List of people from Providence, Rhode Island

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Providence, Rhode Island.

Arts, literature, humanities and entertainment

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This statue of George M. Cohan stands near his birthplace in the Fox Point neighborhood
 
This plaque commemorates the residence of opera singer Sissieretta Jones, not far from Prospect Terrace Park
 
The H. P. Lovecraft Memorial Plaque is located on Prospect Street

Business

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Innovators

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Military

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Politics

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Reformers

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Science and medicine

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Sports

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Others

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References

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  3. ^ Lorenz, Elizabeth (May 27, 2014). "The Glass Dreamscape". Providence Monthly. Providence Media. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Smith, Andy (May 8, 2018). "Sissieretta Jones to get headstone". The Providence Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "James Sullivan Lincoln". Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "H.P. Lovecraft Walking Tour Returns". Official Website of the City of Providence, Rhode Island. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
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  15. ^ "A legacy of more than 140 years of serviceto the elder community of Rhode Island". Steere House. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
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  29. ^ "DAVIS, Thomas, (1806–1895)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  30. ^ "In Memoriam" (PDF). Rhode Island Bar Journal. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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  32. ^ "FOSTER, Dwight, (1757–1823)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  33. ^ "FOSTER, Theodore, (1752–1828)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  34. ^ "GREENE, Albert Collins, (1792–1863)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
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  37. ^ "Governor Stephen Hopkins House (1708)". The National Society of The Colonial Dams of America. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  38. ^ "The Happy Warrior". The Nation. October 25, 2004. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  39. ^ "LAPHAM, Oscar, (1837–1926)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  40. ^ Hill, John (May 13, 2015). "Lawn sculptures mark Victorian house's 150th anniversary of Lippitt House". The Providence Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  41. ^ "PASTORE, John Orlando, (1907–2000)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
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  44. ^ "TIERNAN, Robert Owens, (1929 – )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
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  46. ^ Morel, Domingo (2023). Developing Scholars: Race, Politics, and the Pursuit of Higher Education. Oxford University Press. pp. 57–90. ISBN 978-0-19-763699-2.
  47. ^ Miller, Elisa (2018). "Biographical Sketch of Bertha G. Higgins". Biographical Database of Black Women Suffragists – via Alexander Street.
  48. ^ Stokes, Keith W. "Rhode Island Women of Color During the Great War". Small State Big History, Online Review of Rhode Island History. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  49. ^ Horvitz, Eleanor F. (November 1980). "Marion L. Misch – An Extraordinary Woman" (PDF). Thirtieth Anniversary Issue: Rhode Island Jewish Historical Notes. Rhode Island Jewish Historical Organization. pp. 7–65.
  50. ^ Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). "CORNELIUS, Mrs. Mary A.". A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life. Charles Wells Moulton. pp. 207–08.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  51. ^ "Bill Almon". 2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  52. ^ "Deon Anderson". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  53. ^ "Rocco Baldelli". 2014 Breeze Publications, Inc. March 5, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  54. ^ "Marvin Barnes". 2000–2014 Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  55. ^ "Will Blackmon". 2000–2014 Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 26, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  56. ^ "PAUL BRIGGS". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  57. ^ "Ernie DiGregorio". 2000–2014 Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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  59. ^ "Anita Foss". 2005–2014 All American Girls Professional Baseball League Players Association, Inc. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  60. ^ "Chris Ianetta". 2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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  62. ^ "Marilyn C. Jones". 2005–2014 All American Girls Professional Baseball League Players Association, Inc. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  63. ^ "Paul Konerko". 2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  64. ^ "Davey Lopes". 2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  65. ^ "Tom Lovett". 2000–2013 Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  66. ^ "Peter Manfredo Jr". BoxRec. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  67. ^ "Bill Osmanski". 2001–2013 National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  68. ^ "Chuck Palumbo". 2014 Discovery Communications, LLC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  69. ^ "Michael Parkhurst". 2014 United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
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