TheFamousPeople

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

H. P. LovecraftH. P. Lovecraft
20 August 1890, American
Novelist, Editor
Adam BaldwinAdam Baldwin
27 February 1962, American
Actor

Cormac McCarthyCormac McCarthy
20 July 1933, American
Novelist

Nicholas ColasantoNicholas Colasanto
19 January 1924, American
Actor

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

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

Abraham WhippleAbraham Whipple
26 September 1733, American
Revolutionary Commander
Demetrius AndradeDemetrius Andrade
26 February 1988, American
Boxer

Damien ChazelleDamien Chazelle
19 January 1985, French, American
Director
Lukasz GottwaldLukasz Gottwald
26 September 1973, American
 

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

David HedisonDavid Hedison
20 May 1927, American
Actor
Claudia JordanClaudia Jordan
12 April 1973, American
Actor, Model, Television actor

Sam BernsSam Berns
23 October 1996, American
Activist

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

Grace Lee BoggsGrace Lee Boggs
27 June 1915, American
Writer, Civil rights advocate, Non-fiction writer
Spike DudleySpike Dudley
13 August 1970, American
Professional wrestler, Teacher

Brian BurkeBrian Burke
30 June 1955, American
 

Jesse LeachJesse Leach
03 July 1978, American
Musician
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

Ruth HusseyRuth Hussey
30 October 1911, American
Actress

Nelson EddyNelson Eddy
29 June 1901, American
Singer
Joan HollowayJoan Holloway
22 December 1929, American
Actress

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Wylie DufresneWylie Dufresne
1970 AD, American
chef
John ChafeeJohn Chafee
22 October 1922, American
United States senator

Stanley FishStanley Fish
19 April 1938, American
Scholar

Stephen HopkinsStephen Hopkins
07 March 1707, American
Justice

David MazzucchelliDavid Mazzucchelli
21 September 1960, American
Comics artist
Galway KinnellGalway Kinnell
01 February 1927, American
Poet
Esek HopkinsEsek Hopkins
26 April 1718, American
Naval officer

John Bates ClarkJohn Bates Clark
26 January 1847, American
Economist

Lee BontecouLee Bontecou
15 January 1931, American
Sculptor

Sarah Helen Power WhitmanSarah Helen Power Whitman
19 January 1803, American
Poet
Kali ReisKali Reis
24 August 1986, American
Boxer

Leonard WoodcockLeonard Woodcock
15 February 1911, American
Ambassador

Helen Magill WhiteHelen Magill White
28 November 1853, American
Instructor

George William CurtisGeorge William Curtis
24 February 1824, American
Writer

Thomas Wilson DorrThomas Wilson Dorr
05 November 1805, American
Politician
Zechariah Chafee, Jr.Zechariah Chafee, Jr.
07 December 1885, American
Professor

George Pierce BakerGeorge Pierce Baker
04 April 1866, American
Educator
Henry WheatonHenry Wheaton
27 November 1785, American
Lawyer

J. Carter BrownJ. Carter Brown
08 October 1934, American
Art historian

John Russell BartlettJohn Russell Bartlett
23 October 1805, American
Historian
E. Allan FarnsworthE. Allan Farnsworth
30 June 1928, American
Scholar

Daniel Berkeley UpdikeDaniel Berkeley Updike
14 February 1860, American
Typographer
Merrill Wallace ChaseMerrill Wallace Chase
17 September 1905, American
Immunologist

Lewis BossLewis Boss
26 October 1846, American
Astronomer