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Famous people · Newellton

Newellton is the birthplace of 4 famous people

At the top of the list is the American economist Andrew Brimmer, covered in 5 languages. C.B. Forgotston, the louisiana political activist, comes second, with Phil Preis third. The earliest on the list is Andrew Brimmer, born in 1926, and the youngest Victor King, born in 1957. 2 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.

#1 best knownAndrew BrimmerScience & Medicine · 1926–2012
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Andrew Brimmer
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1926
Andrew Brimmer
Youngest
1957
Victor King
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Newellton

The three are covered in 5, 4 and 2 languages: Andrew Brimmer, C.B. Forgotston and Phil Preis.

Andrew Brimmer#1
Science & Medicine

Andrew Brimmer

1926–2012

American economist

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CF#2
Politics & Law

C.B. Forgotston

1945–2016

Louisiana political activist

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PP#3
Politics & Law

Phil Preis

born 1950

American politician

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Newellton’s famous people were born

The 1950s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.

The American centuryToday19502000Andrew Brimmer
Politics & LawScience & MedicineSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Newellton is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

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 Newellton

1 more, best known first.

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Victor King

born 1957

American basketball player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newellton 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.

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