Newport, Wales
Newport, Wales ranks 1,841st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Annapolis, Maryland, Foggia, and Blackheath, London. Memorable people born in Newport, Wales include Desmond Llewelyn, Peter Greenaway, and Michael Sheen. Memorable people who died in Newport, Wales include Valerie Davies. Newport, Wales has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many swimmers. Newport, Wales is located in United Kingdom.
Newport is a city and county borough in Wales, situated on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, 12 mi (19 km) northeast of Cardiff. The population grew considerably between the 2011 and the 2021 census, rising from 145,700 to 159,587, the largest growth of any unitary authority in Wales. Newport is the third-largest principal authority with city status in Wales, and sixth most populous overall. Newport became a unitary authority in 1996 and forms part of the Cardiff-Newport metropolitan area, and the Cardiff Capital Region. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1994, Newport, Wales was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Desmond Llewelyn, Peter Greenaway, and Michael Sheen. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Newport, Wales including Valerie Davies.
People Born in Newport, Wales
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Desmond Llewelyn
ACTOR
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 1
Peter Greenaway
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 2
Michael Sheen
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 3
Chris Gunter
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 31.05
Rank: 4
James Collins
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 26.50
Rank: 5
Kelly Sotherton
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 23.81
Rank: 6
Christian Malcolm
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 20.26
Rank: 7
Lauren Price
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 16.54
Rank: 8
Emerson Rodríguez
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Yu Liping
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Newport, Wales
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Newly Added People Deceased in Newport, Wales
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Most individuals born in present day Newport, Wales were athletes (4), soccer players (3), actors (2), and film directors (1), while most who died were swimmers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Newport, Wales, including Chris Gunter, James Collins, and Lauren Price. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Newport, Wales, including Kelly Sotherton, Christian Malcolm, and Emerson Rodríguez.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Newport, Wales since 1700.
