#1Famous people · Johnston
Most of the 12 famous people born in Johnston came into the world since 1970
The best known is the American basketball coach Joe Mazzulla, with articles in 16 languages. Second and third on the list are Samuel Ward King and Noel Acciari. From Samuel Eddy in 1769 to Noel Acciari in 1991, the births cover 222 years. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4, close to the 3.4 of the typical Rhode Island town.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Joe Mazzulla
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1769
Samuel Eddy
Youngest
1991
Noel Acciari
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Johnston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Johnston’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 4 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Johnston
First, Joe Mazzulla (16 languages), then Samuel Ward King (11) and Noel Acciari (9).
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What Johnston is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 4 people.
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 Johnston
Of the other 9, 2 are performers.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Johnston home
Born elsewhere, Amy Diaz lived here.
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Around it, Providence has the most people on record, 39 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Johnston 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 (12)
- Joe Mazzulla: NBC Sports Boston, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Ward King: Creator:Marcus A. Waterman (1834-1914), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noel Acciari: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Clayton: photographer unknown, book author is Walter Gerald Cooper (1860-1939), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Beliveau: dbking on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Eddy: Francis Alexander, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zenas Bliss: Engraving from Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Rhode Island, 1916., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Diaz: Richard Sandoval, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. P. Lovecraft: Lucius B. Truesdell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gina Raimondo: United States Department of Commerce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie DiGregorio: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha Mathewson: Rhode Island Historical Society?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons