Notable people from Providence, Rhode Island
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The following is a list of notable people from Providence
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Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
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Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
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Arts, literature, humanities and entertainment
- Tom Adams - an illustrator most famous for his Agatha Christie paperback cover designs
- Chester Holmes AldrichChester Holmes AldrichChester Holmes Aldrich was an American architect and director of the American Academy in Rome from 1935 until his death in 1940.-Early life:...
- architect and director of American Academy in RomeAmerican Academy in RomeThe American Academy in Rome is a research and arts institution located on the Gianicolo in Rome.- History :In 1893, a group of American architects, painters and sculptors met regularly while planning the fine arts section of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition... - Mathuren Arthur AndrieuMathuren Arthur AndrieuMathuren Arthur Andrieu was a painter. His work included portraits, landscapes, scenery, and panoramas.He was born in France, and studied at the French Royal Academy. He then came to the United States, being employed in New Orleans around 1840...
- painter - Jacob M. AppelJacob M. AppelJacob M. Appel is an American author, bioethicist and social critic. He is best known for his short stories, his work as a playwright, and his writing in the fields of reproductive ethics, organ donation, neuroethics and euthanasia....
- author and playwright - Joe BeatsJoe BeatsJoe Beats is an American hip hop producer from Rhode Island. He is best known as the co-producer for the duo Non-Prophets.DelCarpini was born in Warwick, Rhode Island.-Non-Prophets:...
- hip-hop producer. - Ted BerriganTed Berrigan-Early life:Berrigan was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on November 15, 1934. After high school, he spent a year at Providence College before joining the U.S. Army in 1954 to serve in the Korean War. After three years in the Army, he finished his college studies at the University of Tulsa in...
- poet. - Blu CantrellBlu CantrellBlu Cantrell is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.-Biography:Tiffany Cobb was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1976. Her father was a Narragansett Native American and Cape Verdean, and played in the National Basketball Association...
- singer famous for hit songs "Hit 'Em Upstyle (Oops)" and "Breathe" - William CarpenterWilliam Carpenter (Rhode Island)William Carpenter William Carpenter William Carpenter (born about 1610 probably in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England - died September 7, 1685 at Providence (Pawtuxet section now in Cranston, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations) was a co-founder of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations...
- early settler of Providence - Marilyn ChambersMarilyn ChambersMarilyn Chambers was an American pornographic actress, exotic dancer, model, actress and vice-presidential candidate...
- pornographic actress and Vice-Presidential candidate. - George M. CohanGeorge M. CohanGeorge Michael Cohan , known professionally as George M. Cohan, was a major American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, and producer....
- songwriter and entertainer, best known: "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "You're a Grand Old FlagYou're a Grand Old Flag"You're a Grand Old Flag" is a patriotic song of the United States. The song, a spirited march written by George M. Cohan, is a tribute to the U.S. flag. In addition to obvious references to the flag, it incorporates snippets of other popular songs, including one of his own...
" - Jim ConnorsJim ConnorsJim "JC" Connors was a popular radio personality of the 1960s through 1980s in the United States.-Highlights:...
- Legendary Radio personality (d. Feb 24th 1987) - Bill ContiBill ContiWilliam "Bill" Conti is an American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards ceremony.-Early life and career:...
- composer of music for film and television - Scott CorbettScott CorbettW. Scott Corbett was an American novelist and educator. He wrote a total of 89 books; he began with five adult novels, then began writing books for children, eventually writing sixty-nine such books. His best known book is The Lemonade Trick, a novel for children...
- writer of children's books - Michael CorrenteMichael CorrenteMichael Corrente is an American film director and producer from Pawtucket, Rhode Island. His films include A Shot at Glory, American Buffalo, Outside Providence, Brooklyn Rules and Federal Hill.-Biography:...
- Film director and producer. - Christopher DeniseChristopher DeniseChristopher Denise is the artist for many of Brian Jacques' Redwall books. He Illustrated the picture books The Great Redwall Feast and A Redwall Winter's Tale....
- illustrator of children's books, including many in the RedwallRedwallRedwall, by Brian Jacques, is a series of fantasy novels. It is the title of the first book of the series, published in 1986, the name of the Abbey featured in the book, and the name of an animated TV series based on three of the novels , which first aired in 1999...
series - C. M. Eddy, Jr.C. M. Eddy, Jr.Clifford Martin Eddy, Jr. was an American author best known for his horror and supernatural short stories. He is best remembered for his work in Weird Tales magazine.- Career :...
- author of mysteries and horror fiction - Nelson EddyNelson EddyNelson Ackerman Eddy was an American singer and actor who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. A classically trained baritone, he is best remembered for the eight films in which he costarred...
- American singer and film actor - Jeanpaul FerroJeanpaul FerroJéanpaul Ferro is an American writer of poetry, novels, and short stories, whose works incorporate philosophical, social-political, and topical conventions...
- poet, short fiction author, novelist - Elisabeth Filarski - footwear designer, Survivor: The Australian OutbackSurvivor: The Australian OutbackSurvivor: The Australian Outback is the second season of the United States reality show Survivor. Filming took place at Goshen Station in northern Queensland during 2000 and aired from January 28, 2001 to May 3, 2001 on CBS...
contestant - Sage FrancisSage FrancisPaul "Sage" Francis is a hip-hop artist from Providence, Rhode Island.-Biography:Born Paul Francis in Miami, Florida, Sage Francis is a rapper/writer/performer from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of the independent hip-hop record label Strange Famous Records...
- hip hopHip hop musicHip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artist and slam poet - Ava GaudetAva GaudetAva Gaudet is an American television, film, and theatre actress/singer from Providence, Rhode Island.-Background:Gaudet is of French descent and comes from a family of performers. Her mother is an actress and is a theater teacher at Mt Hope High School in Bristol Rhode Island and both her father...
- singer/dancer/actress known for BWays "RentRent (musical)Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème...
", Abc's "Ugly BettyUgly BettyUgly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
" and more. - Robert Leo (Bobby) HackettBobby HackettRobert Leo "Bobby" Hackett was an US jazz musician who played trumpet, cornet and guitar with the bands of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman in the late thirties and early forties.-Biography:...
- Jazz musician (trumpet, cornet & guitar) - Scott HaltzmanScott HaltzmanDr. Scott David Haltzman is an American psychiatrist, relationship counselor, and author. He is known for his work in support of marriage and husbands....
- author, The Secrets of Happily Married Men: Eight Ways to Win Your Wife's Heart Forever - Scott HamiltonScott Hamilton (musician)Scott Hamilton is a jazz tenor saxophonist, born in 1954 and associated with swing and mainstream jazz.-Biography:He emerged in the 1970s and at the time he was considered to be one of the few musicians of real talent who carried the tradition of the classic jazz tenor saxophone in the style of...
, famous Tenor Saxophonist was born here in 1954. - Clay HartClay HartClay Hart is an American country music singer and guitarist who was a member of The Lawrence Welk Show television program from 1969 to 1975.-Biography:...
- Country musician (guitar) - Richard HatchRichard Hatch (reality TV)Richard "Rich" Hatch is the $1,000,000 winner of the first American Survivor series, and was a contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice 4.-Early life:...
- Winner of Survivor: BorneoSurvivor: BorneoSurvivor: Borneo is the first season of the United States reality show Survivor. It was originally broadcast under the name Survivor but its official title was changed to Survivor: Pulau Tiga to distinguish it from subsequent installments of the series, and then changed again to Survivor: Borneo to...
. - David HedisonDavid HedisonAlbert David Hedison, Jr. is an Armenian-American film, television, and stage actor. He was billed as Al Hedison in his early film work. In 1959, when he was cast in the role of Victor Sebastian in the short-lived espionage television series Five Fingers, NBC insisted that he change his name...
- actor of film, television and theater - Ruth HusseyRuth HusseyRuth Carol Hussey was an American actress best known for her Academy Award-nominated role as photographer Elizabeth Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story.-Early life:...
