Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 29 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Prentiss Mellen
Prentiss Mellen
American judge (1764-1840)
1764 – 1840
politicianlawyerjudge
Arthur Tappan
Arthur Tappan
American abolitionist (1786-1865)
1786 – 1865
social reformerbusinessperson
Samuel Atkins Eliot
Samuel Atkins Eliot
US politician (1798-1862)
1798 – 1862
politician
Samuel Willard
Samuel Willard
American theologian (1640–1707)
1640 – 1707
Christian ministertheologiancleric
Elizabeth Goodridge
Elizabeth Goodridge
American artist (1798-1882)
1798 – 1882
painter
Sylvanus Thayer
Sylvanus Thayer
United States colonel
1785 – 1872
engineer
Thomas W. Thompson
Thomas W. Thompson
American politician
1766 – 1821
politicianlawyer
Charles Henry Davis
Charles Henry Davis
United States Navy admiral (1807-1877)
1807 – 1877
admiralmilitary officerastronomer
Josiah Johnson Hawes
Josiah Johnson Hawes
American photographer (1808–1901)
1808 – 1901
photographer
Robert Rantoul Jr.
Robert Rantoul Jr.
American politician (1805-1852)
1805 – 1852
politicianlawyer
Peter Parker
Peter Parker
American physician and missionary (1804–1888)
1804 – 1888
missionarydiplomatphysician
Mark Hopkins
Mark Hopkins
American educationalist and theologian (1802–1887)
1802 – 1887
university teachertheologianwriter
William Howe
William Howe
American bridge builder (1803–1852)
1803 – 1852
civil engineerinventorarchitect
Charles Frederick Briggs
Charles Frederick Briggs
American journalist and editor
1804 – 1877
journalistwriter
Abby May
Abby May
American activist and social worker (1800–1877)
1800 – 1877
suffragistsocial worker
Isaac Sprague
Isaac Sprague
American artist (1811-1895)
1811 – 1895
botanistbotanical illustratorpainter
Randolph B. Marcy
Randolph B. Marcy
Union Army general (1812-1887)
1812 – 1887
travelersoldierbotanist
Jeffries Wyman
Jeffries Wyman
American physician and natural scientist (1814-1874)
1814 – 1874
anatomistanthropologistzoologist
John Appleton
John Appleton
American politician (1815-1864)
1815 – 1864
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Elizabeth Packard
Elizabeth Packard
American activist (1816-1897)
1816 – 1897
feministactivistwriter
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
19th century iconic concocter
1819 – 1883
herbalistinventorbusinessperson
William Henry Channing
William Henry Channing
American Unitarian clergyman, writer and philosopher (1810–1884)
1810 – 1884
linguisttranslatorauthor
Harrison Reed
Harrison Reed
9th Governor of Florida (1813-1899)
1813 – 1899
journalisteditorgovernor
George Loring Brown
George Loring Brown
American artist (1814-1889)
1814 – 1889
printmakerpainter
Thomas William Parsons
American writer (1819–1892)
1819 – 1892
translatorpoetwriter
Austin Flint I
Austin Flint I
American physician (1812–1886)
1812 – 1886
physician
John Sullivan Dwight
John Sullivan Dwight
American music critic and Unitarian minister
1813 – 1893
librettistjournalistmusic critic
Susan Webb Cushman
Susan Webb Cushman
American actress (1822–1859)
1822 – 1859
stage actor
William Francis Channing
William Francis Channing
American activist, physician and inventor
1820 – 1901
inventorphysicianscientist
George Francis Train
George Francis Train
American businessman (1829–1904)
1829 – 1904
travel writeruniversity teacherpolitician
Horace Gray
Horace Gray
American judge (1828–1902)
1828 – 1902
lawyerjudge
Edward Atkinson
Edward Atkinson
United States businessman and economist (1827–1905)
1827 – 1905
peace activistentrepreneurwriter
Henry Martyn Field
Henry Martyn Field
American author and clergyman (1822–1907)
1822 – 1907
biographerhistorianwriter
William Frederick Poole
William Frederick Poole
American bibliographer and librarian (1821-1894)
1821 – 1894
bibliographerathletehistorian
James M. Cavanaugh
James M. Cavanaugh
American politician (1823-1879)
1823 – 1879
politician
Charles Pomeroy Stone
Charles Pomeroy Stone
Union Army general (1824-1887)
1824 – 1887
scientific explorermilitary officermilitary personnel
George Bassett Clark
George Bassett Clark
American astronomer (1827-1891)
1827 – 1891
astronomer
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott
author of the New York penal code (1830-1890)
1830 – 1890
novelistlawyer
William Everett
William Everett
American politician (1839–1910)
1839 – 1910
politicianlawyerwriter
Henry Billings Brown
Henry Billings Brown
US Supreme Court justice from 1891 to 1906 (1836-1913)
1836 – 1913
juristlawyerjudge
Charles Pratt
Charles Pratt
American businessman and philanthropist (1830-1891)
1830 – 1891
businessperson
Charles Franklin Dunbar
Charles Franklin Dunbar
American economist (1830-1900)
1830 – 1900
university teachereconomist
Edward Howard House
Edward Howard House
American journalist
1836 – 1901
journalistmusic criticwriter
Frederick Aiken
American lawyer, journalist, and soldier (1832-1878)
1832 – 1878
journalistlawyer
William Winter
William Winter
American theatre critic (1836-1917)
1836 – 1917
theatre criticliterary criticbiographer
George Frederick Barker
George Frederick Barker
American scientist (1835–1910)
1835 – 1910
acting professorhead of departmenteditor
Nancy M. Hill
Nancy M. Hill
American Civil War nurse
1833 – 1919
obstetricianphysician
James T. Bates
James T. Bates
American military officer, stockbroker, publisher and banker (1844-1914)
1844 – 1914
stockbrokerpublisherbanker
James Barr Ames
James Barr Ames
American law educator (1846–1910)
1846 – 1910
instructional staffacademictutor
Charles Herbert Allen
Charles Herbert Allen
American politician (1848–1934)
1848 – 1934
politician
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