#1Famous people · Cumberland
13 famous people come from Cumberland, Daniel McKee the best known
Most widely known is Daniel McKee, the American politician, with articles in 21 languages. The American film producer Bobby Farrelly ranks second, ahead of Public Universal Friend. Over 249 years of births, the list goes from Public Universal Friend (1752) to Jayden Struble (2001). Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.5, close to the 3.4 of the typical Rhode Island town.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Daniel McKee
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1752
Public Universal Friend
Youngest
2001
Jayden Struble
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Cumberland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Cumberland’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsFaithFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Cumberland
Ranked by languages covered: Daniel McKee with 21, then Bobby Farrelly with 17 and Public Universal Friend with 17.
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What Cumberland is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Cumberland
A further 10 follow, born between 1803 and 2001.
M. Cravath Simpson
1860–1945African American Singer, public speaker, clubwoman, podiatrist
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A chosen home
Also called Cumberland home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Cumberland, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Woonsocket has the longest list next door: 38.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cumberland and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (16)
- Daniel McKee: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Public Universal Friend: John Lee Douglas “J.L.D.” Mathies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adin Ballou: Engraving by H. W. Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Latimer Whipple Ballou: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jenckes: The Providence Plantations for 250 Years by Welcome Arnold Greene, 1886., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnold Buffum Chace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Goryl: Bob Watson / Minnesota Twins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- M. Cravath Simpson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olney Arnold II: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Jenkins: anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Cameron: greengeorge at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Condon: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garth Snow: TheAHL, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Higgins: Creator:Milton Lockwood, 1861-1914, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph William Martin Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Rawlings: Yaffa, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons