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

Amy Van NostrandAmy Van Nostrand
11 April 1953, American
Actress

Josh SchwartzJosh Schwartz
06 August 1976, American
Screenwriter

Abraham WhippleAbraham Whipple
26 September 1733, American
Revolutionary Commander
Damien ChazelleDamien Chazelle
19 January 1985, French, American
Director

Marilyn ChambersMarilyn Chambers
22 April 1952, American
Actress

Jason MarsdenJason Marsden
03 January 1975, American
Actor, Film director, Film actor, Television actor

Pat ToomeyPat Toomey
17 November 1961, American
Politician
Monty OumMonty Oum
22 June 1981, American
Animator

David HedisonDavid Hedison
20 May 1927, American
Actor
Sam DalySam Daly
24 March 1984, American
Actor

Sam BernsSam Berns
23 October 1996, American
Activist

Blu CantrellBlu Cantrell
16 March 1976, American
Singer-songwriter
Claudia JordanClaudia Jordan
12 April 1973, American
Actor, Model, Television actor

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

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

Nelson EddyNelson Eddy
29 June 1901, American
Singer
Ruth HusseyRuth Hussey
30 October 1911, American
Actress

Brian HelgelandBrian Helgeland
17 January 1961, American
Screenwriter, Film producer, Film director, Writer
Stanley FishStanley Fish
19 April 1938, American
Scholar

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

Wylie DufresneWylie Dufresne
1970 AD, American
chef

Esek HopkinsEsek Hopkins
26 April 1718, American
Naval officer
John Bates ClarkJohn Bates Clark
26 January 1847, American
Economist
David MazzucchelliDavid Mazzucchelli
21 September 1960, American
Comics artist

Lukasz GottwaldLukasz Gottwald
26 September 1973, American
 

Galway KinnellGalway Kinnell
01 February 1927, American
Poet

Lee BontecouLee Bontecou
15 January 1931, American
Sculptor
Brian BurkeBrian Burke
30 June 1955, American
 

Sarah Helen Power WhitmanSarah Helen Power Whitman
19 January 1803, American
Poet

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