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Famous people · West Newton
West Newton’s famous people span 109 years: 4 births from 1877 to 1986
Ben McCauley, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The next two names are Barron Patterson McCune and Virginia Cuthbert. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 15.3 for every 10,000 residents. The list’s best known name, Ben McCauley, dates from 1986.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Ben McCauley
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
H. Winnett Orr
Youngest
1986
Ben McCauley
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in West Newton
Three names lead: Ben McCauley (7 languages), Barron Patterson McCune (4) and Virginia Cuthbert (3).
#2Politics & Law
Barron Patterson McCune
1915–2008United States federal judge
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Through the years
When West Newton’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 1 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What West Newton is known for
1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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 West Newton
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Newton 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)
- Barron Patterson McCune: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Winnett Orr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons