Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 15 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Alvan Wentworth Chapman
Alvan Wentworth Chapman
American botanist and physician (1809–1899)
1809 – 1899
explorerbotanistbotanical collector
Benjamin Robbins Curtis
Benjamin Robbins Curtis
American judge (1809–1874)
1809 – 1874
politicianlawyerjudge
Horace Smith
Horace Smith
American gunsmith, inventor, and businessman, Smith & Wesson founder (1808–1893)
1808 – 1893
inventorentrepreneur
Charles L. Robinson
Charles L. Robinson
American politician and state governor (1818–1894)
1818 – 1894
governorpolitician
Aaron A. Sargent
Aaron A. Sargent
American politician (1827-1887)
1827 – 1887
suffragistjournalistdiplomat
Charles Devens
Charles Devens
Union Army general (1820–1891)
1820 – 1891
military officerpoliticianlawyer
John Milton Thayer
John Milton Thayer
Union Army general and politician (1820–1906)
1820 – 1906
army officermilitary officergovernor
William Adams Richardson
William Adams Richardson
American politician (1821–1896)
1821 – 1896
military officerlawyerjudge
Henry Bryant
Henry Bryant
American physician and naturalist (1820–1867)
1820 – 1867
military physicianornithologistsurgeon
William B. Washburn
William B. Washburn
American businessman and politician from Massachusetts (1820-1887)
1820 – 1887
politician
Anne Whitney
Anne Whitney
American sculptor (1821-1915)
1821 – 1915
printmakersculptorartist
Grenville M. Dodge
Grenville M. Dodge
Union Army general (1831–1916)
1831 – 1916
civil engineerexplorermilitary officer
Thomas Jonathan Burrill
Thomas Jonathan Burrill
American botanist and plant pathologist (1839-1916)
1839 – 1916
botanist
Cornelia Clapp
Cornelia Clapp
American zoologist (1849-1934)
1849 – 1934
malacologistscientific illustratorichthyologist
Abigail May Alcott Nieriker
Abigail May Alcott Nieriker
American artist (1840-1879)
1840 – 1879
copyistbotanical illustratorpainter
William Collins Whitney
William Collins Whitney
American politician, financier; United States Secretary of the Navy (1841-1904)
1841 – 1904
art collectorinvestorpolitician
Edward Jones
Edward Jones
American statistician, Dow Jones co-founder
1856 – 1920
statisticianjournalistmathematician
Henry Wetherbee Henshaw
Henry Wetherbee Henshaw
American ornithologist (1850-1930)
1850 – 1930
exploreranthropologistornithologist
George von Lengerke Meyer
George von Lengerke Meyer
United States businessman, diplomat and government official (1858-1918)
1858 – 1918
diplomatambassadorpolitician
Edward Simmons
Edward Simmons
American artist (1852 - 1931)
1852 – 1931
painter
William Edward Story
William Edward Story
American mathematician (1850–1930)
1850 – 1930
university teachermathematician
Charles Sumner Hamlin
Charles Sumner Hamlin
American politician (1861-1938)
1861 – 1938
economistpoliticianlawyer
Charles Francis Adams III
Charles Francis Adams III
Secretary of the Navy (1866–1954)
1866 – 1954
politicianlawyer
John Francis Fitzgerald
John Francis Fitzgerald
Irish-American politician, Massachusetts (1863-1950)
1863 – 1950
politician
Angelina Weld Grimké
Angelina Weld Grimké
American poet, playwright, and journalist (1880–1958)
1880 – 1958
suffragistjournalisteducator
Harvey Clark
Harvey Clark
American actor (1885–1938)
1885 – 1938
actor
Nathaniel Niles
Nathaniel Niles
American figure skater and tennis player (1886–1932)
1886 – 1932
ice dancerfigure skatertennis player
Jane Cowl
Jane Cowl
American actress and playwright (1883–1950)
1883 – 1950
film actorstage actorZiegfeld girl
Harold Hitz Burton
Harold Hitz Burton
United States federal judge (1888-1964)
1888 – 1964
politicianlawyerjudge
Norman Cota
Norman Cota
U.S. Army Major General (1893–1971)
1893 – 1971
military personnel
Adolf A. Berle
Adolf A. Berle
American diplomat (1895-1971)
1895 – 1971
university teacherdiplomatjurist
Ralph Dawson
Ralph Dawson
American film editor (1897-1962)
1897 – 1962
film directorfilm editorscreenwriter
Esther Forbes
Esther Forbes
novelist (1891-1967)
1891 – 1967
children's writernovelistbiographer
Wallace Harrison
American architect (1895–1981)
1895 – 1981
entrepreneurarchitect
William Forrest
William Forrest
American actor (1902–1989)
1902 – 1989
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Gordon Smith
American ice hockey player (1908–1999)
1908 – 1999
ice hockey player
Charles Revson
American-Canadian businessman (Revlon)
1906 – 1975
businessperson
Korczak Ziolkowski
Korczak Ziolkowski
Polish American designer and sculptor (1908–1982)
1908 – 1982
sculptorcarpenter
Harry Kemelman
American writer (1908-1996)
1908 – 1996
philologistcrime fiction writernovelist
John Anthony Volpe
John Anthony Volpe
American politician (1908-1994)
1908 – 1994
diplomatmilitary officerambassador
Joseph E. Levine
Joseph E. Levine
American film producer (1905–1987)
1905 – 1987
film distributorproducerfilm producer
Nathan Bor
American boxer (1913–1972)
1913 – 1972
boxer
Robert M. Gagné
American psychologist (1916–2002)
1916 – 2002
university teacherpedagoguepsychologist
Bertram Forer
Bertram Forer
American psychologist (1914-2000)
1914 – 2000
university teacherpsychologist
Herbert Huncke
American writer and poet (1915–1996)
1915 – 1996
diaristpoetwriter
John Conte
John Conte
American actor (1915-2006)
1915 – 2006
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Frank Robbins
Comic creator (1917–1994)
1917 – 1994
draftspersoncomics artistpainter
John Lax
American ice hockey player (1911-2001)
1911 – 2001
ice hockey player
Jane Morgan
Jane Morgan
American actress and singer
1924 – 2025
musiciancelebritysinger
Dorothy Loudon
Dorothy Loudon
American actress, singer, performer (1925-2003)
1925 – 2003
stage actormusiciansinger
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