List of people from Pawtucket, Rhode Island

See also: Category:People from Pawtucket, Rhode Island

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

## Academics and scientists

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* Aram Chobanian, cardiologist; ninth president of Boston University; born in Pawtucket
* Joel Garreau, journalist, editor and author (editor at The Washington Post)
* Martha Mitchell, author and longtime archivist at Brown University
* Minton Warren, scholar and Latin professor at Harvard University; born in Pawtucket

## Architecture

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* James C. Bucklin (1801–1890), born in Pawtucket, became prominent Providence architect
* Charles E. Carpenter (1845–1923), born in Pawtucket, became partner in Stone, Carpenter & Willson of Providence
* C. Willis Damon (1850–1916), born in Pawtucket, became leading architect of Haverhill, Massachusetts
* Raymond Hood (1881–1934), born in Pawtucket, architect of Rockefeller Center and Tribune Tower
* Edwin L. Howland (1838–1876), born in Pawtucket, noted Providence architect
* Albert H. Humes (1867–1947), born in Pawtucket, became the city's leading 19th-century architect
* Lloyd W. Kent (1907–1991), born in Pawtucket, became prominent Providence architect
* R. C. N. Monahan (died 1963), leading 20th-century Pawtucket architect
* Edward I. Nickerson (1845–1908), born in Pawtucket, became architect in Providence
* John F. O'Malley, practiced in Pawtucket from 1919, designed City Hall

## Arts and culture

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* Don Bousquet, cartoonist
* Wendy Carlos, musician
* Galway Kinnell, poet
* Armand LaMontagne, sculptor[1]
* Abraham Nathanson (1929–2010), graphic designer; developer of Bananagrams; born in Pawtucket[2]
* Sam Patch, daredevil
* Anne Morgan Spalter, artist
* Herb Weiss, Arts District Overseerer
* Gary Whitehead, poet and painter

## Business

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* Samuel Slater, industrialist; considered "Father of the American Industrial Revolution" by US president Andrew Jackson; lived in Pawtucket
* The Hassenfeld Brothers creates Hasbro Toys while living in Pawtucket

## Film and TV

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* Ruth Clifford, silent film star
* Michael Corrente, independent film director
* Alice Drummond, actress
* Jack Duffy, actor
* David Hartman, television personality
* Kevin Lima, film director

### Journalism

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* Irving R. Levine, journalist and foreign correspondent
* Al Rockoff, photojournalist
* Dave Kane, radio talk show host

## Music

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* Wendy Carlos, composer and electronic musician
* Rosario Mazzeo, clarinetist
* David Rawlings, musician
* Jon B, musician and singer
* JELEEL!, rapper, and singer

## Politics

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* Gabe Amo, US Representative, Congressional District 1, Rhode Island
* Lincoln Almond, 72nd Governor of Rhode Island; born in Pawtucket
* Mary-Ann Baldwin, Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina; born in Pawtucket
* Willard L. Beaulac, U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, Colombia, Cuba, Chile and Argentina; born in Pawtucket
* David Carlin, author and politician: majority leader of RI Senate (1989–1990); born and grew up in Pawtucket
* Thomas Gardiner Corcoran, presidential advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson; born in Pawtucket
* John W. Davis, 38th and 41st Governor of Rhode Island[3]
* Joseph L. Fisher, U.S. Representative from Virginia's 10th congressional district; born in Pawtucket
* Louis Monast, U.S. Representative from Rhode Island; immigrated to Pawtucket from Quebec, Canada as a child
* Samuel Starkweather, 7th Mayor of Cleveland; born in Pawtucket

## Religion

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* Susan Hammond Barney (1834–1922), evangelist

## Sports

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### Baseball

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* Louise Arnold, player in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; born in Pawtucket
* John LaRose, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox; born in Pawtucket
* Chet Nichols Jr., pitcher for the Boston/Milwaukee Braves, Boston Red Sox, and Cincinnati Reds; born in Pawtucket
* Ken Ryan, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies; born in Pawtucket

### Basketball

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* Ernie Calverley, point guard for the Providence Steamrollers; born in Pawtucket
* Rakim Sanders, shooting guard for Hapoel Gilboa Galil in Israel; born in Pawtucket
* Azurá Stevens, forward for the Los Angeles Sparks; born in Pawtucket
* Jeff Xavier, point and shooting guard with four teams in the Spanish LEB Oro league; born in Pawtucket

### Boxing

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* Peter Manfredo Jr., middleweight boxer (held multiple titles); trained at his family's gym in Pawtucket

### Football

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* Charles Avedisian, Providence College football captain, 1940; inducted into PC Hall of Fame, 1972; guard, New York Football Giants 1942–1944; William E. Tolman High School graduate, 1936
* Gerry Philbin, defensive end for the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and Charlotte Hornets (WFL); born in Pawtucket
* Hank Soar, running and defensive back for the New York Giants; Major League Baseball umpire; died in Pawtucket

### Horse racing

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* Red Pollard, jockey best known for riding Seabiscuit; founding member of the Jockeys' Guild (1940); died in Pawtucket

### Hockey

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* Keith Carney, former NHL defenseman who is from Pawtucket, played in the NHL from 1992 to 2009, also played for team USA's men's hockey team in the 1998 Olympics

### Olympics

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* Janet Moreau, track-and-field athlete, 1952 Summer Olympics gold medalist; born in Pawtucket

### Running

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* Les Pawson, 3-time Boston Marathon winner; born in Pawtucket

### Wrestling

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* Tim White, referee and producer with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
* Tiny the Terrible, wrestler and politician who ran for Pawtucket mayor in 2006[4]

### Track & Field

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* Robert Howard, 9-time NCAA champion in triple jump/long jump

## References

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1. ^ Kirwan, Donna Kenny "Mayor gets huge sendoff" Archived 2012-07-15 at archive.today, Pawtucket Times, December 16, 2010. Accessed December 16, 2010.
2. ^ Morgan, Thomas J. "A lifetime of design capped by Bananagrams", Providence Journal, June 9, 2010. Accessed June 12, 2010.
3. ^ "Rhode Island Governor John William Davis". National Governors Association. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
4. ^ Hadden, Douglas (May 2, 2006). "Former pro wrestler throws hat in ring for Pawtucket mayor". The Pawtucket Times. Archived from the original on May 17, 2006. Retrieved October 12, 2020.