Narragansett People - Notable Narragansett People

Notable Narragansett People

(alphabetical order by surname)

  • Ellison "Tarzan" Brown (1914–1975), marathon runner and Olympic athlete
  • Canonicus (ca. 1565–1647), chief and diplomat
  • Sonny Dove (1945–1983), basketball player
  • George Fayerweather (1802-1869), blacksmith in Kingston, Rhode Island of Narragansett-African descent who was host to anti-slavery activists; his wife Sarah Harris Fayerweather, also a free black, was particularly active in the movement
  • Miantonomoh (ca. 1565–1643), chief, nephew of Canonicus
  • Russell Spears (1917–2009), stonemason

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