Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 7 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist (1924-1982)
1924 - 1982
recording artistjazz musiciansaxophonist
Frank W. Clarke
Frank W. Clarke
American geochemist (1847 -1931)
1847 - 1931
university teacherchemistgeologist
Lillian Asplund
One of the last three living survivors:RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912
1906 - 2006
secretary
Thomas J. Hudner
Thomas J. Hudner
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1924–2017)
1924 - 2017
aircraft pilot
Fisher Ames
Fisher Ames
American politician (1758–1808)
1758 - 1808
politicianlawyerwriter
Alan Hovhaness
Armenian-American composer (1911-2000)
1911 - 2000
organistpianistconductor
Elihu Yale
Elihu Yale
Welsh merchant, slave trader and philanthropist (1649–1721)
1649 - 1721
art collectorslave tradermerchant
Leo Penn
Leo Penn
American director (1921–1998)
1921 - 1998
directortelevision directoractor
Robert Creeley
Robert Creeley
American poet (1926-2005)
1926 - 2005
librettistuniversity teachermusician
Alan Wilson
Alan Wilson
American musician (1943-1970)
1943 - 1970
guitaristmusiciansinger-songwriter
Francis James Child
Francis James Child
American folklorist (1825–1896)
1825 - 1896
musicologistphilologistuniversity teacher
Caleb Cushing
Caleb Cushing
American politician (1800-1879)
1800 - 1879
diplomatjuristpolitician
Charlotte Cushman
Charlotte Cushman
American actress (1816–1876)
1816 - 1876
stage actoractor
George S. Boutwell
George S. Boutwell
United States politician (1818–1905)
1818 - 1905
finance ministermember of parliamentdiplomat
Albert Pinkham Ryder
Albert Pinkham Ryder
American painter (1847–1917)
1847 - 1917
painter
Francis Davis Millet
Francis Davis Millet
American painter, sculptor, and writer who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic (1848-1912)
1846 - 1912
sculptordesignermilitary physician
Charles B. Cory
Charles B. Cory
American ornithologist and amateur golfer (1857-1921)
1857 - 1921
scientific collectorgolferornithologist
Outram Bangs
Outram Bangs
American ornithologist (1863–1932)
1863 - 1932
scientific collectorbotanical collectorornithologist
Frank Weston Benson
Frank Weston Benson
American painter (1862–1951)
1862 - 1951
graphic artistpainter
Samuel Eliot Morison
Samuel Eliot Morison
United States admiral and historian (1887-1976)
1887 - 1976
university teachermilitary historianauthor
N. C. Wyeth
N. C. Wyeth
American illustrator and painter (1882–1945)
1882 - 1945
visual artistillustratorpainter
Margaret Morse Nice
Margaret Morse Nice
American ornithologist (1883–1974)
1883 - 1974
university teacherornithologistnaturalist
Ralph Ince
Ralph Ince
American actor, film director and screenwriter (1887-1937)
1887 - 1937
film actorfilm editordirector
Lothrop Stoddard
Lothrop Stoddard
American white-supremacist historian, political scientist, journalist (1883–1950)
1883 - 1950
non-fiction writeranthropologistjournalist
Leo Sexton
Leo Sexton
athletics competitor (1909-1968)
1909 - 1968
athletics competitor
Richard Scarry
author and illustrator from the United States (1919–1994)
1919 - 1994
picture book writerchildren's writerillustrator
Richard Evans Schultes
Richard Evans Schultes
American ethnobotanist (1915-2001)
1915 - 2001
ethnobotanistscientific collectoranthropologist
Lillian Roth
Lillian Roth
American actress, singer (1910-1980)
1910 - 1980
film actorstage actormusician
George C. Homans
George C. Homans
American sociologist (1910-1989)
1910 - 1989
sociologisteconomist
Helen Johns
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1914-2014)
1914 - 2014
swimmer
Nat Hentoff
American music critic, born 1925 (1925–2017)
1925 - 2017
music historianmusic journalistessayist
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
American socialite (1924-2006); younger sister of John F. Kennedy
1924 - 2006
film producersocialiteactor
Russell Banks
Russell Banks
American writer (1940–2023)
1940 - 2023
novelistpoetwriter
Sylvia Hitchcock
Sylvia Hitchcock
American model (1946–2015)
1946 - 2015
beauty pageant contestantmodelactor
Brad Delp
Brad Delp
American rock musician (1951–2007)
1951 - 2007
singer-songwriterguitaristsinger
Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer
American anthropologist, 1959-2022
1959 - 2022
human rights defenderanthropologistphysician
Levi Lincoln Sr.
Levi Lincoln Sr.
United States attorney general and acting governor of Massachusetts (1749–1820)
1749 - 1820
juristgovernorpolitician
Robert Treat Paine
Robert Treat Paine
American lawyer and judge, signer of the US Declaration of Independence (1731-1814)
1731 - 1814
juristpoliticianlawyer
James Otis
James Otis
lawyer in colonial Massachusetts (1725-1783)
1725 - 1783
journalistpoliticianlawyer
Nathaniel Bowditch
Nathaniel Bowditch
American astronomer and mathematician who founded modern navigation (1773-1838)
1773 - 1838
actuaryphysicistmathematician
Samuel Wilson
Samuel Wilson
American meat packer (1766-1854)
1766 - 1854
butcher
Laura Secord
Laura Secord
Canadian heroine of the War of 1812 (1775–1868)
1775 - 1868
Joseph Story
Joseph Story
American jurist (1779–1845); US Supreme Court justice from 1812 to 1845
1779 - 1845
legal scholaruniversity teacherjurist
Oliver Winchester
Oliver Winchester
American businessman and politician (1810-1880)
1810 - 1880
carpenterentrepreneurpolitician
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz
American educator, naturalist, writer (1822-1907)
1822 - 1907
philosopherpedagoguebiographer
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
U.S geologist and surgeon (1829-1887)
1829 - 1887
scientific collectorbotanical collectorexplorer
James Pierpont
James Pierpont
songwriter, arranger, and composer, best known for writing and composing "Jingle Bells" (1822–1893)
1822 - 1893
lyricistsongwritercomposer
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
American lawyer (1822–1897)
1822 - 1897
financierjuristbusinessperson
Mary Livermore
Mary Livermore
American journalist
1820 - 1905
suffragettejournalistnurse
Arthur MacArthur Jr.
Arthur MacArthur Jr.
United States Army officer; Medal of Honor recipient; Governor-General of the Philippines (1845–1912)
1845 - 1912
army officerpolitician
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