Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 19 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Caleb Blood Smith
Caleb Blood Smith
American judge and politician (1808–1864)
1808 – 1864
politicianlawyerjudge
Emory Washburn
Emory Washburn
American politician; Harvard Law professor (1800–1877)
1800 – 1877
historiangovernorjurist
George Ripley
George Ripley
American social reformer and Unitarian minister (1802–1880)
1802 – 1880
journalisttheologianwriter
Eliza Roxcy Snow
Eliza Roxcy Snow
American Mormon writer (1804-1887)
1804 – 1887
hymnwriterlyricistpoet
Maria Weston Chapman
Maria Weston Chapman
American abolitionist (1806–1885)
1806 – 1885
social reformerabolitionistwriter
Thomas Gold Appleton
Thomas Gold Appleton
American artist (1812-1884)
1812 – 1884
art historianpainterpoet
Horace Maynard
Horace Maynard
American politician (1814–1882)
1814 – 1882
jurisprudencediplomatjurist
Jacob Whitman Bailey
Jacob Whitman Bailey
American naturalist (1811-1857)
1811 – 1857
microscopistbotanistwriter
Henry Theodore Tuckerman
Henry Theodore Tuckerman
American writer (1813–1871)
1813 – 1871
literary criticart criticessayist
Alexander Bullock
Alexander Bullock
American politician (1816-1882)
1816 – 1882
juristgovernorpolitician
Ebenezer R. Hoar
Ebenezer R. Hoar
American lawyer, judge, and politician (1816-1895)
1816 – 1895
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Samuel C. Pomeroy
Samuel C. Pomeroy
American politician (1816-1891)
1816 – 1891
politician
Junius Spencer Morgan
Junius Spencer Morgan
American banker and financier (1813–1890)
1813 – 1890
financierbanker
Zenas Ferry Moody
Zenas Ferry Moody
American politician (1832-1917)
1832 – 1917
governorpolitician
William Mason
William Mason
American composer (1829–1908)
1829 – 1908
music educatormusic teacherpianist
Gustavus Fox
Gustavus Fox
American naval officer (1821-1883)
1821 – 1883
diplomatmilitary officerpolitician
Edward Follansbee Noyes
Edward Follansbee Noyes
Union Army officer (1832-1890)
1832 – 1890
diplomatmilitary officerjurist
Frederic Ward Putnam
Frederic Ward Putnam
United States archaeologist, ethnologist and curator (1839–1915)
1839 – 1915
archaeologistanthropologistbotanical collector
Philip Danforth Armour
Philip Danforth Armour
American meatpacking industrialist/founder: Chicago based Armour & Company (1832–1901)
1832 – 1901
entrepreneur
Francis Ellingwood Abbot
Francis Ellingwood Abbot
American philosopher and theologian (1836-1903)
1836 – 1903
philosophertheologianwriter
Gustavus Franklin Swift
Gustavus Franklin Swift
American entrepreneur in the meat industry
1839 – 1903
entrepreneurbusinessperson
Edward A. Perry
Edward A. Perry
Confederate Army general, lawyer and judge (1831–1889); Governor of Florida 1885–1889
1831 – 1889
Brigadegeneraljuristgovernor
Cornelius Newton Bliss
Cornelius Newton Bliss
American merchant, politician and art collector (1833-1911)
1833 – 1911
treasurermerchantpolitician
Oliver Ames
Oliver Ames
American businessman, financier and politician from Massachusetts (1831-1895)
1831 – 1895
financiergovernorpolitician
Mary Abigail Dodge
Mary Abigail Dodge
American writer
1833 – 1896
feministessayistopinion journalist
Henry Huttleston Rogers
Henry Huttleston Rogers
American businessman (1840–1909)
1840 – 1909
publisherfinancierentrepreneur
James Henry Emerton
James Henry Emerton
United States naturalist (1847-1931)
1847 – 1931
scientific illustratorarachnologistentomologist
Joseph Lyman Silsbee
Joseph Lyman Silsbee
American architect (1848–1913)
1848 – 1913
architect
Roger Wolcott
Roger Wolcott
American politician, Governor of Massachusetts (1847-1900)
1847 – 1900
juristgovernorpolitician
Franklin Leonard Pope
Franklin Leonard Pope
American engineer (1840-1895)
1840 – 1895
explorerelectrical engineerinventor
John J. Loud
John J. Loud
American inventor (1844-1916)
1844 – 1916
inventor
Morton Prince
Morton Prince
American physician who specialized in neurology and abnormal psychology
1854 – 1929
neurologistpsychiatristpsychologist
Laura Coombs Hills
Laura Coombs Hills
American painter (1859–1952)
1859 – 1952
painterillustrator
Tim Keefe
Tim Keefe
American baseball player (1857–1933)
1857 – 1933
baseball player
Eleanor Norcross
Eleanor Norcross
American artist (1854-1923)
1854 – 1923
painterartist
Arthur Gordon Webster
Arthur Gordon Webster
American physicist (1863-1923)
1863 – 1923
university teacherphysicist
Herbert L. Clarke
Herbert L. Clarke
American conductor (1867-1945)
1867 – 1945
cornetisttrumpetermusician
Reginald Barlow
Reginald Barlow
actor (1866-1943)
1866 – 1943
film directorstage actoractor
Frederick Stark Pearson
Frederick Stark Pearson
United States electrical engineer (1861–1915)
1861 – 1915
financierentrepreneurengineer
Mary Brush
Mary Brush
American painter, sculptor, and pioneer of aviation
1866 – 1949
designeraircraft pilot
Wilbert Robinson
Wilbert Robinson
American baseball player and manager (1863–1934)
1863 – 1934
baseball player
Arthur Louis Day
Arthur Louis Day
American geophysicist and volcanologist (1869–1960)
1869 – 1960
geophysicistvolcanologistseismologist
William M. Butler
William M. Butler
American politician from Massachusetts (1861-1937)
1861 – 1937
politicianlawyer
Philip Leslie Hale
Philip Leslie Hale
American Impressionist painter (1865-1931)
1865 – 1931
painter
James Anthony Walsh
James Anthony Walsh
American Catholic bishop
1867 – 1936
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Mary Margaret O'Reilly
Mary Margaret O'Reilly
assistant treasurer of the United States Bureau of the Mint
1865 – 1949
civil servant
Frank Putnam Flint
Frank Putnam Flint
American politician (1862–1929)
1862 – 1929
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick
novelist (1868-1938)
1868 – 1938
novelistuniversity teacherwriter
John Clarkson
John Clarkson
American baseball player (1861-1909)
1861 – 1909
baseball player
Langdon Warner
Langdon Warner
American explorer (1881–1955)
1881 – 1955
explorerarchaeologistart historian
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