| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Winthrop W. Aldrich |
Business |
2-Nov-1885 |
25-Feb-1974 |
Chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, 1934-53 |
| Ted Berrigan |
Poet |
15-Nov-1934 |
4-Jul-1983 |
The Sonnets |
| Lawrence E. Cahoone |
Scholar |
31-Aug-1954 |
|
The Dilemma of Modernity |
| Blu Cantrell |
Singer |
1-Oct-1976 |
|
So Blu |
| John H. Chafee |
Politician |
22-Oct-1922 |
24-Oct-1999 |
US Senator from Rhode Island, 1976-99 |
| Marilyn Chambers |
Pornstar |
22-Apr-1952 |
12-Apr-2009 |
Behind the Green Door |
| Damien Chazelle |
Film Director |
19-Jan-1985 |
|
La La Land |
| David N. Cicilline |
Politician |
15-Jul-1961 |
|
Congressman, Rhode Island 1st |
| John Bates Clark |
Economist |
26-Jan-1847 |
21-Mar-1938 |
Philosophy of Wealth |
| George M. Cohan |
Composer |
3-Jul-1878 |
5-Nov-1942 |
Yankee Doodle Dandy |
| Christopher Del Sesto |
Politician |
10-Mar-1907 |
23-Dec-1973 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1959-61 |
| Thomas E. Donilon |
Government |
14-May-1955 |
|
National Security Advisor, 2010-13 |
| Timothy Donnelly |
Poet |
3-Jun-1969 |
|
Twenty-Seven Props |
| John W. Dower |
Historian |
21-Jun-1938 |
|
Embracing Defeat |
| Wylie Dufresne |
Chef |
1970 |
|
WD-50 |
| Nelson Eddy |
Singer |
29-Jun-1901 |
6-Mar-1967 |
Phantom of the Opera |
| Stanley Fish |
Scholar |
19-Apr-1938 |
|
Deconstructionist literary critic |
| Fred Friendly |
Journalist |
30-Oct-1915 |
3-Mar-1998 |
President of CBS News, 1964-66 |
| J. Joseph Garrahy |
Politician |
26-Nov-1930 |
24-Jan-2012 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1977-85 |
| Charles K. Gifford |
Business |
8-Nov-1942 |
|
Bank of America Chairman, 2004-05 |
| James Goodby |
Diplomat |
20-Dec-1929 |
|
US Ambassador to Finland, 1980-81 |
| Theodore F. Green |
Politician |
2-Oct-1867 |
19-May-1966 |
Governor and Senator from Rhode Island |
| Bobby Hackett |
Jazz Musician |
31-Jan-1915 |
7-Jun-1976 |
Played with Glenn Miller, Jackie Gleason |
| David Hedison |
Actor |
20-May-1927 |
|
Twice Felix Leiter in Bond films |
| Brian Helgeland |
Screenwriter |
17-Jan-1961 |
|
A Knight's Tale |
| Franklin P. Huddle |
Diplomat |
9-May-1943 |
|
US Ambassador to Tajikistan, 2001-03 |
| Charlie Hunter |
Jazz Musician |
23-May-1967 |
|
8-string jazz guitar virtuoso |
| Ruth Hussey |
Actor |
30-Oct-1911 |
19-Apr-2005 |
The Philadelphia Story |
| Rushworth M. Kidder |
Author |
8-May-1944 |
5-Mar-2012 |
Founder, Institute for Global Ethics |
| Galway Kinnell |
Poet |
1-Feb-1927 |
28-Oct-2014 |
Selected Poems |
| Margaret Ladd |
Actor |
8-Nov-1942 |
|
Emma Channing on Falcon Crest |
| Jim Langevin |
Politician |
22-Apr-1964 |
|
Congressman, Rhode Island 2nd |
| Frank Licht |
Politician |
13-Mar-1916 |
30-May-1987 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1969-73 |
| Richard A. Licht |
Politician |
25-Mar-1948 |
|
Lt. Governor of Rhode Island, 1985-89 |
| H. P. Lovecraft |
Author |
20-Aug-1890 |
15-Mar-1937 |
The Call of Cthulhu |
| Dr. Luke |
Music Producer |
26-Sep-1973 |
|
Pop hitmaker |
| George Macready |
Actor |
29-Aug-1908 |
2-Jul-1973 |
Paths of Glory |
| Jason Marsden |
Actor |
3-Jan-1975 |
|
Eerie, Indiana |
| Cormac McCarthy |
Novelist |
20-Jul-1933 |
|
All the Pretty Horses |
| William P. McCormick |
Diplomat |
18-Aug-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to New Zealand |
| John S. McKiernan |
Politician |
15-Oct-1911 |
9-Mar-1997 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1950-51 |
| John McLaughlin |
Talk Show Host |
29-Mar-1927 |
16-Aug-2016 |
The McLaughlin Group |
| James McNerney |
Business |
22-Aug-1949 |
|
CEO of Boeing |
| Edmund McWilliams |
Diplomat |
18-Feb-1947 |
|
Opened Embassies in Tajikstan and Kyrgyzstan |
| Barry Mills |
Attorney |
8-Sep-1950 |
|
President, Bowdoin College |
| Shanna Moakler |
Actor |
28-Mar-1975 |
|
Pacific Blue |
| Dee Dee Myers |
Government |
1-Sep-1961 |
|
Bill Clinton's press secretary |
| Annette L. Nazareth |
Government |
c. 1956 |
|
Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Joe Nocera |
Columnist |
6-May-1952 |
|
Business columnist, NYT |
| John A. Notte, Jr. |
Politician |
3-May-1909 |
7-Mar-1983 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1961-63 |
| Edwin O'Connor |
Novelist |
29-Jul-1918 |
23-Mar-1968 |
The Last Hurrah |
| Jeffrey Osborne |
Musician |
9-Mar-1948 |
|
On the Wings of Love |
| John O. Pastore |
Politician |
17-Mar-1907 |
15-Jul-2000 |
Governor and Senator from Rhode Island |
| Pauly D |
Disc Jockey |
5-Jul-1980 |
|
Jersey Shore |
| Jack Reed |
Politician |
12-Nov-1949 |
|
US Senator from Rhode Island |
| Dennis J. Roberts |
Politician |
8-Apr-1903 |
30-Jun-1994 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1951-59 |
| Josh Schwartz |
Screenwriter |
6-Aug-1976 |
|
Creator, The O.C. |
| William Schwartz |
Business |
6-May-1933 |
|
Dean of Boston University Law, 1980-88 |
| Bruce M. Selya |
Judge |
27-May-1934 |
|
1st Circuit Court of Appeals, 1986-2006 |
| Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr. |
Attorney |
11-Mar-1942 |
|
Oliver North's counsel during Iran-Contra |
| Bruce Sundlun |
Politician |
19-Jan-1920 |
21-Jul-2011 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1991-95 |
| Stuart A. Taylor II |
Business |
28-Nov-1960 |
|
The Taylor Group LLC |
| Pat Toomey |
Politician |
17-Nov-1961 |
|
US Senator from Pennsylvania |
| Meredith Vieira |
Game Show Host |
30-Dec-1953 |
|
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire |
| David S. Ward |
Film Director |
25-Oct-1945 |
|
The Sting |
| Sheldon Whitehouse |
Politician |
20-Oct-1955 |
|
US Senator from Rhode Island |
| Leonard Woodcock |
Labor Leader |
15-Feb-1911 |
16-Jan-2001 |
5th UAW President, 1970-77 |
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Burt Blechman |
Novelist |
2-Mar-1927 |
29-Dec-1998 |
How Much? |
| R. V. Cassill |
Novelist |
17-May-1919 |
25-Mar-2002 |
Dr. Cobb's Game |
| Buddy Cianci |
Politician |
30-Apr-1941 |
28-Jan-2016 |
Twice Mayor of Providence |
| George Henry Corliss |
Inventor |
2-Jun-1817 |
21-Feb-1888 |
Corliss valve and steam engines |
| Christopher Del Sesto |
Politician |
10-Mar-1907 |
23-Dec-1973 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1959-61 |
| John R. Freeman |
Engineer |
27-Jul-1855 |
6-Oct-1932 |
Charles River Dam |
| Theodore F. Green |
Politician |
2-Oct-1867 |
19-May-1966 |
Governor and Senator from Rhode Island |
| William Torrey Harris |
Educator |
10-Sep-1835 |
5-Nov-1909 |
US Commissioner of Education |
| John Hawkes |
Novelist |
17-Aug-1925 |
15-May-1998 |
The Blood Oranges |
| Mayo D. Hersey |
Engineer |
30-Aug-1886 |
5-Sep-1978 |
Tribology |
| Donald F. Hornig |
Educator |
17-Mar-1920 |
21-Jan-2013 |
President of Brown University, 1970-76 |
| Barnaby C. Keeney |
Educator |
17-Oct-1914 |
18-Jun-1980 |
President of Brown University, 1955-66 |
| John La Farge |
Painter |
31-Mar-1835 |
14-Nov-1910 |
Painter, muralist, stained-glass designer |
| Owen Lattimore |
Author |
29-Jul-1900 |
31-May-1989 |
Scholar of Mongolia |
| Frank Licht |
Politician |
13-Mar-1916 |
30-May-1987 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1969-73 |
| H. P. Lovecraft |
Author |
20-Aug-1890 |
15-Mar-1937 |
The Call of Cthulhu |
| Jean Madeira |
Singer |
14-Nov-1924 |
11-Jul-1972 |
Operatic contralto, Carmen |
| John J. McLaughry |
Football |
8-Apr-1917 |
28-Nov-2007 |
Head Coach at Brown, 1959-66 |
| William G. McLoughlin |
Historian |
11-Jun-1922 |
28-Dec-1992 |
New England Dissent |
| John A. Notte, Jr. |
Politician |
3-May-1909 |
7-Mar-1983 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1961-63 |
| Dennis J. Roberts |
Politician |
8-Apr-1903 |
30-Jun-1994 |
Governor of Rhode Island, 1951-59 |
| Roger Williams |
Religion |
c. 1604 |
1684 |
Founder of Rhode Island Colony |
