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Arunah Shepherdson Abell
1806–1888American publisher, philanthropist
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Famous people · East Providence
Of the 12 famous people born in East Providence, an unusual share are leaders
Arunah Shepherdson Abell leads the list, covered in 8 languages. Close behind are Davey Lopes and Jamie Silva. 4 of them were born since 1970. The list runs from Arunah Shepherdson Abell, born in 1806, to Katherine Kazarian, born in 1990.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Arunah Shepherdson Abell
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1806
Arunah Shepherdson Abell
Youngest
1990
Katherine Kazarian
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about East Providence’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When East Providence’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What East Providence is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in East Providence
Two of the three are athletes.
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Sports
Jamie Silva
born 1984American football player, defensive back, safety
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Everyone
Everyone else born in East Providence
Still to come: 9 more, from 1867 to 1990.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called East Providence home
Born elsewhere, Claudia Jordan lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Pawtucket counts 46 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Providence 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 (10)
- Arunah Shepherdson Abell: Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s-1873), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Davey Lopes: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Kazarian: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Murphy: Conly Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claudia Jordan: convergentmediapr from Los Angeles, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendy Carlos: V.L. Smith / Bay Area Reporter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha McSally: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. P. Lovecraft: Lucius B. Truesdell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bucklin Bishop: Underwood and Underwood - Photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Williams Bicknell: Thomas Williams Bicknell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons