#1Famous people · Newport
Newport, birthplace of the American motorcycle racer Cooper Webb
In 1995, the American motorcycle racer Cooper Webb was born. 3 languages have an article about them. Famous people are on record for 344 of the towns in North Carolina. The longest list of any town in North Carolina belongs to Wilmington, with 67.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Cooper Webb
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1995
Cooper Webb
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Newport
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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 (1)
- Cooper Webb: SchmisterTyler, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons