1. Hugh Duffy (1866)

Major League Baseball Player And

Former MLB Outfielder and Manager who played from 1888 to 1906.

2. Olivia Culpo (1992)

Miss Universe 2012 Winner

Model and actress who won both Miss USA 2012 and Miss Universe 2012. She also won Miss Rhode Island 2012. She appears on the E! series Model Squad.

3. Dennis Wholey (1939)

American Game Show Host

An American television host who is best known for hosting This is America with Dennis Wholey, as well as for his bestselling self-help books.

4. Buddy Cianci (1941)

American Mayor

Infamous Mayor of Providence, RI who held that office for over 21 years and turned Providence into the metropolitan city it is today. In 2002 he was forced to resign...

5. Jessica Graf (1990)

Reality Star

Reality star who became known to Big Brother fans as a cast member on the 19th season of the show. She later went on to win the competition show The Amazing Race in 2017.  

6. Jack Capuano (1966)

American Ice Hockey Player

NHL coach who became head coach of the New York Islanders in 2010.

7. Elisabeth Hasselbeck (1977)

Television Host

Tv personality who has co-hosted The View alongside Joy Behar, Barbara Walters, and Star Jones.

8. Steven Klein (1965)

Actor

Photographer and videographer who is best known for shooting the video backdrops of Madonna's concerts. He also shot music videos for Lady Gaga and Kanye West. He has over 650,000 followers on his stevenkleinstudio Instagram...

9. Vinny Paz (1962)

American Boxer

Nicknamed "The Pazmanian Devil", IBF Lightweight Champion and WBA Light Middleweight Champion.

10. Nehemiah R. Knight (1780)

American Politician

Nehemiah Rice Knight was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Cranston he attended the common schools. In 1802 he was a member of the Rhode Island House...

11. William Sprague III (1799)

American Governor Of Rhode Islan

Sprague also known as William III or William Sprague III was a politician and industrialist from the U. S. state of Rhode Island serving as the 14th Governor a U....

12. William Sprague IV (1830)

American Senator For Rhode Islan

Sprague IV was the 27th Governor of Rhode Island from 1860–1863 and U. S. Senator from 1863–1875. He participated in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil...

13. William Sprague (1830)

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14. Leonidas Raptakis (1959)

American Politician

Leonidas P. Raptakis is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate representing District 33 since January 2013. Raptakis served non-consecutively from January 1997 until January...

15. Edward D. DiPrete (1934)

American Politician

Edward Daniel DiPrete is an American Republican Party politician from Rhode Island. DiPrete served as the 70th Governor of Rhode Island from 1985 to 1991 and was defeated for reelection...

16. Elisha Harris (1791)

American Politician

Elisha Harris of Coventry Kent County Rhode Island was Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1846–47 and the 20th Governor of Rhode Island 1847–49. Harris was born in Cranston Providence County...

17. David Emma (1969)

American Ice Hockey Player

David Anaclethe Dave Emma is an American retired ice hockey player. Emma won the Hobey Baker Award in 1991. Emma would go on to play professionally in the National Hockey...

18. Rob Gaudreau (1970)

American Ice Hockey Player

Robert Rene Gaudreau is an American retired professional ice hockey player.

19. Melissa Fiorentino (1977)

American Boxer

Melissa Missy Fiorentino is a female boxer from Cranston Rhode Island United States. Her global boxing ID is US-00-076087. Her fighting nickname is: The FuryIt could be said that Fiorentino...

20. Joe Exter (1978)

Ice Hockey Player

Joe Exter is a retired American ice hockey goaltender. He is famous for playing two seasons with the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers several months after being in a coma due to...

21. Charlie Babington (1895)

American Baseball Player

Charles Percy Babington was a Major League Baseball center fielder who played for the New York Giants in 1915.

22. Johnny Cooney (1901)

American Baseball Player And Coa

John Walter Cooney was an American professional baseball player. He was a pitcher outfielder and first baseman then a longtime coach in Major League Baseball. Listed at 5 ft 10...

23. Tom Healey (Unknow)

Major League Baseball Player

Thomas F. Healey was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched for one season. In he played with the Providence Grays and Indianapolis Blues. For his career he compiled...

24. Hugh Duffy (rugby) (1934)

Scottish Rugby Union And Rugby L

Hugh Duffy 1 April 1934 in Shotts) is a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s playing representative level rugby union for Scotland making his debut...

25. Jimmy Cooney (1920s shortstop) (1894)

American Baseball Player

James Edward Cooney nicknamed Scoops was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for six different teams between 1917 and 1928. Listed at 5 ft 11 in 160...

26. David Littman (ice hockey) (1967)

American Ice Hockey Goaltender

David K. Littman is a former ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted in the eleventh round 211th overall of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. He played...

27. David Quinn (ice hockey) (1966)

American Ice Hockey Player

David Quinn is a former professional ice hockey defenseman. He is the former head coach of the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL. He is currently an assistant coach for...