Providence has produced a number of well-known actors, t v & movie producers, revolutionaries and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Providence includes Adam Baldwin, George M. Cohan, Josh Schwartz, Abraham Whipple, Jason Marsden, and many others.

Famous People Born In Providence

Adam BaldwinAdam Baldwin
27 February 1962, American
Actor
Nicholas ColasantoNicholas Colasanto
19 January 1924, American
Actor

George M. CohanGeorge M. Cohan
03 July 1878, American
American playwright

Josh SchwartzJosh Schwartz
06 August 1976, American
Screenwriter

Amy Van NostrandAmy Van Nostrand
11 April 1953, American
Actress

Ronald DworkinRonald Dworkin
11 December 1931, American
Philosopher
Abraham WhippleAbraham Whipple
26 September 1733, American
Revolutionary Commander

Marilyn ChambersMarilyn Chambers
22 April 1952, American
Actress

Jason MarsdenJason Marsden
03 January 1975, American
Actor, Film director, Film actor, Television actor
Damien ChazelleDamien Chazelle
19 January 1985, French, American
Director

Sam BernsSam Berns
23 October 1996, American
Activist
Joan HollowayJoan Holloway
22 December 1929, American
Actress

Pat ToomeyPat Toomey
17 November 1961, American
Politician

David HedisonDavid Hedison
20 May 1927, American
Actor

Sam DalySam Daly
24 March 1984, American
Actor

Monty OumMonty Oum
22 June 1981, American
Animator
Blu CantrellBlu Cantrell
16 March 1976, American
Singer-songwriter

Claudia JordanClaudia Jordan
12 April 1973, American
Actor, Model, Television actor

Spike DudleySpike Dudley
13 August 1970, American
Professional wrestler, Teacher

Jeffrey OsborneJeffrey Osborne
09 March 1948, American
Singer-songwriter
Bill ContiBill Conti
13 April 1942, American
Composer

Brian HelgelandBrian Helgeland
17 January 1961, American
Screenwriter, Film producer, Film director, Writer
Nelson EddyNelson Eddy
29 June 1901, American
Singer

Grace Lee BoggsGrace Lee Boggs
27 June 1915, American
Writer, Civil rights advocate, Non-fiction writer

Wylie DufresneWylie Dufresne
1970 AD, American
chef
Ruth HusseyRuth Hussey
30 October 1911, American
Actress

John ChafeeJohn Chafee
22 October 1922, American
United States senator
Lukasz GottwaldLukasz Gottwald
26 September 1973, American
 

Stanley FishStanley Fish
19 April 1938, American
Scholar

Galway KinnellGalway Kinnell
01 February 1927, American
Poet
David MazzucchelliDavid Mazzucchelli
21 September 1960, American
Comics artist

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John Bates ClarkJohn Bates Clark
26 January 1847, American
Economist
Esek HopkinsEsek Hopkins
26 April 1718, American
Naval officer

Lee BontecouLee Bontecou
15 January 1931, American
Sculptor

Leonard WoodcockLeonard Woodcock
15 February 1911, American
Ambassador

George William CurtisGeorge William Curtis
24 February 1824, American
Writer
John Russell BartlettJohn Russell Bartlett
23 October 1805, American
Historian
J. Carter BrownJ. Carter Brown
08 October 1934, American
Art historian

Henry WheatonHenry Wheaton
27 November 1785, American
Lawyer

Thomas Wilson DorrThomas Wilson Dorr
05 November 1805, American
Politician

Helen Magill WhiteHelen Magill White
28 November 1853, American
Instructor
George Pierce BakerGeorge Pierce Baker
04 April 1866, American
Educator

E. Allan FarnsworthE. Allan Farnsworth
30 June 1928, American
Scholar

Daniel Berkeley UpdikeDaniel Berkeley Updike
14 February 1860, American
Typographer

Brian BurkeBrian Burke
30 June 1955, American
 

Lewis BossLewis Boss
26 October 1846, American
Astronomer
Zechariah Chafee, Jr.Zechariah Chafee, Jr.
07 December 1885, American
Professor

Sarah Helen Power WhitmanSarah Helen Power Whitman
19 January 1803, American
Poet
Merrill Wallace ChaseMerrill Wallace Chase
17 September 1905, American
Immunologist

Stephen Hopkins (Politician)Stephen Hopkins (Politician)
07 March 1707, British