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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.
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Military
- Science
- Writing
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
Ben W. Hooper
1870 - 1957
Edith Stuyvesant Gerry
1873 - 1958
Ethel Sands
1873 - 1962
Brent Spence
1874 - 1967
Charles Adams (ice hockey)
1876 - 1947
Joseph P. Cotton
1875 - 1931
Vincent Saint John
1876 - 1929
D. Putnam Brinley
1879 - 1963
Margaret Van Alen Bruguiére
1876 - 1969
Harry A. Black
1879 - 1923
Peter Augustus Jay (diplomat)
1877 - 1933
Rudy Hulswitt
1877 - 1950
W. P. Finney
1871 - 1954