Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 50 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

George A. Sheridan
George A. Sheridan
American politician (1840-1896)
1840 – 1896
politician
Hiram Walker
Hiram Walker
American businessman (1816–1899)
1816 – 1899
businessperson
Frederic Woodman Root
American composer and music educator (1846-1916)
1846 – 1916
music educatoreditorteacher
Margaret A. Kennard
Margaret A. Kennard
American neuropsychologist
1899 – 1975
neurophysiologistneurologist
Frank Morey
Frank Morey
American politician (1840-1890)
1840 – 1890
politician
Francis W. Rockwell
Francis W. Rockwell
American politician (1844–1929)
1844 – 1929
politicianlawyerjudge
Marita Bonner
African-American writer (1898-1971)
1899 – 1971
educatorplaywrightwriter
Eugene F. Loud
Eugene F. Loud
U.S. Congressman from California (1847–1908)
1847 – 1908
merchantpoliticianlawyer
Edward Burnett
Edward Burnett
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1849-1925)
1849 – 1925
politician
Daniel Ruggles
Daniel Ruggles
Confederate Army general
1810 – 1897
military personnel
Clifford Herschel Moore
Clifford Herschel Moore
American classical philologist and religious studies scholar (1866-1931)
1866 – 1931
classical philologistreligious studies scholarclassical scholar
Franklin Bartlett
Franklin Bartlett
American politician (1847-1909)
1847 – 1909
politicianlawyer
Charles Loring Jackson
Charles Loring Jackson
American chemist (1847–1935)
1847 – 1935
chemist
James Buffington
James Buffington
American politician (1817–1875)
1817 – 1875
politician
Calvin Paige
Calvin Paige
American politician (1848-1930)
1848 – 1930
politician
George S. Zimbel
American-Canadian documentary photographer (1929–2023)
1929 – 2023
photojournalistphotographer
Mortimer Mishkin
American neuropsychologist (1926–2021)
1926 – 2021
neuroscientistresearcher
Mack Walker
American historian (1929-2021)
1929 – 2021
historian
Joseph G. Kendall
American politician (1788-1847)
1788 – 1847
politicianlawyer
Wyatt Tee Walker
American civil rights activist (1929–2018)
1929 – 2018
historian
Michael E. Haynes
Michael E. Haynes
politician in Massachusetts, US (1927-2019)
1927 – 2019
politician
Edmund McNamara
Edmund McNamara
Boston Police Commissioner
1920 – 2000
American football player
Martha Summerhayes
Martha Summerhayes
American memoirist
1844 – 1926
writer
David Leonard Barnes
David Leonard Barnes
United States federal judge (1760-1812)
1760 – 1812
lawyerjudge
Thomas Bangs Thorpe
Thomas Bangs Thorpe
American writer and artist (1815-1878)
1815 – 1878
humoristlandscape painterjournalist
George Leonard
George Leonard
American politician (1729-1819)
1729 – 1819
politicianlawyerjudge
Moses Hazen
Moses Hazen
American general
1733 – 1803
military officer
Virginia Bosler
Virginia Bosler
American actress and dancer
1926 – 2020
film actoractor
John Henry Haynes
John Henry Haynes
American archaeologist and photographer (1849–1910)
1849 – 1910
archaeologistanthropologistprofessor
John Collins Warren
John Collins Warren
American surgeon 1842-1927
1842 – 1927
medical writereditorsurgeon
Daniel Anthony Hart
Catholic bishop (1927–2008)
1927 – 2008
theologianCatholic bishopCatholic priest
Loammi Baldwin, Sr.
Loammi Baldwin, Sr.
American engineer, politician and soldier (1744–1807)
1745 – 1807
politicianengineer
Jacqueline Casey
Jacqueline Casey
American graphic designer (1927–1992)
1927 – 1992
designergraphic designer
Josiah Snelling
Josiah Snelling
American commander (1782-1828)
1782 – 1828
military officer
Herbert H. D. Peirce
Herbert H. D. Peirce
American diplomat (1849–1914)
1849 – 1914
diplomat
John Woodrow Wilson
African American artist (1922–2015)
1922 – 2015
lithographerdraftspersonprintmaker
Richard E. Brooks
American artist (1865-1919)
1865 – 1919
sculptor
Joseph Badger
American artist (1707-1765)
1708 – 1765
miniature painterpainter
George E. White
George E. White
American politician, Illinois (1848–1935)
1848 – 1935
politician
John McLaughlin
American abstract painter (1898-1976)
1898 – 1976
linguistdraftspersonpainter
Bobby Donaldson
American musician (1922–1971)
1922 – 1971
jazz musicianmusician
Howard Kanovitz
American artist (1929-2009)
1929 – 2009
painter
Jonas Sibley
American politician (1762-1834)
1762 – 1834
politician
Charles Ernest Fay
Charles Ernest Fay
American alpinist and educator
1846 – 1931
linguistmountaineerphilologist
Joseph Hall
Joseph Hall
American politician (1793-1859)
1793 – 1859
politician
Adelaide Avery Claflin
Adelaide Avery Claflin
American suffragist and Unitarian minister (1846–1931)
1846 – 1931
suffragist
William Slater Brown
William Slater Brown
American writer (1896-1997)
1896 – 1997
writer
James Elliot
American lawyer, author and politician from Vermont (1775-1839)
1775 – 1839
politicianlawyer
Robert M. White
Robert M. White
American meteorologist
1923 – 2015
meteorologist
Charles Codman
Charles Codman
American painter (1800-1842)
1800 – 1842
painter
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