Newport News, Virginia
Newport News, Virginia ranks 1,447th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind La Chaux-de-Fonds, Altona, Hamburg, and Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro. Memorable people born in Newport News, Virginia include Ella Fitzgerald, William Styron, and Frankie Faison. Memorable people who died in Newport News, Virginia include Katherine Johnson. Newport News, Virginia has been the birth place of many actors and singers and the death place of many mathematicians. Newport News, Virginia is located in United States.
Newport News is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1917 and 1995, Newport News, Virginia was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Ella Fitzgerald, William Styron, and Frankie Faison. 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
1917 - 1996
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 1
William Styron
1925 - 2006
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 2
Frankie Faison
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 3
Edmund M. Clarke
1945 - 2020
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 4
Pearl Bailey
1918 - 1990
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 5
Richard Kelly
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 6
Steve Riddick
1951 - Present
HPI: 32.39
Rank: 7
Michael Vick
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.15
Rank: 8
Gabby Douglas
1995 - Present
HPI: 25.26
Rank: 9
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Most individuals born in present day Newport News, Virginia were actors (2), singers (1), writers (1), computer scientists (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were mathematicians (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Newport News, Virginia since 1700.
