Carlos, Wendy (Pawtucket)
Synthesizer performer of the album Switched-On Bach
Famous People from Rhode Island
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Chafee, Lincoln (Providence)
U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1999-2007 -
Chazelle, Damien (Providence)
The director of 'Whiplash' and "La La Land" -
Cohan, George M. (Providence)
"Mr. Broadway" and the composer of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" -
Davis, Wendy (West Warwick)
The Texas state senator who filibustered an abortion bill -
G.I. Joe (Pawtucket)
Famous fist-fighting action figure for boys -
Gray, Spalding (Providence)
Creator of Swimming to Cambodia and other monologues -
Hatch, Richard (Newport)
The original winner on the TV series Survivor -
Ince, Thomas H. (Newport)
The director of Civilization -
Lovecraft, H.P. (Providence)
The horror writer who came up with Cthulhu -
McCarthy, Cormac (Providence)
Author of All the Pretty Horses -
Mossberg, Walter (Providence)
Creator of the Wall Street Journal column "Personal Technology" -
Patch, Sam (Pawtucket)
The daredevil who jumped off Niagara Falls in 1829 -
Perry, Matthew Calbraith (Rocky Brook)
Commodore Perry, who began Western trade with Japan, 1853 -
Perry, Oliver Hazard (South Kingstown)
The hero of the Battle of Lake Erie (1813) -
Vieira, Meredith (Providence)
Co-host of the Today show, 2006-11