Famous People Born In Newton

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Matt LeBlanc

(Famous for His Role of 'Joey Tribbiani' in the TV Sitcom 'Friends')

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 25, 1967

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Jack Lemmon

(Actor)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: February 8, 1925

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: June 27, 2001

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Amy Poehler

(Actress, Comedian)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: September 16, 1971

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

Recommended Lists:

Boston, Massachusetts

Worcester, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

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B.J. Novak

(Actor)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 31, 1979

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Recommended Lists:

Brookline, Massachusetts

Salem, Massachusetts

New Bedford, Massachusetts

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Eli Roth

(Film Director & Screenwriter Known for His Horror Films 'Cabin Fever' & 'Hostel')

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: April 18, 1972

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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James Harris Simons

(Mathematicians & Hedge Fund Manager)

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Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: 1938 AD

Recommended Lists:

Newburyport, Massachusetts

London, England

Paris, France

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Robert Preston

(Former Actor best known for his role as Professor Harold Hill in The Music Man on the Broadway stage in 1957)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: June 8, 1918

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: March 21, 1987

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Robert Morse

(Actor)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: May 18, 1931

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Recommended Lists:

Los Angeles, California

New York City, New York

Chicago, Illinois

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Anne Sexton

(Poet)

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Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: November 9, 1928

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Died: October 4, 1974

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Kiko Alonso

(American football player)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: August 14, 1990

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Recommended Lists:

Berlin, Germany

Brooklyn, New York

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Tenley Albright

(American Former Figure Skater and Surgeon)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 18, 1935

Sun Sign: Cancer

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Roger Sherman

(Politician)

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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birthdate: April 19, 1721

Sun Sign: Aries

Died: July 23, 1793

Recommended Lists:

Vienna, Austria

Rome, Italy

Dublin, Ireland

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Emilio Q. Daddario

(Politician)

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Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: September 24, 1918

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: July 7, 2010

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Alex Karpovsky

(Film director)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: September 23, 1979

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Recommended Lists:

Moscow, Russia

Toronto, Canada

Sydney, Australia

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Josh Altman

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Listed In: Media Personalities

Birthdate: March 10, 1979

Sun Sign: Pisces

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Edward C. Tolman

(Psychologist)

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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: April 14, 1886

Sun Sign: Aries

Died: November 19, 1959

Recommended Lists:

Stockholm, Sweden

Detroit, Michigan

Tokyo, Japan

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Julian Jaynes

(Psychologist, University teacher)

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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: February 27, 1920

Sun Sign: Pisces

Died: November 21, 1997

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Eddie Lowery

(Golfer)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: October 14, 1902

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: May 4, 1984

Recommended Lists:

Madrid, Spain

Houston, Texas

San Francisco, California

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Julian Eltinge

(Actor)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: May 14, 1881

Sun Sign: Taurus

Died: March 7, 1941

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Virginia Lee Burton

(Illustrator)

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Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birthdate: August 30, 1909

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: October 15, 1968

Recommended Lists:

Mexico City, Mexico

Melbourne, Australia

Munich, Germany

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Russell Banks

(Writer)

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Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: March 28, 1940

Sun Sign: Aries

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Richard C. Tolman

(American Physical Chemist and Mathematical Physicist Who Made Immense Contribution to Statistical Mechanics)

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Listed In: Scientists

Birthdate: March 4, 1881

Sun Sign: Pisces

Died: September 5, 1948

Recommended Lists:

Montreal, Canada

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Istanbul, Turkey

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Jack Germond

(Journalist)

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Listed In: Media Personalities

Birthdate: January 30, 1928

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: August 14, 2013

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Aaron Falzon

(Basketball player)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: May 19, 1996

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

Recommended Lists:

Budapest, Hungary

Mumbai, India

Copenhagen, Denmark

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Mary Mazzio

(Film maker, Rower)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 14, 1961

Sun Sign: Cancer

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Frederick Converse

(Composer)

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Listed In: Musicians

Birthdate: January 5, 1871

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Died: June 8, 1940

Recommended Lists:

Hamburg, Germany

Singapore, Singapore

Atlanta, Georgia

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Louis Fabian Bachrach Jr.

(Photographer)

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Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: April 9, 1917

Sun Sign: Aries

Died: February 26, 2010

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Thomas C. Peebles

(The First Person to Successfully Isolate the Measles Virus)

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Listed In: Physicians

Birthdate: June 5, 1921

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: July 8, 2010

Recommended Lists:

San Diego, California

Auckland, New Zealand

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Tevin Falzon

(Basketball player)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: November 19, 1992

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

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Alison Berns

(Howard Stern's Ex-wife)

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Listed In: Media Personalities

Birthdate: May 26, 1954

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Recommended Lists:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Baltimore, Maryland

Miami, Florida