Biographical Records

Notable People from Rhode Island

746 notable figures born in Rhode Island, showing page 7 of 15, ranked by historical prominence.

Walter Russell Stiness
Walter Russell Stiness
American politician (1854-1924)
1854 - 1924
politicianlawyerjudge
Eleanor Kirk
Eleanor Kirk
American writer, publisher (1831-1908)
1832 - 1908
suffragisteditorastrologer
Christopher Robinson
American politician (1806-1889)
1806 - 1889
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
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
Lincoln MacVeagh
American diplomat (1890–1972)
1890 - 1972
archaeologistdiplomatpolitician
Thomas Sergeant Perry
Thomas Sergeant Perry
American scholar and author (1845–1928)
1845 - 1928
literary historianliterary criticeditor
Martha Sharp
Martha Sharp
American Righteous Among the Nations (1905-1999)
1905 - 1999
social worker
William H. Sullivan
William H. Sullivan
American diplomat (1922-2013)
1922 - 2013
diplomatambassadorpolitician
Elisha Hunt Rhodes
Elisha Hunt Rhodes
Union Army general (1842–1917)
1842 - 1917
diaristmilitary officer
Hazard Stevens
Hazard Stevens
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1842-1918)
1842 - 1918
mountaineer
Christopher Greene
Christopher Greene
Continental Army officer, colonel of the African American 1st Rhode Island Regiment (1737-1781)
1737 - 1781
politician
Jonathan Arnold
Jonathan Arnold
American politician (1741-1793)
1741 - 1793
politicianlawyerphysician
Stephen Morin
American serial killer
1951 - 1985
serial killer
Robert J. Healey
Robert J. Healey
American politician
1957 - 2016
politician
David Aldrich
American watercolor painter and architect (1907-2002)
1907 - 2002
painter
Owen Wells
American basketball player (1950–1993)
1950 - 1993
basketball playerbasketball coach
William Croade Lovering
William Croade Lovering
Union Army officer, politician (1835-1910)
1835 - 1910
politician
Christopher C. Bowen
Christopher C. Bowen
American politician (1832-1880)
1832 - 1880
politicianlawyer
William Greene
William Greene
American lieutenant governor of the state of Rhode Island (1797–1883)
1797 - 1883
politicianlawyer
John Brown
John Brown
American merchant, slave trader, and statesman from Providence, Rhode Island (1736-1803)
1736 - 1803
slave tradermember of parliamentmerchant
William Jones
William Jones
Governor of Rhode Island (1753-1822)
1753 - 1822
politician
Jackie Brookner
Jackie Brookner
American sculptor
1945 - 2015
sculptor
John C. Babcock
John C. Babcock
American rower (1836-1908)
1836 - 1908
rowerarchitect
Henry Y. Cranston
Henry Y. Cranston
American politician (1789-1864)
1789 - 1864
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Michael James Dempsey
Catholic bishop
1912 - 1996
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Thomas Williams Bicknell
Thomas Williams Bicknell
politician in Massachusetts, US (1834-1925)
1834 - 1925
biographerhistorianpolitician
Deedee Corradini
Deedee Corradini
American businesswoman and politician (1944-2015)
1944 - 2015
politician
Richard Benson
Richard Benson
American printer, teacher and photographer (1943-2017)
1943 - 2017
photographer
William G. Angel
American politician (1790–1858)
1790 - 1858
politicianlawyerjudge
J. Cleaveland Cady
J. Cleaveland Cady
American architect
1837 - 1919
architect
Elbridge Thomas Gerry
Elbridge Thomas Gerry
American lawyer (1837-1927)
1837 - 1927
bibliophilejuristlawyer
George Thurber
American botanist (1821-1890)
1821 - 1890
scientific collectorhorticulturistbotanist
Hurd Curtis Willett
Hurd Curtis Willett
American meteorologist
1903 - 1992
meteorologist
Charles H. Crane
Charles H. Crane
13th Surgeon General of the United States Army
1825 - 1883
surgeonmilitary officer
Nehemiah Knight
Nehemiah Knight
American politician (1746-1808)
1746 - 1808
politician
Clarence Raymond Adams
Clarence Raymond Adams
American mathematician (1898-1965)
1898 - 1965
university teachermathematician
Bruce M. Selya
Bruce M. Selya
American judge
1934 - 2025
lawyerjudge
Joe Maini
American musician (1930–1964)
1930 - 1964
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
William Cahoon
American politician
1774 - 1833
politicianjudge
Eleanor Albert Bliss
American bacteriologist
1899 - 1987
immunologistbacteriologist
Edith Pearlman
Edith Pearlman
American writer (1936–2023)
1936 - 2023
writer
Nathaniel Niles
American politician (1741-1828)
1741 - 1828
Christian ministerinventorpolitician
Nathaniel Hazard
American politician (1776-1820)
1776 - 1820
politician
George H. Browne
George H. Browne
American politician (1818-1885)
1818 - 1885
politicianlawyer
Frances Woodworth Wright
Frances Woodworth Wright
American astronomer (1897-1989)
1897 - 1989
astronomer
Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe
Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe
American editor and biographer
1864 - 1960
editorbiographerhistorian
John R. Chapin
American artist
1823 - 1904
artist
James W. Carey
American sociologist (1934-2006)
1934 - 2006
communication scholaruniversity teacher
Stephen Thayer Olney
American botanist (1812-1878)
1812 - 1878
botanistbusinessperson
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