40.9406° N, 76.8083° W
NEWTON
Most Famous People Born in Newton, United States
- Notable people
- 327
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- Median birth year
- 1927
- Most distinctive
- Skater 7.6×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Newton during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1920s with 30 notable births.
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.
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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Jack Lemmon
1925 - 2001
Anne Sexton
1928 - 1974
Julian Jaynes
1920 - 1997
Ralph Burns
1922 - 2001
Jane Morgan
Born 1924
Harold Barclay
1924 - 2017
Jesse M. Unruh
1922 - 1987
Errett Bishop
1928 - 1983
Lester Grinspoon
1928 - 2020
Gordon D. Kaufman
1925 - 2011
Theodore Cross
1924 - 2010
James S. Gracey
1927 - 2020
Barbara Swan
1922 - 2003
Shorty McWilliams
1926 - 1997
John O'Leary
1926 - 2019
Dorothea Jameson
1920 - 1998
William L. Saltonstall
1927 - 2009
Olga C. Nardone
1921 - 2010
Harold Grinspoon
Born 1929
Helen Roney Sattler
1921 - 1992
Caroline D. Gentile
1924 - 2008
Hugh Calkins
1924 - 2014
Normie Roy
1928 - 2011
Bob Trice
1926 - 1988
Barry Russo
Born 1925
Wallace H. Nutting
Born 1928
Ralph Brown (American football, born 1925)
Born 1920
Kent J. Carroll
1926 - 2019
Daniel Needham Jr.
1922 - 1992
June Gibbs
1922 - 2012