Biographical Records

Notable People from Rhode Island

746 notable figures born in Rhode Island, showing page 6 of 15, ranked by historical prominence.

Eleanor Kirk
Eleanor Kirk
American writer, publisher (1831-1908)
1832 – 1908
suffragisteditorastrologer
William Cotton
American portrait painter, caricaturist, and playwright (1880-1958)
1880 – 1958
caricaturistpainter
Hezekiah Butterworth
Hezekiah Butterworth
American writer (1839–1905)
1839 – 1905
children's writerwriter
Oscar Lapham
Oscar Lapham
American politician (1837-1926)
1837 – 1926
politicianlawyer
Barry Cowsill
Barry Cowsill
American musician (1954-2005)
1954 – 2005
musiciansinger
Moses Brown
Moses Brown
American businessman (1738–1836)
1738 – 1836
slave tradermerchantinventor
Frank Wheaton
Frank Wheaton
Union Army general (1833–1903)
1833 – 1903
military officer
Esek Hopkins
Esek Hopkins
Continental Navy officer (1718-1802)
1718 – 1802
privateer
Benjamin Waterhouse
Benjamin Waterhouse
American physician
1754 – 1846
botanistmilitary physician
Albert W. Hicks
Albert W. Hicks
American pirate
1820 – 1860
pirateprivateer
William Almy Pirce
William Almy Pirce
American politician (1824–1891)
1824 – 1891
politician
Alfred H. Littlefield
Alfred H. Littlefield
American politician (1829-1893)
1829 – 1893
governorpolitician
Dorothy Lovett
Dorothy Lovett
actress (1915-1998)
1915 – 1998
film actoractor
Bruce MacVittie
American actor (1956–2022)
1956 – 2022
film actorstage actor
Martha Sharp
Martha Sharp
American Righteous Among the Nations (1905-1999)
1905 – 1999
social worker
Davey Lopes
Davey Lopes
American baseball player and manager (1945–2026)
1945 – 2026
baseball player
James McAndrews
James McAndrews
American politician from Illinois
1862 – 1942
politician
Lincoln MacVeagh
American diplomat (1890–1972)
1890 – 1972
archaeologistdiplomatpolitician
William Daniel Brayton
William Daniel Brayton
American politician (1815-1887)
1815 – 1887
military officerpolitician
Henry Smith
Governor of Rhode Island (1766-1818)
1766 – 1818
governorpolitician
Gerry Philbin
American football player (1941-2025)
1941 – 2025
American football player
Catharine R. Williams
Catharine R. Williams
American writer
1787 – 1872
historianpoetwriter
Elisha Dyer
Elisha Dyer
American politician (1811–1890), 25th Governor of Rhode Island
1811 – 1890
entrepreneurgovernorpolitician
Arthur Fenner
Arthur Fenner
American politician (1745-1805)
1745 – 1805
politician
J. Joseph Garrahy
J. Joseph Garrahy
American governor of Rhode Island (1930-2012)
1930 – 2012
governorpolitician
Clark Burdick
Clark Burdick
American politician (1868-1948)
1868 – 1948
politicianlawyer
Bill Godbout
American computer scientist
1939 – 2018
engineerbusinessperson
John M. Devine
John M. Devine
American army officer
1895 – 1971
military personnel
E. Ruth Anderson
meteorologist, editor
1907 – 1989
newspaper editormusicologistmeteorological observer
Emery D. Potter
Emery D. Potter
American politician (1804-1896)
1804 – 1896
politicianlawyerjudge
Samuel Ward
Samuel Ward
American farmer, politician, and jurist (1725–1776)
1725 – 1776
politicianjudge
Eliza Grew Jones
Christian missionary and lexicographer
1803 – 1838
lexicographerlinguistmissionary
Edward de Veaux Morrell
Edward de Veaux Morrell
American politician (1862–1917)
1863 – 1917
politicianlawyer
Joey Archibald
Joey Archibald
American boxer (1914-1998)
1914 – 1998
boxer
David Blue
David Blue
American musician (1941-1982)
1941 – 1982
musiciansinger-songwritersinger
Hugh Dudley Auchincloss Jr.
American lawyer (1897-1976)
1897 – 1976
business brokermilitary officerlawyer
Albert Gorton Greene
Albert Gorton Greene
American judge, poet (1802-1868)
1802 – 1868
poetlawyerwriter
Freddie Scott
Freddie Scott
American singer
1933 – 2007
musiciansingersongwriter
Walter Channing
American physician (1786–1876)
1786 – 1876
obstetricianphysician
Paul Michael
American actor (1926-2011)
1927 – 2011
television actoractor
Christopher Robinson
American politician (1806-1889)
1806 – 1889
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Zeke Meyer
Zeke Meyer
American racing driver
1892 – 1962
engineer
William A. Chanler
William A. Chanler
American politician
1867 – 1934
explorernovelistjournalist
Joshua V. Himes
Christian leader and publisher from the United States
1805 – 1895
publisherjournalist
Charles Risk
Charles Risk
American politician (1897-1943)
1897 – 1943
lawyerpoliticianjudge
Thomas Sergeant Perry
Thomas Sergeant Perry
American scholar and author (1845–1928)
1845 – 1928
literary historianliterary criticeditor
Thomas B. Dunn
Thomas B. Dunn
American politician (1853–1924)
1853 – 1924
politician
William H. Sullivan
William H. Sullivan
American diplomat (1922-2013)
1922 – 2013
diplomatambassadorpolitician
Maurice Davis
American rabbi
1921 – 1993
human rights defenderrabbi
George Andrews
George Andrews
Adjutant General of the U.S. Army
1850 – 1928
military personnel
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