#1Science & Medicine
Robert S. Mulliken
1896–1986American physicist, chemist and botanical collector
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Famous people · Newburyport
Business people stand out among the 45 famous people born in Newburyport
With articles in 64 languages, Robert S. Mulliken is the most widely known. Joe Keery and William Lloyd Garrison follow. In the early republic, 23 were born, the most of any period. The list is still growing: 4 were born since 1970.
Born here
45
notable people
Best known
Robert S. Mulliken
in 64 Wikipedia languages
First
1738
Tristram Dalton
Youngest
1992
Georgia Dabritz
Most common field
Writing & Arts
12 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Newburyport’s famous people
A town of business peopleAmong the 45 people born here, 4 are business people: 3.5 times the usual share.Known worldwideRobert S. Mulliken has a Wikipedia article in 64 languages.Deep rootsThe list reaches back to 1738: 23 were born before 1850.45 notable peopleMore than most towns: 45 notable people were born in Newburyport.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Newburyport is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as business people, at 3.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Newburyport
By how many languages cover them, Robert S. Mulliken comes first (64), then Joe Keery (44) and William Lloyd Garrison (44).
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#3Writing & Arts
William Lloyd Garrison
1805–1879American journalist and abolitionist
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Through the years
When Newburyport’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1800s, with 6 people born in that decade.
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Everyone else born in Newburyport
42 more, best known first.
Jacob Perkins
1766–1849American inventor, engineer and pioneer of steel engraving for banknotes
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Charlotte Johnson Baker
1855–1937American physician, suffragist and botanical collector
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Francis Cabot Lowell
1775–1817American businessman for whom the city of Lowell, Massachusetts is named
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Ellen Bernstein
1953–2024American rabbi, environmentalist and founder of Shomrei Adamah
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Also called Newburyport home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Newburyport, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Amesbury has the longest list next door: 20.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newburyport 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 (18)
- Robert S. Mulliken: GFHund, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Keery: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lloyd Garrison: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adolphus Greely: George Grantham Bain Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Perkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Amos Noyes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron A. Sargent: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel Reed: Frances Benjamin Johnston / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Plumer: Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Coombs Hills: Marshall, Boston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tristram Dalton: JaymzBruggah, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Johnson Baker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Cabot Lowell: United States National Park Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Allston Brown: Bradley & Rulofson, San Francisco (photographers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Campbell Hurd-Mead: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Donovan: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Edwin L. Wriston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Moody: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Cushing: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons