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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×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Newport during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 23 notable births.

What Newport Is Known For

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Politician is Newport's biggest profession — 19% of all notables (69).

Newport over-indexes on socialite79.5× the global rate.

Newport under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Politician69
  2. Lawyer22
  3. Officer18
  4. Baseball18
  5. Actor14
  6. Painter12
  7. Football11
  8. Physician8
  1. Socialite579.5×
  2. Governor521.7×
  3. Officer187.7×
  4. Baseball184.4×
  5. Lawyer223.5×
  6. Physician83.2×
  7. Diplomat52.4×
  8. Business61.7×
  1. Football110.3×

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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Showing 17 of 357 notable people

0088 BASKET

Dino Martin

1920 - 1999

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0114 BASEBALL

Bert Shepard

1920 - 2008

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0123 PAINTER

Paul Blaisdell

1927 - 1983

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0223 POLITICIAN

Barbara Leonard

1924 - 2013

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0232 JOURNALIST

Dean Brelis

1924 - 2006

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0237 OFFICER

Joseph K. Taussig Jr.

1920 - 1999

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0246 LAWYER

M. Bernard Aidinoff

1929 - 2016

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0291 WRESTLER

Fuzzy Cupid

1928 - 1976

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0306 OFFICER

W. W. Behrens Jr.

1922 - 1986

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0310 MUSIC

Roberta Como

1922 - 2006

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0312 MISSING

A. LeRoy Greason

1922 - 2011

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0319 POLITICIAN

Nathan F. Ford

Born 1927

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0328 GOVERNMENT

Andrew C. Tartaglino

1926 - 1997

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0329 OFFICER

Zeke Zechella

1920 - 2009

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0338 OFFICER

Robert P. Coogan

1922 - 2015

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0340 POLITICIAN

Artie D. Valentine

Born 1927

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0355 POLITICIAN

Lambert Hehl

1924 - 2019

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