#1Famous people · New Port Richey
8 famous people were born in New Port Richey, most of them since 1970
Brooke Magnanti, the British writer, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Over 35 years of births, the list goes from Jim Steele (1967) to Joshua Colley (2002). For every 10,000 residents the town has 4.6, while at least half the towns in Florida list nobody born there. 4 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Brooke Magnanti
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1967
Jim Steele
Youngest
2002
Joshua Colley
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about New Port Richey’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When New Port Richey’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in New Port Richey
Brooke Magnanti leads with articles in 16 languages, ahead of Chris Trousdale (12) and Joshua Colley (5).
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Known for
What New Port Richey is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.4 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 New Port Richey
5 more, from 1967 to 1997.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called New Port Richey home
One more notable person made the town home: Amanda Murphy.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Port Richey 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 (4)
- Brooke Magnanti: Paul Clarke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Rabelo: User verbirk on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Orr: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Murphy: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons