Newport News, Virginia
Newport News, Virginia ranks 1,256th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tolyatti, Iraq, and Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. Memorable people born in Newport News, Virginia include Ella Fitzgerald, William Styron, and Edmund M. Clarke. Memorable people who died in Newport News, Virginia include Katherine Johnson. Newport News, Virginia has been the birth place of many writers, and actors and the death place of many mathematicians. Newport News, Virginia is located in United States.
Newport News is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city in the United States. The city is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the northern shore of the James River to the river's mouth on the harbor of Hampton Roads. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1905 and 1995, Newport News, Virginia was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Ella Fitzgerald, William Styron, and Edmund M. Clarke. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Newport News, Virginia including Katherine Johnson.
People Born in Newport News, Virginia
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Ella Fitzgerald
SINGER
1917 - 1996
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 1
William Styron
WRITER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 2
Edmund M. Clarke
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1945 - 2020
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 3
Frankie Faison
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 4
John Van Ryn
TENNIS PLAYER
1905 - 1999
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 5
Pearl Bailey
ACTOR
1918 - 1990
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 6
Richard Kelly
FILM DIRECTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 7
Hazel R. O'Leary
LAWYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 8
J. Hillis Miller
WRITER
1928 - 2021
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 9
Steve Riddick
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 33.55
Rank: 10
Michael Vick
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 29.18
Rank: 11
Gabby Douglas
GYMNAST
1995 - Present
HPI: 26.31
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Newport News, Virginia
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TENNIS PLAYER
1905 - 1999
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 5
Hazel R. O'Leary
LAWYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 8
J. Hillis Miller
WRITER
1928 - 2021
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Newport News, Virginia
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Newport News, Virginia were writers (2), actors (2), singers (1), computer scientists (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were mathematicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Newport News, Virginia, including William Styron, and J. Hillis Miller. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Newport News, Virginia, including William Styron, and J. Hillis Miller.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Newport News, Virginia since 1700.
