#1Famous people · Newton
3 famous people were born in Newton
Articles in 6 languages make the American politician in Virginia Todd Gilbert the best known. The American football player Bryan Smith ranks second, ahead of Art Strahan. For every 10,000 residents there are 11.8 on the list, well above the typical Texas town’s 0.7. Over 40 years of births, the list goes from Art Strahan (1943) to Bryan Smith (1983).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Todd Gilbert
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1943
Art Strahan
Youngest
1983
Bryan Smith
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Newton
Two of the three are athletes.
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What Newton is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is 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 (1)
- Todd Gilbert: Virginia Office of the Governor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons