Providence, Rhode Island ranks 293rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dijon, Nancy, France, and Berkeley, California. Memorable people born in Providence, Rhode Island include H. P. Lovecraft, Aaron T. Beck, and Ronald Dworkin. Memorable people who died in Providence, Rhode Island include H. P. Lovecraft, Roger Williams, and Stephen Hopkins. Providence, Rhode Island has been the birth place of many actors and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers. Providence, Rhode Island is located in United States.
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The county seat of Providence County, it is one of the oldest cities in New England, founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He named the area in honor of "God's merciful Providence" which he believed was responsible for revealing such a haven for him and his followers. The city developed as a busy port, as it is situated at the mouth of the Providence River at the head of Narragansett Bay. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1707 and 1998, Providence, Rhode Island was the birth place of 39 globally memorable people, including H. P. Lovecraft, Aaron T. Beck, and Ronald Dworkin. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Providence, Rhode Island including H. P. Lovecraft, Roger Williams, and Stephen Hopkins.
1890 - 1937
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 1
1921 - 2021
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 2
1931 - 2013
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 3
1933 - 2023
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 4
1847 - 1938
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 5
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 6
1952 - 2009
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 7
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 8
1846 - 1912
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 9
1927 - 2019
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 10
1707 - 1785
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 11
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 12
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.16
Rank: 25
1903 - 2001
HPI: 33.96
Rank: 30
1988 - Present
HPI: 27.31
Rank: 33
1976 - Present
HPI: 27.18
Rank: 34
1964 - Present
HPI: 19.40
Rank: 37
1890 - 1937
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 1
1603 - 1684
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 2
1707 - 1785
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 3
1936 - 2014
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 4
1835 - 1910
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 5
1916 - 1999
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 6
1936 - 2014
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 4
1835 - 1910
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 5
1916 - 1999
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 6
Most individuals born in present day Providence, Rhode Island were actors (9), politicians (5), writers (3), film directors (3), and philosophers (2), while most who died were politicians (2), writers (1), physicists (1), painters (1), and philosophers (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Providence, Rhode Island, including Marilyn Chambers, David Hedison, and Nicholas Colasanto. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Providence, Rhode Island, including Marilyn Chambers, David Hedison, and Nicholas Colasanto.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Providence, Rhode Island since 1700.