List of people from Pawtucket, Rhode Island

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

Academics and scientists

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

Architecture

• 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 (d.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

• Don Bousquet, cartoonist
• Galway Kinnell, poet
• Armand LaMontagne, sculptor^[1]
• Abraham Nathanson (1929–2010), graphic designer; developer of Bananagrams; born in Pawtucket^[2]
• Samuel R Matook, Humanitarian and has also lived in Pawtucket his entire life
• Sam Patch, daredevil
• Anne Morgan Spalter, artist
• Gary Whitehead, poet and painter

Business

• Samuel Slater, industrialist; considered "Father of the American Industrial Revolution" by US president Andrew Jackson; lived in Pawtucket

Film and TV

• 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

• Irving R. Levine, journalist and foreign correspondent
• Al Rockoff, photojournalist

Music

• Wendy Carlos, composer and electronic musician
• Jim Connors, radio personality
• Rosario Mazzeo, clarinetist
• David Rawlings, musician

Politics

• Willard L. Beaulac, US ambassador to Paraguay, Colombia, Cuba, Chile and Argentina; born in Pawtucket
• David R Carlin, Jr., 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, US representative from Virginia's 10th congressional district; born in Pawtucket
• Louis Monast, US representative from Rhode Island; immigrated to Pawtucket from Quebec, Canada as a child
• Samuel Starkweather, 7th mayor of Cleveland; born in Pawtucket

Sports

Baseball

• 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

• Ernie Calverley, point guard for the Providence Steamrollers; born in Pawtucket
• Rakim Sanders, shooting guard for Hapoel Gilboa Galil in Israel; born in Pawtucket
• Jeff Xavier, point and shooting guard with four teams in the Spanish LEB Oro league; born in Pawtucket

Boxing

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

Football

• 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

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

Olympics

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

Running

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

Wrestling

• Tim White, referee and producer with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

References

1. Kirwan, Donna Kenny "Mayor gets huge sendoff", 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.