Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 53 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Thomas Knowlton
Thomas Knowlton
American patriot (1740-1776)
1740 – 1776
military personnel
Leo Larrivee
American middle and long distance runner (1903–1928)
1903 – 1928
athletics competitor
Joseph T. O'Callahan
Joseph T. O'Callahan
Jesuit United States Navy chaplin (1905-1964)
1905 – 1964
university teachermilitary chaplainmilitary officer
John J. Taylor
John J. Taylor
American politician (1808-1892)
1808 – 1892
politicianlawyer
Lawrence Berk
American musician (1908–1995)
1908 – 1995
music educatorpianistcomposer
Wyatt Tee Walker
American civil rights activist (1929–2018)
1929 – 2018
historian
Sophia Smith
Sophia Smith
founder of Smith College (1796-1870)
1796 – 1870
founder
Michael E. Haynes
Michael E. Haynes
politician in Massachusetts, US (1927-2019)
1927 – 2019
politician
Mack Walker
American historian (1929-2021)
1929 – 2021
historian
William Parsons Winchester Dana
American painter (1833–1927)
1833 – 1927
painterphotographer
Leonard White
American politician (1767-1849)
1767 – 1849
politician
Samuel Adams Drake
Samuel Adams Drake
American journalist and writer (1833-1905)
1833 – 1905
journalisteditorhistorian
Jacqueline Casey
Jacqueline Casey
American graphic designer (1927–1992)
1927 – 1992
designergraphic designer
Helen M. Knowlton
Helen M. Knowlton
American artist, instructor and author (1832-1918)
1832 – 1918
painterartist
James Bradley Thayer
James Bradley Thayer
American legal scholar (1831-1902)
1831 – 1902
legal scholarjuristlawyer
Ralph Waldo Christie
Ralph Waldo Christie
Rear Admiral of the United States Navy during World War II (1893–1987)
1893 – 1987
submarinermilitary officer
Samuel H. Walley
American politician (1805–1877)
1805 – 1877
politicianlawyer
Stephen C. Earle
Stephen C. Earle
American architect
1839 – 1913
architect
David Lee Child
David Lee Child
American journalist (1794-1874)
1794 – 1874
journalistlawyer
George S. Zimbel
American-Canadian documentary photographer (1929–2023)
1929 – 2023
photojournalistphotographer
Mary F. Scranton
Mary F. Scranton
American missionary in Korea
1832 – 1902
missionary
Lincoln Clark
Lincoln Clark
American politician (1800-1886)
1800 – 1886
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry Fitz
Henry Fitz
manufacturer of telescopes (1808–1863)
1808 – 1863
opticianinventorengineer
James Kendall Hosmer
James Kendall Hosmer
American academic and librarian (1834–1927)
1834 – 1927
university teacherhistorianlibrarian
Hiram B. Warner
Hiram B. Warner
American politician and jurist (1802-1881)
1802 – 1881
politicianlawyerjudge
James Gilfillan
James Gilfillan
Treasurer of the United States
1836 – 1929
bureaucrat
Daniel Anthony Hart
Catholic bishop (1927–2008)
1927 – 2008
theologianCatholic bishopCatholic priest
Constance Mabel Winchell
Constance Mabel Winchell
American librarian (1896-1983)
1896 – 1983
librarian
Henry V. Boynton
Henry V. Boynton
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and journalist (1835-1905)
1835 – 1905
journalistcorrespondentauthor
Daniel Pierce Thompson
Daniel Pierce Thompson
American writer (1795-1868)
1795 – 1868
meteorological observernovelistjournalist
Henry Mason
Henry Mason
American businessman (1831–1890)
1831 – 1890
businessperson
George Ashmun
George Ashmun
American politician (1804-1870)
1804 – 1870
politicianlawyer
Howard Kanovitz
American artist (1929-2009)
1929 – 2009
painter
Louis de Rochemont
American film producer (1899–1978)
1899 – 1978
film producerfilm directorbusinessperson
George P. Bemis
George P. Bemis
American mayor, Nebraska (1838-1916)
1838 – 1916
politician
Benjamin Adams
Benjamin Adams
American politician (1764-1837)
1764 – 1837
politicianlawyer
Cy Perkins
Cy Perkins
American baseball player and coach (1896-1963)
1896 – 1963
baseball player
Bobby Donaldson
American musician (1922–1971)
1922 – 1971
jazz musicianmusician
Mortimer Mishkin
American neuropsychologist (1926–2021)
1926 – 2021
neuroscientistresearcher
Daniel Parkhurst Leadbetter
American politician and Union Army officer (1797-1870)
1797 – 1870
politicianlawyer
Charles Hewett
American cyclist (1929–2024)
1929 – 2024
sport cyclist
Robert M. White
Robert M. White
American meteorologist
1923 – 2015
meteorologist
Erasmus Darwin Leavitt, Jr.
Erasmus Darwin Leavitt, Jr.
American engineer
1836 – 1916
engineer
Enoch Wood Perry, Jr.
American artist (1831-1915)
1831 – 1915
painter
Charles Osgood
American artist (1809–1890)
1809 – 1890
painter
Henry Williams
American politician in Massachusetts (1805-1887)
1805 – 1887
politicianlawyer
Paul Franke
American opera singer (1917–2011)
1920 – 2011
opera singer
Samuel Prescott Hildreth
Samuel Prescott Hildreth
pioneer physician, scientist, historian
1783 – 1863
meteorological observerhistorianpolitician
Cyrus Spink
Cyrus Spink
American politician
1793 – 1859
politician
John McLaughlin
American abstract painter (1898-1976)
1898 – 1976
linguistdraftspersonpainter
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