EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Providence, RI

Founding Date:
1877

Enrollment:
2000

Official Website:
http://www.risd.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David Byrne	Musician	14-May-1952		Frontman for Talking Heads
Dale Chihuly	Artist	20-Sep-1941		Glass artist
Martha Coolidge	Film Director	17-Aug-1946		Valley Girl
Shepard Fairey	Artist	15-Feb-1970		Andre the Giant Has A Posse
Chris Frantz	Drummer	8-May-1951		Drummer for Talking Heads
Charlotte Perkins Gilman	Activist	3-Jul-1860	17-Aug-1935	Women and Economics
Paul Graham	Computer Programmer	13-Nov-1964		Y Combinator
Seth MacFarlane	Actor	26-Oct-1973		Creator of Family Guy
Martin Mull	Comic	18-Aug-1943		Fernwood Tonight
Ben Powers	Actor	13-Feb-1949	6-Apr-2015	Keith Anderson on Good Times
Charles Rocket	Actor	24-Aug-1949	7-Oct-2005	Saturday Night Live
Ryan Trecartin	Artist	1981		I-Be Area
Gus Van Sant	Film Director	24-Jul-1952		My Own Private Idaho
Tina Weymouth	Bassist	22-Nov-1950		Bassist for Talking Heads

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dale Chihuly	Artist	20-Sep-1941		Glass artist

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Terrence Murray	Business	c. 1939		CEO of FleetBoston

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