Famous people · Providence
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Providence
The best known of them is Kirk Douglas, with articles in 101 languages. Sanford Robinson Gifford, born in Greenfield, 9 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Providence as their birthplace yet. Over the border in Greenfield, 6 names are on record, led by Sanford Robinson Gifford.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Kirk Douglas
Best known
Kirk Douglas
in 101 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Providence’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Providence
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Raymond Tomlinson
1941–2016American computer programmer
David Hyde Pierce
born 1959American actor and director
Albert Coons
1912–1978United States Army officer, pathologist and immunologist
Clarence Emmeren Kobuski
1900–1963Botanist and biologist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Greenfield leads the towns around it, with 6 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Providence and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (10)
- Kirk Douglas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Tomlinson: Andreu Veà, WiWiW.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Maines: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sanford Robinson Gifford: Sanford Robinson Gifford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abner Doubleday: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Brackett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Bremer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terra Naomi: Jokeb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Potter: Chapman Bros. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Briggs: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons