380Before her are Kevin Nealon (1953), Johnny Gaudreau (1993), Sarah Winnemucca (1844), Diana Scarwid (1955), Sheldon Leonard (1907), and Wiz Khalifa (1987). After her are Carole Bayer Sager (1947), Stephen Glass (1972), Lauren Boebert (1986), Barbara Dare (1963), Noname Jane (1977), and Adrienne King (1960).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Lillian Disney ranks 104Before her are Blanche Barton (1961), Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840), Dan Osman (1963), Edward Egan (1932), William Cameron Townsend (1896), and James Aloysius Hickey (1920). After her are David Miscavige (1960), Ezra Taft Benson (1899), Peter the Aleut (1800), John Shelby Spong (1931), Gintaras Grušas (1961), and Richard Cushing (1895).