#1Famous people · Newton
4 famous people call Newton their birthplace
The best known is the American politician Edwin B. Brooks, with articles in 6 languages. Laurence F. Arnold is second and Don Ping third. The first birth on record is Edwin B. Brooks’, in 1868, and the last Lori Kerans’, in 1963. For every 10,000 residents the town has 13.6, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Edwin B. Brooks
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
Edwin B. Brooks
Youngest
1963
Lori Kerans
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Newton
Leaders take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Newton’s famous people were born
The 1890s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Newton is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
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 Newton
1 more, best known first.
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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 (2)
- Edwin B. Brooks: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurence F. Arnold: Edward J. Hughes, Secretary of State, editor. State of Illinois (Springfield, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons