18 famous people were born within 35 miles of New Market
Closest of all is Stephen Zack, from New Cumberland, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Newt Gingrich, with articles in 59 languages. Across the town line, New Cumberland lists 4, Stephen Zack first. Not one famous person on record comes from New Market yet.
What stands out about New Market’s famous people
Famous people born near New Market
Nobody born in New Market is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Newt Gingrich
born 1943American politician and former speaker of the United States House of Representatives






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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, New Cumberland lists the most people: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Market and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Newt Gingrich: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Mabius: Pvt. Carlynn Knaak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Keefer: TV episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Branca: The original uploader was DanKassem at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Brady: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Shiley: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danielle Fotopoulos: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons