Biographical Records

Notable People from Massachusetts

6,067 notable figures born in Massachusetts, showing page 9 of 122, ranked by historical prominence.

Mildred Wiley
Mildred Wiley
American high jumper (1901-2000)
1901 – 2000
athletics competitor
Albert Charles Smith
American botanist (1906-1999)
1906 – 1999
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Paul Nitze
Paul Nitze
American government official (1907–2004)
1907 – 2004
bankerdiplomatpolitician
Carroll Quigley
American historian (1910–1977)
1910 – 1977
literary criticjournalisthistorian
Donald Regan
Donald Regan
American cabinet official (1918–2003)
1918 – 2003
military officerbusinessperson
Lilian Jackson Braun
American mystery writer (1913-2011)
1913 – 2011
prose writernovelistjournalist
Rita Johnson
Rita Johnson
actress (1913-1965)
1913 – 1965
film actorstage actoractor
Jerry Maren
Jerry Maren
American actor (1920-2018)
1920 – 2018
television actorstunt performeractor
Sumner Redstone
Sumner Redstone
American businessman and media magnate (1923-2020)
1923 – 2020
entrepreneurbusinessperson
William Yorzyk
William Yorzyk
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1933-2020)
1933 – 2020
swimmerphysician
Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic
Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic
American neuroscientist (1937–2003)
1937 – 2003
neuroscientistuniversity teacherneurologist
Joseph Pilato
Joseph Pilato
American actor (1949-2019)
1949 – 2019
film actorvoice actoractor
Richard Armitage
Richard Armitage
American diplomat and government official (1945-2025)
1945 – 2025
politician
Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly
American politician (1950–2025)
1950 – 2025
business executivepolitician
Paine Wingate
Paine Wingate
American politician (1739-1838)
1739 – 1838
politicianjudgelawyer
Joseph Warren
Joseph Warren
American doctor (1741-1775)
1741 – 1775
patriotmilitary physicianmajor general
Tabitha Babbitt
American tool maker
1779 – 1853
inventor
William Hill Brown
American novelist (1765-1793)
1765 – 1793
novelistwriter
Horatio Greenough
Horatio Greenough
American artist (1805-1852)
1805 – 1852
landscape architectsculptorartist
George Peter Alexander Healy
George Peter Alexander Healy
American painter (1813–1894)
1813 – 1894
painter
Charles Dudley Warner
Charles Dudley Warner
American writer (1829–1900)
1829 – 1900
essayistnovelistactor
Edwin Lord Weeks
Edwin Lord Weeks
American artist (1849-1903)
1849 – 1903
painterillustrator
Adolphus Greely
Adolphus Greely
American army officer and polar explorer (1844–1935)
1844 – 1935
polar explorernaval officerexplorer
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
American publisher, journalist, African American civil rights leader, suffragist, and editor
1842 – 1924
suffragistjournalist
Charles Sprague Sargent
Charles Sprague Sargent
American botanist (1841-1927)
1841 – 1927
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Ellen Day Hale
Ellen Day Hale
American Impressionist painter (1855-1940)
1855 – 1940
printmakeretcherartist
Samuel Wendell Williston
Samuel Wendell Williston
American paleontologist (1851–1918)
1851 – 1918
entomologistpaleontologistpedagogue
Robert S. Woodworth
Robert S. Woodworth
American psychologist & scholar (1869–1962)
1869 – 1962
university teacherpsychologist
Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt
Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt
American socialite and the first wife of Theodore Roosevelt (1861–1884)
1861 – 1884
socialite
Horatio Parker
Horatio Parker
American composer and teacher (1863–1919)
1863 – 1919
music educatormusic teacherchoir director
George B. Seitz
George B. Seitz
American film director, producer and screenwriter (1888-1944)
1888 – 1944
film actorfilm producerdirector
Theresa Weld
Theresa Weld
American figure skater
1893 – 1978
figure skater
Dorothy Davenport
Dorothy Davenport
American actress (1895–1977)
1895 – 1977
film actorfilm producerdirector
Neil Hamilton
Neil Hamilton
American actor (1899-1984)
1899 – 1984
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Jimmy McHugh
Jimmy McHugh
American composer, songwriter (1894–1969)
1894 – 1969
lyricistsongwritercomposer
Paul Douglas
Paul Douglas
American politician and economist (1892–1976)
1892 – 1976
university teacherEmergency Fleet Corporationauthor
Alexander Hall
Alexander Hall
American film director and film editor (1894-1968)
1894 – 1968
film directorfilm editordirector
Arthur Fiedler
Arthur Fiedler
American conductor (1894-1979)
1894 – 1979
bandleaderviolinistmusician
Robert Frazer
Robert Frazer
American actor (1891-1944)
1891 – 1944
film actoractor
Charles Starrett
Charles Starrett
American actor (1903–1986)
1903 – 1986
film actoractor
James Gentle
American soccer player (1904-1986)
1904 – 1986
golferfield hockey playerassociation football player
Jeffrey Lynn
Jeffrey Lynn
American actor (1909-1995)
1909 – 1995
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Philip Wylie
Philip Wylie
American writer (1902–1971)
1902 – 1971
science fiction writeressayistnovelist
Roderick Chisholm
Roderick Chisholm
American philosopher and logician (1916–1999)
1916 – 1999
philosopheruniversity teacher
Maribel Vinson
Maribel Vinson
figure skater (1911-1961)
1911 – 1961
figure skating coachfigure skater
Harry Carney
Harry Carney
American jazz musician (1910–1974)
1910 – 1974
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Ralph Kirkpatrick
American harpsichordist and musicologist (1911–1984)
1911 – 1984
musicologistharpsichordistuniversity teacher
Bill Macy
Bill Macy
American actor (1922-2019)
1922 – 2019
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Ernest Becker
Ernest Becker
American cultural anthropologist (1924–1974)
1924 – 1974
existential therapistanthropologistpsychologist
Ruth Orkin
American photographer and filmmaker (1921-1985)
1921 – 1985
street photographerfilm editorfilm producer
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