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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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- Sports
- Military
- Science
- Writing
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1850s Clear ×
Theodore Robinson
1852 - 1896
Thomas Pollock Anshutz
1851 - 1912
Melville Bull
1854 - 1909
William Paine Sheffield Jr.
1857 - 1919
W. Paris Chambers
1854 - 1913
Charles A. Prouty
1853 - 1921
Helen M. Winslow
1851 - 1938
Alamazoo Jennings
1850 - 1894
Woodbury Kane
1859 - 1905
Thomas J. Boynton (politician)
1856 - 1945
Michael Walsh (Medal of Honor)
1858 - 1913
George Miller (baseball)
1853 - 1929
Elizabeth Livingston Cavendish-Bentinck
1855 - 1943
Bernard A. Byrne
1853 - 1910
Rankin Wiley Jr.
1853 - 1929
Sybil Kent Kane
1856 - 1946
Orrin Wiley Locke
1859 - 1951