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List of people from Rhode Island

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This is a list of prominent people who were born in the state of Rhode Island or who spent significant periods of their lives in the state.

Academia

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Elizabeth Buffum Chace

Activism, civil rights, and philanthropy

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  • Susan Hammond Barney (1834-1922) — social activist
  • Josephine Byrd — civil rights activist in Woonsocket, RI
  • Zechariah Chafee (1885–1957) – judicial philosopher, civil rights advocate
  • Elizabeth Buffum Chace (1806–1899) – activist in the anti-slavery, women's-rights, and prison-reform movements of the mid-to-late 19th century
  • Ann Keefe – social activist and nun (1952–2015)
  • Richard Holcomb (born 1976) — human rights advocate, street outreach worker, HIV prevention counselor, and co-founder of Project Weber/Renew
  • Cornelia Bryce Pinchot (1881–1960) – Newport native who became a conservationist, Progressive politician, women's rights activist, and First Lady of Pennsylvania
  • Mary Reilly (born 1930) — teacher, leader, advocate for girls and women living in poverty
  • Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874–1948) – philanthropist
  • Marvin Ronning (1961–2022) — education and environmental advocate; senior administrator at the Rhode Island Free Clinic
  • Juanita Sánchez (died 1992) — social worker and social activist
  • Robert Ellis Smith (1940–2018) – publisher and consumer activist, Privacy Journal; civil rights journalist in Alabama
  • Dorcas James Spencer (1841-1933) – social activist and writer
  • Marjorie van Vliet (1923–1990) – teacher and aviator

Art, literature, and design

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Gilbert Stuart

Athletics

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Elizabeth Beisel
Will Blackmon
Jill Craybas
Nap Lajoie
Mathieu Schneider
A–G
H–Z

Business

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Samuel Slater

Crime

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Film and television

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Meredith Vieira
A–L
M–Z

Journalism

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A. O. Scott

Military

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Matthew C. Perry

Music

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George M. Cohan

Politics and government

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John Chafee
Stephen Hopkins
A–L
M–Z

Religion

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Roger Williams

Science

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See also

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By educational institution affiliation
By location

References

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  1. ^ Contreras, Russell (September 4, 2008). "Champagne Takes the Reins at Merrimack College". The Boston Globe.
  2. ^ "wd~50 – The Team". wd~50.
  3. ^ "Brendan O'Malley". IMDb.