Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 31 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

William Stowell

American actor (1885-1919)

1885 – 1919

actor

Albert Arthur Allen

American photographer (1886–1962)

1886 – 1962

film directorphotographer

Gretchen Woodman Rogers

American painter (1881–1967)

1881 – 1967

painterartist

Robert L. Bacon

American lawyer and politician (1884-1938)

1884 – 1938

politician

Joseph Augustine Cushman

American geologist and paleontologist (1881–1949)

1881 – 1949

ostracodologistbotanistpaleontologist

Leo Reisman

American violinist and bandleader (1897–1961)

1897 – 1961

violinistbandleaderconductor

Edwin Francis Carpenter

American astronomer

1898 – 1963

physicistastronomer

Sherburne F. Cook

American historian and physiologist (1896-1974)

1896 – 1974

anthropologistphysiologistgeographer

John Kirtland Wright

American geographer

1891 – 1969

geographer

Clifton Sprague

United States U.S. Navy Vice admiral (1896–1955)

1896 – 1955

military officer

Raymond Greenleaf

American actor (1892-1963)

1892 – 1963

television actoractor

Gladys Anslow

American physicist (1892–1969)

1892 – 1969

physicist

Robert B. Corey

American biochemist (1897–1971)

1897 – 1971

biophysicistchemistbiochemist

Francis Sears

American physicist (1898–1975)

1898 – 1975

physicist

Rabbit Maranville

American baseball player (1891–1954)

1891 – 1954

baseball player

Sidney Fay Blake

American botanist (1892-1959)

1892 – 1959

scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector

Joseph A. Ball

American inventor (1894-1951)

1894 – 1951

cinematographer

Austin Warren

American literary critic (1899–1986)

1899 – 1986

literary scholarliterary criticjournalist

Ralph Sanford

actor (1899-1963)

1899 – 1963

actor

William L. Langer

American historian

1896 – 1977

university teacherhistorian

I. Rice Pereira

American artist (1902-1971)

1902 – 1971

draftspersonpainterartist

Virginia Lee Burton

American children's writer and illustrator (1909–1968)

1909 – 1968

textile artistdesignerchildren's writer

Valentine Bialas

American speed skater (1903–1965)

1903 – 1965

speed skater

Henry Gilford Picard

American golfer

1906 – 1997

golfer

James Edward Moore

United States general (1902–1986)

1902 – 1986

military personnel

Philip Coolidge

American actor (1908-1967)

1908 – 1967

actor

Thomas H. Eliot

American politician (1907–1991)

1907 – 1991

university teacherjuristpolitician

Elinor Field

American actress (1902-1998)

1902 – 1998

actor

Elizabeth George Speare

American writer

1908 – 1994

children's writernovelistwriter

Derk Bodde

American academic and sinologist (1909–2003)

1909 – 2003

sinologistuniversity teacherhistorian

Alan Gifford

British actor (1911-1989)

1911 – 1989

actor

Ray Nazarro

American filmmaker (1902-1986)

1902 – 1986

directorfilm producerfilm director

Sumner Byron Myers

American mathematician (1910–1955)

1910 – 1955

topologistmathematician

Sal Bartolo

American boxer (1917–2002)

1917 – 2002

boxer

David Bacon

American actor (1914-1943)

1914 – 1943

film actoractor

Evelyn Scott

American actress (1915-2002)

1915 – 2002

film actortelevision actoractor

Peter Mamakos

American actor (1918-2008)

1918 – 2008

television actoractorscreenwriter

Frances Grant

American actress and dancer (1913-1982)

1913 – 1982

film actordanceractor

Conrad Marca-Relli

American artist (1913-2000)

1913 – 2000

designerpainter

Marie Boas Hall

American historian of science (1919 – 2009)

1919 – 2009

historian of sciencehistorian

Jan Miner

American actress (1917-2004)

1917 – 2004

film actortelevision actorstage actor

L. Fletcher Prouty

American banker

1917 – 2001

bankermilitary officer

Henry Nathaniel Andrews

Botanist and paleontologist (1910-2002)

1910 – 2002

botanistpaleontologistuniversity teacher

Kenny Delmar

American actor (1910-1984)

1910 – 1984

film actorvoice actoractor

Harlan Parker Banks

American paleobotanist and phycologist (1913–1998)

1913 – 1998

botanistuniversity teacherpaleontologist

Gigi Parrish

American actress (1912–2006)

1912 – 2006

film actor

Anton Leader

American film director and film producer (1913–1988)

1913 – 1988

film producerdirectorfilm director

William Bundy

American Presidential advisor (1917–2000)

1917 – 2000

security advisorpolitical adviserjournalist

Isabel Morgan

American virologist (1911-1996)

1911 – 1996

bacteriologistvirologist

James MacGregor Burns

American historian and political scientist (1918–2014)

1918 – 2014

non-fiction writerpolitical scientistuniversity teacher

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