Newton, Massachusetts

Newton, Massachusetts is a suburb west of Boston. It is known for its exceptional public schools and other public services. According to the 2000 census, the population of the city was 83,829.

Notable people from Newton

• Sumner Redstone, CEO of Viacom has a home in Newton.
• Russell Banks, prolific writer, was born in Newton in 1940.
• Edward W. Brooke, Massachusetts attorney general (1962-1966) and U.S. Senator (1966-1978), was the first black senator to be elected by popular vote and lived in Newton for many years.
• Thomas Bulfinch, bank clerk and author of the famous Age of Fable, was born in Newton in 1796.
• Ellen Goodman, Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist, was born in Newton in 1941.
• Julian Jaynes, psychologist, was born in Newton in 1920
• Jack Lemmon, Oscar-winning actor, was born in Newton in 1925.
• Matt LeBlanc, of the sitcom Friends, was born in Newton in 1967.
• Robert Morse, actor, was born in Newton in 1931.
• Anne Sexton, poet and writer, was born in Newton in 1928.
• Ephraim Williams, Colonel in the colonial militia during the French and Indian War and benefactor of Williams College was born in Newton in 1715.
• Howard Zinn, radical historian and author of A People's History of the United States, lives in Newton.
• Seiji Ozawa, retired director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, lived in Newton.
• Julie Taymor, director of the acclaimed Broadway adaptation of *The Lion King was born in Newton.
• Mark Sandman, (1952-1999) singer/songwriter/poet and member of the alternative rock band Morphine was born in Newton.
• Jim Corsi, Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Florida Marlins, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and Houston Astros, was born in Newton on September 9, 1961.
• Dan Funk, Lead Singer of Jewish Music Band "Safam," lives in Newton.
• Bette Davis, famous actress attended Newton High School.
• Isaac Asimov, popular science fiction author lived in Newton