Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 16 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Bill Dana
Bill Dana
American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (1924–2017)
1924 – 2017
television actormusiciancomedian
Sandy Saddler
Sandy Saddler
American boxer (1926–2001)
1926 – 2001
boxer
June Kenney
June Kenney
American actress (1933–2021)
1933 – 2021
film actoractor
Don Costa
Don Costa
American recording artist, conductor, record producer, music arranger, jazz guitarist (1925–1983)
1925 – 1983
recording artistjazz guitaristmusic arranger
Thayer David
American actor (1927-1978)
1927 – 1978
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Ed Souza
American soccer player (1921-1979)
1921 – 1979
association football player
David Smith
American sailor, born 1925
1925 – 2014
sailor
Elliot Silverstein
Film and television director
1927 – 2023
directorfilm producertelevision director
Teddy Charles
Teddy Charles
American jazz musician and composer (1928–2012)
1928 – 2012
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Karl-Alfred Jacobsson
Karl-Alfred Jacobsson
Swedish association football player (1926-2015)
1926 – 2015
association football player
Jacques d'Amboise
Jacques d'Amboise
American dancer and choreographer (1934-2021)
1934 – 2021
choreographerballet danceractor
Donald Schön
Donald Schön
American academic
1930 – 1997
philosopherpedagogue
David M. Raup
American paleontologist (1933-2015)
1933 – 2015
paleontologistuniversity teacher
Roger Boisjoly
American aerospace engineer (1938–2012)
1938 – 2012
military flight engineerengineer
Kevin Sullivan
Kevin Sullivan
American professional wrestler (1949–2024)
1949 – 2024
professional wrestlerbooker
Sib Hashian
Sib Hashian
American drummer (1949–2017)
1949 – 2017
musiciandrummer
Christopher Allport
American actor (1947–2008)
1947 – 2008
film actortelevision actoractor
Paul Pena
American musician (1950-2005)
1950 – 2005
musiciansongwritersinger
William Plumer
William Plumer
American politician (1759–1850)
1759 – 1850
governorjuristpolitician
Silas Wright
Silas Wright
American politician (1795-1847)
1795 – 1847
Brigadegeneraljuristgovernor
Amos Kendall
Amos Kendall
American politician (1789–1869)
1789 – 1869
journalisteditorpolitician
Benjamin Goodhue
Benjamin Goodhue
American politician (1748-1814)
1748 – 1814
merchantpolitician
Mary Walcott
Mary Walcott
witness at the Salem Witch Trials
1675 – 1719
John Winthrop
John Winthrop
mathematician, physicist and astronomer and acting president of Harvard University in 1769 and 1773
1714 – 1779
aristocratmathematicianphysicist
Ralph Earl
American painter (1751–1801)
1751 – 1801
painter
Sarah Good
accused of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials (1653-1692)
1653 – 1692
memoiristhomemakerbeggar
Sarah Kemble Knight
United States educator and writer
1666 – 1727
diaristpoetwriter
Timothy Dwight IV
Timothy Dwight IV
American historian (1752-1817)
1752 – 1817
Christian ministertheologianwriter
Benjamin Williams Crowninshield
Benjamin Williams Crowninshield
American politician (1772–1851)
1772 – 1851
politician
Isaac Babbitt
Isaac Babbitt
American goldsmith (1799-1862)
1799 – 1862
inventorengineerbusinessperson
Harriot Kezia Hunt
Harriot Kezia Hunt
American physician
1805 – 1875
suffragistphysician
Fitz Henry Lane
Fitz Henry Lane
American painter and printmaker (1804-1865)
1804 – 1865
lithographerpainter
Charles Thomas Jackson
Charles Thomas Jackson
chemist (1805–1880)
1805 – 1880
chemistgeologistphysician
Elijah Coleman Bridgman
Elijah Coleman Bridgman
first American missionary to China (1801-1861)
1801 – 1861
sinologistBible translatortranslator
Josiah Gilbert Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland
Novelist, poet, editor (1819–1881)
1819 – 1881
novelistjournalistpoet
Jones Very
Jones Very
American poet and essayist (1813–1880)
1813 – 1880
essayistphilosopherpastor
William Otis
William Otis
American inventor (1813–1839)
1813 – 1839
inventor
Thomas Mayo Brewer
Thomas Mayo Brewer
American naturalist (1814-1880)
1814 – 1880
scientific collectorornithologistzoologist
Henry Laurens Dawes
Henry Laurens Dawes
American politician (1816–1903)
1816 – 1903
editorjournalistpolitician
William Ellery Channing
William Ellery Channing
American writer and poet (1818–1901)
1818 – 1901
poetwriter
Charles Baker Adams
United States educator and naturalist (1814-1853)
1814 – 1853
scientific collectormalacologistuniversity teacher
Thomas Ball
Thomas Ball
American artist and musician (1819-1911)
1819 – 1911
sculptorpaintersinger
Isaac Stevens
Isaac Stevens
Union United States Army general (1818-1862)
1818 – 1862
cartographermilitary officerpolitician
Elizabeth Drew Stoddard
Elizabeth Drew Stoddard
United States poet and novelist (1823–1902)
1823 – 1902
novelistpoetwriter
George Frisbie Hoar
George Frisbie Hoar
American attorney and politician (1826–1904)
1826 – 1904
juristpoliticianlawyer
Josiah P. Cooke
Josiah P. Cooke
Harvard mineralogist and chemist (1827–1894)
1827 – 1894
mineralogistchemistwriter
John Adams Whipple
John Adams Whipple
American photographer (1822–1891)
1822 – 1891
inventorphotographerastronomer
Lucy Larcom
Lucy Larcom
American teacher, poet, author (1824-1893)
1824 – 1893
poetteacherwriter
William Stimpson
William Stimpson
American marine biologist (1832–1872)
1832 – 1872
carcinologistscientific collectormalacologist
Marshall Field
Marshall Field
American businessman (1834–1906)
1834 – 1906
merchantentrepreneur
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