- MGM motion picture actress - nominated for an Oscar for The Philadelphia Story 1940 - Claudia JordanClaudia JordanClaudia Jordan is an American television and radio personality. She is primarily known for appearing as a model on the U.S. version of Deal or No Deal, and for competing on Season 2 of the Celebrity Apprentice.-Personal life:...
- actress, Miss Rhode Island USAMiss Rhode Island USAThe Miss Rhode Island USA competition is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state Rhode Island in the Miss USA pageant....
1997 - Galway KinnellGalway KinnellGalway Kinnell is an American poet. He was Poet Laureate of Vermont from 1989 to 1993. An admitted follower of Walt Whitman, Kinnell rejects the idea of seeking fulfillment by escaping into the imaginary world. His best-loved and most anthologized poems are "St...
- Pulitzer Prize-winning poet - Jesse LeachJesse LeachJesse David Leach is an American musician from Providence, Rhode Island, and is best known as being the former lead vocalist of Killswitch Engage and later for being the vocalist for the blues rock band Seemless...
- vocalist and musician - original frontman of Killswitch EngageKillswitch EngageKillswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbandment of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Howard Jones, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, and drummer...
. Also SeemlessSeemlessSeemless was an American rock supergroup formed by ex-Shadows Fall drummer Derek Kerswill, ex-Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach, and ex-Overcast and ex -Killswitch Engage guitarist Pete Cortese....
, The Empire Shall FallThe Empire Shall FallThe Empire Shall Fall is an American metalcore band from Providence, Rhode Island that was formed in 2008 by former Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach...
and Times of Grace - H. P. LovecraftH. P. LovecraftHoward Phillips Lovecraft --often credited as H.P. Lovecraft — was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction....
- author of fantasy and horror fiction - George MacreadyGeorge MacreadyGeorge Peabody Macready, Jr. , was an American stage, film, and television actor often cast in roles as polished villains.-Background:...
- actor of stage, film, and television who was born in Providence in 1899 - Cormac McCarthyCormac McCarthyCormac McCarthy is an American novelist and playwright. He has written ten novels, spanning the Southern Gothic, Western, and modernist genres. He received the Pulitzer Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction for The Road...
- influential 20th-Century author - Shanna MoaklerShanna MoaklerShanna Lynn Moakler is an American model, actress, reality television star and a former beauty queen. She was the winner of the Miss New York USA pageant in 1995 and was originally the first runner-up at Miss USA 1995. She was later crowned Miss USA after Chelsi Smith won Miss Universe...
- Miss USA 1995,model,actress and reality television star - Nico MuhlyNico MuhlyNico Muhly is a contemporary classical music composer, who has worked and recorded with classical and pop/rock musicians. He currently lives in the Lower East Side section of Manhattan in New York City.-Early years:...
- composer, (1981- ) - Andy OnAndy OnAndy On Chi-kit is a Chinese American actor and martial artist.-Biography:On was born on 11 May 1977, in Providence, Rhode Island. As a native to the USA, Andy On can speak English, Mandarin and Cantonese...
- Chinese American Hong Kong actor - Jeffrey OsborneJeffrey OsborneJeffrey Linton Osborne is an American funk and R&B musician, songwriter, lyricist, and former lead singer of the band, L.T.D.-Early life and career:...
- lead vocalist with LTDLTD- Business and finance :*Ltd. or Ltd, denotes a business incorporated under the laws of England, Wales, Scotland, Canada, other Commonwealth countries, the Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Israel and some Anglophone countries in Africa, like Ghana or Nigeria....
. - Vincent PaganoVincent PaganoVincent Pagano is an American film and television actor and screenwriter. He was born on October 13, 1967 in Providence, Rhode Island.Pagano's first recurring television role was on the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan in 1996....
- actor of film and television, screenwriter - Don PardoDon PardoDominick George "Don" Pardo is an American radio and television announcer. He is best known as the voice of the long-running late night sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live....
- NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
Announcer since 1944 - S. J. PerelmanS. J. PerelmanSidney Joseph Perelman, almost always known as S. J. Perelman , was an American humorist, author, and screenwriter. He is best known for his humorous short pieces written over many years for The New Yorker...
- humorist, author, and screenwriter - Sylvia PoggioliSylvia PoggioliSylvia Poggioli , born 19 May 1946, is an American radio reporter for National Public Radio. She is that network's senior European correspondent.-Early life:...
- American radio reporter for National Public Radio. - Josh SchwartzJosh Schwartz-Film school at USC:In 1995, Schwartz realized his boyhood dream of attending film school to study screen and television writing at the University of Southern California...
- Creator of the teen sensation hit Television show "The O.C." - A. O. ScottA. O. ScottAnthony Oliver Scott, known as A. O. Scott , is an American journalist and critic. He is a chief film critic for The New York Times, along with Manohla Dargis.-Background and education:...
- journalist and New York Times film critic. - Daniel SullyDaniel SullyDaniel Sully , born Daniel Sullivan, was an American circus performer, stage actor and playwright, who gained popularity during the latter years of the nineteenth century.-Life and career:...
stage actor and playwright - Benjamin C. TrumanBenjamin C. TrumanBenjamin Cummings Truman , was an American journalist and author; in particular, he was a distinguished war correspondent during the American Civil War, and an authority on duels....
- war correspondentWar correspondentA war correspondent is a journalist who covers stories firsthand from a war zone. In the 19th century they were also called Special Correspondents.-Methods:...
and authorAuthorAn author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:... - Meredith VieiraMeredith VieiraMeredith Louise Vieira is an American journalist, television personality, and game show host. She is best known for her roles as the original moderator of the ABC talk program The View and co-host of the long-running NBC News morning news program, Today...
- former moderator of ABC's The View, co-host of NBC's Today show - Sarah Helen WhitmanSarah Helen WhitmanSarah Helen Power Whitman was a poet, essayist, transcendentalist, Spiritualist and a romantic interest of Edgar Allan Poe.-Early life:...
- poet and the possible inspiration behind the Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
poems "To Helen" and "Annabel LeeAnnabel Lee"Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of Poe's poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman. The narrator, who fell in love with Annabel Lee when they were young, has a love for her so strong that even angels are jealous. He...
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Business
- Arunah Shepherdson AbellArunah Shepherdson AbellArunah Shepherdson Abell was an American publisher and philanthropist. Born in Rhode Island, Abell learned the newspaper business as an apprentice at the Providence Patriot. After stints with newspapers in New York City and Boston, he co-founded the Philadelphia Public Ledger and later founded the...
- publisher and philanthropist - Everett M. "Busy" Arnold - comics books entrepreneur and publisher
- Alan Shawn Feinstein - finance expert and philanthropist
- Henry J. SteereHenry J. SteereHenry Jonah Steere was a prominent American philanthropist and industrialist from Rhode Island.-Childhood:Henry J. Steere was born in Providence, Rhode Island on April 11, 1830 to Alice Smith and Jonah Steere , a manufacturer, saddler and harness maker. Henry was their only surviving child...
- industrialist and philanthropist
Military
- George AndrewsGeorge Andrews (Adjutant General)George Andrews was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1912 to 1914.-Life and career:...
- Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1912 to 1914 - Israel AngellIsrael AngellIsrael Angell was a soldier of the American Revolutionary War.He was born to Oliver and Naomi Angell in Providence, Rhode Island. He was a descendant of one of the original settlers in Rhode Island. He had a good education and developed an early interest in scientific matters...
- colonel in the American RevolutionAmerican RevolutionThe American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America... - Richard ArnoldRichard Arnold (general)Richard Arnold was a career U.S. Army officer who served as a brigadier general in the Union forces during the American Civil War...
- American Civil War general - William Seaman BainbridgeWilliam Seaman BainbridgeWilliam Seaman Bainbridge was an American surgeon and gynecologist. He also was a military physician of the United States Navy and co-founder of the International Committee of Military Medicine located in Liège....
