#1Famous people · East Greenwich
Donald Carcieri tops a list of 16 famous people born in East Greenwich
Most widely known is Donald Carcieri, the American politician, with articles in 21 languages. The next two names are Albert C. Greene and Jimmy Baron. 2 of them were born since 1970. From Peter Mawney in 1689 to Skylar Fontaine in 1998, the births cover 309 years.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Donald Carcieri
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1689
Peter Mawney
Youngest
1998
Skylar Fontaine
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about East Greenwich’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When East Greenwich’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1740s than in any other decade: 2.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsMilitaryScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in East Greenwich
By how many languages cover them, Donald Carcieri comes first (21), then Albert C. Greene (8) and Jimmy Baron (8).
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What East Greenwich is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 1.9 times.
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Everyone else born in East Greenwich
13 more, best known first.
Charles Nichols Spencer
1837–1893Ministrer of Finance for the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi during the reigns of both Kalakaua and Liliuokalani. Merchant and plantation owner
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William Chesley Worthington
1903–2002Editor of The Providence Journal and editor of the Brown Alumni Monthly
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A chosen home
Also called East Greenwich home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in East Greenwich, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Warwick’s, with 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Greenwich 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 (11)
- Donald Carcieri: Creator:Harley W. Bartlett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert C. Greene: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Greene: Frank Ruggles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Silas Casey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josephine Hall: Allen & Ginter, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Nichols Spencer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debra Messing: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha McSally: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Albright: IchibanNOAH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Tillinghast James: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Job Kenyon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons