Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 23 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

James Van Der Zee
James Van Der Zee
African American photographer (1886–1983)
1886 – 1983
photographer
Roger Nash Baldwin
Roger Nash Baldwin
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) co-founder (1884-1981)
1884 – 1981
pacifistpeace activisttrade unionist
Herbert Kalmus
Herbert Kalmus
American cinema pioneer
1881 – 1963
academicphysicistentrepreneur
Alice Haskins
Alice Haskins
American botanist (1880-1971)
1880 – 1971
botanist
Isaac Goldberg
American journalist (1887–1938)
1887 – 1938
literary scholarlinguistphilologist
Robert Leavitt
American hurdler (1883–1954)
1883 – 1954
athletics competitor
Joseph Slepian
American mathematician (1891–1969)
1891 – 1969
inventormathematician
Leland Hobbs
Leland Hobbs
United States Army general (1892-1966)
1892 – 1966
military personnel
Quincy Wright
Quincy Wright
American political scientist (1890–1970)
1890 – 1970
sociologistpolitical scientistuniversity teacher
May Edward Chinn
May Edward Chinn
African-American physician (1896–1980)
1896 – 1980
pianistphysician
John Rock
American scientist
1890 – 1984
obstetriciangynecologistphysician
Patrick V. McNamara
Patrick V. McNamara
American politician (1894-1966)
1894 – 1966
politician
Benny Rubin
Benny Rubin
actor and comedian (1899-1986)
1899 – 1986
film actortelevision actorradio personality
Harry M. Woods
American songwriter (1896–1970)
1896 – 1970
film score composerlyricistsongwriter
Raymond Louis Wilder
Raymond Louis Wilder
American mathematician (1896–1982)
1896 – 1982
topologistuniversity teachermilitary officer
Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring
American film actor (1892-1967)
1892 – 1967
film actoractor
Pie Traynor
Pie Traynor
American baseball player (1898–1972)
1898 – 1972
baseball player
Edmund MacDonald
Edmund MacDonald
US actor (1908-1951)
1908 – 1951
film actoractor
H. Warner Munn
H. Warner Munn
American writer of fantasy, horror and poetry (1903–1981)
1903 – 1981
novelistwriter
Billy Curtis
Billy Curtis
American actor (1909-1988)
1909 – 1988
film actortelevision actoractor
Weaver W. Adams
American chess player and author (1901–1963)
1901 – 1963
chess playerauthor
Max Tishler
American chemist (1906-1989)
1906 – 1989
pharmacologistuniversity teacherchemist
Richard Tousey
American astronomer (1908–1997)
1908 – 1997
astronomer
Shamus Culhane
American animator and director (1908-1996)
1908 – 1996
directorfilm editorfilm producer
Donald Keith
Donald Keith
American actor (1903-1969)
1903 – 1969
film actoractor
Lucy Weston Pickett
Lucy Weston Pickett
American chemist (1904-1997)
1904 – 1997
chemist
George David Woods
American banker (1901-1982)
1901 – 1982
bankereconomistpolitician
Tom McCall
Tom McCall
American politician (1913-1983)
1913 – 1983
journalistgovernorpolitician
Bernice Giduz Schubert
American botanist & scholar (1913-2000)
1913 – 2000
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Perkins Bass
Perkins Bass
politician (1912-2011)
1912 – 2011
politicianlawyer
Robert Seamans
Robert Seamans
American aerospace engineer (1918–2008)
1918 – 2008
military flight engineeruniversity teacherengineer
Fred Kilgour
Fred Kilgour
American librarian (1914-2006)
1914 – 2006
librarianmilitary officerbusinessperson
Nicholas Christofilos
Nicholas Christofilos
accelerator physicist who independently developed and patented the strong focusing principle (1916–1972)
1916 – 1972
physicist
Emilio Daddario
Emilio Daddario
American politician (1918–2010)
1918 – 2010
politicianlawyer
Fred F. Sears
American actor (1913-1957)
1913 – 1957
film actordirectorfilm director
Chandler Robbins
Chandler Robbins
American ornithologist and natural history writer (1918–2017)
1918 – 2017
scientific collectorzoologistornithologist
Harold E. Moore
U.S. botanist (1917–1980)
1917 – 1980
botanist
Albert K. Cohen
American criminologist (1918–2014)
1918 – 2014
criminologistsociologistuniversity teacher
Gretchen Merrill
figure skater (1925–1965)
1925 – 1965
figure skater
Hal McKusick
American jazz flautist and saxophonist (1924–2012)
1924 – 2012
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
George Hamilton Pearce
Catholic archbishop (1921–2015)
1921 – 2015
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Harold Barclay
American anthropologist (1924–2017)
1924 – 2017
anthropologistuniversity teacherwriter
George O'Day
American sailor (1923–1987)
1923 – 1987
sailor
Martin Malia
American historian
1924 – 2004
historian
Otto Friedrich
American journalist, writer and historian (1929-1995)
1929 – 1995
children's writerjournalistwriter
Anne Pitoniak
American actress (1922–2007)
1922 – 2007
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Howard Elson Bigelow
American mycologist (1923-1987)
1923 – 1987
mycologistbotanist
Wallace Chafe
American linguist (1927–2019)
1927 – 2019
linguist
Endicott Peabody
Endicott Peabody
American politician (1920-1997)
1920 – 1997
American football playermilitary officergovernor
Dick Wesson
Dick Wesson
American actor, comedian, comedy writer, and producer (1922-1996)
1922 – 1996
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
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