#1Famous people · Newton
Newton counts 13 famous people, first among them Tori Amos
The best known is the American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, with articles in 64 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Hoke Smith, third to Cherie K. Berry. From Hoke Smith to Shane Lee, the births on the list run from 1855 to 1993. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Tori Amos
in 64 Wikipedia languages
First
1855
Hoke Smith
Youngest
1993
Shane Lee
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Newton’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Newton
Tori Amos, Hoke Smith and Cherie K. Berry are written about in 64, 15 and 5 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Newton’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicMilitaryFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Newton is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 5 of them.
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 Newton
Here are 10 more, born from 1892 to 1993.
Brock Long
born 1975Director of the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newton 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 (10)
- Tori Amos: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoke Smith: Photo copyrighted by Clinedinst, Wash., D.C. No copyright renewal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cherie K. Berry: J. Collins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Lore Murray: M8in4, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brock Long: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Setzer: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Punch: Doctorindy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Lee: Dough4872, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Hughes: USV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Jarrett: Kim Phillips from Canal Fulton, Ohio, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons