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Writers and poets buried in Rhode Island

Wikidata records 42 writers as buried in 10 of the cemeteries we list in Rhode Island. Swan Point Cemetery in Pawtucket holds the most, with 20. Rhode Island has the 22nd highest count of any state, out of 6,032 nationally.

People recorded as writers, novelists, poets, playwrights or screenwriters.

42
writers
10
cemeteries
6%
of notable burials in Rhode Island
1900s
the decade with the most deaths (8)

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In order of death

Writers and poets buried in Rhode Island

Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.

Over time

Deaths by decade

  • 1810s1
  • 1840s1
  • 1870s2
  • 1880s6
  • 1890s4
  • 1900s8
  • 1910s2
  • 1920s4
  • 1930s5
  • 1950s2
  • 1960s1
  • 1970s1
  • 1980s2
  • 2000s1
  • 2010s1

By recorded year of death, for the 41 people with one.

Cemeteries

Where they are buried

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Other notable burials in Rhode Island

United States representatives42Governors38United States senators28Painters, sculptors and photographers25Business leaders25American Civil War veterans24Scientists18

Writers and poets in every state

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How this list is made

A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.

Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.

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