#1Film, TV & Stage
Mary Steenburgen
born 1953American actress, singer and songwriter
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Famous people · Newport
Most of the 16 famous people born in Newport came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Mary Steenburgen is the best known, with articles in 57 languages. Per head, the list is long: 19.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Arkansas has 3.8. Athletes make up the largest group, 7 of them. The first birth on record is Johnny Owen’s, in 1907, and the last Gage Wood’s, in 2003.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Mary Steenburgen
in 57 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Johnny Owen
Youngest
2003
Gage Wood
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Newport’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Newport
First, Mary Steenburgen (57 languages), then Alice Walton (40) and Jim Walton (29).
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#2Business
Alice Walton
born 1949American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
40 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Newport’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 4.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Newport is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is business people, at 7.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Newport
Of the other 13, 7 are athletes.
Julius Pruitt
born 1985College football player, professional football player, wide receiver
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Steve Stephens
1930–2021American television and communication pioneer in Arkansas
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newport 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 (6)
- Mary Steenburgen: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Walton: Stephen Ironside, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Walton: Walmart, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaneaster Hodges Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul K. Holmes III: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gage Wood: Zach McHoul, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons