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Wesley Everest
1890–1919U.S. Army World War I veteran and trade unionist lynched during the Centralia Massacre, Armistice Day 1919
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Famous people · Newberg
5 famous people call Newberg their birthplace
With articles in 7 languages, Wesley Everest is the most widely known. Howie Haworth is second and Del Porter third. From Wesley Everest to Dallas Buck, the births on the list run from 1890 to 1984. Half or more of the towns in Oregon have no one on record, but this one has 1.9 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Wesley Everest
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Wesley Everest
Youngest
1984
Dallas Buck
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Newberg
By how many languages cover them, Wesley Everest comes first (7), then Howie Haworth (4) and Del Porter (3).
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When Newberg’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1890s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newberg 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 (2)
- Wesley Everest: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howie Haworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons