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NEWPORT
Most Famous People Born in Newport, United States
- Notable people
- 357
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1876
- Most distinctive
- Socialite 79.5×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Newport during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 23 notable births.
What Newport Is Known For
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Politician is Newport's biggest profession — 19% of all notables (69).
Newport over-indexes on socialite — 79.5× the global rate.
Newport under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Newport's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Military
- Science
- Writing
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1780s Clear ×
0011 WRITER
Sarah Josepha Hale
1788 - 1879
0015 PREACHER
William Ellery Channing
1780 - 1842
0026 PAINTER
Charles Bird King
1785 - 1862
0105 POLITICIAN
William C. Gibbs
1789 - 1871
0109 PHYSICIAN
Walter Channing (physician)
1786 - 1876
0145 POLITICIAN
Henry Y. Cranston
1789 - 1864
0182 TRADER
David Olyphant
1789 - 1851