Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 20 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Ruth Bancroft Law
Ruth Bancroft Law
American aviation pioneer (1887-1970)
1887 – 1970
aircraft pilot
Louise Freeland Jenkins
Louise Freeland Jenkins
American astronomer
1888 – 1970
astronomer
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
American journalist, lawyer, and politician (1884-1962)
1884 – 1962
journalistjuristpolitician
John Treadwell Nichols
American ichthyologist and ornithologist (1883-1958)
1883 – 1958
ichthyologistornithologistzoologist
Emory Leon Chaffee
Emory Leon Chaffee
American physicist
1885 – 1975
electrical engineeruniversity teacherphysicist
Paul Dudley White
Paul Dudley White
American cardiologist (1886-1973)
1886 – 1973
cardiologistuniversity teacherphysician
Harry Adams
Harry Adams
American sport shooter (1880-1968)
1880 – 1968
sport shooter
Louise Pearce
Louise Pearce
American pathologist (1885-1959)
1885 – 1959
pathologistphysician
Clifford Warren Ashley
Clifford Warren Ashley
American artist, author, sailor, and knot expert (1881-1947)
1881 – 1947
non-fiction writerpaintersailor
Robert Cutler
Robert Cutler
United States Army officer (1895-1974)
1895 – 1974
political adviserauthorjurist
Walter Charles Langer
American psychoanalyst (1899-1981)
1899 – 1981
academicpsychoanalysthistorian
Gladys Walton
Gladys Walton
American actress (1903–1993)
1903 – 1993
film actorstage actoractor
Wally Brown
Wally Brown
American comedian (1904-1961)
1904 – 1961
actor
Linda Watkins
Linda Watkins
American actress (1908-1976)
1908 – 1976
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Phil Napoleon
Phil Napoleon
American jazz musician (1901–1990)
1901 – 1990
jazz musiciantrumpeterbandleader
Paul D. Harkins
Paul D. Harkins
United States general (1904-1984)
1904 – 1984
military personnel
George Weller
American journalist and writer (1907–2002)
1907 – 2002
novelistopinion journalistjournalist
Sylvia Field
Sylvia Field
actress (1901-1998)
1901 – 1998
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Henry-Russell Hitchcock
American art historian (1903–1987)
1903 – 1987
architectural historianart historianhistorian
Samuel Paul Welles
American palaeontologist (1909–1997)
1909 – 1997
paleontologistzoologist
Anne Nagel
Anne Nagel
actress (1915-1966)
1915 – 1966
film actortelevision actoractor
Billy De Wolfe
Billy De Wolfe
American actor (1907-1974)
1907 – 1974
television actorvoice actoractor
Patricia Avery
Patricia Avery
Silent film actress (1902-1973)
1902 – 1973
actor
Leonard O'Brien
field hockey player (1904–1939)
1904 – 1939
field hockey player
Frank Merrill
Frank Merrill
United States Army general (1903-1955)
1903 – 1955
military personnelactor
Maurice J. Tobin
Maurice J. Tobin
American politician (1901-1953)
1901 – 1953
politiciangovernor
Hiram Sherman
Hiram Sherman
American actor (1908–1989)
1908 – 1989
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Leo Durocher
Leo Durocher
American baseball player and coach (1905–1991)
1905 – 1991
baseball playerwriter
Fritz Pollard
American hurdler
1915 – 2003
athletics competitor
Frank Ross
American film producer (1904-1990)
1904 – 1990
producerfilm producerfilm director
Barbara Cushing
Barbara Cushing
American editor and socialite (1915-1978)
1915 – 1978
journalistediting staffsocialite
Norman Levinson
American mathematician (1912–1975)
1912 – 1975
university teachermathematician
Ward Goodenough
American anthropologist (1919-2013)
1919 – 2013
anthropologistuniversity teacher
Bradford Washburn
American explorer, mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer (1910–2007)
1910 – 2007
explorermountaineerphotographer
Leslie H. Martinson
American film and television director (1915–2016)
1915 – 2016
directorfilm directortelevision director
Frederick Ashworth
Frederick Ashworth
United States Navy admiral
1912 – 2005
naval officer
Matthew Sands
Matthew Sands
American accelerator physicist (1919–2014)
1919 – 2014
university teacherphysicist
Irving Fine
American composer (1914-1962)
1914 – 1962
university teachercomposer
Stephen Dunne
Stephen Dunne
American actor, radio personality and disc jockey (1918-1977)
1918 – 1977
television actordisc jockeyactor
R. Tucker Abbott
American biologist (1919-1995)
1919 – 1995
scientific collectorconchologistmalacologist
Francis Millard
Olympic wrestler
1914 – 1958
amateur wrestler
Jacques Aubuchon
Jacques Aubuchon
American actor (1924-1991)
1924 – 1991
television actoractor
Ferdinand Waldo Demara
American imposter
1921 – 1982
impostor
Nat Pierce
Nat Pierce
American musician (1925–1992)
1925 – 1992
jazz musicianpianistmusician
Paul Leder
American actor and film director (1926-1996)
1926 – 1996
film editorfilm producerfilm director
Thomas J. J. Altizer
American professor and theologian (1927–2018)
1927 – 2018
religious studies scholartheologianuniversity teacher
Charles Socarides
American psychiatrist (1922–2005)
1922 – 2005
psychoanalystuniversity teacherpsychologist
Marcia Henderson
Marcia Henderson
American actress (1929-1987)
1929 – 1987
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Tony Lavelli
Tony Lavelli
American basketball player (1926-1998)
1926 – 1998
basketball playersongwritermusician
Joanne Simpson
Joanne Simpson
American meteorologist (1923–2010)
1923 – 2010
meteorologistuniversity teacher
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