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3 famous people call Newport their birthplace
Phil Rogers, the Welsh potter, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Second place goes to the American racewalker Andrew Hermann, third to Keith T. Poole. Half or more of the towns in Oregon have no one on record, but this one has 2.8 for every 10,000 residents. The earliest on the list is Keith T. Poole, born in 1947, and the youngest Andrew Hermann, born in 1971.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Phil Rogers
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1947
Keith T. Poole
Youngest
1971
Andrew Hermann
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Newport
Phil Rogers, Andrew Hermann and Keith T. Poole are written about in 4, 2 and 1 languages.
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KP#3
Science & Medicine
Keith T. Poole
born 1947American political scientist
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Known for
What Newport is known for
1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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A chosen home
Also called Newport home
Born elsewhere, Scott Baker lived here.
Scott Baker
born 1954American molecular biologist and cetacean specialist
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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)
- Scott Baker: Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons