List of people from Pawtucket, Rhode Island

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Academics and scientists

 * Aram Chobanian, cardiologist; ninth president of Boston University; born in Pawtucket
 * Joel Garreau, journalist, editor and author (editor at The Washington Post)
 * Martha Mitchell, author and longtime archivist at Brown University
 * Minton Warren, scholar and Latin professor at Harvard University; born in Pawtucket

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

 * Don Bousquet, cartoonist
 * Wendy Carlos, musician
 * Galway Kinnell, poet
 * Armand LaMontagne, sculptor
 * Abraham Nathanson (1929–2010), graphic designer; developer of Bananagrams; born in Pawtucket
 * Sam Patch, daredevil
 * Anne Morgan Spalter, artist
 * Herb Weiss, Arts District Overseerer
 * Gary Whitehead, poet and painter

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

 * Ruth Clifford, silent film star
 * Michael Corrente, independent film director
 * Alice Drummond, actress
 * Jack Duffy, actor
 * David Hartman, television personality
 * Kevin Lima, film director

Journalism

 * Irving R. Levine, journalist and foreign correspondent
 * Al Rockoff, photojournalist
 * Dave Kane, radio talk show host

Music

 * Wendy Carlos, composer and electronic musician
 * Rosario Mazzeo, clarinetist
 * David Rawlings, musician
 * Jon B, musician and singer
 * JELEEL!, rapper, and singer

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
 * 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

 * Susan Hammond Barney (1834–1922), evangelist

Baseball

 * Louise Arnold, player in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; born in Pawtucket
 * John LaRose, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox; born in Pawtucket
 * Chet Nichols Jr., pitcher for the Boston/Milwaukee Braves, Boston Red Sox, and Cincinnati Reds; born in Pawtucket
 * Ken Ryan, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies; born in Pawtucket

Basketball

 * Ernie Calverley, point guard for the Providence Steamrollers; born in Pawtucket
 * Rakim Sanders, shooting guard for Hapoel Gilboa Galil in Israel; born in Pawtucket
 * Azurá Stevens, forward for the Los Angeles Sparks; born in Pawtucket
 * Jeff Xavier, point and shooting guard with four teams in the Spanish LEB Oro league; born in Pawtucket

Boxing

 * Peter Manfredo Jr., middleweight boxer (held multiple titles); trained at his family's gym in Pawtucket

Football

 * Charles Avedisian, Providence College football captain, 1940; inducted into PC Hall of Fame, 1972; guard, New York Football Giants 1942–1944; William E. Tolman High School graduate, 1936
 * Gerry Philbin, defensive end for the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and Charlotte Hornets (WFL); born in Pawtucket
 * Hank Soar, running and defensive back for the New York Giants; Major League Baseball umpire; died in Pawtucket

Horse racing

 * Red Pollard, jockey best known for riding Seabiscuit; founding member of the Jockeys' Guild (1940); died in Pawtucket

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

 * Janet Moreau, track-and-field athlete, 1952 Summer Olympics gold medalist; born in Pawtucket

Running

 * Les Pawson, 3-time Boston Marathon winner; born in Pawtucket

Wrestling

 * Tim White, referee and producer with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
 * Tiny the Terrible, wrestler and politician who ran for Pawtucket mayor in 2006

Track & Field

 * Robert Howard, 9-time NCAA champion in triple jump/long jump