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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 1880s Clear ×
Thomas H. Ince
1882 - 1924
Ogden L. Mills
1884 - 1937
Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi
1886 - 1965
John LaFarge Jr.
1880 - 1963
Daniel Frost Comstock
1883 - 1970
Edith Starr Miller
1887 - 1933
Warren Randolph Burgess
1889 - 1978
Earl Metcalfe
1889 - 1928
William Cotton (artist)
1880 - 1958
John Thomas Hackett
1884 - 1956
Charles Benjamin Howard
1885 - 1964
Katherine Gilbert
1886 - 1952
George Andrews Moriarty Jr.
1883 - 1968
Lewis Gouverneur Morris
1882 - 1967
Orlie Weaver
1886 - 1970
Frank Corridon
1880 - 1941
George Textor
1886 - 1954
Charles Alvin Jones
1887 - 1966