Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 43 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Conrad Salinger
Conrad Salinger
American composer (1901-1962)
1901 – 1962
film score composerconductorcomposer
Sidney Edwards Morse
Sidney Edwards Morse
American inventor, journalist, and geographer
1794 – 1871
journalistgeographerinventor
James Schouler
James Schouler
United States lawyer and historian (1839–1920)
1839 – 1920
historianjuristlawyer
Samuel L. Crocker
Samuel L. Crocker
American politician (1804–1883)
1804 – 1883
politician
Benjamin Ames
American politician, Maine (1778-1835)
1778 – 1835
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Joe Bellino
Joe Bellino
Player of American football (1938-2019)
1938 – 2019
American football playermilitary officer
Seth Boyden
Seth Boyden
American inventor (1788-1870)
1788 – 1870
inventor
Horatio Storer
Horatio Storer
American physician and activist (1830–1922)
1830 – 1922
gynecologistphysician
John Brendan McCormack
Catholic bishop (1935–2021)
1935 – 2021
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Joseph P. Hoar
Joseph P. Hoar
US Marine Corps general (1934–2022)
1934 – 2022
military officer
George Edward Davenport
George Edward Davenport
American botanist (1833-1907)
1833 – 1907
botanistbotanical collector
Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton
Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton
American writer, poet (1759-1846)
1759 – 1846
poetwriter
Justin Perkins
Justin Perkins
American missionary
1805 – 1869
theologianmissionarywriter
Gil Santos
American sports announcer (1938–2018)
1938 – 2018
sports commentatorradio personality
John Z. Goodrich
John Z. Goodrich
American politician (1804-1885)
1804 – 1885
lieutenant governorjuristpolitician
Miguel La Fay Bardi
American priest
1934 – 2021
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Sherman Hoar
Sherman Hoar
American politician (1860–1898)
1860 – 1898
politicianlawyer
Samuel Hooper
Samuel Hooper
American politician (1808-1875)
1808 – 1875
politician
Elisha Hunt Allen
Elisha Hunt Allen
American politician (1804-1883)
1804 – 1883
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Samuel Woodworth
Samuel Woodworth
American writer (1784-1842)
1784 – 1842
librettistjournalistplaywright
Robert G. Allen
Robert G. Allen
American businessperson and politician (1902–1963)
1902 – 1963
bankerpolitician
Tomás Andrés Mauro Muldoon
American priest (1938-2024)
1938 – 2024
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
George Aiken
George Aiken
American dramatist
1830 – 1876
noveliststage actorplaywright
Edward Wade
Edward Wade
American politician (1802-1866)
1802 – 1866
meteorological observerpoliticianlawyer
Julius Sumner Miller
American physicist
1909 – 1987
physicist
Daniel P. King
Daniel P. King
American politician (1801-1850)
1801 – 1850
politicianlawyer
James A. Gallivan
James A. Gallivan
American politician, Massachusetts (1866–1928)
1866 – 1928
politician
Richard Wernick
American composer
1934 – 2025
music educatoruniversity teachercomposer
Charles D. Coffin
Charles D. Coffin
American politician (1805-1880)
1804 – 1880
politicianlawyerjudge
Barnabas Bidwell
Barnabas Bidwell
politician and lawyer of Massachusetts and Upper Canada (1763-1833)
1763 – 1833
politicianlawyer
James O'Connor
American professor of sociology and economics (1930–2017)
1930 – 2017
sociologisteconomist
George B. Churchill
George B. Churchill
American politician from Massachusetts (1866-1925)
1866 – 1925
journalistpolitician
Lorrin A. Cooke
Lorrin A. Cooke
American politician (1831-1902)
1831 – 1902
governorpolitician
Mark Harris
Maine politician (1779-1843)
1779 – 1843
politician
Paul Shanley
defrocked American priest (1931-2020)
1931 – 2020
Catholic priest
Edward Gilmore
Edward Gilmore
American politician from Massachusetts (1867-1924)
1867 – 1924
politician
Elliott P. Joslin
Elliott P. Joslin
American physician (1869–1962)
1869 – 1962
physician
Ernest Amory Codman
Ernest Amory Codman
American academic (1869-1940)
1869 – 1940
surgeonphysician
Harry Irving Thayer
Harry Irving Thayer
American politician (1869-1926)
1869 – 1926
politician
Jack King
Jack King
NASA Public Affairs Officer
1931 – 2015
film actormedia relationsspokesperson
Joani Blank
human sexuality author
1937 – 2016
sex shop ownersex educatorinventor
Amanda L. Aikens
Amanda L. Aikens
American editor, philanthropist (1833-1892)
1833 – 1892
newspaper editorphilanthropistwriter
Abby Sage Richardson
Abby Sage Richardson
born 1837; died 1900
1837 – 1900
writer
Elaine Goodale Eastman
Elaine Goodale Eastman
American novelist, poet
1863 – 1953
novelisteditorpedagogue
Eleanor Josephine Macdonald
Eleanor Josephine Macdonald
American university teacher and epidemiologist (1906-2007)
1906 – 2007
cellistepidemiologiststatistician
Damian O'Flynn
Damian O'Flynn
American actor (1907-1982)
1907 – 1982
television actoractor
Samuel Joseph May
Samuel Joseph May
radical American reformer during the nineteenth century
1797 – 1871
suffragistChristian ministerwriter
Rosetta Douglass
Rosetta Douglass
African-American teacher and activist
1839 – 1906
teacher
Herb Pomeroy
Herb Pomeroy
American jazz trumpeter and teacher (1930–2007)
1930 – 2007
music educatorjazz musiciantrumpeter
Barbara Lawrence Schevill
American zoologist (1909–1997)
1909 – 1997
curatorzoologist
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