- American military physician, surgeon and gynecologist - Frank WheatonFrank WheatonFrank Wheaton was a career military officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and Indian Wars.-Early life and career:...
- American Civil War general
Politics
- Arunah Shepherdson AbellArunah Shepherdson AbellArunah Shepherdson Abell was an American publisher and philanthropist. Born in Rhode Island, Abell learned the newspaper business as an apprentice at the Providence Patriot. After stints with newspapers in New York City and Boston, he co-founded the Philadelphia Public Ledger and later founded the...
- creator of Philadelphia Public Ledger and Baltimore Sun newspapers. - Philip Allen - Governor of and Senator from Rhode Island
- William Henry AllenWilliam Henry AllenWilliam Henry Allen was an American naval officer during the War of 1812.-Quotation [a1]:Influences: "His father, William Allen, on the breaking out of the American Revolution, was appointed a first lieutenant in the army...
- naval officer during the War of 1812War of 1812The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant... - Zachariah AllenZachariah AllenZachariah Allen was an American textile manufacturer, scientist, lawyer, writer, inventor and civil leader from Providence, Rhode Island...
- scientist and inventor - Jonathan ArnoldJonathan ArnoldJonathan Arnold was an American physician and statesman from New England. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island. Arnold served in the Continental Army as a surgeon, and directed the army hospital at Providence. He represented Rhode Island as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1782 and...
- member of the Continental CongressContinental CongressThe Continental Congress was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution....
from Rhode Island - Samuel G. ArnoldSamuel G. ArnoldSamuel Greene Arnold, Jr. was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he received his early education under private tutors, and graduated from Brown University in 1841 and, in 1845, the law department of Harvard University, gaining admission to the bar that year...
- United States Senator from Rhode Island - Jabez BowenJabez BowenJabez Bowen, Jr. was a deputy governor of Rhode Island, militia colonel during the American Revolutionary War and Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.-Biography:...
- federalist supporter, Lt. Governor of Rhode Island - John BrownJohn Brown (Rhode Island)John Brown I was an American merchant, slave trader, and statesman from Providence, Rhode Island. In 1764, John Brown joined his brothers Nicholas Brown and Moses Brown as well as William Ellery, the Baptist Reverend James Manning, the Baptist Reverend Isaac Backus, the Congregationalist Reverend...
- co-founder of Brown University, U.S. Representative - John ChafeeJohn ChafeeJohn Lester Hubbard Chafee was an American politician. He served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, as the 66th Governor of Rhode Island, as the Secretary of the Navy, and as a United States Senator.-Early life and family:...
- Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
GovernorGovernorA governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
, Secretary of the Navy, and a United States Senator. - Zechariah ChafeeZechariah ChafeeZechariah Chafee, Jr. was an American judicial philosopher and civil libertarian. An advocate for free speech, he was described by Senator Joseph McCarthy as "dangerous" to the United States...
- an American lawyerLawyerA lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, academic and civil libertarian. - Vincent CianciVincent CianciVincent Albert "Buddy" Cianci, Jr. served as the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, from 1975 to 1984 and again from 1991 to 2002...
- Longest Serving Mayor in Providence History (1974–1984) & (1991–2002). First Italian-American Mayor of Providence - Stephen HopkinsStephen Hopkins (politician)Stephen Hopkins was an American political leader from Rhode Island who signed the Declaration of Independence. He served as the Chief Justice and Governor of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and was a Delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany in 1754 and to the...
- nine-time governor of Rhode Island and signer of the Declaration of Independence - Elisha JenkinsElisha JenkinsElisha Jenkins was an American politician who served as New York Secretary of State and Mayor of Albany.-Life:...
- New York Secretary of State, Mayor of Albany - Pat LaMarchePat LaMarchePatricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche is an American political figure and activist with the Green Party; she was the party's vice-presidential candidate in the 2004 U.S...
- Green PartyGreen Party (United States)The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...
vice presidential candidateVice President of the United StatesThe Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
in 2004 and activist - Dee Dee MyersDee Dee MyersDee Dee Myers served as White House Press Secretary for the first two years of the Clinton administration, from January 20, 1993 to December 22, 1994.-Early life and education:...
- The first female White House Press SecretaryWhite House Press SecretaryThe White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the government administration....
, served under the Clinton administration - John O. PastoreJohn O. PastoreJohn Orlando Pastore was a Rhode Island Democratic Party politician who was a United States Senator from Rhode Island and the 61st Governor of Rhode Island , and was the first Italian American to hold either position.-Early life and career:Born in Providence on March 17, 1907, he attended...
- Democrat politician, first Italian-American governor (1945–1950) and Italian-American senator (1950–1976) of Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
Innovators
- Zachariah AllenZachariah AllenZachariah Allen was an American textile manufacturer, scientist, lawyer, writer, inventor and civil leader from Providence, Rhode Island...
- scientist and inventor, patented automatic cut-off valve for steam engines
Sports
- Bill AlmonBill AlmonWilliam Francis Almon is a retired American baseball player who played in the major leagues from 1974 through 1988. A utility player, he played first base, second base, shortstop, third base, outfield and designated hitter...
- versatile utility player for Chicago White Sox - Deon AndersonDeon AndersonDeon Terry Anderson is a Free Agent American football fullback who most recently played for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He attended and played college football at the University of Connecticut after graduating from the Avon Old Farms School in 2002. He was drafted in the...
- an American footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
fullbackFullback (American football)A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...
for the Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... - Rocco BaldelliRocco BaldelliRocco Dan Baldelli is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter. Because of his excellent size and speed, and in reference to his hometown, he was nicknamed, "The Woonsocket Rocket," early in his professional career...
- OutfielderOutfielderOutfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
, for the Tampa Bay RaysTampa Bay RaysThe Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in , the club has played at Tropicana Field... - Marvin BarnesMarvin BarnesMarvin Jerome Barnes is a former professional American basketball player.As a 6'8" forward for Providence College, Barnes led the nation in rebounding in 1973-74. On December 15, 1973, Barnes scored 52 points against Austin Peay, breaking the single-game school record...
- an AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
former professional basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. - Will BlackmonWill BlackmonWilliam Edwards Blackmon is an American football Return specialist / Defensive Back who is currently a member of the New York Giants in the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers...
- FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
NFL player for the Green Bay Packers - Pedro BrazPedro BrazPedro Braz is an African-American soccer player who currently plays for Western Mass Pioneers in the USL Second Division.-College and Amateur:...
- Soccer - Ernie DiGregorioErnie DiGregorioErnest DiGregorio is a retired American National Basketball Association player.DiGregorio played on the 1968 Rhode Island champions at North Providence High School....
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
NBA rookie of the year in 1974 - Hobe FerrisHobe FerrisAlbert Sayles "Hobe" Ferris, , was a Major League second baseman during the 1900s. He holds the record for the lowest on base percentage of any player in Major League Baseball history with over 5000 plate appearances, recording an OBP of just .265...
- second basemanSecond basemanSecond base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
for the Boston Americans (1901–07) - Matt HysonMatt HysonMatthew "Matt" Hyson is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his performances in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Spike Dudley and in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Brother Runt.In ECW, he was a two-time...
- Pro wrestler, better known as Spike Dudley - Paul KonerkoPaul KonerkoPaul Henry Konerko is an American professional baseball first baseman who has played for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball since 1999. He previously played with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds . Konerko helped the Chicago White Sox win the 2005 World Series, the...
- first basemanFirst basemanFirst base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...
for the Chicago White SoxChicago White SoxThe Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans... - Chris Ianetta - CatcherCatcherCatcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
for the Colorado RockiesColorado RockiesThe Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains... - Davey LopesDavey LopesDavid Earle Lopes is a former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed. He is currently the first base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers.He is of Cape Verdean descent.-Playing:...
- retired second basemanSecond basemanSecond base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
for the Los Angeles DodgersLos Angeles DodgersThe Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming... - Peter Manfredo Jr. - Pro boxer
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