Famous Rhode Islanders

Portrait of Ambrose Burnside Ambrose Burnside
Civil War General and U West Point Graduate
Portrait of George M. Cohan George M. Cohan
Singer, dancer, producer, actor, playwright, and composer - the only composer to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Portrait of Nathaneal Greene Nathanael Greene
Revolutionary War general, second-in-command to George Washington.
Portrait of Esek Hopkins Esek Hopkins
First Commander-in-chief of the continental Navy.
Portrait of Anne Hutchinson Anne Hutchinson
The first woman to establish a town in America - Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
Portrait of Napolean Lajoi Napolean Lajoi
The American League's first batting champion and an inductee in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Portrait of Oliver Hazard Perry Oliver Hazard Perry
Hero of the Battle of Lake Erie (1813).
Portrait of Samuel Slater Samuel Slater
Father of the American Textile Industry
Portrait of Gilbert Stuart Gilbert Stuart
Foremost painter of portraits of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe.