Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 14 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Joseph Levis
American fencer (1905–2005)
1905 – 2005
fencer
Richard Mayo
Richard Mayo
U.S. Army general, athlete, and city manager (1902-1996)
1902 – 1996
modern pentathleteteacher
Lyman Bradford Smith
U.S. botanist (1904-1997)
1904 – 1997
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Walter A. Brown
Walter A. Brown
American sports businessman (1905–1964)
1905 – 1964
ice hockey player
Joseph Fitzgerald
American ice hockey player (1904–1987)
1904 – 1987
ice hockey player
John Lyons
American ice hockey player (1900–1971)
1900 – 1971
ice hockey player
John Daley
John Daley
American boxer (1909–1963)
1909 – 1963
boxer
Barbara Weeks
Barbara Weeks
American film actress (1913-2003)
1913 – 2003
film actoractor
Sonny Tufts
Sonny Tufts
American actor (1911-1970)
1911 – 1970
film actortelevision actoropera singer
Preston Cloud
American earth scientist, biogeologist, cosmologist, and paleontologist (1912–1991)
1912 – 1991
paleontologistuniversity teachergeographer
John Ciardi
John Ciardi
American poet, professor, translator (1916–1986)
1916 – 1986
science fiction writerlinguistchildren's writer
Sid Ramin
American orchestrator, arranger, and composer (1919-2019)
1919 – 2019
music arrangerfilm score composercomposer
John Larch
John Larch
American film and television actor (1914–2005)
1914 – 2005
baseball playerfilm actortelevision actor
Bill Everett
Comic book writer-artist
1917 – 1973
comics artistwriter
Charles Edward Pratt
Charles Edward Pratt
Canadian rower and architect (1911–1996)
1911 – 1996
rowerarchitect
Cleveland Amory
Cleveland Amory
American writer (1917–1998)
1917 – 1998
television criticjournalistwriter
Al Davis
former owner of the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders (1929–2011)
1929 – 2011
American football coachAmerican football playerbusinessperson
Helen Walker
Helen Walker
American actress (1920-1968)
1920 – 1968
film actoractor
Allan H. Meltzer
Allan H. Meltzer
American economist
1928 – 2017
university teacherhistorianauthor
Harvey Ball
Harvey Ball
American artist (1921–2001)
1921 – 2001
graphic designerentrepreneur
Paul Gonsalves
American saxophonist and jazz musician (1920-1974)
1920 – 1974
saxophonistjazz musicianmusician
William Hathaway
William Hathaway
American politician (1924-2013)
1924 – 2013
politicianlawyer
Daniel Gorenstein
Daniel Gorenstein
American mathematician (1923–1992)
1923 – 1992
university teachermathematician
Israel Horovitz
American writer (1939–2020)
1939 – 2020
theatre directorfilm directorplaywright
Ralph Burns
Ralph Burns
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1922-2001)
1922 – 2001
jazz musicianmusic arrangerfilm score composer
Ruby Braff
American musician (1927–2003)
1927 – 2003
jazz musiciantrumpetermusician
Edward J. King
Edward J. King
Governor of Massachusetts (1925-2006)
1925 – 2006
American football playergovernorpolitician
Vic Firth
Vic Firth
American musician (1930–2015)
1930 – 2015
percussionisttimpanistmusical instrument maker
Ronald Ludington
American figure skating coach and former pair skater (1934-2020)
1934 – 2020
figure skating coachice dancerfigure skater
Bob Cleary
Bob Cleary
American ice hockey player (1936–2015)
1936 – 2015
ice hockey player
Beth Howland
Beth Howland
American musical theatre and television actress (1941–2015)
1941 – 2015
film actortelevision actorstage actor
F. Lee Bailey
F. Lee Bailey
American criminal defense attorney (1933–2021)
1933 – 2021
aircraft pilotcriminal defense lawyermilitary officer
Norman Abramson
Norman Abramson
American computer scientist, engineer (1932–2020)
1932 – 2020
university teacherelectrical engineercomputer scientist
Dean Tavoularis
Dean Tavoularis
American production designer (1932–2026)
1932 – 2026
theatre designerproduction designerscenographer
David Maslanka
David Maslanka
American composer (1943–2017)
1943 – 2017
music educatormusicologistuniversity teacher
Alicia M. Soderberg
Alicia M. Soderberg
American astronomer
1977 – 2025
astronomer
John Parker
John Parker
American colonial farmer, smith and soldier
1729 – 1775
farmermilitary personnel
Robert Rogers
Robert Rogers
American loyalist soldier
1731 – 1795
soldiermercenarymilitary personnel
Levi Lincoln, Jr.
Levi Lincoln, Jr.
Massachusetts Governor and Congressman (1782-1868)
1782 – 1868
juristgovernorpolitician
Daniel Shays
Daniel Shays
American soldier, revolutionary, leader of Shays' Rebellion
1747 – 1825
military officerfarmer
Thomas Cushing
Thomas Cushing
First Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor, briefly acting governor (1725-1788)
1725 – 1788
politician
William Billings
William Billings
American choral composer (1746-1800)
1746 – 1800
composer
Catharine Sedgwick
Catharine Sedgwick
American writer 1789-1867
1789 – 1867
children's writernovelistwriter
Jonathan Mason
Jonathan Mason
American politician (1756-1831)
1756 – 1831
politicianlawyer
Hannah Webster Foster
Hannah Webster Foster
novelist
1758 – 1840
novelistwriter
Marcus Morton
Marcus Morton
Massachusetts Democratic governor and Supreme Judicial Court associate justice (1784-1864)
1784 – 1864
juristgovernorpolitician
Moses Robinson
Moses Robinson
American politician (1741-1813)
1741 – 1813
juristgovernorpolitician
Increase Sumner
Increase Sumner
Governor of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Associate Justice
1746 – 1799
governorjuristpolitician
Elizabeth Peabody
Elizabeth Peabody
American educator 1804-1894
1804 – 1894
writer
Richard Hildreth
Richard Hildreth
American journalist (1807–1865)
1807 – 1865
novelistjournalisthistorian
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