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NEWTON

Most Famous People Born in Newton, United States

Notable people
327
Peak decade
1920s
Median birth year
1927
Most distinctive
Skater 7.6×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Newton Is Known For

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Politician is Newton's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (53).

Newton over-indexes on skater — 7.6× the global rate.

Newton under-produces football — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Politician53
  2. Baseball21
  3. Actor18
  4. Football15
  5. Lawyer12
  6. Writer11
  7. Screenwriter9
  8. Singer7
  1. Skater67.6×
  2. Screenwriter96.3×
  3. Baseball215.7×
  4. Novelist53.9×
  5. Officer52.3×
  6. Lawyer122.1×
  7. Hockey61.6×
  8. Academic51.5×
  1. Football150.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Newton's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0006 ARTIST

Burl Ives

1909 - 1995

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0059 WRITER

Virginia Lee Burton

1909 - 1968

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0075 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Hallam L. Movius

1907 - 1987

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0081 BOXER

John Daley (boxer)

1909 - 1963

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0086 ATHLETIC

Ivan Riley

1900 - 1943

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0091 MUSIC

Bob Howard (singer)

1906 - 1986

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0092 BASKET

Harold E. Foster

1906 - 1996

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0096 AUTHOR

Arthur Walworth

1903 - 2005

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0098 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Waldo Rudolph Wedel

1908 - 1996

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0130 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Emil Haury

1904 - 1992

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0152 OFFICER

Sidney Hinds

1900 - 1991

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0171 CIVIL SERVICE

Mary E. Switzer

1900 - 1971

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0189 PHYSICIST

Jeffries Wyman (biologist)

1901 - 1995

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0192 BASEBALL

Red Strader

1902 - 1956

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0239 BASEBALL

Russ Van Atta

1906 - 1986

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0249 BASEBALL

Bob Barr (1930s pitcher)

1908 - 2002

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0251 INVENTOR

Lyle Goodhue

1903 - 1981

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0257 BISHOP

Oliver Leland Loring

1904 - 1979

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0259 SCREENWRITER

Katherine Strueby

1908 - 1988

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0293 PAINTER

Winifred E. Lefferts

1903 - 1995

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0305 POLITICIAN

Howard J. Whitmore Jr.

1905 - 1998

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0307 BASEBALL

Buz Phillips

1904 - 1964

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0310 COACH

W. P. Astle

1902 - 1983

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