Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 57 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Cy Perkins
Cy Perkins
American baseball player and coach (1896-1963)
1896 – 1963
baseball player
William Gordon
New Hampshire politician (1763–1802)
1763 – 1802
politicianlawyer
Frank Grant
Frank Grant
American Hall of Fame baseball player
1865 – 1937
baseball player
Louis de Rochemont
American film producer (1899–1978)
1899 – 1978
film producerfilm directorbusinessperson
Francis Kelly
Francis Kelly
U.S. Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1860–1938)
1860 – 1938
military personnel
Robert M. White
Robert M. White
American meteorologist
1923 – 2015
meteorologist
Enoch Poor
Enoch Poor
American general (1736–1780)
1736 – 1780
military officer
Marshall Howard Saville
Marshall Howard Saville
American archaeologist (1867–1935)
1867 – 1935
archaeologistanthropologistphotographer
Alpheus Babcock
American piano maker
1785 – 1842
musical instrument makerpiano maker
Charles Edward Adams
Charles Edward Adams
American politician from Minnesota (1867-1936)
1867 – 1936
politician
Henry Fisk Janes
Henry Fisk Janes
American politician (1792-1879)
1792 – 1879
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Charles Hewett
American cyclist (1929–2024)
1929 – 2024
sport cyclist
Esther Howland
American artist and businesswoman (1828–1904)
1828 – 1904
artist
Alice Locke Park
Alice Locke Park
California suffragist (1861-1961)
1861 – 1961
suffragistpacifistcorrespondent
Alice Huntington Bushee
Alice Huntington Bushee
teacher, writer and bibliotecarian
1867 – 1956
hispanistuniversity teachermissionary
Emmeline B. Wells
Emmeline B. Wells
General President of the Relief Society
1828 – 1921
hymnwriterfeministdiarist
Nina Browne
Nina Browne
American librarian and archivist
1860 – 1954
librarianarchivist
Gardiner Greene
Gardiner Greene
American businessman (1753–1832)
1753 – 1832
businessperson
William Slater Brown
William Slater Brown
American writer (1896-1997)
1896 – 1997
writer
John Galen Howard
John Galen Howard
American architect (1864-1931)
1864 – 1931
executiveentrepreneurarchitect
Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr.
Edward F. McLaughlin, Jr.
American politician (1920-2005)
1920 – 2005
lieutenant governorpolitician
Albert Vincent Casey
American soldier, CEO, and Postmaster General (1920-2004)
1920 – 2004
politician
Stephen Bullock
American politician (1735-1816)
1735 – 1816
politicianlawyerjudge
Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney
Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney
American suffragist
1824 – 1904
philosopherwritersuffragist
Gideon Gardner
American politician (1759-1832)
1759 – 1832
politician
John McLaughlin
American abstract painter (1898-1976)
1898 – 1976
linguistdraftspersonpainter
Ruth Edna Kelley
Ruth Edna Kelley
American librarian (1893–1982)
1893 – 1982
historianlibrarian
S. Foster Damon
American writer (1893-1971)
1893 – 1971
literary scholartranslator-interpreterpoet
Solomon Stoddard
American Colonial pastor 1643-1729
1643 – 1729
clericChristian ministerlibrarian
Frances Wayne
American singer (1924–1978)
1924 – 1978
jazz musiciansinger
Stuffy McInnis
Stuffy McInnis
American MLB player and manager (1890–1960)
1890 – 1960
baseball playerbaseball manager
Robert Vincent Daniels
American historian (1926–2010)
1926 – 2010
university teacherhistorian
Saul B. Cohen
American geographer
1925 – 2021
university teachergeographer
James Hardy Ropes
American theologian (1866-1933)
1866 – 1933
theologian
Thomas Francis Hickey
Thomas Francis Hickey
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1898-1983)
1898 – 1983
military personnel
Seth Hastings
Seth Hastings
American politician (1762-1831)
1762 – 1831
politicianlawyerjudge
George J. Mead
George J. Mead
American aircraft engineer (1891-1949)
1891 – 1949
military flight engineerengineer
Samuel Atkins Eliot
Samuel Atkins Eliot
American historian and theologian (1862-1950)
1862 – 1950
theologianhistorian
Frances Raymond
Frances Raymond
American actress (1869-1961)
1869 – 1961
film actoractor
Richard Fenno
American political scientist (1926–2020)
1926 – 2020
political scientist
Jonathan Belcher
Jonathan Belcher
American merchant and politician (1682–1757)
1682 – 1757
politician
Richard Jeffrey
American logician (1926–2002)
1926 – 2002
logicianphilosopher
Thomas Patrick Thornton
Thomas Patrick Thornton
United States federal judge (1898-1985)
1898 – 1985
lawyerjudge
Allen T. Treadway
Allen T. Treadway
American politician (1867–1947)
1867 – 1947
hotel managerpolitician
Joseph Hart
Joseph Hart
American entertainer (1861-1921)
1861 – 1921
songwriteractor
Virginia Harned
Virginia Harned
American stage actor (1868-1946)
1868 – 1946
stage actoractor
Joshua Herrick
American politician (1793-1874)
1793 – 1874
politician
William Henry Carter
William Henry Carter
American politician, Massachusetts (1864–1955)
1864 – 1955
politician
Robert Berks
American artist (1922-2011)
1922 – 2011
industrial designersculptorartist
Elma Lewis
Elma Lewis
founder of the National Center of Afro-American Artists and the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts (1921–2004)
1921 – 2004
art educatoreducator
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