#1Famous people · North Smithfield
The 5 famous people born in North Smithfield, led by David Rawlings
David Rawlings, the American musician, is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Second and third on the list are Jeff Jillson and Joe Connolly. The earliest on the list is Joe Connolly, born in 1884, and the youngest Jeff Jillson, born in 1980. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.9, close to the 3.4 of the typical Rhode Island town.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
David Rawlings
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Joe Connolly
Youngest
1980
Jeff Jillson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in North Smithfield
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When North Smithfield’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 1 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What North Smithfield is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in North Smithfield
2 more, 2 of them leaders.
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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Smithfield 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 (7)
- David Rawlings: Yaffa, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Jillson: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Connolly: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gina Raimondo: United States Department of Commerce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel McKee: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Higgins: Creator:Milton Lockwood, 1861-1914, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Lapham: Snow & Farnham (Providence, RI), printer and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons