Famous people · Newport Township
Born near Newport Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Gary Coleman, was born in Zion, 5 mi away. Ray Bradbury is the most widely known, written about in 119 languages. Next door, the list for Zion holds 10, Gary Coleman first. The list for Newport Township is empty for now.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Ray Bradbury
Best known
Ray Bradbury
in 119 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Newport Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Newport Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Kim Stanley Robinson
born 1952American science fiction writer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Zion counts 10 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newport Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Ray Bradbury: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orson Welles: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Coleman: Daniel McConnell at https://www.flickr.com/photos/trojandan/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Ameche: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Stanley Robinson: Alain Herzog, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn Marion: Danny Bollinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Darnell: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons