Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 18 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Buddy Clark
Buddy Clark
American singer in the 1930s and 1940s
1912 – 1949
journalistmusiciansinger
Ezra Stone
Ezra Stone
actor, television and film director (1917-1994)
1917 – 1994
film actortelevision actordirector
Kenneth Setton
American medieval historian (1914-1995)
1914 – 1995
medieval historianhistorian
Eugene Roche
Eugene Roche
American actor (1928–2004)
1928 – 2004
television actorstage actoractor
Franklin Stahl
American molecular biologist, geneticist
1929 – 2025
molecular biologistgeneticistbiochemist
Ed Ames
Ed Ames
American singer and actor (1927–2023)
1927 – 2023
recording artistfilm actortelevision actor
Nancy Walker Bush
Sister of George H W Bush
1926 – 2021
political activistenvironmentalist
David K. Wyatt
David K. Wyatt
historian (1937–2006)
1937 – 2006
university teacherhistorian
Roy Amara
Roy Amara
American researcher, scientist (1925–2007)
1925 – 2007
futurist
Lowell North
American sailor (1929-2019)
1929 – 2019
skippersailorengineer
Lawrence J. Hogan
Lawrence J. Hogan
American politician from Maryland (1928–2017)
1928 – 2017
business executiveuniversity teacherreal-estate agent
Kenneth O'Donnell
Kenneth O'Donnell
American political aide (1924-1977)
1924 – 1977
political adviseradviserpolitician
Maria Cole
Maria Cole
American jazz singer; wife of Nat King Cole (1922–2012)
1922 – 2012
jazz singermusician
Henry N. Cobb
American architect (1926–2020)
1926 – 2020
architect
Mark Goddard
Mark Goddard
American actor (1936–2023)
1936 – 2023
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Rosalind Elias
American mezzo-soprano
1930 – 2020
opera singersinger
Roger Bowen
Roger Bowen
American actor (1932-1996)
1932 – 1996
television actornovelistactor
Peter Haskell
Peter Haskell
American actor (1934-2010)
1934 – 2010
television actoractor
Robert T. Paine
American zoologist (1933–2016)
1933 – 2016
ecologistbotanistzoologist
Eugene Grazia
American ice hockey player (1934–2014)
1934 – 2014
ice hockey player
Gordon R. Sullivan
Gordon R. Sullivan
American general (1937–2024)
1937 – 2024
military personnel
John A. Durkin
John A. Durkin
American politician (1936-2012)
1936 – 2012
politicianlawyer
Lou Tsioropoulos
Lou Tsioropoulos
American basketball player (1930–2015)
1930 – 2015
basketball player
Warren Rudman
Warren Rudman
American politician (1930-2012)
1930 – 2012
prosecutorjuristpolitician
Steve Susskind
American actor (1942-2005)
1942 – 2005
film actorvoice actoractor
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese
American historian
1941 – 2007
university teacherhistorian
Richard Robbins
American composer (1940-2012)
1940 – 2012
film directorfilm score composermusician
William Murphy
American Catholic bishop
1940 – 2026
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Mark Sandman
Mark Sandman
Indie-rock musician, lead singer for band Morphine
1952 – 1999
singer-songwritersingercomposer
Marnie Schulenburg
American actress
1984 – 2022
actor
Jessica Dubroff
American child pilot trainee (1988–1996)
1988 – 1996
aircraft pilot
Francis Dana
Francis Dana
Chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1743 – 1811
diplomatpoliticianjudge
Frederic Tudor
Frederic Tudor
American businessman
1783 – 1864
entrepreneur
Francis Boott
Francis Boott
American physician and botanist (1792–1863)
1792 – 1863
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Chester Dewey
Chester Dewey
American botanist, geologist, chemist and lecturer in medical colleges (1784-1867)
1784 – 1867
meteorological observerbotanistchemist
Joseph Ingraham
Joseph Ingraham
American explorer
1762 – 1800
shopkeeperexplorermilitary officer
George Cabot
George Cabot
American Senator (1752-1823)
1752 – 1823
merchantpolitician
Joseph Bradley Varnum
Joseph Bradley Varnum
American politician (1751-1821)
1751 – 1821
politician
David Porter
David Porter
officer in the United States Navy (1780–1843)
1780 – 1843
naval officerdancership captain
Elisha Collier
American inventor of the flintlock revolver
1788 – 1856
inventor
John Ruggles
John Ruggles
American politician (1789-1874)
1789 – 1874
inventorpoliticianlawyer
Abigail
Accuser in the Salem Trials
1680 – 1697
Mather Brown
Mather Brown
American artist (1761-1831)
1761 – 1831
painter
Theodore Foster
Theodore Foster
American politician (1752-1828)
1752 – 1828
politicianlawyerjudge
Samuel Livermore
Samuel Livermore
American politician (1732-1803)
1732 – 1803
politicianlawyerjudge
Tristram Dalton
Tristram Dalton
American politician (1738-1817)
1738 – 1817
politician
Gideon Lee
Gideon Lee
American politician (1778-1841)
1778 – 1841
politician
Thaddeus William Harris
Thaddeus William Harris
United States librarian and entomologist (1795-1856)
1795 – 1856
botanistbotanical collectorentomologist
John Davis
John Davis
Massachusetts congressman and governor (1787-1854)
1787 – 1854
juristgovernorpolitician
Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard
Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard
American academic administrator (1809–1889)
1809 – 1889
classical scholarlinguistuniversity teacher
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