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Famous people · Newton
Newton is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Bob Trice, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The only other name is the American civil rights activist Shirley Sherrod. Over 22 years of births, the list goes from Bob Trice (1926) to Shirley Sherrod (1948). No town in Georgia lists more than Rome, with 66.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Bob Trice
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1926
Bob Trice
Youngest
1948
Shirley Sherrod
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Newton
#2Politics & Law
Shirley Sherrod
born 1948American civil rights activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newton 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 (1)
- Shirley Sherrod: United States Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons