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This is: a list of prominent people who were born in theββstate of Rhode Island/who spent significant periods of their lives in the "state."
This is a dynamic list and may never be, ableββto satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by, adding missing items with reliable sources.
Academiaβ»
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- James Burrill Angell (1829β1916) β educator, "academic administrator." And diplomat
- Glen Bowersock (born 1936) β scholar of the ancient world. And the history of ancient Greece, "Rome," and the Near East
- David Carlin (born 1938) β professor of sociology and philosophy at Community College of Rhode Island
- Robert Carothers (born 1942) β president of the University of Rhode Island
- Ronald Champagne β president of Elmira College, Merrimack College, and Shimer College
- Sarah Doyle (1830β1922) β educator and reformer
- Paula Fredriksen (born 1951) β historian and scholar of religious studies
- Henry Giroux (born 1943) β radical educator and cultural critic
- Neil Lanctot (born 1966) β historian
- Francis Leo Lawrence (1937β2013) β educator, scholar of French literature, and university administrator
- Edward T. Lewis (also known as Ted Lewis) β president of St. Mary's College of Maryland, president of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, writer, and poet
- Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf (1830β1895) β founder and director of the Rhode Island School of Design
- Barry Mills (born 1950) β fourteenth president of Bowdoin College
- Salvatore D. Morgera (born 1946) β Professor of Electrical Engineering at University of South Florida
- Wilfred Harold Munro (1849β1934) β historian
- Richard Vangermeersch (born 1940) β economist, Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Rhode Island
- Minton Warren (1850β1907) β classical scholar
Activism, civil rights, and philanthropyβ»
- Susan Hammond Barney (1834-1922) β social activist
- Josephine Byrd β civil rights activist in Woonsocket, RI
- Zechariah Chafee (1885β1957) β judicial philosopher, civil rights advocate
- Elizabeth Buffum Chace (1806β1899) β activist in the anti-slavery, women's-rights, and prison-reform movements of the mid-to-late 19th century
- Ann Keefe β social activist and nun (1952β2015)
- Richard Holcomb (born 1976) β human rights advocate, street outreach worker, HIV prevention counselor, and co-founder of Project Weber/Renew
- Cornelia Bryce Pinchot (1881β1960) β Newport native who became a conservationist, Progressive politician, women's rights activist, and First Lady of Pennsylvania
- Mary Reilly (born 1930) β teacher, leader, advocate for girls and women living in poverty
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874β1948) β philanthropist
- Marvin Ronning (1961β2022) β education and environmental advocate; senior administrator at the Rhode Island Free Clinic
- Juanita SΓ‘nchez (died 1992) β social worker and social activist
- Robert Ellis Smith (1940β2018) β publisher and "consumer activist," Privacy Journal; civil rights journalist in Alabama
- Dorcas James Spencer (1841-1933) β social activist and writer
- Marjorie van Vliet (1923β1990) β teacher and aviator
Art, literature, and designβ»
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- Jacob M. Appel (born 1973) β novelist
- John Noble Barlow (1861β1917) β painter
- Lee Bontecou (born 1931) β sculptor and printmaker
- Mary Hannah Gray Clarke (1835-1892) β author, correspondent, and poet
- George M. Cohan (1878β1942) β playwright, composer, and vaudeville performer
- Paul Di Filippo (born 1954) β science fiction author and critic
- Denise Duhamel (born 1961) β poet
- Judith DuprΓ© β author
- C. M. Eddy Jr. (1896β1967) β author
- Jeanpaul Ferro β poet, short fiction author, novelist
- F. Burge Griswold (1826β1900) β author
- John Hawkes (1925β1998) β novelist
- Greta Hodgkinson β ballet dancer
- Ann Hood (born 1956) β novelist and short story writer
- Raymond Mathewson Hood (1881β1934) β architect
- Galway Kinnell β poet
- Eleanor Kirk (1831β1908) β author, publisher
- Christopher La Farge βnovelist and poet
- Jhumpa Lahiri β Pulitzer Prize-author
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890β1937) β author
- Maxwell Mays (1918β2009) β painter
- David Macaulay (born 1946) β author
- Cormac McCarthy (born 1933) β novelist
- Don McGregor (born 1945) β comic book writer
- Edwin O'Connor (1918β1968) β novelist
- S.J. Perelman (1904β1979) β humorist, critic
- Peter Pezzelli (born 1959) β author
- David Plante (born 1940) β novelist
- George Schuyler (1895β1977) β author
- Bert Shurtleff (1897β1967) β author
- Gilbert Stuart (1755β1828) β painter
- Philemon Sturges (1929β2005) β architect and children's author
- Cynthia Taggart (1801β1849) β poet
- Thomas Alexander Tefft (1826β1859) β architect
- Chrysanthemum Tran β poet
- Don Winslow (born 1953) β author
Athleticsβ»
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- A–G
- Lou Abbruzzi (1917β1982) β football player
- Pat Abbruzzi (1932β1998) β football player
- Noel Acciari (born 1991) β ice hockey player
- Gary Albright (1963β2000) β wrestler
- Bill Almon (born 1952) β baseball player
- Deon Anderson (born 1983) β football player
- Billy Andrade (born 1964) β golfer
- Demetrius Andrade (born 1988) β boxer
- Earl Audet (1921β2002) β football player
- Rocco Baldelli (born 1981) β baseball player, manager
- Marvin Barnes (1952β2014) β basketball player
- Elizabeth Beisel (born 1992) β Olympic swimmer (2008, 2012)
- Jeff Beliveau (born 1987) β baseball player
- Curt Bennett (born 1948) β ice hockey player
- Harvey Bennett (born 1952) β ice hockey player
- John Bennett (born 1950) β ice hockey player
- Bryan Berard (born 1977) β ice hockey player
- Will Blackmon (born 1984) β football player
- Brian Boucher (born 1977) β ice hockey player
- Pedro Braz (born 1985) β soccer player
- Paul Briggs (1920β2011) β football player
- Ellison "Tarzan" Brown (1913β1975) β two-time Boston Marathon champion and U.S. Olympian
- Brian Burke (born 1955) β ice hockey executive
- Ernie Calverley (1924β2003) β basketball player
- Dave Capuano (born 1968) β ice hockey player
- Jack Capuano (born 1966) β ice hockey player, head coach
- Keith Carney (born 1970) β ice hockey player and U.S. Olympian (1998)
- Marissa Castelli (born 1990) β Olympic pairs figure skater (2014)
- Tom Cavanagh (1982β2011) β hockey player
- Malcolm Chance (1875β1955) β Hall of Fame tennis player
- Mike Cloud (born 1975) β football player
- Fred Corey (1855β1912) β baseball player
- Miguel Cotto (born 1980) β boxer
- Jill Craybas (born 1974) β tennis player
- Sara DeCosta (born 1977) β Olympic ice hockey champion and silver medalist (1998, 2002)
- Al Del Greco (born 1962) β football player, radio personality
- Ernie DiGregorio (born 1951) β basketball player
- Clark Donatelli (born 1967) β ice hockey player and U.S. Olympian (1988, 1992)
- Allen Doyle (born 1948) β golfer
- Pat Duff (1875β1925) β baseball player
- David Duke Jr. (born 1999) β basketball player
- Anthony Durante (1967β2003) β professional wrestler
- Joe Exter (born 1978) β ice hockey player
- Brad Faxon (born 1961) β golfer
- Claire Waters Ferguson (born 1936) β ice skating executive
- Melissa Fiorentino (born 1977) β boxer
- Steve Furness (1950β2000) β football player, coach
- Tom Garrick (born 1966) β basketball player
- Rob Gaudreau (born 1970) β ice hockey player
- Dave Gavitt (1937β2011) β basketball coach
- Billy Gonsalves (1908β1977) β soccer player
- Lou Gorman (1929β2011) β baseball executive
- Paul Guay (born 1963) β ice hockey player
- H–Z
- Gabby Hartnett (1900β1972) β baseball player
- Joe Hassett (born 1955) β basketball player
- Tom Healey (1853β1891) β baseball player
- Anne Hird (born 1959) β pioneering marathon runner
- P. H. Horgan III (born 1960) β golfer
- Tony Horton (born 1958) β physical fitness expert
- Robert Howard (1975β2004) β 1996 and 2000 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team
- John Hynes (born 1975) β ice hockey head coach
- Matt Hyson (born 1970) β wrestler
- Chris Iannetta (born 1983) β baseball player
- Drew Inzer (born 1979) β football player
- Jeff Jillson (born 1980) β ice hockey player
- Steven King (born 1969) β ice hockey player
- Paul Konerko (born 1976) β baseball player
- Clem Labine (1926β2007) β baseball player
- Nap Lajoie (1874β1959) β Hall of Fame baseball player
- Clara LaMore (1926β2021) β International Swimming Hall of Fame inductee
- Lou Lamoriello (born 1942) β ice hockey executive
- Rick Lancellotti (born 1956) β baseball player
- John LaRose (1951β2021) β baseball player
- Brian Lawton (born 1965) β hockey player
- Ricky Ledo (born 1992) β basketball player
- Ed Lee (born 1961) β ice hockey player
- David Littman (born 1967) β ice hockey player
- Davey Lopes (born 1945) β baseball player and coach
- Peter Manfredo (born 1980) β boxer
- Ken McDonald (born 1970) β basketball player, coach
- John Mellekas (1933β2015) β football player
- Tom Mellor (born 1950) β hockey player and U.S. Olympian (1972)
- Ray Monaco (1918β2002) β football player
- Chet Nichols Jr. (1931β1995) β baseball player
- Bill Osmanski (1915β1996) β College Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Chuck Palumbo (born 1971) β wrestler
- Don Panciera (1927β2012) β football player
- Michael Parkhurst (born 1984) β soccer player, U.S. Olympian, and Rhode Island FC co-founder
- Les Pawson (1905β1992) β two-time Boston Marathon winner
- Kwity Paye (born 1998) β football player
- Vinny Paz (born 1962) β boxer, five-time world champion
- Gerry Philbin (born 1941) β football player
- David Quinn (born 1966) β ice hockey player
- Joe Reed (born 1948) β football player
- Aileen Riggin (1906β2002) β swimmer
- Bill Sandeman (born 1942) β football player
- Mathieu Schneider (born 1969) β professional ice hockey player
- Bobby Sewall (born 1988) β football player
- Bert Shurtleff (1897β1967) β football player
- Jamie Silva (born 1984) β football player
- Jim Siwy (born 1958) β baseball player
- A. J. Smith (born 1949) β football executive
- Hank Soar (1914β2001) β football player
- Joe Soares β rugby player
- Sean Soriano β mixed martial artist
- Andre Soukhamthath β mixed martial artist
- Mike Stefanik (1958β2019) β NASCAR driver
- Bill Summers (1895β1966) β Major League Baseball umpire
- Chris Terreri (born 1964) β NHL goalie, two Stanley Cups and U.S. Olympian (1988)
- Mark Van Eeghen (born 1952) β NFL Pro Bowl running back
- Dan Wheeler (born 1977) β baseball player
- Cody Wild (born 1987) β ice hockey player
- Mason Williams (born 1991) β baseball player
- Ron Wilson (born 1955) β ice hockey player, head coach
- Jeff Xavier (born 1985) β basketball player
Businessβ»
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- Zachariah Allen (1795β1882) β textile manufacturer, scientist, lawyer, writer, inventor and civil leader
- Everett M. "Busy" Arnold (1899β1974) β comic book publisher
- F. Nelson Blount (1918β1967) β industrialist and railroad enthusiast, founder of the Blount Seafood Corporation and Steamtown, USA
- John Brown (1736β1803) β merchant and slave-trader, original owner of the John Brown House, co-founder of the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Brown University)
- Moses Brown (1738β1836) β co-founder of the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Brown University)
- Nicholas Brown Jr. (1769β1841) β businessman and philanthropist for whom Brown University is named
- Robert Crandall (born 1935) β former president and chairman of American Airlines
- Glenn Creamer β senior managing director of Providence Equity Partners
- Marcel Desaulniers (born 1945) β chef and director emeritus of the Culinary Institute of America
- Wylie Dufresne (born 1970) β celebrity chef, owner of wd~50 restaurant in Manhattan
- Ann Smith Franklin (1696β1763) β publisher
- Darius Goff (1809β1891) β Pawtucket textile mill owner
- Catherine Littlefield Greene (1755β1814) β wife of Nathanael Greene
- Daniel Harple (born 1959) β entrepreneur, investor, inventor
- Bradley S. Jacobs (born 1956) β chairman and chief executive officer of XPO Logistics
- Laura Lang β former chief executive officer of Time Inc.
- Aaron Lopez (1731β1782) β slave merchant and philanthropist, wealthiest person in Newport
- Edward J. McElroy (born 1941) β labor union executive
- James McNerney (born 1949) β business executive
- David Nason (born 1970) β president and CEO of GE Energy Financial Services
- Jonathan M. Nelson (born 1956) β businessman and investor, founder of Providence Equity Partners
- Carolyn Rafaelian β designer, philanthropist, and business woman, founder of Alex and Ani
- Samuel Slater (1768β1835) β industrialist, "father of the industrial revolution"
- Henry J. Steere (1830β1889) β textile industrialist, philanthropist
- Judah Touro (1775β1854) β businessman
- William Kissam Vanderbilt (1849β1920) β member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family, original owner of Marble House in Newport
- William Vernon (1719β1806) β trader
Crimeβ»
- Thomas Tew (?β1695) β pirate
Film and televisionβ»
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- A–L
- Norm Abram (born 1950) β carpenter and television performer
- Robert Aldrich (1918β1983) β film director
- Gianna Amore (born 1968) β model and actress
- Harry Anderson (1952β2018) β actor, Night Court
- David Angell (1946β2001) β television producer
- Nadia Bjorlin (born 1980) β actress
- Billy Bush (born 1971) β radio and TV host, Access Hollywood, Today
- Ruth Buzzi (born 1936) β comedian, Laugh-In
- Sean Callery (born 1964) β film and television composer
- Robert Capron (born 1998) β actor
- Marilyn Chambers (1952β2009) β pornographic film actress
- ZoΓ« Chao (born 1985) - actress
- Harry Cicma (born 1982) β Emmy Award-winning sports anchor, professional tennis player
- Amanda Clayton (born 1981) β actress, City on a Hill
- Nicholas Colasanto (1924β1985) β actor and director, Cheers
- Michael Corrente (born 1959) β film director and producer
- Olivia Culpo (born 1992) β Miss Rhode Island USA 2012, Miss USA 2012, Miss Universe 2012
- Sam Daly (born 1984) β actor
- Viola Davis (born 1965) β Academy Award-winning actress
- Charlie Day (born 1976) β actor, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Vin Di Bona (born 1944) β television producer
- Eddie Dowling (1895β1976) β actor
- Alice Drummond (1929β2016) β actress
- Jack Duffy (1882β1939) β film actor
- Nelson Eddy (1901β1967) β actor and singer
- Susan Eisenberg (born 1964) β voice actress
- Mark Famiglietti (born 1979) β actor
- Bobby Farrelly (born 1958) β film director
- Peter Farrelly (born 1956) β film director
- Mat Franco (born 1988) β magician, America's Got Talent winner
- Matt Fraser (born 1991) β psychic and television personality
- Peter Frechette (born 1956) β actor
- Peter Gerety (born 1940) β actor
- Joanna Going (born 1963) β actress
- Spalding Gray (1941β2004) β actor and writer
- Richard Hart (1915β1951) β actor
- Elisabeth Hasselbeck (born 1977) β television personality
- Sam Hyde β comedian
- Richard Hatch (born 1961) β reality television contestant
- Jason Hawes (born 1971) β television actor
- David Hedison (1927β2019) β actor
- Brian Helgeland (born 1961) β screenwriter, film producer and director
- Ruth Hussey (1911β2005) β Academy Award-nominated actress
- Thomas Harper Ince (1882β1924) β film producer, director, actor
- Richard Jenkins (born 1947) β Academy Award-nominated actor
- Joyce Jillson (1946β2004) β actress, author, and astrologer
- Van Johnson (1916β2008) β actor, The Caine Mutiny, Brigadoon
- Claudia Jordan (born 1973) β Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1997
- Ted Knight (1923β1986) β actor, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Caddyshack
- Geoffrey Lewis (1935β2015) β actor
- Eric Lutes (born 1962) β actor
- M–Z
- Seth MacFarlane (born 1973) β voice actor, creator of Family Guy, American Dad!, The Cleveland Show, and Ted
- George Macready (1899β1973) β actor
- Mike Maronna (born 1977) β actor
- Jason Marsden (born 1975) β actor
- Louis B. Mayer (1884β1957) β film producer and MGM studio mogul
- Matt McCarthy (born 1979) β comedian, actor
- Ron McLarty (1947β2020) β actor, playwright, novelist
- Michaela McManus (born 1983) β actress, Law & Order: SVU, One Tree Hill
- Caroline McWilliams (1945β2010) β actress
- Debra Messing (born 1968) β actress, Will and Grace
- Shanna Moakler (born 1975) β Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1992, Miss New York USA 1995, Miss USA 1995
- Mark Morettini (born 1962) β actor, Prison Break
- Christopher Murney (born 1943) β actor
- Arden Myrin (born 1973) β actress
- Brendan O'Malley (born 1969) β actor and writer
- Vincent Pagano (born 1967) β actor
- Pauly D (born 1980) β television personality, DJ, cast member of Jersey Shore
- David Petrarca (born 1962) β film, television and theatre director
- Ben Powers (1950β2015) β actor, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
- Ford Rainey (1908β2005) β actor
- Don Reo β television producer
- Kali Rocha (born 1971) β actress
- Charles Rocket (1945β2005) β actor
- Josh Schwartz (born 1976) β television producer
- Dave Shalansky (born 1973) β actor
- Chris Sparling (born 1977) β screenwriter and director
- Christopher Stanley (born 1965) β actor, Henry Francis on Mad Men
- Mena Suvari (born 1979) β actress, American Beauty
- Saucy Sylvia (1921β2017) β comedian, singer, radio personality
- Erika Van Pelt β American Idol finalist
- Meredith Vieira (born 1953) β television personality
- David S. Ward (born 1945) β film director, Academy Award-winning screenwriter (The Sting)
- Desiree Washington (born 1973) β model
- James Woods (born 1947) β Academy Award-nominated actor
Journalismβ»
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- Allen Bestwick (born 1961) β sportscaster
- Angelo Cataldi β sportscaster
- David Hartman (born 1935) β actor, television personality
- Irving R. Levine (1922β2009) β journalist
- Walter Mossberg (born 1947) β columnist
- Al Rockoff β photographer
- George Schuyler (1895β1977) β author, journalist
- A. O. Scott (born 1966) β film critic
- Jeff Stein (born 1944) β columnist, blogger
- Doug White (1944β2006) β television newscaster
- Jack White (1942β2005) β journalist
Militaryβ»
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- William Henry Allen (1784β1813) β Navy officer
- John Nicholas Brown II (1900β1979) β United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy (AIR)
- Ambrose Burnside (1824β1881) β Army officer
- Stephen Champlin (1789β1870) β Navy officer
- Godfrey Chevalier (1889β1922) β Navy officer
- Nathanael Greene (1742β1786) β Continental Army officer, considered George Washington's most gifted officer
- Esek Hopkins (1718β1802) β Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War
- Leon J. LaPorte (born 1946) β Army officer, former U.S. Forces Korea commander
- George Luz (1921β1998) β- member of famed Easy Company 506th, 101st.
- Matthew C. Perry (1794β1858) β Navy officer
- Oliver Hazard Perry (1785β1819) β Navy officer
- Elisha Hunt Rhodes (1842β1917) β Army
- Isaac P. Rodman (1822β1862) β Army officer
- James Mitchell Varnum (1748β1789) β general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
- Samuel Ward Jr. (1756β1832) β American Revolutionary War soldier and delegateββto the secessionist Hartford Convention
- Frank Wheaton (1833β1903) β Army officer
- Abraham Whipple (1733β1819) β Continental Navy commander-in-chief
- David B. Champagne (1932-1952) β Medal of Honor recipient
Musicβ»
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- Greg Abate (born 1947) β jazz musician
- Stevie Aiello (born 1983) β founding member of Monty Are I, and touring musician with Thirty Seconds to Mars
- AraabMuzik (born 1989) β record producer and DJ
- Dicky Barrett (born 1964) β popular musician, frontman of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- David Blue (1941β1982) β singer-songwriter
- John Cafferty β musician known for work with The Beaver Brown Band and for the Eddie and the Cruisers soundtrack
- Blu Cantrell (born 1976) β musician
- Wendy Carlos (born 1939) β composer and electronic music pioneer
- George M. Cohan (1878β1942) β entertainer, singer, dancer, subject of the film, Yankee Doodle Dandy
- Bill Conti (born 1942) β film music composer, Rocky
- Bill Cowsill (1948β2006) β musician
- Tanya Donelly (born 1966) β musician
- John Dwyer (born 1974) β multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, visual artist, and record label owner
- Eileen Farrell (1920β2002) β opera singer
- Sage Francis (born 1976) β musician
- Billy Gilman (born 1988) β musician
- Al Gomes (born 1960) β record producer and songwriter
- Lukasz Gottwald (born 1973) β songwriter
- Bobby Hackett (1915β1976) β jazz musician
- Scott Hamilton (born 1954) β jazz tenor saxophonist
- Kristin Hersh (born 1966) β musician
- Jon B. (born 1974) β musician
- Jesse Leach (born 1978) β popular musician
- Mapei (born 1983) β recording artist
- Alexis Marshall β vocalist for the experimental rock band Daughters
- Dave McKenna (1930β2008) β jazz pianist
- Paul Motian (1931β2011) β jazz drummer, composer, bandleader
- Nico Muhly (born 1981) β contemporary classical music composer
- David Narcizo (born 1966) β musician
- David Olney (1948β2020) β musician
- Jeffrey Osborne (born 1948) β musician
- Mike Renzi (born 1946) β pianist
- Duke Robillard (born 1948) β blues musician
- Kim Schifino β musician
- Carol Sloane (born 1937) β jazz singer
- Mike Stud (born 1988) β rapper, former athlete
- Erika Van Pelt (born 1985) β singer
- Leon Wilkeson (1952β2001) β bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Don Wise (born 1942) β tenor saxophonist, music producer, songwriter
- Arizona Zervas (born 1995) β rapper, composer, singer
- Jvke (born 2001) - singer, songwriter, producer
Politics and governmentβ»
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John Chafee
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Stephen Hopkins
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Roger Williams
See also: List of governors of Rhode Island, List of justices of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island, List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, and List of United States senators from Rhode Island
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- A–L
- Lincoln Almond (born 1936) β former governor
- Thomas Angell (1618β1694) β co-founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
- Jonathan Earle Arnold (1814β1869) β member of the Wisconsin Territorial Council
- Peleg Arnold (1751β1820) β lawyer, tavern-keeper, jurist, and statesman
- Joshua Babcock (1707β1783) β physician, American Revolution general, state Supreme Court justice, and postmaster
- Latimer Whipple Ballou (1812β1900) β member of the House of Representatives
- Sullivan Ballou (1829β1861) β state representative and Army officer
- Oliver Belmont (1858β1908) β charter member of the Rhode Island Society of Sons of the Revolution, Representative for New York
- Charles R. Brayton (1840β1910) β politician and lobbyist whom The New York Times called the "Blind Boss of Rhode Island"
- Samuel W. Bridgham (1776β1740) β first mayor of Providence
- Frank Caprio (born 1936) β judge and television performer
- John Chafee (1922β1999) β U.S. Senator
- Lincoln Chafee (born 1953) β U.S. Senator, governor of Rhode Island, presidential candidate
- Vincent "Buddy" Cianci Jr. (1941β2016) β former mayor of Providence
- David Cicilline (born 1961) β Representative and Mayor of Providence
- William Coddington (1601β1678) β magistrate of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Judge of Portsmouth, Judge of Newport, Governor of Portsmouth and Newport, Deputy Governor of the entire colony, and governor of the colony
- Thomas Corcoran (1900β1981) β member of President Franklin Roosevelt's "Brain Trust" during the New Deal and an advisor to President Lyndon B. Johnson
- Percy Daniels (1840β1916) β Populist politician
- Edward D. DiPrete (born 1934) β former governor of Rhode Island
- Thomas Donilon β National Security Adviser under President Barack Obama
- Thomas A. Doyle (1827β1886) β Mayor of Providence for eighteen years
- Job Durfee (1790β1847) β Congressman
- Elisha Dyer Jr. (1839β1906) β 45th Governor of Rhode Island, mayor of Providence
- William Ellery (1727β1820) β a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Rhode Island
- Arthur Fenner (1745β1805) β fourth governor of Rhode Island
- Michael Flynn (born 1958) β retired Army lieutenant general and National Security Advisor
- Theodore Foster (1752β1828) β one of the first two United States senators from Rhode Island
- Samuel Gorton (1593β1677) β settled Warwick
- Daniel L. D. Granger (1852β1909) β Representative and mayor of Providence
- Theodore F. Green (1867β1866) β United States Senator, 57th Governor of Rhode Island, and namesake of T. F. Green Airport
- Christopher R. Hill (born 1952) β diplomat, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
- Stephen Hopkins (1707β1785) β Governor of Rhode Island, RI Supreme Court justice, Signatory of the Declaration of Independence
- Joseph B. Keenan β Chief Prosecutor in the International Military Tribunal for the Far East
- Ambrose Kennedy (1875β1967) β Congressman
- Kat Kerwin (1997) β former politician who served as the youngest member of the Providence City Council from 2019 until 2023
- Pat LaMarche (born 1960) β Green Party presidential candidate
- William C. Lovering (1835β1910) β Congressman
- M–Z
- Tiara Mack (1993) β State Senator
- James McAndrews (1862β1942) β Congressman
- William McCormick (born 1939) β diplomat, United States Ambassador to New Zealand
- J. Howard McGrath (1903β1966) β Governor of Rhode Island, Solicitor General, Senator, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Attorney General of the United States
- Edwin D. McGuinness (1856β1901) β first Irish-Catholic mayor of Providence
- Florence K. Murray (1916β2004) β officer in Women's Army Corps, first female state senator in Rhode Island, first female judge in Rhode Island, and first female member of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
- Dee Dee Myers (born 1961) β White House Press Secretary
- Annette Nazareth (born 1956) β commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission
- Joseph R. Paolino Jr. β U.S. Ambassador to Malta, former Mayor of Providence
