#1Music
Wendy Carlos
born 1939American composer and electronic musician
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Famous people · Pawtucket
Performers stand out among the 46 famous people born in Pawtucket
Most widely known is Wendy Carlos, the American composer and electronic musician, with articles in 38 languages. Second and third on the list are Kevin Lima and Janet Moreau. 25 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Among the 44 towns in Rhode Island with famous people on record, the town ranks 2nd.
Born here
46
notable people
Best known
Wendy Carlos
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1801
James C. Bucklin
Youngest
1996
Azurá Stevens
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Pawtucket’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Pawtucket is known for
Performers 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.
Through the years
When Pawtucket’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 7 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Pawtucket
The three are covered in 38, 25 and 21 languages: Wendy Carlos, Kevin Lima and Janet Moreau.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Pawtucket
Still to come: 43 more, from 1801 to 1996.
Lincoln Almond
1936–2023American attorney, politician, and member of the Republican Party
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Karen Alzate
born 1987US Democratic party politician, from 2019 member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 60
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A chosen home
Also called Pawtucket home
Born elsewhere, Owen Lattimore lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Providence has the most on record: 39.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pawtucket 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 (22)
- Wendy Carlos: V.L. Smith / Bay Area Reporter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lebogang Mashile: US Embassy South Africa, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Clifford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Hood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie Calverley: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Almond: The original uploader was Innapoy at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rakim Sanders: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Azurá Stevens: SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hartman: Skeet Shooter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabe Amo: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Corrente: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Duffy: Christie Film Company / Educational Film Exch., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Xavier: JPMor, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carson Grant: FilmPens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Lyman Fisher: Congressional portrait, UnknownUnknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen Lattimore: Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. P. Lovecraft: Lucius B. Truesdell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Cameron: greengeorge at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Condon: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arunah Shepherdson Abell: Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s-1873), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bucklin Bishop: Underwood and Underwood - Photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie DiGregorio: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons