JQ#1
Science & Medicine
James Quibell
1867–1935British egyptologist (1867–1935)
18 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Newport, Shropshire
10 famous people from Newport, many of them leaders
Articles in 18 languages make the British egyptologist James Quibell the best known. Behind the leader come Percy John Heawood and Peter Bottomley. 5 of them were born in the Victorian era, more than in any other period. Only 5 of the 34 towns in Shropshire with anyone on record list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
James Quibell
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
John Earp
Youngest
1996
Callum Burton
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Newport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Newport is known for
Newport has 4.6× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Newport
Two of the three are scientists and doctors.
#2Science & Medicine
Percy John Heawood
1861–1955British mathematician (1861–1955)
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Peter Bottomley
born 1944British politician (born 1944)
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Newport’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1860s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
Politics & LawSportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Newport
The other 7 span the years 1860 to 1996.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Stafford’s, at 100 names.
Stafford · 11 miMorgan Gibbs-White & 99 more
Telford · 7 miBilly Wright & 98 more
Shifnal · 7 miHannah Cullwick & 7 more
Market Drayton · 10 miJohn Lewis & 5 moreDBEccleshall · 8 miDavid Boden & 4 more
Albrighton · 10 miDavid C. H. Austin & 1 moreJFBrewood · 11 miJames Fletcher & 1 more
Wheaton Aston · 8 miJeremy WeateQuestions about famous people from Newport
Who is the most famous person from Newport?
James Quibell (British egyptologist (1867–1935)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 18 languages. Next come Percy John Heawood and Peter Bottomley.
How many famous people were born in Newport?
10 people born in Newport have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Newport known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 10. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Newport?
John Earp, born in 1860. The youngest on the list was born in 1996.
Who counts as from Newport?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Newport’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Percy John Heawood: no coneguts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Bottomley: UK Parliament, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Callum Burton: JMShrewsbury, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Gibbs-White: Sebalston, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Wright: Wim van Rossem for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah Cullwick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David C. H. Austin: Nongdanchanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Weate: Jeremyweate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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