Newton, Massachusetts
Newton, Massachusetts ranks 591st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Alexandria, Virginia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Okinawa Prefecture. Memorable people born in Newton, Massachusetts include Jack Lemmon, Matt LeBlanc, and Anne Sexton. Memorable people who died in Newton, Massachusetts include Roy J. Glauber, Percy Spencer, and Victor Weisskopf. Newton, Massachusetts has been the birth place of many actors and writers and the death place of many physicists and inventors. Newton, Massachusetts is located in United States.
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of downtown Boston, and comprises a patchwork of thirteen villages without a city center. It is home to the Charles River, Crystal Lake, and Heartbreak Hill, among other landmarks. It is served by several streets and highways, as well as the Green Line D branch run by the MBTA. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1721 and 1995, Newton, Massachusetts was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Jack Lemmon, Matt LeBlanc, and Anne Sexton. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Newton, Massachusetts including Roy J. Glauber, Percy Spencer, and Victor Weisskopf.
People Born in Newton, Massachusetts
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Jack Lemmon
1925 - 2001
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 1
Matt LeBlanc
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 2
Anne Sexton
1928 - 1974
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 3
Jim Simons
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 4
Mike Mangini
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 5
Eli Roth
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 6
Roger Sherman
1721 - 1793
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 7
Robert Preston
1918 - 1987
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 8
Russell Banks
1940 - 2023
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 9
Julie Taymor
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 10
Amy Poehler
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 11
B. J. Novak
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Newton, Massachusetts
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People Deceased in Newton, Massachusetts
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Roy J. Glauber
1925 - 2018
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 1
Percy Spencer
1894 - 1970
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 2
Victor Weisskopf
1908 - 2002
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 3
Mary Baker Eddy
1821 - 1910
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 4
George Kingsley Zipf
1902 - 1950
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 5
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
1886 - 1974
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 6
Tom Heinsohn
1934 - 2020
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 7
Mary Whiton Calkins
1863 - 1930
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 8
Arnold Stang
1918 - 2009
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 9
Roman Totenberg
1911 - 2012
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Newton, Massachusetts
Go to all RankingsMary Whiton Calkins
1863 - 1930
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 8
Arnold Stang
1918 - 2009
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 9
Roman Totenberg
1911 - 2012
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 10
Most individuals born in present day Newton, Massachusetts were actors (5), writers (3), politicians (3), musicians (2), and film directors (2), while most who died were physicists (2), inventors (1), writers (1), linguists (1), and tennis players (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Newton, Massachusetts, including Jack Lemmon, Matt LeBlanc, and Robert Morse. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Newton, Massachusetts, including Jack Lemmon, Matt LeBlanc, and Robert Preston.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Newton, Massachusetts since 1700.
