#1Politics & Law
Martha McSally
born 1966American politician and military pilot
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Famous people · Warwick
41 famous people were born in Warwick, more of them scientists and doctors than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American politician and military pilot Martha McSally, covered in 33 languages. Warwick ranks 3rd of the 44 towns in Rhode Island with anyone listed. 18 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in Rhode Island, at 3.4.
Born here
41
notable people
Best known
Martha McSally
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1737
Christopher Greene
Youngest
1985
Liam Coen
Most common field
Politics & Law
10 people
What stands out about Warwick’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Warwick’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 12.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMilitaryBusinessMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Warwick is known for
Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 2.1 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.
The best known
Born in Warwick
By how many languages cover them, Martha McSally comes first (33), then Nathanael Greene (33) and William Herbert Sheldon (12).
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#2Military
Nathanael Greene
1742–1786American general in the American Revolutionary War
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Science & Medicine
William Herbert Sheldon
1898–1977American psychologist
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Warwick
Of the other 38, 9 are leaders.
David Petrarca
born 1965American director and producer of theatre, television and film
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Christopher Greene
1737–1781Continental Army officer, colonel of the African American 1st Rhode Island Regiment
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The fullest list close by belongs to Cranston, with 39.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Warwick 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 (19)
- Martha McSally: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathanael Greene: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Cavanagh: Dinur Blum from Willimantic, CT, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Noel: Creator:Samuel Edmund Oppenheim 1901-1992, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Mossberg: Andrew Feinberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hynes: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Vandermark: Nomo michael hoefner / http://www.zwo5.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Greene: Painted by Edward Greene Malbone (1777-1807), a famed miniaturist of the day from Newport, Rhode Island. Photograph scanned and uploaded by Richard B. Hall / Tosatel at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Principe: The Conmunity - Pop Culture Geek from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Daniel Brayton: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Block: Ngc1535, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Greene: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roberta Brown: Christian Michelides, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Carcieri: Creator:Harley W. Bartlett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arunah Shepherdson Abell: Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s-1873), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Albright: IchibanNOAH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Williams Bicknell: Thomas Williams Bicknell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Gonsalves: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons