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Famous people · Newberry

Newberry is the birthplace of 5 famous people

Most widely known is Len St. Jean, the player of American football, with articles in 4 languages. F. Robert Edwards, the American politician, comes second, with Martin R. Bradley third. The oldest name on the list belongs to Martin R. Bradley, born in 1888, the newest to Rob Rubick, born in 1960. Only 119 of the 502 towns in Michigan with anyone on record list more.

#2 best knownF. Robert EdwardsPolitics & Law · born 1940
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Len St. Jean
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Martin R. Bradley
Youngest
1960
Rob Rubick
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Newberry

Leaders take two of the three places.

LJ#1
Sports

Len St. Jean

1941–2025

Player of American football

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
F. Robert Edwards#2
Politics & Law

F. Robert Edwards

born 1940

American politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Martin R. Bradley#3
Politics & Law

Martin R. Bradley

1888–1975

American politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Newberry’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950Martin R. Bradley
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts

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

Known for

What Newberry is known for

The field with the most names is Sports: 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 Newberry

2 more, best known first.

RR

Rob Rubick

born 1960

Player of American football

JM

John Miller

American author (20th century)

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newberry 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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