Biographical Records
Notable People from Rhode Island
746 notable figures born in Rhode Island, showing page 10 of 15, ranked by historical prominence.
William G. Moulton
1914 – 2000
philologistgermanistlinguist
George Gibbs
1776 – 1833
mineralogist
Eliza Jumel
1775 – 1865
art collectorsocialitebusinessperson
Dudley Newton
1845 – 1907
architect
Waverley Root
1903 – 1982
journalistwriter
George Champlin Mason, Jr.
1849 – 1924
architect
Conrad Lynn
1908 – 1995
lawyer
Robert Tine
1954 – 2019
science fiction writer
Fred A. Lennon
1905 – 1998
businessperson
Elisha Bartlett
1804 – 1855
politicianphysician
Johnny Cooney
1901 – 1986
baseball player
Merrill Chase
1905 – 2004
immunologist
Paula Bronstein
1901
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Ernest Fortin
1923 – 2002
philosopherregular priestuniversity teacher
William C. Baker
1858 – 1931
politicianlawyer
David Wilkinson
1771 – 1852
inventor
Abraham Whipple
1733 – 1819
soldierslave tradermilitary officer
Job Durfee
1790 – 1847
poetpoliticianlawyer
Christopher Raymond Perry
1761 – 1818
military officer
Samuel King
1749 – 1819
paintermusical instrument maker
Thomas Frye
1666 – 1748
judge
Don Asmussen
1962 – 2021
cartoonist
Emeline S. Burlingame
1836 – 1923
suffragistwriter
Caleb Baker
1762 – 1849
politicianlawyerjudge
Hank Soar
1914 – 2001
American football playerbasketball coach
Benjamin Enos
1788 – 1868
politician
Lucien Cardin
1919 – 1988
politicianlawyerjudge
Bill Osmanski
1915 – 1996
American football playerdentist
Thomas W. Sherman
1813 – 1879
military officer
Mary H. Gray Clarke
1835 – 1892
correspondentpoetwriter
Elleanor Eldridge
1785 – 1845
autobiographermemoiristdomestic worker
George Masso
1926 – 2019
music educatorjazz musiciantrombonist
Whipple Van Buren Phillips
1833 – 1904
businessperson
Ralph Warburton
1924 – 2021
ice hockey player
Barbara Leonard
1924 – 2013
politician
Davis Wolfgang Hawke
1978 – 2017
spammer
Ann Aldrich
1927 – 2010
lawyerjudge
Bill Cowsill
1971 – 2006
songwritersinger
Francis Joseph Boyle
1927 – 2006
lawyerjudge
Frederick Irving
1921 – 2016
autobiographerdiplomateconomist
Fuzzy Cupid
1928 – 1976
professional wrestleractor
George E. Read
1838 – 1910
sailor
Ferdinand Augustus Abell
1833 – 1928
businessperson
Rowland G. Hazard
1801 – 1888
politician
Ogden Lindsley
1922 – 2004
psychologist
Richard H. Bube
1927 – 2018
university teacherphysicist
Robert Glaser
1921 – 2012
university teacherpsychologist
Robert P. Coogan
1922 – 2015
military officer
John Collins Covell
1823 – 1887
teacher
Charles H. Berry
1823 – 1900
politicianlawyerjudge