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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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- Filtered to 1860s Clear ×
John T. Thompson
1860 - 1940
William A. Chanler
1867 - 1934
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
1869 - 1942
George H. Prouty
1862 - 1918
Edward de Veaux Morrell
1863 - 1917
Clark Burdick
1868 - 1948
Walter Franklin Prince
1863 - 1934
Alice Harriman
1861 - 1925
Kid Baldwin
1864 - 1897
Edward Everett Rose
1862 - 1939
John Dolan (baseball)
1867 - 1948
D. LeRoy Dresser
1862 - 1915
Harry Morrison Cheney
Born 1860
Susan Ridgway Willing
1866 - 1933
Caroline B. Eager
1862 - 1929
Philip M. Rhinelander
1869 - 1939