Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 47 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Samuel Cabot
Samuel Cabot
American physician, surgeon, and ornithologist (1815-1885)
1815 – 1885
ornithologistsurgeon
Teddy Kotick
American musician (1928–1986)
1928 – 1986
jazz musiciandouble-bassistmusician
Edward John King
Edward John King
U.S. Representative from Illinois
1867 – 1929
politicianlawyer
Florida Friebus
Florida Friebus
actress, screenwriter (1909-1988)
1909 – 1988
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Bill Varney
sound engineer (1934-2011)
1934 – 2011
audio engineerengineer
Daniel D. Barnard
Daniel D. Barnard
American politician and diplomat (1797–1861)
1797 – 1861
diplomatambassadorpolitician
Norman Wexler
American screenwriter (1926-1999)
1926 – 1999
playwrightwriterscreenwriter
Robert Bernard Hall
Robert Bernard Hall
American politician (1812-1868)
1812 – 1868
politician
Charles Russell Train
Charles Russell Train
Union Army officer (1817-1885)
1817 – 1885
politicianlawyerjudge
Charles Augustus Strong
Charles Augustus Strong
American philosopher, psychologist (1862-1940)
1862 – 1940
psychologist
Richard Gridley
British Army officer
1710 – 1796
military officerengineer
Chester W. Chapin
Chester W. Chapin
American politician, railroad executive (1798–1883)
1798 – 1883
politician
Winthrop Sargent
Winthrop Sargent
American politician (1753-1820)
1753 – 1820
plantation ownersurveying engineerMajor
Ruth Rose
Ruth Rose
American screenwriter, historian and researcher (1896–1978)
1896 – 1978
stage actorhistorianscreenwriter
Caspar Whitney
Caspar Whitney
American sports journalist
1864 – 1929
explorerjournalist
Amiel Weeks Whipple
Amiel Weeks Whipple
Union Army General
1817 – 1863
explorerbotanistmilitary officer
George Ticknor Curtis
American politician (1812–1894)
1812 – 1894
historianpoliticianlawyer
Angier March Perkins
American engineer in the United Kingdom
1799 – 1881
inventorengineer
Laurence Curtis
Laurence Curtis
American politician (1893-1989)
1893 – 1989
politicianlawyer
John Reynolds
American physicist (1923–2000)
1923 – 2000
physicist
Joseph F. Holt
Joseph F. Holt
US Congressman (1924-1997)
1924 – 1997
military officerpolitician
Richard M. Russell
American lawyer and politician (1891–1977)
1891 – 1977
politicianlawyer
Alice Parker
Alice Parker
American composer and conductor (1925-2023)
1925 – 2023
woman conductormusic teachermusic arranger
Barbra Fuller
American actress
1921 – 2024
film actortelevision actoractor
Charles Evans
Charles Evans
American librarian and bibliographer (1850–1935)
1850 – 1935
bibliographerlibrarian
Edwin Davis French
Edwin Davis French
United States bookplate engraver (1851-1906)
1851 – 1906
exlibristcopper engraverdesigner
Daniel Pinkham
American composer (1923-2006)
1923 – 2006
musicologistharpsichordistmusician
Adelaide Cole Chase
Adelaide Cole Chase
American painter (1868-1944)
1868 – 1944
painter
Al Carmichael
Al Carmichael
American football player (1928-2019)
1928 – 2019
American football playerstunt performer
Henry Morton Robinson
US novelist (1898–1961)
1898 – 1961
novelistwriter
Arthur Judson Brown
Arthur Judson Brown
American clergyman, missionary, author (1856-1963)
1856 – 1963
theologianmissionaryhistorian
Henry Winthrop Sargent
Henry Winthrop Sargent
American landscape architect (1810-1882)
1810 – 1882
landscape architecthorticulturistbotanist
George Dutton
American sound engineer (1899-1977)
1899 – 1977
audio engineerengineer
George J. Bates
George J. Bates
American politician from Massachusetts (1891-1949)
1891 – 1949
politician
Allan Frost Archer
American entomologist and arachnologist (1908–1994)
1908 – 1994
arachnologistmalacologistentomologist
Henry L. Eustis
Henry L. Eustis
Union Army general (1819–1885)
1819 – 1885
military officer
Richard Bowditch Wigglesworth
Richard Bowditch Wigglesworth
American politician (1891-1960)
1891 – 1960
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Quincy Shaw
Quincy Shaw
American tennis player and Boston art collector (1869–1960)
1869 – 1960
tennis player
Abigail Mandana Holmes Christensen
American folklorist (1852–1938)
1852 – 1938
collector of fairy talesmusicologistchildren's writer
Abbott Fuller Graves
Abbott Fuller Graves
American artist (1859-1936)
1859 – 1936
painterillustrator
John Moors Cabot
John Moors Cabot
American ambassador (1901-1981)
1901 – 1981
diplomat
Frank Hagar Bigelow
Frank Hagar Bigelow
American astronomer (1851–1924)
1851 – 1924
meteorologistclericastronomer
William Penn Brooks
William Penn Brooks
American agronomist, botanist and college president (1851–1938)
1851 – 1938
botanist
Walter Bradford Barrows
Walter Bradford Barrows
American ornithologist (1855–1923)
1855 – 1923
ornithologist
Abiel Foster
Abiel Foster
American politician (1735-1806)
1735 – 1806
politicianjudge
George Edward Ellis
George Edward Ellis
American Unitarian clergyman and historian (1814-1894)
1814 – 1894
Christian ministerhistorianwriter
Margaret A. Kennard
Margaret A. Kennard
American neuropsychologist
1899 – 1975
neurophysiologistneurologist
Marita Bonner
African-American writer (1898-1971)
1899 – 1971
educatorplaywrightwriter
Edward John O'Dea
Edward John O'Dea
Catholic bishop (1856-1932)
1856 – 1932
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
William Emerson Barrett
William Emerson Barrett
American politician, Massachusetts (1858–1906)
1858 – 1906
journalisteditorpolitician
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