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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
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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.
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Henry M. Leland
1843 - 1932
Clarence King
1842 - 1901
Ida Lewis
1842 - 1911
Nathaniel Shaler
1841 - 1906
Carroll S. Page
1843 - 1925
Horace Harmon Lurton
1844 - 1914
Hazard Stevens
1842 - 1918
Thomas Sergeant Perry
1845 - 1928
Isabel Barrows
1845 - 1913
Henry C. Bates
1843 - 1909
Josephine Henry
1846 - 1928
Zophar M. Mansur
1843 - 1914
Dudley Newton
1845 - 1907
Lucy M. Hall
1843 - 1907
William H. Horsfall
1847 - 1922
George Province
Born 1842
DeLancey Astor Kane
1844 - 1915
George Champlin Mason Jr.
1849 - 1924
William T. Swinburne
1847 - 1928
William Steinmetz
1847 - 1903
Henry Albert Baker
1848 - 1934
David E. Buckingham
1840 - 1915