• Sofia Spångberg (1898–1992), Swedish peace activist awarded King Haakon VII's Freedom Cross for aiding the Norwegian resistance during WWII.
• August Spångberg (1893–1987), Swedish labor politician and Riksdag member.
• Linnéa Edgren (1904–1981), Swedish film actress active in the early to mid-20th century.
• Gustaf Edgren (1895–1954), Swedish film director, screenwriter, and producer.

Providence and Rhode Island 📈︎

• Robert Coles (c. 1600–1655), early Rhode Island colonist known for his punishment in Massachusetts and founding role in Providence Plantations.
• John Smith (c. 1595–c. 1649), founding settler of Providence and builder of the town's first gristmill.
• Mathew Waller (1617–1680), early settler of New London and Providence; helped construct New London's first gristmill.
• Joseph Jenckes Sr. (1599–1683), inventor and bladesmith who helped establish Saugus Iron Works; granted America's first machine patent.
• Joseph Jenckes Jr. (1628–1717), founder of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
• Joshua Verin (c. 1611–1695), early Providence settler disfranchised for violating his wife's religious freedom.
• Francis Weekes (c. 1616–c. 1689), founding settler of Providence.
• Gregory Dexter (1610–c. 1700), London printer and early settler of Providence; known for printing Roger Williams's *A Key into the Language of America*.
• William Mann (c. 1610–1650), original Providence settler with wife Frances Mann in 1636.

Other Early New England & Colonial 📈︎

• Capt. Jonathan Alden Sr. (c. 1632–1697), Plymouth Colony officer and son of Mayflower immigrants; his home is a National Historic Landmark.
• Timothy Foster (1720–1785), first settler of Winthrop, Maine and captain in the Revolutionary War militia.
• Lieut. Joseph Judson (c. 1619–1690), co-founder of Woodbury, Connecticut.
• Greenwood Farm, historic property and nature preserve in Ipswich, MA featuring a 1694 farmhouse.