Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 35 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Royal C. Taft
Royal C. Taft
American politician (1823-1912)
1823 – 1912
governorpolitician
Frank Washington Very
American astronomer
1852 – 1927
astronomer
Rowland Hussey Macy
Rowland Hussey Macy
American businessman (1822–1877)
1822 – 1877
entrepreneur
Maria White Lowell
Maria White Lowell
American writer (1821-1853)
1821 – 1853
abolitionistpoetwriter
Henry James Clark
Henry James Clark
American naturalist (1826-1873)
1826 – 1873
botanistzoologistwriter
John Bartlett
John Bartlett
American writer and publisher (1820–1905)
1820 – 1905
publishereditorwriter
Adeline Dutton Train Whitney
Adeline Dutton Train Whitney
American author (1824–1906)
1824 – 1906
children's writerpoetwriter
Edward Dean Adams
Edward Dean Adams
American entrepreneur (1846–1931): president of Niagara Falls Power Company
1846 – 1931
businessperson
Ellen Thayer Fisher
botanical illustrator (1847-1911)
1847 – 1911
botanical illustratorartist
Edwin Hale Abbot
Edwin Hale Abbot
American lawyer and railroad executive (1834–1927)
1834 – 1927
lawyer
Charles B. Andrews
Charles B. Andrews
American politician, 49th Governor of Connecticut (1834–1902)
1834 – 1902
juristgovernorpolitician
Austin Flint II
Austin Flint II
American physiologist (1836–1915)
1836 – 1915
physiologistphysician
Frederick David Ely
Frederick David Ely
American politician (1838-1921)
1838 – 1921
politicianlawyerjudge
William L. Alden
William L. Alden
American lawyer, diplomat, journalist (1837-1908)
1837 – 1908
short story writerhumoristnovelist
Henry Van Brunt
Henry Van Brunt
United States architect (1832–1903)
1832 – 1903
architect
William Robert Ware
William Robert Ware
American architect (1832–1915)
1832 – 1915
art historianarchitectwriter
T. Allston Brown
T. Allston Brown
American theatre historian (1836–1918)
1836 – 1918
theatre critictheatre historianjournalist
John Wesley Emerson
John Wesley Emerson
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1832–1899)
1832 – 1899
entrepreneurlawyerwriter
Austin Abbott
Austin Abbott
lawyer and academic born in Boston, Massachusetts (1831-1896)
1831 – 1896
novelistlawyerwriter
Emily Gillmore Alden
American author, educator (1834-1914)
1834 – 1914
poetteacherwriter
Jane G. Austin
Jane G. Austin
American writer (1831–1894)
1831 – 1894
writer
Florence Freeman
Florence Freeman
American sculptor (1836–1883)
1836 – 1883
sculptorartist
Elisabeth Bardwell
Elisabeth Bardwell
American astronomer (1831-1899)
1831 – 1899
astronomer
Alice Gordon Gulick
Alice Gordon Gulick
American Protestant missionary and pedagogue (1847–1903)
1847 – 1903
missionary
James Wells Champney
James Wells Champney
American artist (1843-1903)
1843 – 1903
printmakerpainterphotographer
William Tufts Brigham
William Tufts Brigham
American geologist, botanist, ethnologist and the first director of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum (1841-1926)
1841 – 1926
botanistethnologistgeologist
Charles Edward Coffin
Charles Edward Coffin
American politician (1841-1912)
1841 – 1912
politician
Arnold Hague
Arnold Hague
American geologist (1840–1917)
1840 – 1917
geologistsurveyor
Worcester Reed Warner
Worcester Reed Warner
American engineer (1846–1929)
1846 – 1929
engineerbusinesspersonastronomer
Clemens Herschel
Clemens Herschel
Hydraulic engineer, inventor of the Venturi meter
1842 – 1930
translatorengineer
Adin B. Capron
Adin B. Capron
American politician (1841-1911)
1841 – 1911
politician
Albert Augustus Pope
Albert Augustus Pope
American businessman (1843–1909)
1843 – 1909
entrepreneur
Alfred C. Chapin
Alfred C. Chapin
American politician (1848-1936)
1848 – 1936
politicianlawyer
Herbert W. Ladd
Herbert W. Ladd
American politician (1843-1913)
1843 – 1913
governorpolitician
Fanny Garrison Villard
Fanny Garrison Villard
American suffragist (1844–1928)
1844 – 1928
suffragist
William H. Upham
William H. Upham
Union Army soldier and politician, Wisconsin (1841-1924)
1841 – 1924
governorpoliticianbusinessperson
Charles Follen Adams
Charles Follen Adams
American poet (1842-1918)
1842 – 1918
poetwriter
De Scott Evans
De Scott Evans
American painter (1847-1898)
1847 – 1898
painter
Ellen M. Stone
Ellen M. Stone
American missionary (1847–1927)
1846 – 1927
missionary
Josephine Shaw Lowell
Josephine Shaw Lowell
American philanthropist and social reformer
1843 – 1905
social workerphilanthropist
Richard Rogers Bowker
Richard Rogers Bowker
American publisher, editor, journalist (1848–1933)
1848 – 1933
journalisteconomistwriter
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
American linguist (1854-1927)
1854 – 1927
classical philologistlinguistphilologist
Ralph Wormeley Curtis
Ralph Wormeley Curtis
American painter (1854-1922)
1854 – 1922
painter
Arthur Bird
Arthur Bird
American composer (1856–1923)
1856 – 1923
organistpianistcomposer
Adeline Pond Adams
Adeline Pond Adams
American writer (1859-1948)
1859 – 1948
journalistart historianhistorian
Alice French
Alice French
American writer (1850-1934)
1850 – 1934
novelistwriter
Anna Garlin Spencer
Anna Garlin Spencer
American activist
1851 – 1931
activist
Charlotte Johnson Baker
Charlotte Johnson Baker
American physician, suffragist and botanical collector (1855-1937)
1855 – 1937
obstetricianscientific collectorsuffragist
Arthur Frothingham
American archaeologist (1859-1923)
1859 – 1923
archaeologistanthropologistart historian
Benjamin Osgood Peirce
Benjamin Osgood Peirce
American mathematician (1854–1914)
1854 – 1914
mathematician
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