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Famous people · Narragansett
Narragansett’s famous people span 289 years: 5 births from 1700 to 1989
Geoff Boss, the American racing driver, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. Behind the leader come Peter Boss and Sarah Goddard. 2 of them were born since 1970. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.4, close to the 3.4 of the typical Rhode Island town.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Geoff Boss
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1700
Sarah Goddard
Youngest
1989
Colin Briggs
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Narragansett’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Narragansett’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
SportsBusinessScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Narragansett
Geoff Boss, Peter Boss and Sarah Goddard are written about in 4, 3 and 3 languages.
PB#2
SG#3
Business
Sarah Goddard
1700–1770American printer and newspaper publisher
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Known for
What Narragansett is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 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 Narragansett
The other 2 span the years 1929 to 1989.
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A chosen home
Also called Narragansett home
One more notable person made the town home: Karen Adams.
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Famous people from the towns next door
South Kingstown leads the towns around it, with 19 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Narragansett 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 (3)
- Robert J. T. Joy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Hazard Perry: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Albright: IchibanNOAH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons