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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

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 skater7.6× 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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  • Film & TV
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Showing 26 of 327 notable people

0016 AUTHOR

Charles Murray (political scientist)

Born 1943

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0019 SCREENWRITER

Russell Banks

Born 1940

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0042 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Robert L. Johnson

Born 1946

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0044 ACADEMIC

Ann Graybiel

Born 1942

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0099 POLITICIAN

Robert T. Anderson

Born 1945

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0100 DRIVER

Pete Hamilton

1942 - 2017

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0110 SKATER

Gregory Kelley

1944 - 1961

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0114 JOURNALIST

Ellen Goodman

Born 1941

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0115 SOCIOLOGIST

Shirley Sherrod

Born 1948

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0122 MUSIC

Carol Sudhalter

Born 1943

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0126 BASEBALL

John Curtis (baseball)

Born 1948

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0138 PROFESSOR

Bruce Lawrence

Born 1941

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0144 SOLDIER

Glenn Andreotta

1947 - 1968

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0166 PHYSICIAN

Nancy Caroline

1944 - 2002

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0183 SPORT

Suzyn Waldman

Born 1946

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0185 ARTIST

Peter Mollica

Born 1941

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0190 MILITAR

Robert F. Foley

Born 1941

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0210 POLITICIAN

Cherie Berry

Born 1946

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0211 SINGER

Robin McNamara

Born 1947

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0213 BASEBALL

Bob Gallagher (baseball)

Born 1948

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0238 BUSINESS

Allen Questrom

Born 1941

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0274 POLITICIAN

Earnest Williams

Born 1949

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0277 SAILOR

David George Ouellet

1944 - 1967

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0285 FOOTBALL

Ben Brewster

Born 1948

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0309 POLITICIAN

Linda Teagan

Born 1944

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0323 ATHLETIC

Jeff Fogelson

1947 - 2018

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