Famous people · Newport
Born near Newport: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Charles Kendall Adams, from Derby, 4 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Newport. Theodore Robinson is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Next door, Derby lists 10, led by Charles Kendall Adams.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Theodore Robinson
Best known
Theodore Robinson
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Newport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Newport
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lucy Mabel Hall-Brown
1843–1907American physician, professor of physiology and hygiene, physician to Vassar College
Helen Maria Winslow
1851–1938American novelist, poet, feminist editor, publisher, journalist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Derby lists the most people: 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newport 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 (15)
- Theodore Robinson: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Tabor: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Kendall Adams: The original uploader was Xtreambar at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carroll S. Page: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger L. Easton: National Inventors Hall of Fame, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burleigh F. Spalding: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Maria Winslow: Helen Maria Winslow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Portus Baxter: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabel Barrows: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Mabel Hall-Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Ripley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Tyler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry A. Black: "The Vermonter" magazine (St. Albans, VT), volumes 25-27., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Bartlett, Jr.: Edward F. Hartley (1847-1887), 309 West Madison Street, Chicago., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Blaisdell Corliss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons