#1Famous people · Hampton
Hampton is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Articles in 4 languages make the songwriter Wood Newton the best known. Harry Thomason, the American film producer, comes second, with Red Parker third. Born in 1933, Red Parker is the first name on record, and Wood Newton, born in 1946, the most recent. 2 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Wood Newton
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1933
Red Parker
Youngest
1946
Wood Newton
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Hampton
Languages with an article: 4 for Wood Newton, 2 for Harry Thomason, 2 for Red Parker.
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#3Through the years
When Hampton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hampton is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hampton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Wood Newton: Woodnewton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Parker: Taps staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons