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List of people from Cranston, Rhode Island

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

Arts and culture

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  • Stevie Aiello, musician, touring with Thirty Seconds to Mars, born and raised in Cranston
  • Sasha Cagen, writer, editor, and entrepreneur; creator of the Quirkyalone movement; native of Cranston
  • Olivia Culpo, Miss Rhode Island USA 2012, Miss USA 2012, Miss Universe 2012
  • Joyce Jillson, syndicated newspaper columnist, best-selling author, actress, and astrologer; born in Cranston
  • JVKE, musician, singer-songwriter, producer, and social media personality, born and raised in Cranston
  • Steven Klein, fashion photographer and music video director; born in Cranston
  • George Masso, jazz trombonist, bandleader, vibraphonist and composer; born in Cranston
  • Domenic Thomas Russillo, architect; lived and died in Cranston
  • Mike Stud, rapper, former duke baseball player; retired after Tommy John surgery
  • Frederick Lewis Weis, reverend and author; born in Cranston

TV and film

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Business

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Law and crime

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Military

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Politics

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Religion

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Science and academia

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Sports

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Baseball

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Boxing

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  • Melissa Fiorentino, super featherweight female boxer; born in Cranston
  • Vinny Paz, world champion lightweight and light middleweight boxer; born in Cranston

Football

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Hockey

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Ice skating

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  • Marissa Castelli, three time junior bronze medalist in novice pairs (U.S. twice, World once), two time national champion with Simon Shnapir in pairs (U.S.), bronze medalist in team figure skating at 2014 Olympics; lived in Cranston

Soccer

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Sports media

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References

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  1. ^ Grimes, William. "Abraham Nathanson, Bananagrams Inventor, Dies at 80", The New York Times, June 9, 2010. Accessed June 12, 2010.
  2. ^ Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
  3. ^ Shalin, Mike (25 August 2004). "Blackmon loves life on the road: BC junior cornerback can't wait to go into hostile territory to play". Milford Daily News. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  4. ^ Fortes, Mark. "Hard Work and Dedication-Will Blackmon". Pour Topps the Magazine. Retrieved 7 September 2012.