Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 51 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Leo Larrivee
American middle and long distance runner (1903–1928)
1903 – 1928
athletics competitor
James Elliot
American lawyer, author and politician from Vermont (1775-1839)
1775 – 1839
politicianlawyer
Charles Codman
Charles Codman
American painter (1800-1842)
1800 – 1842
painter
Josiah Quincy, Jr.
Josiah Quincy, Jr.
American politician (1802-1882)
1802 – 1882
politician
John Varnum
American politician (1778-1836)
1778 – 1836
politicianlawyer
Edward Jackson Lowell
Edward Jackson Lowell
United States historian (1845-1894)
1845 – 1894
historianlawyerwriter
John Russ
American politician (1767-1833)
1767 – 1833
politicianjudge
Edward E. Rice
Edward E. Rice
American composer (1847–1924)
1847 – 1924
composer
Rufus Putnam
Rufus Putnam
American military officer (1738-1824) who fought during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War
1738 – 1824
pioneersurveyormilitary officer
Daniel Webster Whittle
Daniel Webster Whittle
American evangelist and gospel song lyricist (1840-1901)
1840 – 1901
hymnwriter
Daniel Crosby Greene
Daniel Crosby Greene
American missionary, teacher (1843–1913)
1843 – 1913
missionarypastorteacher
Virginia Bosler
Virginia Bosler
American actress and dancer
1926 – 2020
film actoractor
Mortimer Mishkin
American neuropsychologist (1926–2021)
1926 – 2021
neuroscientistresearcher
Artemas Ward Jr.
Artemas Ward Jr.
American politician (1762–1847)
1762 – 1847
politicianlawyerjudge
Joseph T. O'Callahan
Joseph T. O'Callahan
Jesuit United States Navy chaplin (1905-1964)
1905 – 1964
university teachermilitary chaplainmilitary officer
Edmund McNamara
Edmund McNamara
Boston Police Commissioner
1920 – 2000
American football player
John Woodrow Wilson
African American artist (1922–2015)
1922 – 2015
lithographerdraftspersonprintmaker
Michael E. Haynes
Michael E. Haynes
politician in Massachusetts, US (1927-2019)
1927 – 2019
politician
Rufus Paine Spalding
Rufus Paine Spalding
American politician (1798-1886)
1798 – 1886
politicianlawyerjudge
Wyatt Tee Walker
American civil rights activist (1929–2018)
1929 – 2018
historian
Mack Walker
American historian (1929-2021)
1929 – 2021
historian
Rowland Day
American politician
1779 – 1853
politician
Lemuel Williams
American politician (1747-1828)
1747 – 1828
politicianlawyer
George R. Davis
George R. Davis
American politician, Illinois (1840–1899)
1840 – 1899
politician
Ralph Waldo Christie
Ralph Waldo Christie
Rear Admiral of the United States Navy during World War II (1893–1987)
1893 – 1987
submarinermilitary officer
Charles Henry Turner
Charles Henry Turner
American artist (1848-1908)
1848 – 1908
painter
Walter P. Phillips
Walter P. Phillips
journalist, telegrapher, inventor (1846–1920)
1846 – 1920
telegraphistinventor
Rodolphus Dickinson
Rodolphus Dickinson
American politician
1797 – 1849
politicianlawyer
Isaiah L. Green
American politician (1761-1841)
1761 – 1841
politicianlawyer
Isaac Knapp
Isaac Knapp
American publisher (1804–1843)
1804 – 1843
journalist
Jacqueline Casey
Jacqueline Casey
American graphic designer (1927–1992)
1927 – 1992
designergraphic designer
Robert F. Murphy
Robert F. Murphy
politician in Massachusetts, US
1899 – 1976
lieutenant governorpolitician
Burt Green Wilder
Burt Green Wilder
American surgeon and science writer (1841–1925)
1841 – 1925
military physicianuniversity teachersurgeon
Benjamin Curtis Porter
American artist (1843-1908)
1843 – 1908
painter
George S. Zimbel
American-Canadian documentary photographer (1929–2023)
1929 – 2023
photojournalistphotographer
Cy Perkins
Cy Perkins
American baseball player and coach (1896-1963)
1896 – 1963
baseball player
Arthur Mellen Wellington
Arthur Mellen Wellington
American civil engineer
1847 – 1895
civil engineerengineer
Constance Mabel Winchell
Constance Mabel Winchell
American librarian (1896-1983)
1896 – 1983
librarian
J. B. S. Jackson
J. B. S. Jackson
American anatomist
1806 – 1879
anatomistpathologistsurgeon
Selwyn Zadock Bowman
Selwyn Zadock Bowman
American politician (1840–1928)
1840 – 1928
politicianlawyer
Peter Salem
Peter Salem
American soldier of the Revolutionary War
1750 – 1816
soldier
John Locke
John Locke
American politician (1764-1855)
1764 – 1855
politicianlawyer
Albert R. Howe
Albert R. Howe
American politician (1840-1884)
1840 – 1884
politician
William J. Bacon
William J. Bacon
American politician (1803–1889)
1803 – 1889
politicianlawyerjudge
Howard Kanovitz
American artist (1929-2009)
1929 – 2009
painter
William Henry Furness
William Henry Furness
American clergyman, theologian, reformer and abolitionist
1802 – 1896
Christian ministertheologianwriter
Paul Moody
Paul Moody
American inventor (1779-1831)
1779 – 1831
inventor
Robert M. White
Robert M. White
American meteorologist
1923 – 2015
meteorologist
Charles Hewett
American cyclist (1929–2024)
1929 – 2024
sport cyclist
Louis de Rochemont
American film producer (1899–1978)
1899 – 1978
film producerfilm directorbusinessperson
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