Names of famous Rhodes Islanders:

1 George M Cohan: Singer, dancer, producer, actor, playwright, and composer - the first artist/entertainer to be honored by Congress. In 1936, he received a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition for his patriotic songs "Over There" and "A Grand Old Flag."

2 Gilbert Stuart: Foremost painter of portraits of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe. The state capitol houses the historic painting of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart which appears on the $1 dollar bill.

3 Nathanael Greene: Revolutionary War general, second-in-command to George Washington.

4 Esek Hopkins: First Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy.

5 Anne Hutchinson: The first woman to establish a town in America - Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

6 Nap Lajoie: The American League's first batting champion and an inductee in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

7 Oliver Hazard Perry: Hero of the Battle of Lake Erie (1813).

8 Samuel Slater: Father of the American Textile Industry.