#1Famous people · South Kingstown
Leaders stand out among the 19 famous people born in South Kingstown
Oliver Hazard Perry, the united States Naval officer, is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Second place goes to the American actor Andrew Burnap, third to Samuel J. Potter. 8 of them were born before independence, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 5.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Rhode Island has 3.4.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Oliver Hazard Perry
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1693
William Robinson
Youngest
1990
Andrew Burnap
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
What stands out about South Kingstown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When South Kingstown’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawMilitarySportsFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What South Kingstown is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as soldiers and sailors, at 4.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in South Kingstown
By how many languages cover them, Oliver Hazard Perry comes first (21), then Andrew Burnap (13) and Samuel J. Potter (9).
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Politics & Law
Samuel J. Potter
1753–1804American politician, Rhode Island
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Everyone
Everyone else born in South Kingstown
The rest number 16, with 8 leaders among them.
William Robinson
1693–1751Deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South 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 (11)
- Oliver Hazard Perry: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Burnap: The Tony Awards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac P. Rodman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Rossi: AAron Rossi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Raymond Perry: Calbraith Bourn Perry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowland G. Hazard: John Paul Selinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erasmus D. Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Silvester Gardiner: John Singleton Copley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Robinson Hazard: Rudolph Ruzicka, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Albright: IchibanNOAH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Job Kenyon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons