#1Famous people · Newport
3 famous people come from Newport, Cooper Flagg the best known
The best known is the American basketball player Cooper Flagg, with articles in 25 languages. Lewis O. Barrows and Alice Harriman follow. Of the towns next door, Palmyra lists the most: 3, with James S. White first. Over 145 years of births, the list goes from Alice Harriman (1861) to Cooper Flagg (2006).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Cooper Flagg
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Alice Harriman
Youngest
2006
Cooper Flagg
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Newport
Ranked by languages covered: Cooper Flagg with 25, then Lewis O. Barrows with 8 and Alice Harriman with 2.
#1#2#3Writing & Arts
Alice Harriman
1861–1925American poet, early female publisher
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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Of the towns nearby, Palmyra lists the most people: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newport 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 (5)
- Cooper Flagg: Hameltion, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis O. Barrows: Published in numerous sources including "the Evening Sun (Hanover, PA), September 11, 1936. Page 11., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Harriman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark L. Hersey: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons