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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in
Pawtucket, Rhode Island .
Academics and scientists
Architecture
James C. Bucklin (1801–1890), born in Pawtucket, became prominent
Providence architect
Charles E. Carpenter (1845–1923), born in Pawtucket, became partner in
Stone, Carpenter & Willson of Providence
C. Willis Damon (1850–1916), born in Pawtucket, became leading architect of
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Raymond Hood (1881–1934), born in Pawtucket, architect of
Rockefeller Center and
Tribune Tower
Edwin L. Howland (1838–1876), born in Pawtucket, noted Providence architect
Albert H. Humes (1867–1947), born in Pawtucket, became the city's leading 19th-century architect
Lloyd W. Kent (1907–1991), born in Pawtucket, became prominent Providence architect
R. C. N. Monahan (died 1963), leading 20th-century Pawtucket architect
Edward I. Nickerson (1845–1908), born in Pawtucket, became architect in Providence
John F. O'Malley , practiced in Pawtucket from 1919, designed
City Hall
Arts and culture
Business
Samuel Slater , industrialist; considered "Father of the American Industrial Revolution" by US president
Andrew Jackson ; lived in Pawtucket
The Hassenfeld Brothers creates
Hasbro Toys while living in Pawtucket
Film and TV
Journalism
Music
Politics
Gabe Amo , US Representative, Congressional District 1,
Rhode Island
Lincoln Almond , 72nd
Governor of Rhode Island ; born in Pawtucket
Mary-Ann Baldwin ,
Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina ; born in Pawtucket
Willard L. Beaulac , U.S. Ambassador to
Paraguay ,
Colombia ,
Cuba ,
Chile and
Argentina ; born in Pawtucket
David Carlin , author and politician: majority leader of RI Senate (1989–1990); born and grew up in Pawtucket
Thomas Gardiner Corcoran , presidential advisor to
Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Lyndon B. Johnson ; born in Pawtucket
John W. Davis , 38th and 41st Governor of Rhode Island
[3]
Joseph L. Fisher , U.S. Representative from
Virginia's 10th congressional district ; born in Pawtucket
Louis Monast , U.S. Representative from Rhode Island; immigrated to Pawtucket from
Quebec, Canada as a child
Samuel Starkweather , 7th
Mayor of Cleveland ; born in Pawtucket
Religion
Sports
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Peter Manfredo Jr. , middleweight boxer (held multiple titles); trained at his family's gym in Pawtucket
Horse racing
Hockey
Keith Carney , former
NHL defenseman who is from Pawtucket, played in the NHL from 1992 to 2009, also played for team USA's men's hockey team in the 1998 Olympics
Olympics
Running
Wrestling
Track & Field
References
^ Kirwan, Donna Kenny
"Mayor gets huge sendoff"
Archived 2012-07-15 at
archive.today ,
Pawtucket Times , December 16, 2010. Accessed December 16, 2010.
^ Morgan, Thomas J.
"A lifetime of design capped by Bananagrams" ,
Providence Journal , June 9, 2010. Accessed June 12, 2010.
^
"Rhode Island Governor John William Davis" . National Governors Association. Retrieved August 24, 2012 .
^ Hadden, Douglas (May 2, 2006).
"Former pro wrestler throws hat in ring for Pawtucket mayor" .
The Pawtucket Times . Archived from
the original on May 17, 2006. Retrieved October 12, 2020 .