#1Famous people · Newtown
From 1793 to 1994, Newtown was the birthplace of 13 famous people
At the top of the list is the American podcast host Alex Cooper, covered in 6 languages. The largest group, 6, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list is still growing: 4 were born since 1970. More are athletes than anything else, 4 in all.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Alex Cooper
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1793
Edward Hunter
Youngest
1994
Alex Cooper
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Newtown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Newtown’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawNotableWriting & ArtsFaithMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Newtown
First, Alex Cooper (6 languages), then Edward Hunter (6) and Paul R. Evans (5).
#1
#2PE#3
Known for
What Newtown is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 4.
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 Newtown
10 more, from 1804 to 1992.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Newtown home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Robert Roswell Palmer.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newtown 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 (7)
- Alex Cooper: Barstool Radio Clips, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Hunter: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Hicks: unidentified artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Chapman: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Tomlinson: Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Cottom: DMC511, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Roswell Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons