Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 17 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Henry Larcom Abbot
Henry Larcom Abbot
American military officer (1831-1927)
1831 – 1927
civil engineerexplorermilitary officer
John James Ingalls
John James Ingalls
American politician (1833-1900)
1833 – 1900
politicianlawyer
Fidelia Bridges
Fidelia Bridges
American artist (1834–1923)
1834 – 1923
painterartist
Mary Ann Brown Patten
Mary Ann Brown Patten
American sailor
1837 – 1861
sailor
Julie Hart Beers
Julie Hart Beers
American painter (1834–1913)
1834 – 1913
painter
James Jackson Putnam
James Jackson Putnam
American neurologist (1846–1918)
1846 – 1918
neurologistpsychologist
Lavinia Warren
Lavinia Warren
American circus performer (1841–1919)
1841 – 1919
circus performersideshow performerbusinessperson
Francis E. Warren
Francis E. Warren
American politician and Civil War veteran (1844-1929)
1844 – 1929
politician
Francis Robbins Upton
Francis Robbins Upton
American physicist (1852–1921)
1852 – 1921
inventormathematicianphysicist
Sarah Choate Sears
Sarah Choate Sears
American photographer (1858-1935)
1858 – 1935
art collectorpainterphotographer
Roland Thaxter
Roland Thaxter
American mycologist (1858–1932)
1858 – 1932
scientific collectormycologistbotanist
Frederick H. Gillett
Frederick H. Gillett
American politician (1851–1935)
1851 – 1935
politicianlawyer
Nathaniel Carl Goodwin
Nathaniel Carl Goodwin
American actor (1857-1919)
1857 – 1919
film actorstage actorsports agent
Wilhelm Berger
Wilhelm Berger
German composer, pianist and conductor (1861-1911)
1861 – 1911
court chapel mastermusicianchapelmaster
William Russell
William Russell
U.S. political figure (1857–1896); Governor of Massachusetts from 1891 to 1894
1857 – 1896
governorpoliticianlawyer
Winthrop M. Crane
Winthrop M. Crane
American politician (1853-1920)
1853 – 1920
politician
Margaret Ruthven Lang
Margaret Ruthven Lang
American composer (1867–1972)
1867 – 1972
composer
Effie Shannon
Effie Shannon
American actress (1867-1954)
1867 – 1954
film actorstage actoractor
William Zebina Ripley
American academic (1867–1941)
1867 – 1941
anthropologisteconomist
John Joseph Carty
John Joseph Carty
(1861-1932) American electrical engineer
1861 – 1932
physicistengineer
Francis G. Pease
Francis G. Pease
American astronomer (1881–1938)
1881 – 1938
astronomer
Austin Hobart Clark
Austin Hobart Clark
American zoologist (1880–1954)
1880 – 1954
entomologistbotanical collectorzoologist
Dick Elliott
Dick Elliott
actor (1886-1961)
1886 – 1961
television actoractor
Estelle Hemsley
Estelle Hemsley
American actress (1887-1968)
1887 – 1968
stage actorfilm actoractor
James Vincent
James Vincent
actor and film director (1882-1957)
1882 – 1957
actormanufacturerdirector
Julian Eltinge
Julian Eltinge
American actor and female impersonator (1881-1941)
1881 – 1941
stage actordrag queenactor
Harry Crosby
Harry Crosby
American writer (1898–1929)
1898 – 1929
Photographers' Identities Catalogsocialitepoet
Leverett Saltonstall
Leverett Saltonstall
politician and United States Army officer 1892-1979
1892 – 1979
politicianlawyer
Raymond Griffith
Raymond Griffith
American actor (1895–1957)
1895 – 1957
directorfilm producercomedian
William Dudley Pelley
William Dudley Pelley
American political activist, screenwriter, and convicted fraudster (1890-1965)
1890 – 1965
peace activistjournalistpolitician
Osgood Perkins
Osgood Perkins
American actor (1892-1937)
1892 – 1937
stage actoractor
Sinclair Weeks
Sinclair Weeks
American politician (1893-1972)
1893 – 1972
politician
Ruth Graves Wakefield
American chef (1903-1977)
1903 – 1977
cheffood criticdietitian
Elbridge Ross
American ice hockey player (1909-1980)
1909 – 1980
ice hockey player
Willard Tibbetts
Willard Tibbetts
American long-distance runner
1903 – 1992
athletics competitor
Roger Turner
Roger Turner
figure skater (1901–1993)
1901 – 1993
figure skater
Hamilton MacFadden
American actor, director and screenwriter (1901-1977)
1901 – 1977
film actordirectorfilm director
Roland Winters
Roland Winters
actor (1904-1989)
1904 – 1989
television actorstage actoractor
Mickey Cochrane
Mickey Cochrane
American baseball player
1903 – 1962
baseball player-managerbaseball player
Phillip Hagar Smith
American electrical engineer (1905-1987)
1905 – 1987
inventorengineer
Frank Stubbs
American ice hockey player
1909 – 1993
ice hockey player
Edwin Frazier
American ice hockey goaltender (1907–1971)
1907 – 1971
ice hockey player
Lyle R. Wheeler
Lyle R. Wheeler
American art director (1905–1990)
1905 – 1990
scenographer
Vaughn Taylor
Vaughn Taylor
American actor (1910–1983)
1910 – 1983
television actoractor
Bruce Gordon
Bruce Gordon
American actor (1916–2011)
1916 – 2011
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Albert Lord
American academic (1912-1991)
1912 – 1991
slavistphilologistteacher
Benjamin A. Smith II
Benjamin A. Smith II
American politician and Senator from Massachusetts
1916 – 1991
politician
John Michael Hayes
John Michael Hayes
American screenwriter (1919-2008)
1919 – 2008
screenwriter
Theodore H. White
Theodore H. White
American historian and author (1915–1986)
1915 – 1986
novelistjournalisthistorian
Paul Rowe
American ice hockey player (1914-1993)
1914 – 1993
ice hockey player
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