Photo: Marcbela · Public domainNo one from West Warwick is on the famous people list yet
Newport has the most of any town in Rhode Island: 49. After Newport, the next longest list in Rhode Island is Pawtucket’s, with 46. 44 towns across Rhode Island can name a famous person born there. The best known born in Warwick is Martha McSally.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is West Warwick), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in West Warwick has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near West Warwick
Of the towns around it, Warwick has the most on record: 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West 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 (3)
- Martha McSally: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Carcieri: Creator:Harley W. Bartlett, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry B. Anthony: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons