Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 37 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

William Tudor Gardiner
William Tudor Gardiner
American politician (1892–1953)
1892 – 1953
juristgovernorpolitician
Mildred Allen
Mildred Allen
American physicist (1894–1990)
1894 – 1990
physicist
Arthur Emmons Raymond
American scientist
1899 – 1999
military flight engineerengineerscientist
David Hunt Linder
David Hunt Linder
US mycologist (1899-1946)
1899 – 1946
mycologistbotanistbotanical collector
Shields Warren
Shields Warren
American pathologist
1898 – 1980
pathologist
Thomas John Feeney
American Catholic priest
1894 – 1955
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Elizabeth Greenleaf Pattee
American architect
1893 – 1991
landscape architectarchitect
Howard Smith
Howard Smith
American actor (1893–1968)
1893 – 1968
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr
American film director and actor (1893-1980)
1893 – 1980
film directoractor
Mike Glover
Mike Glover
American sportsperson
1890 – 1917
boxer
Frederick Lewis Allen
Frederick Lewis Allen
American historian and editor of Harper's Magazine (1890-1954)
1890 – 1954
journalisteditorhistorian
William Brady
American Roman Catholic Archbishop of Saint Paul (1899–1961)
1899 – 1961
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Rachel Blodgett Adams
American mathematician
1894 – 1982
university teachermathematician
Ed Healey
American football player (1894-1978)
1894 – 1978
American football player
Martha May Eliot
Martha May Eliot
American pediatrician
1891 – 1978
pediatricianphysician
Raymond Aloysius Lane
American Catholic bishop (1894–1974)
1894 – 1974
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Rudolf Ernest Langer
American mathematician
1894 – 1968
university teachermathematician
Moe Dalitz
American mobster (1899-1989)
1899 – 1989
businessperson
Evelyn Ellis
Evelyn Ellis
African-American actress (1894-1958)
1894 – 1958
stage actoractor
Daniel J. Bloomberg
sound engineer (1905-1984)
1905 – 1984
audio engineerengineer
George Hill
American figure skater
1907 – 1992
figure skater
Harry Einstein
Harry Einstein
American comedian (1904-1958)
1904 – 1958
writeractor
Waitstill Sharp
Waitstill Sharp
American righteous Among the Nations
1902 – 1983
Christian ministerjuristpastor
Wilmar H. Shiras
American writer
1908 – 1990
science fiction writernovelisttranslator
Melville Baker
American screenwriter (1901-1958)
1901 – 1958
television writerfilm screenwriterscreenwriter
Johnny Indrisano
American boxer (1905-1968)
1905 – 1968
boxerfilm actoractor
Winston Sharples
Winston Sharples
American composer (1909–1978)
1909 – 1978
composer
Frank M. Carpenter
American paleontologist (1902–1994)
1902 – 1994
paleoentomologistentomologistpaleontologist
Max Ehrlich
American writer of fiction books and scripts
1909 – 1983
science fiction writermanufacturernovelist
Leonard Penn
Leonard Penn
American film, television and theatre actor (1907-1975)
1907 – 1975
television actorstage actoractor
Einar Aaron Swan
Einar Aaron Swan
American musician, arranger and composer
1903 – 1940
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusic arranger
Harold Jefferson Coolidge, Jr.
American zoologist (1904–1985)
1904 – 1985
scientific collectorenvironmentalistcurator
Norman D. Vaughan
American writer and musher
1905 – 2005
explorerdogsled musher
Oscar Brodney
American screenwriter and lawyer (1907–2008)
1907 – 2008
juristlawyerwriter
Johnny Kelley
American distance runner (1907–2004)
1907 – 2004
marathon runnerathletics competitor
Rosemary Rodriguez
Rosemary Rodriguez
American television director
1901
film directortelevision directorscreenwriter
Marshall Stearns
American musicologist (1908-1966)
1908 – 1966
musicologistphilologistjournalist
Max Kaminsky
Max Kaminsky
American musician (1908–1994)
1908 – 1994
jazz musiciantrumpeterbandleader
Michael Joseph Begley
Michael Joseph Begley
American bishop (1909-2002)
1909 – 2002
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Nancy Newhall
Nancy Newhall
American photographer, photographic critic, and essayist (1908-1974)
1908 – 1974
journalist
Cornelius Keefe
Cornelius Keefe
American actor (1900-1972)
1900 – 1972
television actoractor
John Kelly
John Kelly
actor (1901-1947)
1901 – 1947
film actoractor
Collette Lyons
Collette Lyons
American actress (1908-1986)
1908 – 1986
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Carl Voss
Carl Voss
American ice hockey player
1907 – 1993
ice hockey player
Barbara Washburn
American mountaineer (1914–2014)
1914 – 2014
mountaineercartographer
Kingman Brewster
Kingman Brewster
American diplomat (1919–1988)
1919 – 1988
university teachereducatordiplomat
Richard Murphy
screenwriter, film director, film producer (1912-1993)
1912 – 1993
film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
Boots Mussulli
Italian-American jazz saxophonist (1915-1967)
1915 – 1967
jazz saxophonistmusic educatormusician
Henry Oliver Hansen
Henry Oliver Hansen
United States Marine (1919–1945)
1919 – 1945
military personnel
Sonny Dunham
Sonny Dunham
American musician (1914–1990)
1914 – 1990
trumpeterbandleaderconductor
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