Biographical Records

Notable People from Rhode Island

746 notable figures born in Rhode Island, showing page 12 of 15, ranked by historical prominence.

Edward Wilcox
American politician (1751–1838)
1751 - 1838
politician
John Cole
American lawyer (1715–1777); Chief Justice of Rhode Island from 1764 to 1765
1715 - 1777
judge
Sarah Goddard
American printer and newspaper publisher
1700 - 1770
publishernewspaper proprietorprinter
Augustus Hoppin
American writer (1828–1896)
1828 - 1896
novelistwriter
Oliver Shaw
American composer (1779-1848)
1779 - 1848
composer
William James Almon
William James Almon
American physician, surgeon and apothecary
1755 - 1817
apothecarysurgeonphysician
William Ellery
Rhode Island colonial deputy governor
1701 - 1764
politicianjudge
Walter R. Danforth
Walter R. Danforth
(1787-1861)
1787 - 1861
journalistpolitician
Ebenezer Pemberton
Ebenezer Pemberton
American educator (1746 – 1835)
1746 - 1835
educator
Betsey Metcalf Baker
Betsey Metcalf Baker
American manufacturer of straw bonnets (1786–1867)
1786 - 1867
manufacturerinventorentrepreneur
Daniel Abbott
Rhode Island colonial deputy governor (1682-1760)
1682 - 1760
politician
Daniel Mowry, Jr.
American politician (1729-1806)
1729 - 1806
lawyerjudge
Edward Tyrrel Channing
Edward Tyrrel Channing
American academic
1790 - 1856
academic
Elisha Brown
Rhode Island colonial deputy governor
1717 - 1802
politician
Elisha Jenkins
American politician
1772 - 1849
politician
Gideon Cornell
Chief Justice of Rhode Island
1710 - 1766
lawyerjudge
Grattan H. Wheeler
Grattan H. Wheeler
American politician
1783 - 1852
politician
Griffin Greene
Griffin Greene
deputy to Quartermaster General of Continental Army, pioneer to Ohio Country
1749 - 1804
judge
John Carter Brown
John Carter Brown
American book collector
1797 - 1874
philanthropistbook collector
Joseph Sheffield
Colonial Rhode Island Attorney General
1661 - 1706
lawyer
Nathan Miller
American politician (1743-1790)
1743 - 1790
politician
Peleg Tallman
American politician
1764 - 1840
politician
Stephen Decatur Sr.
Stephen Decatur Sr.
US Navy officer and privateer (1751-1808)
1751 - 1808
military officer
Daniel Wardwell
Daniel Wardwell
American politician (1791–1878)
1791 - 1878
politicianlawyerjudge
Ezekiel Cornell
American politician (1732-1800)
1732 - 1800
politician
John Gardner
American politician, Rhode Island (1747-1808)
1747 - 1808
politician
Dutee Jerauld Pearce
American politician (1789-1849)
1789 - 1849
politicianlawyer
James C. Bucklin
American architect
1801 - 1890
architect
Benjamin Babock Thurston
American politician (1804-1886)
1804 - 1886
politician
Edwards Amasa Park
Edwards Amasa Park
American theologian
1808 - 1900
university teachertranslatortheologian
Ephraim Willard Burr
Ephraim Willard Burr
American mayor (1809-1894)
1809 - 1894
politician
George Burgess
George Burgess
American bishop (1809-1866)
1809 - 1866
Anglican priest
John Gould Anthony
John Gould Anthony
American naturalist (1804-1877)
1804 - 1877
malacologistconchologistnaturalist
Benjamin Knight
Benjamin Knight
American industrialist, philanthropist (1813–1898)
1813 - 1898
financierbanker
Erasmus D. Campbell
Erasmus D. Campbell
American politician
1811 - 1873
politician
Jonathan Russell Bullock
Jonathan Russell Bullock
United States federal judge
1815 - 1899
politicianlawyerjudge
Truman O. Angell
Truman O. Angell
American architect (1810–1887)
1810 - 1887
architect
Jonathan Earle Arnold
Jonathan Earle Arnold
American politician
1814 - 1869
politicianlawyer
Martha H. Mowry
Martha H. Mowry
American physician (1818-1899)
1818 - 1899
physician
Robert Carter Pitman
Robert Carter Pitman
American politician (1825–1891)
1825 - 1891
politicianlawyerjudge
Thomas Alexander Tefft
Thomas Alexander Tefft
American architect (1826–1859)
1826 - 1859
architect
Joseph Pope Balch
Joseph Pope Balch
Union Army general (1822-1872)
1822 - 1872
military officer
Henry Niles Pierce
Henry Niles Pierce
diocesan bishop of Arkansas in the Episcopal Church
1820 - 1899
diocesan bishopwriter
Thomas A. Doyle
Thomas A. Doyle
Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island (1827-1886)
1827 - 1886
politician
Henry Francis Walling
American civil engineer and cartographer
1825 - 1888
civil engineerpublishercartographer
Edward Manning Ruttenber
American historian (1825-1907)
1825 - 1907
historian
Edward Payson Weston
Edward Payson Weston
American racewalker
1839 - 1929
pedestrianathletics competitor
John Edwards
American Civil War sailor, born 1831
1831 - 1902
military personnel
Stanford Newel
Stanford Newel
American lawyer (1839–1907)
1839 - 1907
diplomatlawyer
Sylvester Mowry
Sylvester Mowry
American pioneer and founder of Mowry, Arizona (1830-1871)
1833 - 1871
writer
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