Harry Anderson (1951 - ) Actor and magician. He starred in the sit-com Night Court; born in Newport.

Nicholas Brown (1729 - 1791) An instrumental figure in convincing leaders to ratify the U.S. Constitution; Rhode Island College was renamed Brown University after him.

George Michael Cohan (1878 - 1942) Composer and actor who is called the father of U.S. musical comedy; born in Providence.

Bobby (Robert Leo) Hackett (1915-1976) Jazz trumpeter; born and raised in Providence.

Julia Ward Howe (1819 - 1910) Reformer, writer, and poet that wrote the words to The Battle Hymn of the Republic; lived in Portsmouth and Newport.

Napoleon (Larry) Lajoie (1874 - 1959) Baseball player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937; born in Woonsocket.

H.P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft (1890 - 1937) Author. He wrote the book Necronomicon and was interested in science fiction and supernatural stories; born in Providence

Horace Mann (1796 - 1859) Known as the father of American public education and served as the first head of the Massachusetts state board of education; graduated from Brown University.

Samuel Slater (1768 - 1835) English manufacturer who built the first water-powered textile mill in 1791 in Pawtucket; migrated to Rhode Island in 1780.

Gilbert Stuart (1755 - 1828) Artist that painted the George Washington that appears on the dollar bill; born in Saunderstown.

Roger Williams (1604 - 1683) He was a Puritan leader and the founder of Rhode Island.

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