Born in Newport
Newport
City in south east Wales, United Kingdom
Newport as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Welsh actor, American actor and magician (1952–2018)): Alice Walton, Michael Sheen, Harry Anderson and some more.
Celebrities from NewportCelebrities from Newport
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65 Harry Anderson
American actor and magician (1952–2018)
*October 14th, 1952 †April 16th, 2018, Asheville.jpg "Mena Suvari")
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Thomas Markle
American lighting director and father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
*July 18th, 1944
90 Sarah Josepha Hale
American writer and editor
*October 24th, 1788 †April 30th, 1879, Philadelphia
85 Desmond Llewelyn
British actor (1914-1999)
*September 12th, 1914 †December 19th, 1999, East Sussex
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85 Edith Vanderbilt
American philanthropist (1873-1958)
*January 17th, 1873 †December 21st, 1958, Providence.jpg "Oliver Evans")
_(cropped).jpg "Samuel Ward")
50 Samuel Ward
American farmer, politician, and jurist
*May 25th, 1725 †March 26th, 1776, Philadelphia
96 Aileen Riggin
American diver, swimmer, Olympic gold medalist
*May 2nd, 1906 †October 17th, 2002, Honolulu
42 Thomas H. Ince
American film producer (1882–1924)
*November 16th, 1882 †November 19th, 1924, Beverly Hills
92 William Ellery
American politician and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
*December 2nd, 1727 †February 15th, 1820, Newport
62 Jack Morley
Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
*July 28th, 1909 †March 7th, 1972, Newport
94 Andy Kirk
American jazz saxophonist and tubist, bandleader (1898-1992)
*May 28th, 1898 †December 11th, 1992, New York City
63
Matthew C. Perry
American naval officer (1794–1858)
*April 10th, 1794 †March 4th, 1858, New York City 50
Francis Malbone
American politician (1759–1809)
*March 20th, 1759 †June 4th, 1809, Washington, D.C. 65
Katherine Everett Gilbert
American philosopher (1886-1952)
*July 29th, 1886 †April 28th, 1952, Durham 68
William Jones
Governor of Rhode Island (1753-1822)
*October 8th, 1753 †April 22nd, 1822, Providence 76
Hazard Stevens
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1842-1918)
*June 9th, 1842 †October 11th, 1918, Goldendale 83
John LaFarge, Jr.
American writer (1880-1963)
*February 13th, 1880 †November 24th, 1963, New York City 72
Christopher Ellery
American politician (1768-1840)
*November 1st, 1768 †December 2nd, 1840, Middletown 70
Charles Adams
Owner of the Boston Bruins until 1936
*October 18th, 1876 †October 2nd, 1947, Boston
24
Kiffin Yates Rockwell
American World War I flying ace
*September 20th, 1892 †September 23rd, 1916, Roderen 62
William Ellery Channing
American Unitarian clergyman (1780-1842)
*April 7th, 1780 †October 2nd, 1842, Bennington 35
Joseph Whipple, III
Rhode Island colonial deputy governor
*July 3rd, 1725 †January 1st, 1761, Newport 86
Ben W. Hooper
Lawyer and Tennesssee politician (1870-1957)
*October 13th, 1870 †April 18th, 1957, Tennessee 53
Ogden L. Mills
American politician (1884-1937)
*August 23rd, 1884 †October 11th, 1937, New York City 66
John Rogers Thomas
Welsh-born American composer, singer, and music teacher
*March 26th, 1830 †April 5th, 1896, New York City 82
Dallas Green
American baseball player, manager, executive
*August 4th, 1934 †March 22nd, 2017, Philadelphia 77
John Collins
American politician, Governor of Rhode Island (1717-1795)
*June 8th, 1717 †March 8th, 1795, Newport 78
Gladys Vanderbilt Széchenyi
American socialite
*August 27th, 1886 †January 29th, 1965, Washington, D.C. 49
Leon Wilkeson
American bass guitarist (1952–2001)
*April 2nd, 1952 †July 27th, 2001, Ponte Vedra BeachBirthdays of famous people
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