#1Famous people · Newton
Of the 33 famous people born in Newton, an unusual share are scientists and doctors
The best known is the athletics competitor Ivan Riley, with articles in 14 languages. The largest group, 15, was born in the age of mills and railroads. For every 10,000 residents the town has 17.9, while at least half the towns in Kansas list nobody born there. The list runs from Guy Ballard, born in 1878, to Avery Anderson, born in 1997.
Born here
33
notable people
Best known
Ivan Riley
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1878
Guy Ballard
Youngest
1997
Avery Anderson
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Newton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Newton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Newton’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1900s than in any other decade: 5.
SportsPolitics & LawNotableScience & MedicineMusicMilitaryFilm, TV & StageFaithWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Newton
Ivan Riley, Guy Ballard and Tom Adair are written about in 14, 11 and 11 languages.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Guy Ballard
1878–1939American mining engineer, founder of the "I AM" movement
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
TA#3
Music
Tom Adair
1913–1988American lyricist, composer, and screenwriter
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Newton
30 more, best known first.
Eleanor Carothers
1882–1957American zoologist, geneticist, and cytologist
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Mitch Holmes
born 1962Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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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 (8)
- Ivan Riley: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Ballard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth P. Hoisington: U.S. Army Signal Corps, circa 1967, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse M. Unruh: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Clark: User Matthew Bietz on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Errett P. Scrivner: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Richardson: Eric Kilby on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimberly J. Mueller: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons