Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 32 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Will Barnet
American artist (1911-2012)
1911 – 2012
printmakergraphic artistpainter
Paul Weston
Paul Weston
American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor (1912-1996)
1912 – 1996
bandleadersongwritermusician
Milton Selzer
Milton Selzer
American film, stage, and television actor (1918-2006)
1918 – 2006
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Dan Kiley
Dan Kiley
American landscape architect (1912–2004)
1912 – 2004
landscape architectarchitect
Bill Morey
American actor (1919-2003)
1919 – 2003
film actortelevision actoractor
Ward Costello
American actor and musician (1919–2009)
1919 – 2009
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Harry Wexler
Harry Wexler
American meteorologist (1911-1962)
1911 – 1962
meteorologist
John Little
American mathematics professor and scholar of operations research (1928–2024)
1928 – 2024
university teachermathematician
Richard Hayman
Richard Hayman
American musician
1920 – 2014
musicianconductorcomposer
Hayes Gordon
American actor (1920-1999)
1920 – 1999
film actorstage actoractor
Harold Shapero
American composer (1920-2013)
1920 – 2013
music educatormusic teacherpianist
James Maxwell
American actor, theatre director and writer (1929-1995)
1929 – 1995
film actortelevision actortheatre director
William John McNaughton
Catholic bishop
1926 – 2020
Catholic priest
Harold Livingston
American screenwriter, novelist (1924–2022)
1924 – 2022
television writerfilm screenwriternovelist
Ray Goulding
Ray Goulding
American actor and comedian (1922-1990)
1922 – 1990
television actorradio personalityvoice actor
Robert D. Crane
American presidential advisor
1929 – 2021
politician
Robert Gardner
American anthropologist and documentary filmmaker (1925-2014)
1925 – 2014
documentariananthropologistdirector
Harold Leavitt
American psychologist
1922 – 2007
business psychologistpsychologist
Eddie Fontaine
American actor and singer (1927-1992)
1927 – 1992
television actorguitaristmusician
George Luz
George Luz
American military personnel (1921-1998)
1921 – 1998
military personnel
Kathleen O'Malley
American actress (1924-2019)
1924 – 2019
film actortelevision actoractor
Clifford Harrison
ice hockey player (1927-1988)
1927 – 1988
ice hockey player
Leon Kamin
American psychologist (1927-2017)
1927 – 2017
psychologist
Joseph R. Levenson
American historian (1920–1969)
1920 – 1969
sinologistuniversity teacherhistorian
William Francis Buckley
William Francis Buckley
United States Army officer and the CIA station chief in Beirut
1928 – 1985
intelligence agentmilitary personnel
George S. Irving
George S. Irving
American actor (1922-2016)
1922 – 2016
television actorvoice actorstage actor
John Mulhern
American ice hockey player (1927–2007)
1927 – 2007
ice hockey player
Charles Theodore Dotter
American radiologist
1920 – 1985
radiologistphysician
Alex Grasshoff
American film director (1928-2008)
1928 – 2008
directorfilm directorscreenwriter
Richard Desmond
American ice hockey player (1927–1990)
1927 – 1990
ice hockey playerscreenwriter
Robert Joseph Banks
Catholic bishop
1928 – 2026
university teacherCatholic bishopCatholic priest
Silvio O. Conte
Silvio O. Conte
American politician from Massachusetts (born 1921)
1921 – 1991
juristpoliticianlawyer
Makanda Ken McIntyre
American jazz musician and composer (1931-2001)
1931 – 2001
saxophonistoboistmusic educator
Charles McCarry
American author (1930 – 2019) of spy fiction
1930 – 2019
novelistjournalistwriter
Theodore Robert Dudley
American botanist (1936-1994)
1936 – 1994
botanistbotanical collector
Dick Twardzik
pianist (1931–1955)
1931 – 1955
jazz musicianpianistmusician
Thomas Ludger Dupré
Thomas Ludger Dupré
Catholic bishop (1933-2016)
1933 – 2016
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Frank Carroll
Frank Carroll
figure skater
1938 – 2024
figure skating coachfigure skater
John R. Ross
John R. Ross
American linguist
1938 – 2025
linguist
Butler Derrick
Butler Derrick
U.S. Representative from South Carolina (1936-2014)
1936 – 2014
politicianlawyer
David Socha
American soccer referee (1938–2025)
1938 – 2025
association football playerassociation football referee
Clifford Jarvis
American drummer (1941-1999)
1941 – 1999
jazz musicianmusiciandrummer
Deborah Turbeville
American photographer (1932–2013)
1932 – 2013
fashion photographerfashion editorphotographer
Richard Rust
American actor
1938 – 1994
television actorfilm actorstage actor
John Geoghan
catholic priest from Massachusetts
1935 – 2003
Catholic priest
Marcia Lewis
American actress/singer (1938-2010)
1938 – 2010
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Bradford A. Smith
Bradford A. Smith
American astronomer (1931-2018)
1931 – 2018
astrophysicistastronomer
Alan Douglas
American record producer (1931–2014)
1931 – 2014
film actorfilm producerfilm director
Paul Pender
Paul Pender
Tough fighter, known for beating Sugar Ray Robinson in the middleweight championship.
1930 – 2003
boxer
Wilbur Wood
Wilbur Wood
American baseball player (1941–2026)
1941 – 2026
baseball player
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