#1Famous people · North Kingstown
North Kingstown counts 7 famous people, first among them Gary Albright
Articles in 11 languages make the American professional wrestler Gary Albright the best known. Christiana Carteaux Bannister and William West follow. As early as 1715, John Cole was born here, one of 2 born before independence. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Gary Albright
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1715
John Cole
Youngest
1973
William J. Dobson
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about North Kingstown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When North Kingstown’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in North Kingstown
By how many languages cover them, Gary Albright comes first (11), then Christiana Carteaux Bannister (8) and William West (4).
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Christiana Carteaux Bannister
1819–1902American business entrepreneur, hairdresser, and abolitionist
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WW#3
Politics & Law
William West
1733–1814American politician, Rhode Island
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What North Kingstown is known for
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Everyone else born in North Kingstown
4 more, 2 of them leaders.
John Cole
1715–1777American lawyer (1715–1777); Chief Justice of Rhode Island from 1764 to 1765
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Of the towns around it, Warwick has the most on record: 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Kingstown 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 (9)
- Gary Albright: IchibanNOAH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christiana Carteaux Bannister: Edward Mitchell Bannister, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augusto Grace: Massachusetts House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Seaman: Trackinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha McSally: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Hazard Perry: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Carcieri: Creator:Harley W. Bartlett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Gonsalves: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Job Kenyon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons