Notable Residents
Notable current and former residents of Block Island include:
- William Stringfellow (1928–1985), attorney and radical Anglican theologian.
- Kenneth Bacon (1944–2009), Department of Defense spokesman who later served as president of Refugees International.
- Jens Risom (1916 - ) Danish-American furniture designer
- Christopher Walken (1943—) American actor
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