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Born in Providence/Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and the third most populous city in New England. The city is one of the oldest cities in the U.S. and home of an Ivy League university, Brown University. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Providence.
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Founding Father and Governor of Rhode Island
1707
Stephen Hopkins
Slave trader and co-founder of Brown University
1729
Nicholas Brown
Astronomer and co-founder of Brown University
1733
Joseph Brown
Politician, co-founder of Brown University and the Providence Bank
1736
John Brown
Abolitionist, industralist and co-founder of Brown University
1738
Moses Brown
Considered the father of American musical comedy and nicknamed "the man who owened Broadway", his best known songs include "The Yankee Doodle Boy" and "You're a Grand Old Flag"
1878
George M. Cohan
Author, "The Call of Cthullu" "At the Mountains of Madness" "The Shadow Out of Time"
1890
H. P. Lovecraft
Senator from Rhode Island from 1950 to 1976, Governor of Rhode Island from 1945 to 1950 and first Italian American elected to the Senate
1907
John Pastore
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Author, "No Country for Old Men" "The Road" "Blood Meridian"
1933
Cormac McCarthy
Composer of film scores, "Rocky" "The Karate Kid" "Dynasty"
1942
Bill Conti
Director of "A Knight's Tale" and "42" and screenwriter of "L.A. Confidential" and "Mystic River"
1961
Brian Helgeland
Senator from Pennsylvania from 2011 until 2023
1961
Pat Toomey
Creator of "The O.C." and "Gossip Girl"
1976
Josh Schwartz
Youngest person to win the Academy Award for Best Director, "Whiplash" "La La Land" "Babylon" "First Man"
1985
Damien Chazelle
Actor, known for his role as Rowley Jefferson in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series
1998
Robert Capron
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