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Charles Murray
born 1943American political scientist
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Charles Murray tops a list of 15 famous people born in Newton
At the top of the list is the American political scientist Charles Murray, covered in 21 languages. Second and third on the list are Sharon Needles and Emerson Hough. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names. Nick Easley, born in 1997, is the youngest, and Emerson Hough, born in 1857, the first on record.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Charles Murray
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
Emerson Hough
Youngest
1997
Nick Easley
Most common field
Sports
4 people
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When Newton’s famous people were born
The 1970s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Newton
Ranked by languages covered: Charles Murray with 21, then Sharon Needles with 12 and Emerson Hough with 7.
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Of the other 12, 4 are athletes.
Harold Miller
1903–1992American naval officer and official, pilot, public relations executive, politician, author, and college administrator
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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 (10)
- Charles Murray: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Needles: Peter Pawlowski, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emerson Hough: The Bookman (New York), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Haines: U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman George Goslin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent J. Carroll: US Department of Defense/ US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Spegal: Photos by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- August Flamme: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron W. Preston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Miller: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice H. Rees: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons