Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 22 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Thomas Hubbard Sumner
American sea captain (1807–1876)
1807 – 1876
ship captain
Samuel Francis Smith
Samuel Francis Smith
Protestant Christian Minister Patriotic hymn writer (1808–1895)
1808 – 1895
journalistlyricistsongwriter
Oakes Ames
Oakes Ames
American manufacturer, capitalist, and member of the United States House of Representatives (1804-1873)
1804 – 1873
manufacturerpoliticianbusinessperson
Martha Coffin Wright
Martha Coffin Wright
American activist (1806–1875)
1806 – 1875
suffragist
Henry Kirke Brown
Henry Kirke Brown
American artist (1814-1886)
1814 – 1886
sculptor
Alexander Crummell
Alexander Crummell
American minister, academic and African nationalist (1819–1898)
1819 – 1898
religious leaderuniversity teachermissionary
Henry Jacob Bigelow
Henry Jacob Bigelow
American surgeon (1818–1890)
1818 – 1890
university teachersurgeon
Henry Gardner
Henry Gardner
American politician (1819-1892)
1819 – 1892
governorpolitician
Alexander H. Rice
Alexander H. Rice
American politician (1818–1895)
1818 – 1895
politician
Charles Grafton Page
Charles Grafton Page
American scientist (1812–1868)
1812 – 1868
inventorphysicist
Caroline Healey Dall
Caroline Healey Dall
American feminist writer, transcendentalist and reformer (1822–1912)
1822 – 1912
women's rights activistessayistlecturer
Jonathan Chace
Jonathan Chace
American politician (1829-1917)
1829 – 1917
politician
Frederick A. Sawyer
Frederick A. Sawyer
American politician (1822-1891)
1822 – 1891
politicianteacher
Henry W. Corbett
Henry W. Corbett
American businessman and politician (1827–1903)
1827 – 1903
clerkpolitician
John Joseph Williams
John Joseph Williams
Archbishop of Boston (1822-1907)
1822 – 1907
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Frederick W. Lander
Frederick W. Lander
Union Army general (1821–1862)
1821 – 1862
civil engineerexplorermilitary officer
Addison G. Foster
Addison G. Foster
American politician (1837-1917)
1837 – 1917
politician
Samuel Hubbard Scudder
Samuel Hubbard Scudder
American entomologist and paleontologist (1837–1911)
1837 – 1911
paleoentomologistscientific illustratorscientific collector
Chauncey Wright
Chauncey Wright
American philosopher and mathematician (1830–1875)
1830 – 1875
philosopheruniversity teachermathematician
George D. Robinson
George D. Robinson
politician in Massachusetts, US (1834-1896)
1834 – 1896
governorpoliticianlawyer
Anna Brackett
Anna Brackett
American philosopher
1836 – 1911
philosopher
Charles Henry Hitchcock
Charles Henry Hitchcock
United States geologist (1836-1919)
1836 – 1919
botanistuniversity teacherpaleontologist
William H. Mumler
William H. Mumler
American photographer (1832–1884)
1832 – 1884
photographer
LeBaron Bradford Colt
LeBaron Bradford Colt
American politician (1846-1924)
1846 – 1924
politicianlawyerjudge
Charles Johnson Maynard
Charles Johnson Maynard
American ornithologist
1845 – 1929
scientific illustratorscientific collectormalacologist
William Lewis Douglas
William Lewis Douglas
US businessman and politician, Massachusetts (1845-1924)
1845 – 1924
governorentrepreneurpolitician
Theodore Ayrault Dodge
Theodore Ayrault Dodge
Union United States Army officer (1842–1909)
1842 – 1909
military historianhistorianmilitary officer
Edward O. Wolcott
Edward O. Wolcott
American lawyer and politician (1848-1905)
1848 – 1905
politicianlawyer
Robert Swain Gifford
Robert Swain Gifford
American artist (1840-1905)
1840 – 1905
landscape painteretcherpainter
Julian Hawthorne
Julian Hawthorne
American journalist (1846-1934)
1846 – 1934
novelistjournalistbiographer
Jesse Pomeroy
Jesse Pomeroy
American murderer (1859–1932)
1859 – 1932
serial killer
Jonathan Bourne Jr.
Jonathan Bourne Jr.
American politician (1855-1940)
1855 – 1940
politicianlawyerwriter
Walter Gay
Walter Gay
American artist (1856-1937)
1856 – 1937
painter
Jesse Walter Fewkes
Jesse Walter Fewkes
American anthropologist (1850-1930)
1850 – 1930
archaeologistanthropologistethnologist
Otis Skinner
Otis Skinner
American actor (1858-1942)
1858 – 1942
stage actoractor
John Lewis Bates
John Lewis Bates
41st Governor of Massachusetts (1859-1946)
1859 – 1946
juristgovernorpolitician
Samuel D. Warren
Samuel D. Warren
American lawyer and businessman (1852–1910)
1852 – 1910
lawyer
Frank Lamson-Scribner
American botanist (1851-1938)
1851 – 1938
scientific collectoragrostologistmycologist
Charles Axtell
Charles Axtell
sport shooter (1859-1932)
1859 – 1932
sport shooter
Mabel Gardiner Hubbard
Mabel Gardiner Hubbard
American businesswoman
1857 – 1923
businessperson
Curtis Guild
Curtis Guild
43rd Governor of Massachusetts (1860-1915)
1860 – 1915
diplomatambassadorgovernor
Bryant Butler Brooks
Bryant Butler Brooks
American politician (1861-1944)
1861 – 1944
governorpolitician
Louise Imogen Guiney
Louise Imogen Guiney
American writer (1861-1920)
1861 – 1920
short story writeressayistpostmaster
John Oliver Hobbes
John Oliver Hobbes
American writer (1867–1906)
1867 – 1906
novelistwriter
Marion Boyd Allen
Marion Boyd Allen
American painter (1862–1941)
1862 – 1941
painter
Charles W. Tobey
Charles W. Tobey
American politician (1880-1953)
1880 – 1953
politician
Dunham Jackson
Dunham Jackson
American mathematician (1888–1946)
1888 – 1946
university teachermathematician
Edmund Aloysius Walsh
Edmund Aloysius Walsh
American Jesuit and founder of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (1885–1956)
1885 – 1956
academic administratorgeopolitical analystuniversity teacher
Olive Higgins Prouty
Olive Higgins Prouty
American writer (1882–1974)
1882 – 1974
poetwriterscreenwriter
Robert W. Upton
Robert W. Upton
American politician (1884-1972)
1884 – 1972
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
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