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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

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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 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 22 of 357 notable people

0070 LAWYER

Horace Harmon Lurton

1844 - 1914

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0074 LAWYER

Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler

1869 - 1942

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0079 LAWYER

Brent Spence

1874 - 1967

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0091 LAWYER

Hugh D. Auchincloss

1897 - 1976

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0093 LAWYER

Richard Ward (governor)

1689 - 1763

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0135 LAWYER

Portus Baxter

1806 - 1868

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0161 LAWYER

John Gardner (Rhode Island)

1697 - 1764

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0163 LAWYER

Conrad Lynn

1908 - 1995

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0176 LAWYER

James Black (congressman)

1793 - 1872

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0207 LAWYER

John Thomas Hackett

1884 - 1956

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0208 LAWYER

Zophar M. Mansur

1843 - 1914

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0209 LAWYER

Paul K. Holmes III

Born 1951

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0240 LAWYER

Robert Carter Pitman

1825 - 1891

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0246 LAWYER

M. Bernard Aidinoff

1929 - 2016

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0265 LAWYER

Thomas J. Boynton (politician)

1856 - 1945

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0269 LAWYER

J. Patrick O'Neill

Born 1971

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0289 LAWYER

Amy Rice

Born 1966

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0314 LAWYER

Charles Alvin Jones

1887 - 1966

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0318 LAWYER

Thomas Cranston

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0342 LAWYER

Felix A. Reeve

1836 - 1920

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0348 LAWYER

Donald E. deKieffer

1945 - 2011

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0352 LAWYER

Kenneth Cartwright Patty

1891 - 1967

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