Newt Gingrich - Top 10 Fun Facts - as part of the celebrities series by GeoBeats.
10 – Newt has been married 3 times. [biography.com]
9 – He obtained a Ph.D. from Tulane University with a major in modern European history. [biography.com]
8 – He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. [biography.com]
7 – His birth name is Newton Leroy McPherson. [nndb.com]
6 – Gingrich worked as a history professor at West Georgia College. [infoplease.com]
5 – He was born to a teenage mom and was adopted by his step father. [amazon.com]
4 – He is the author/co-author of more than 20 books. [amazon.com]
3 – He has 2 daughters. [guardian.co.uk]
2 – Newt was once named ‘Man of the Year’ by Time Magazine. [npr.org]
1 – He met his first wife while in high school. She was his geometry teacher. [about.com]