Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 26 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Mother Mary Alphonsa
Mother Mary Alphonsa
(1851-1926) Roman Catholic sister and social worker
1851 – 1926
social workernunnurse
John Lawson Stoddard
John Lawson Stoddard
American writer (1850–1931)
1850 – 1931
explorer
Clarence Eddy
Clarence Eddy
American organist and composer (1851–1937)
1851 – 1937
composer
Homer Taylor
American archer (1851-1933)
1851 – 1933
archer
Thomas W. Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson
American writer (1857-1925)
1857 – 1925
novelistbusinessperson
Augustus Peabody Gardner
Augustus Peabody Gardner
American politician from Massachusetts (1865-1918)
1865 – 1918
politician
Henry F. Gilbert
Henry F. Gilbert
American composer (1868-1928)
1868 – 1928
musicologistcomposer
Edward Gleason
American sport shooter
1869 – 1944
sport shooter
Emma Nutt
Emma Nutt
American telephone operator
1860 – 1915
switchboard operator
Ernest Thayer
Ernest Thayer
American author and poet (1863–1940)
1863 – 1940
poetwriter
Charles Gordon Curtis
Charles Gordon Curtis
American engineer (1860–1953)
1860 – 1953
inventorengineerlawyer
Archibald Cary Coolidge
Archibald Cary Coolidge
American historian
1866 – 1928
historian of Modern Ageuniversity teacherhistorian
Josephine Wright Chapman
Josephine Wright Chapman
American architect (1867–1943)
1867 – 1943
architect
John Mead Howells
John Mead Howells
American architect (1868–1959)
1868 – 1959
architect
William Fairfield Whiting
William Fairfield Whiting
American politician (1864–1936)
1864 – 1936
politician
Charlotte Barnum
mathematician
1860 – 1934
mathematician
Gelett Burgess
Gelett Burgess
American artist, art critic, poet, author and humorist (1866-1951)
1866 – 1951
short story writersatiristhumorist
Arthur Cleveland Bent
American ornithologist and natural history writer (1866-1954)
1866 – 1954
ornithologistzoologist
Adelbert Ames, Jr.
Adelbert Ames, Jr.
American scientist (1880-1955)
1880 – 1955
ophthalmologistphilosopherphysiologist
Rose Tapley
Rose Tapley
actress (1881-1956)
1881 – 1956
film actorstage actoractor
Griffith C. Evans
Griffith C. Evans
American mathematician (1887-1973)
1887 – 1972
university teachermathematician
Joseph B. Ely
Joseph B. Ely
American politician (1881-1956)
1881 – 1956
governorpoliticianlawyer
Alice Hollister
Alice Hollister
American actress (1886-1973)
1886 – 1973
film actoractor
Joseph McCarthy
American lyricist (1885–1943)
1885 – 1943
librettistlyricistsongwriter
George Howe
American architect and educator (1886–1955)
1886 – 1955
architect
Francis Harper
U.S naturalist (1886–1972)
1886 – 1972
explorerbotanistornithologist
Sargent Claude Johnson
Sargent Claude Johnson
African American artist (1887-1967)
1887 – 1967
ceramicistprintmakersculptor
Henry Gilman
Henry Gilman
American chemist (1893-1986)
1893 – 1986
university teacherchemist
Billy Sullivan
Billy Sullivan
American actor (1891–1946)
1891 – 1946
film actoractor
Louis Emil Denfeld
Louis Emil Denfeld
United States Naval commander (1891-1972)
1891 – 1972
submarinermilitary officerpolitician
Charles F. Hurley
Charles F. Hurley
US politician (1893-1946)
1893 – 1946
governorpolitician
Francis Parker Shepard
American sedimentologist (1897-1985)
1897 – 1985
sedimentologistresearchergeologist
Bernice Madigan
American supercentenarian
1899 – 2015
Christiana Morgan
Christiana Morgan
American psychoanalyst
1897 – 1967
psychotherapistpsychologist
Charles Schweinfurth
American botanist (1890-1970)
1890 – 1970
orchidologistscientific collectorexplorer
Samuel Flagg Bemis
American historian (1891–1973)
1891 – 1973
historianwriter
Zara Cully
Zara Cully
actress (1892-1978)
1892 – 1978
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Leonora Bilger
American chemist who studied nitrogenous compounds
1893 – 1975
chemist
Leonard D. White
American historian (1891–1958)
1891 – 1958
sociologistpolitical scientisthistorian
Laurance Safford
Laurance Safford
American cryptographer (1893–1973)
1893 – 1973
cryptographermilitary officermathematician
Knox Manning
Knox Manning
American actor (1904-1980)
1904 – 1980
actor
Raymond L.S. Patriarca
Raymond L.S. Patriarca
American mob boss (1908–1984)
1908 – 1984
criminal
Ted Sears
American animator (1900-1958)
1900 – 1958
storyboard artistfilm directoranimator
Saul Rosenzweig
American psychologist and therapist (1907–2004)
1907 – 2004
psychologist
Milton Parsons
Milton Parsons
actor (1904-1980)
1904 – 1980
television actoractor
Don Terry
Don Terry
American film actor (1902-1988)
1902 – 1988
boxeractor
Muriel Mussells Seyfert
Muriel Mussells Seyfert
American astronomer (1909-1997)
1909 – 1997
astronomer
Thomas Church
American landscape architect (1902–1978)
1902 – 1978
landscape architectarchitect
Ed Herlihy
Ed Herlihy
American newsreel narrator (1909-1999)
1909 – 1999
radio personalitynews presenteractor
Howard Petrie
Howard Petrie
actor (1906-1968)
1906 – 1968
television actoractor
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