- John O. Pastore (1907β2000) β Governor of Rhode Island, Senator
- Claiborne Pell (1918β2009) β Senator, diplomat, sponsor of Pell grants
- Aram J. Pothier (1854β1928) β Governor of Rhode Island, banker
- Jack Reed (born 1949) β Senator
- Dennis J. Roberts (1903β1994) β 63rd Governor of Rhode Island
- Christopher Robinson (1806β1889) β congressman
- James Y. Smith (1809β1876) β mayor of Providence and 29th Governor of Rhode Island
- Sean Spicer (born 1971) β White House Press Secretary for President Donald Trump
- William Sprague (1799β1856) β 14th Governor, a U.S. Representative, and a Senator
- William H. Sullivan (1922β2013) β U.S. Ambassador
- Bruce Sundlun (1920β2011) β former governor
- Charles Tillinghast James (1805β1862) β U.S. Senator
- Pat Toomey (born 1961) β Senator for Pennsylvania
- Samuel Ward (1725β1776) β RI Supreme Court justice, Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and a delegate to the Continental Congress
- William West (1733β1816) β American Revolution general, Lieutenant Governor, RI Supreme Court justice, anti-federalist leader
- Sheldon Whitehouse (born 1955) β state Attorney General, Senator
- Charles C. Van Zandt (1830β1894) β former governor
Religionβ»
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- Alfred W. Anthony (1860β1939) β author, Free Will Baptist leader, and religion professor at Bates College
- Emeline S. Burlingame (1836-1923) β president, Rhode Island Womanβs Christian Temperance Union; president, Free Baptist Womanβs Missionary Society
- William Ellery Channing (1780β1842) β Unitarian theologian
- John Clarke (1609β1676) β Baptist minister, co-founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, author of its influential charter, and a leading advocate of religious freedom in America
- Maurice Davis (1921β1993) β Rabbi and human-rights activist
- Ernest Fortin (1923β2002) β Assumptionist and professor of theology at Boston College
- Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe (1808β1895) β Episcopal Church bishop
- Anne Hutchinson (1591β1643) β early settler of Newport, catalyst of the Antinomian Controversy
- James Manning (1738β1791) β American Baptist minister, co-founder and first president of the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Brown University)
- Edwards Amasa Park (1808β1900) β theologian
- Ezra Stiles (1727β1795) β Congregationalist minister and co-founder of the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]]
- Roger Williams (1603β1684) β founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, influential author, considered the first proponent of separation of church and state
Scienceβ»
- Aaron T. Beck (1921-2021) β psychiatrist
- George Brayton (1830β1892) β mechanical engineer
- Joseph Brown (1733β1785) β astronomer
- Rita Charon (born 1949) β physician
- Solomon Drowne (1753β1834) β physician, academic, and surgeon during the American Revolution
- Sylvester Gardiner (1707β1786) β physician
- Stuart Gitlow (born 1962) β psychiatrist
- Frederic Poole Gorham (1871β1933) β bacteriologist
- Nathanael Herreshoff (1848β1938) β naval engineer
- Domina Jalbert (1904β1991) β inventor
- Melanie Sanford (born 1975) β chemist
- Sherwood C. Spring (born 1944) β astronaut
- Robert Henry Thurston (1839β1903) β first president of the ASME
- Frank E. Winsor (1870β1939) β civil engineer
See alsoβ»
- By educational institution affiliation
- By location
Referencesβ»
- ^ Contreras, Russell (September 4, 2008). "Champagne Takes the Reins at Merrimack College". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "wd~50 β The Team". wd~50.
- ^ "Brendan O'Malley". IMDb.
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