EO#1
Science & Medicine
Eugene Odum
1913–2002Mathematician, ecologist, natural philosopher, and systems ecologist
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Famous people · Newport
9 famous people were born in Newport, most of them in the early republic
Best known of all is Eugene Odum, written about in 26 languages. The oldest name on the list belongs to Sarah Josepha Hale, born in 1788, the newest to Eugene Odum, born in 1913. Per head, the list is long: 14.1 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Hampshire has 5.8. Fewer than a quarter of the 196 towns in New Hampshire with famous people list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Eugene Odum
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1788
Sarah Josepha Hale
Youngest
1913
Eugene Odum
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about Newport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Newport’s famous people were born
The 1810s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Newport
Two of the three are writers and artists.
#2Writing & Arts
Sarah Josepha Hale
1788–1879American writer and editor
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#3Known for
What Newport is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 3.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Newport
Another 6, the earliest born in 1817.
Henry Harrison Metcalf
1841–1932American editor, historian, and author from New Hampshire
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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The fullest list close by belongs to Claremont, with 17.
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 (12)
- Sarah Josepha Hale: painted by James Reid Lambdin (1807-1889), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horatio Hale: American Anthropologist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mason Tappan: . The original uploader was AmyLagata at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin O. Stanard: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Belknap: USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Harrison Metcalf: H. H. Metcalf, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Corbin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Albert Baker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Cochran: UPI Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augusta Cooper Bristol: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan G. Hunton: Henry Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Williams Gunnison: Bonnie Ritchie, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons