Biographical Records

Notable People from Rhode Island

746 notable figures born in Rhode Island, showing page 13 of 15, ranked by historical prominence.

Morgan Murphy
Morgan Murphy
Major League Baseball player (1867-1938)
1867 – 1938
baseball player
Clarence G. Child
Clarence G. Child
American scholar of medieval literature (1864–1948)
1864 – 1948
literary scholar
Harriet Rice
Harriet Rice
African-American physician, first African-American to graduate from Wellesley College
1866 – 1958
physician
Stan Kozlowski
American football player (1924-1972)
1924 – 1972
American football player
Tom Adams
illustrator (1926-2019)
1926 – 2019
illustrator
Stanford Newel
Stanford Newel
American lawyer (1839–1907)
1839 – 1907
diplomatlawyer
Harry Kizirian
Soldier in the United States Marine Corps
1925 – 2002
Herbert F. DeSimone
American politician (1929-2013)
1929 – 2013
lawyer
Ephraim Willard Burr
Ephraim Willard Burr
American mayor (1809-1894)
1809 – 1894
politician
Nathan Miller
American politician (1743-1790)
1743 – 1790
politician
Harry Salisbury
Harry Salisbury
American baseball player (1855–1933)
1855 – 1933
baseball player
Chester Holmes Aldrich
American architect
1871 – 1940
architect
Fred Corey
Major League Baseball player
1855 – 1912
baseball player
Edwin D. McGuinness
Edwin D. McGuinness
American politician
1856 – 1901
politician
John Cole
American lawyer (1715–1777); Chief Justice of Rhode Island from 1764 to 1765
1715 – 1777
judge
Paul Briggs
Paul Briggs
American football player (1920-2011)
1920 – 2011
American football player
William San Bento
American politician
1946 – 2016
politician
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
American baseball player
1857 – 1893
baseball player
Alberta Wells
Alberta Wells
American journalist , novelist and broadcaster (1925–2003)
1925 – 2003
novelistjournalist
Charlie Robinson
American baseball player
1856 – 1913
baseball player
Warren Randolph Burgess
American diplomat (1889–1978)
1889 – 1978
statisticianbankerdiplomat
John C. Quinn
American journalist
1925 – 2017
journalist
Sarah Goddard
American printer and newspaper publisher
1700 – 1770
publishernewspaper proprietorprinter
Zechariah Chafee
Zechariah Chafee
American judicial philosopher and civil libertarian (1885-1957)
1885 – 1957
juristlawyer
William Greene
William Greene
Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1695 – 1758
politiciangovernor
Jonathan Russell Bullock
Jonathan Russell Bullock
United States federal judge
1815 – 1899
politicianlawyerjudge
Arthur Lewis Brown
Arthur Lewis Brown
United States federal judge
1854 – 1928
lawyerjudge
Felix A. Toupin
Felix A. Toupin
American politician (1886-1965)
1886 – 1965
politicianlawyer
George Andrews Moriarty, Jr
American historian (1883-1968)
1883 – 1968
genealogisthistorian
Erasmus D. Campbell
Erasmus D. Campbell
American politician
1811 – 1873
politician
Edgar Laplante
Edgar Laplante
American actor and fraudster (1888-1944)
1888 – 1944
con artistactor
Harriet Travers Wadsworth Harper
Harriet Travers Wadsworth Harper
American equestrian from Virginia (1881–1975)
1881 – 1975
equestrian
Donald M. Grant
American publisher (1927–2009)
1927 – 2009
publisher
Benjamin Knight
Benjamin Knight
American industrialist, philanthropist (1813–1898)
1813 – 1898
financierbanker
Stephen Decatur Sr.
Stephen Decatur Sr.
US Navy officer and privateer (1751-1808)
1751 – 1808
military officer
Earl Audet
American football player (1921-2002)
1921 – 2002
American football player
Edward F. Welch, Jr.
Edward F. Welch, Jr.
United States Navy admiral (1924-2008)
1924 – 2008
submarinermilitary officer
Josephine Hall
Josephine Hall
American actress (1865-1920)
1865 – 1920
actor
Al Kellogg
American baseball player (1886-1953)
1886 – 1953
baseball player
Tom Healey
Major League Baseball player
1853 – 1891
baseball player
Peleg Tallman
American politician
1764 – 1840
politician
George J. Peters
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1924 – 1945
military personnel
Ed Kelly
Ed Kelly
American baseball player (1888-1928)
1888 – 1928
baseball player
Ramon Guiteras
Ramon Guiteras
American urology surgeon (1858–1917)
1858 – 1917
urologistsurgeon
Edward A. Batchelor
sportswriter (1883-1968)
1883 – 1968
sports journalistjournalisteditor
Minton Warren
American classical scholar
1850 – 1907
classical philologistuniversity teacher
Jim Hanley
American baseball player
1885 – 1961
baseball player
George Leite
poet, author, publisher, bookseller, native plant nursery owner
1920 – 1985
booksellerentrepreneurpublisher
John Edwards
American Civil War sailor, born 1831
1831 – 1902
military personnel
Henry Curtis Lind
American lawyer (1921–2013)
1921 – 2013
lawyer
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