Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 41 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Jon B. Higgins
Indian singer (1939-1984)
1939 – 1984
ethnomusicologistmusic educatormusicologist
Alvah Crocker
Alvah Crocker
American politician (1801-1874)
1801 – 1874
politician
John Patrick Boles
Roman Catholic bishop
1930 – 2014
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Joseph P. Hoar
Joseph P. Hoar
US Marine Corps general (1934–2022)
1934 – 2022
military officer
James Read Chadwick
James Read Chadwick
American gynecologist (1844-1905)
1844 – 1905
gynecologistlibrarian
Tomás Andrés Mauro Muldoon
American priest (1938-2024)
1938 – 2024
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Charles B. Atwood
Charles B. Atwood
American architect (1849–1895)
1849 – 1895
architect
Eddie Jeremiah
American ice hockey player and coach, baseball coach (1905-1967)
1905 – 1967
ice hockey playerice hockey coach
William Francis Bartlett
William Francis Bartlett
United States Army general (1840-1876)
1840 – 1876
soldier
George Henry Perkins
George Henry Perkins
American naturalist (1844-1933)
1844 – 1933
entomologistbotanistgeologist
John Phillips
John Phillips
American politician (1770-1823)
1770 – 1823
politicianlawyer
Joe Bellino
Joe Bellino
Player of American football (1938-2019)
1938 – 2019
American football playermilitary officer
William F. Draper
William F. Draper
American politician (1842–1910)
1842 – 1910
diplomatmilitary officerpolitician
Eugene de Salignac
photographer
1861 – 1943
photographer
John Neagle
John Neagle
American painter (1796–1865)
1796 – 1865
painter
Marcella Boveri
Marcella Boveri
American biologist (1863-1950)
1863 – 1950
geneticistuniversity teacherbiologist
Arthur Sherburne Hardy
Arthur Sherburne Hardy
Engineer, educator, editor, diplomat, novelist, poet
1847 – 1930
editordiplomatmathematician
Sidney Homer, Sr.
Sidney Homer, Sr.
American composer (1864–1953)
1864 – 1953
composer
John Brendan McCormack
Catholic bishop (1935–2021)
1935 – 2021
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Philo C. Fuller
Philo C. Fuller
American politician
1787 – 1855
politicianlawyer
Conrad Salinger
Conrad Salinger
American composer (1901-1962)
1901 – 1962
film score composerconductorcomposer
Richard Wernick
American composer
1934 – 2025
music educatoruniversity teachercomposer
Thornton Chase
Thornton Chase
American poet (1847–1912)
1847 – 1912
soldierpoetwriter
Louis Alter
Louis Alter
American pianist, songwriter and composer (1902-1980)
1902 – 1980
film score composersongwritermusician
Samuel Franklin Emmons
Samuel Franklin Emmons
American geologist (1841–1911)
1841 – 1911
geologist
Benjamin Shreve
American herpetologist (1908-1985)
1908 – 1985
herpetologistmuseologistentomologist
Miguel La Fay Bardi
American priest
1934 – 2021
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
John R. Thayer
John R. Thayer
American politician, Massachusetts (1845-1916)
1845 – 1916
politicianlawyer
Horace Fletcher
Horace Fletcher
American health food enthusiast (1849-1919)
1849 – 1919
nutritionistwriter
Joani Blank
human sexuality author
1937 – 2016
sex shop ownersex educatorinventor
Frederick Albion Ober
Frederick Albion Ober
American naturalist and writer (1849-1913)
1849 – 1913
ornithologistzoologisthistorian
Sherman Hoar
Sherman Hoar
American politician (1860–1898)
1860 – 1898
politicianlawyer
Jack King
Jack King
NASA Public Affairs Officer
1931 – 2015
film actormedia relationsspokesperson
Paul Shanley
defrocked American priest (1931-2020)
1931 – 2020
Catholic priest
James O'Connor
American professor of sociology and economics (1930–2017)
1930 – 2017
sociologisteconomist
James A. Gallivan
James A. Gallivan
American politician, Massachusetts (1866–1928)
1866 – 1928
politician
Eliza Trask Hill
Eliza Trask Hill
American suffragist, journalist, philanthropist
1840 – 1908
suffragistwriter
David Cobb
David Cobb
American politician, 1748–1830
1748 – 1830
lieutenant governorpoliticianjudge
Julius Sumner Miller
American physicist
1909 – 1987
physicist
Squire Whipple
Squire Whipple
American bridging engineer (1804-1888)
1804 – 1888
civil engineer
George B. Churchill
George B. Churchill
American politician from Massachusetts (1866-1925)
1866 – 1925
journalistpolitician
Herb Pomeroy
Herb Pomeroy
American jazz trumpeter and teacher (1930–2007)
1930 – 2007
music educatorjazz musiciantrumpeter
Ernest Amory Codman
Ernest Amory Codman
American academic (1869-1940)
1869 – 1940
surgeonphysician
Thelma Alper
American clinical psychologist
1908 – 1988
clinical psychologistpsychologistphysician
Elliott P. Joslin
Elliott P. Joslin
American physician (1869–1962)
1869 – 1962
physician
John Trowbridge
John Trowbridge
American physicist (1843-1923)
1843 – 1923
physicist
Edward Gilmore
Edward Gilmore
American politician from Massachusetts (1867-1924)
1867 – 1924
politician
Jeremiah Nelson
Jeremiah Nelson
American politician (1769-1838)
1769 – 1838
merchantpolitician
Eleanor Josephine Macdonald
Eleanor Josephine Macdonald
American university teacher and epidemiologist (1906-2007)
1906 – 2007
cellistepidemiologiststatistician
Samuel Haven
Samuel Haven
American archaeologist (1806-1881)
1806 – 1881
meteorological observeranthropologistarchaeologist
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