Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 34 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Margaret Jones
American midwife hanged after conviction for allegedly practicing witchcraft
1613 – 1648
midwife
John Thomas
John Thomas
American doctor and soldier from Massachusetts
1724 – 1776
military officer
Silas Lee
Silas Lee
American politician (1760-1814)
1760 – 1814
politicianlawyer
Willard Hall
Willard Hall
American politician (1780-1875)
1780 – 1875
politicianlawyerjudge
William Appleton
William Appleton
American politician (1786-1862)
1786 – 1862
politician
William Shepard
William Shepard
Massachusetts American Revolutionary War officer, militia general during Shays' Rebellion (1737-1817)
1737 – 1817
politician
Isaiah Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
Massachusetts printer, publisher and journalist (1749-1831)
1749 – 1831
painterbooksellerprinter
William Austin Burt
William Austin Burt
American politician (1792–1858)
1792 – 1858
explorerpolitician
William Dummer
William Dummer
Lieutenant Governor of colonial Massachusetts, acting governor during Dummer's War, benefactor of The Governor's Academy
1677 – 1761
politician
Lewis Tappan
Lewis Tappan
American abolitionist
1788 – 1873
politicianbusinessperson
Silas Talbot
Silas Talbot
American politician and naval officer (1751-1813)
1751 – 1813
military officerpolitician
John Hathorne
Salem merchant, magistrate, and military leader; judge of the Salem witch trials
1641 – 1717
judge
Lysander Cutler
Lysander Cutler
Union Army general (1807–1866)
1807 – 1866
military officerpolitician
Cornelius Conway Felton
Cornelius Conway Felton
American educator; president of Harvard University from 1860 to 1862 (1807–1862)
1807 – 1862
university teachertranslatorwriter
Edward Dickinson
Edward Dickinson
American politician from Massachusetts, father of Emily Dickinson (1803-1874)
1803 – 1874
poetpoliticianlawyer
Moses Hicks Grinnell
Moses Hicks Grinnell
American politician (1803-1877)
1803 – 1877
politician
Erastus Salisbury Field
Erastus Salisbury Field
American folk art painter (1805-1900)
1805 – 1900
painter
Asahel Peck
Asahel Peck
American politician (1803–1879)
1803 – 1879
politicianlawyerjudge
Willard Richards
Willard Richards
American Mormon leader (1804–1854)
1804 – 1854
journalistpostmaster
John M. Darby
American botanist, chemist & academic (1804-1877)
1804 – 1877
meteorological observerbotanistchemist
Stephen Clarendon Phillips
Stephen Clarendon Phillips
American politician from Massachusetts (1801-1857)
1801 – 1857
politician
Horace Capron
Horace Capron
American businessman, agriculturalist, and Union Army officer (1804–1885)
1804 – 1885
agronomistsoldiermilitary officer
John C. Bennett
John C. Bennett
American physician (1804–1867)
1804 – 1867
politicianphysician
John G. Barnard
John G. Barnard
Union Army general (1815–1882)
1815 – 1882
soldiermilitary officerengineer
John Witt Randall
John Witt Randall
American naturalist (1813-1892)
1813 – 1892
carcinologistentomologistzoologist
William W. Boyington
William W. Boyington
American politician and architect (1818—1898)
1818 – 1898
politicianarchitect
Alfred Charles Hobbs
Alfred Charles Hobbs
American locksmith and inventor (1812-1891)
1812 – 1891
technician
Thomas Willis Pratt
American engineer
1812 – 1875
civil engineer
William Cooper Nell
William Cooper Nell
African-American journalist, historian (1816-1874)
1816 – 1874
journalisthistoriancivil servant
John Bernard Fitzpatrick
John Bernard Fitzpatrick
American Roman Catholic bishop (1812–1866)
1812 – 1866
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Thomas Allen
Thomas Allen
American politician (1813-1882)
1813 – 1882
financierjournalistpolitician
Benjamin Thomas
Benjamin Thomas
American politician (1813-1878)
1813 – 1878
politicianlawyerjudge
Francis Bowen
Francis Bowen
United States philosopher, writer, and educationalist (1811–1890)
1811 – 1890
philosopher
Hammatt Billings
Hammatt Billings
American architect and illustrator (1818–1874)
1818 – 1874
artistarchitect
Joshua K. Ingalls
Joshua K. Ingalls
American anarchist
1816 – 1899
Nathaniel Currier
Nathaniel Currier
American lithographer (1813-1888)
1813 – 1888
lithographerprintmaker
Josiah Gardner Abbott
Josiah Gardner Abbott
American politician (1814-1891)
1814 – 1891
politicianlawyerjudge
Peter T. Washburn
Peter T. Washburn
American politician (1814-1870)
1814 – 1870
politicianlawyer
Charles Callahan Perkins
Charles Callahan Perkins
American artist
1823 – 1886
printmakeretcherart historian
Charles Hartwell
Charles Hartwell
American missionary
1825 – 1905
missionary
Ellen Robbins
American painter (1828–1905)
1828 – 1905
botanical illustratorpainterartist
George M. Brooks
George M. Brooks
American politician (1824-1893)
1824 – 1893
politicianlawyerjudge
William Whitney Rice
William Whitney Rice
American politician, Massachusetts (1826-1896)
1826 – 1896
politicianlawyerjudge
Edwin Holmes
Edwin Holmes
American inventor
1820 – 1901
inventor
George Henry Gordon
George Henry Gordon
Union Army General
1823 – 1886
military officerlawyerwriter
William Greenough Thayer Shedd
William Greenough Thayer Shedd
American theologian (1820–1894)
1820 – 1894
theologianwriter
William Taylor Adams
William Taylor Adams
American academic, author and politician (1822-1897)
1822 – 1897
novelistpoliticianteacher
Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney
Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney
American writer
1823 – 1908
poetwriter
Roswell Farnham
Roswell Farnham
Union United States Army officer (1827-1903)
1827 – 1903
politicianlawyer
John W. Davis
John W. Davis
American politician (1826-1907)
1826 – 1907
governorpoliticianmayor
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