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    Rhode Island’s sole billionaire Jonathan Nelson, of Providence Equity Partners, lives in Providence and is worth $3.1 billion, according to Forbes. More: RI billionaires club a lonely place. See ...

  3. List of people from Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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    State flag of Rhode Island Location of Rhode Island on the U.S. map This is a list of prominent people who were born in the state of Rhode Island or who spent significant periods of their lives in the state. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Academia Elizabeth Buffum Chace ...

  4. List of people from Providence, Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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    Jabez Bowen, federalist supporter, Deputy Governor of Rhode Island and Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court [24] John Brown, co-founder of Brown University, U.S. Representative [25] John Chafee, Governor of Rhode Island, Secretary of the Navy, and United States Senator [26] Zechariah Chafee, lawyer, academic and civil libertarian [27]

  5. Betsey Metcalf Baker - Wikipedia

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    Betsey Metcalf Baker (née Metcalf; 1786–1867) [1] was a manufacturer of straw bonnets, entrepreneur, and social activist based in Providence, Rhode Island and Westwood, Massachusetts. At age twelve, she developed a technique for braiding straw, allowing her to emulate the styles of expensive straw bonnets and make them accessible to working ...

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  7. List of people from Newport, Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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    Tanya Donelly, musician; vocalist for Rhode Island–based bands Belly and Throwing Muses; guitarist for the band The Breeders; Charlie Fern, White House speechwriter, journalist; Van Johnson, actor, known best for "all-American" roles in MGM films during World War II; Lawson Little, 1940 U.S. Open golf champion; Lillian Richter, lithographer

  8. Rhode Island's best Italian restaurant? Here are 7 reader picks

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    If you’re looking for the type of Italian food your grandmother made – think baccala, fried smelts, and tripe – Mike’s Kitchen in the Tabor-Franchi VFW Post 2396, 170 Randall St., Cranston ...

  9. Ruth Hussey - Wikipedia

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    Hussey was born in Providence, Rhode Island on October 30, 1911. She was later known as Ruth Carol O'Rourke, her stepfather's surname. [3] [4] Her father, George R. Hussey, died of the Spanish flu in 1918 when she was seven years old.