Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 36 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Maud Howe Elliott
Maud Howe Elliott
American writer (1854–1948)
1854 – 1948
novelistjournalistlecturer
Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland
Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland
American journalist and writer (1855-1908)
1855 – 1908
journalistwriterscreenwriter
George Fred Williams
George Fred Williams
American politician from Massachusetts (1852-1932)
1852 – 1932
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Charles Grenfill Washburn
Charles Grenfill Washburn
American politician, Massachusetts (1857-1928)
1857 – 1928
politicianlawyer
Clarence W. Barron
Clarence W. Barron
American newspaper publisher
1855 – 1928
journalistbusinessperson
Edward Patrick Allen
Edward Patrick Allen
American Catholic bishop (1853-1926)
1853 – 1926
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Elizabeth Robinson Abbott
Elizabeth Robinson Abbott
American educator (1852-1926)
1852 – 1926
teacher
Susan Hinckley Bradley
American painter
1851 – 1929
painter
John Thayer
U.S. ornithologist (1862–1933)
1862 – 1933
ornithologistzoologist
Charles Herbert Woodbury
Charles Herbert Woodbury
American painter (1864-1940)
1864 – 1940
designerpainter
Abbott Lawrence Rotch
Abbott Lawrence Rotch
American meteorologist (1861–1912)
1861 – 1912
meteorologistuniversity teacherballoonist
Alfred Church Lane
Alfred Church Lane
American geologist and teacher (1863-1948)
1863 – 1948
geologistteacher
Anne Caldwell
Anne Caldwell
American lyricist, composer and playwright
1867 – 1936
librettistlyricistsongwriter
Henry Brown Fuller
Henry Brown Fuller
American painter (1867-1934)
1867 – 1934
painter
William Morris
William Morris
American actor (1861-1936)
1861 – 1936
film actorstage actoractor
Charles Jesse Bullock
Charles Jesse Bullock
American economist (1869–1941)
1869 – 1941
economistpolitician
Frank Sheridan
Frank Sheridan
American actor (1869-1943)
1869 – 1943
film actoractor
Frederick M. Davenport
Frederick M. Davenport
American politician (1866-1956)
1866 – 1956
university teacherpolitician
Samuel Winslow
Samuel Winslow
American politician (1862-1940)
1862 – 1940
politician
Jimmy Ryan
Jimmy Ryan
American baseball player
1863 – 1923
baseball player
John Prentiss Benson
John Prentiss Benson
American architect and painter (1865-1947)
1865 – 1947
painterarchitect
Grafton D. Cushing
Grafton D. Cushing
American politician (1864–1939)
1864 – 1939
lieutenant governorpoliticianlawyer
Herman Vandenburg Ames
Herman Vandenburg Ames
Author and academic
1865 – 1935
archivisthistorian
Charles J. McCarthy
Charles J. McCarthy
American politician (1861-1929)
1861 – 1929
politician
Ormi Hawley
Ormi Hawley
American actress (1889-1942)
1889 – 1942
film actoractor
Stanley Kuhl Hornbeck
Stanley Kuhl Hornbeck
American diplomat (1883–1966)
1883 – 1966
diplomat
Wally Snell
American baseball player and coach, college athletic administrator, mycologist (1889-1980)
1889 – 1980
baseball playermycologistbotanist
Albert Fox
Albert Fox
American chess player (1881–1964)
1881 – 1964
chess player
Julia Sanderson
Julia Sanderson
American actress and singer (1887-1975)
1887 – 1975
stage actorsingeractor
Margaret Fitzhugh Browne
American artist (1884-1972)
1884 – 1972
painterillustrator
Jimmy Walsh
Jimmy Walsh
American boxer
1880 – 1954
boxer
Charles Noyes Forbes
American botanist (1883-1920)
1883 – 1920
scientific collectorexplorerbotanist
Edward Aloysius Kenney
Edward Aloysius Kenney
Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey (1884-1938)
1884 – 1938
politicianlawyerjudge
Eleanor Raymond
Eleanor Raymond
American architect (1887–1989)
1887 – 1989
architect
Freeman Tilden
Freeman Tilden
American author and environmentalist (1883–1980)
1883 – 1980
environmentalistjournalistwriter
Kenneth Macgowan
Kenneth Macgowan
American film producer (1888–1963)
1888 – 1963
producertheatre criticcritic
Florence Luscomb
Florence Luscomb
American architect
1887 – 1985
architectsuffragette
Nat Ayer
American composer (1887-1952)
1887 – 1952
pianistsingercomposer
Willard Rockwell
American businessman (1888–1978)
1888 – 1978
businessperson
Francis A. Bartlett
Francis A. Bartlett
American dendrologist (1882-1963)
1882 – 1963
botanist
Frederick Peters
Frederick Peters
American actor (1884-1963)
1884 – 1963
actor
Greye La Spina
American writer (1880–1969)
1880 – 1969
novelistwriter
Edgar S. Brightman
American theologian (1884–1953)
1884 – 1953
philosophertheologiantheology
Edith Barry
American sculptor, painter, illustrator and designer
1884 – 1960
sculptorpainterillustrator
Jeremiah E. O'Connell
Jeremiah E. O'Connell
American politician (1883-1964)
1883 – 1964
politicianlawyerjudge
Pauline Sperry
mathematician (1885-1967)
1885 – 1967
university teachermathematician
Jimmy Moran
Jimmy Moran
American track cyclist (1880–1951)
1880 – 1951
track cyclist
Cynthia Westcott
Cynthia Westcott
plant pathologist, author, and expert on roses
1898 – 1983
phytopathologistscientist
Louise Lorimer
Louise Lorimer
actor (1898-1995)
1898 – 1995
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Leonard Feeney
American priest
1897 – 1978
journalisttheologianlyricist
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