Famous People From Newport News, Virginia & Celebs Born In Newport News

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Gabby Douglas

(Retired Artistic Gymnast and 1st African American to Become the Olympic Individual All-Around Champion)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: December 31, 1995

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Michael Vick

(American football player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 26, 1980

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Ella Fitzgerald

(Jazz Singer)

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Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: April 25, 1917

Sun Sign: Taurus

Died: June 15, 1996

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

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(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: December 1, 1975

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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London, England

Paris, France

New York City, New York

Frankie Faison

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: June 10, 1949

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Joyce Bulifant

(Actress)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: December 16, 1937

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

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Los Angeles, California

Chicago, Illinois

Berlin, Germany

Mimi Faust

(Reality Star)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: January 3, 1972

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Pearl Bailey

(Actress)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: March 29, 1918

Sun Sign: Aries

Died: August 17, 1990

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Brooklyn, New York

Vienna, Austria

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Shaun Gayle

(American Football Player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: March 8, 1962

Sun Sign: Pisces

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Aaron Brooks

(American football player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: March 24, 1976

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

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(American football player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: March 20, 1984

Sun Sign: Pisces

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Al Toon

(American Football Player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: April 30, 1963

Sun Sign: Taurus

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Toronto, Canada

Boston, Massachusetts

Sydney, Australia

Howard Siler

(Bobsledder)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 18, 1945

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: July 8, 2014

Daryl Williams

(American football player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: August 31, 1992

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

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(American football player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: February 18, 1947

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: April 15, 2021

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

J. Hillis Miller

(Literary Critic)

Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs

Birthdate: March 5, 1928

Sun Sign: Pisces

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Madrid, Spain

Houston, Texas

San Francisco, California

Edmund M. Clarke

(Computer Scientist)

Listed In: Scientists

Birthdate: July 27, 1945

Sun Sign: Leo

Famous People Born In Newport News