Category: Massachusetts, Notables
Categories: United States of America, Notables | Massachusetts
This category is managed by the Notables Project and contains profiles of individuals who are considered Notable in their area of expertise.
Person Profiles (290)
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Crystal Eastman
25 Jun 1881 Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 08 Jul 1928
Samuel Eliot
05 Mar 1798 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 29 Jan 1862
Ralph Emerson
25 May 1803 Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 27 Apr 1882
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Leonard Feeney
18 Feb 1897 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Jan 1978
Augustine Folsom
05 Sep 1846 Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 15 May 1926
Edward Forbes
16 Jul 1873 Naushon Island, Gosnold, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States - 11 Mar 1969
John Forbes
23 Feb 1813 Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France - 12 Oct 1898
William Forbes
31 Oct 1840 Milton, Massachusetts, USA - 11 Oct 1897
William Forbes
21 May 1870 Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 24 Dec 1959
Lydia (Francis) Child
11 Feb 1802 Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 20 Oct 1880
Amos French
20 Jul 1863 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 15 Nov 1941
Alvan Fuller
27 Feb 1878 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Apr 1958
Sarah (Fuller) Ossoli
23 May 1810 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 19 Jul 1850
John Furcolo
29 Jul 1911 North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 05 Jul 1995
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Anna Gardner
25 Jan 1816 Nantucket, Massachusetts - 18 Feb 1901
Isabella Gardner
07 Sep 1915 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Jul 1981
Theodor Geisel
02 Mar 1904 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States - 24 Sep 1991
Frederick Gillett
16 Oct 1851 Westfield, Massachusetts, USA - 31 Jul 1935
Charles Goddard
24 Jul 1936 Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 10 Oct 2023
Angelina (Grimke) Weld
20 Feb 1805 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 26 Oct 1879
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Edward Everett Hale
03 Apr 1822 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts - 10 Jun 1909
Levi Hancock
07 Apr 1803 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States - 10 Jun 1882
Hannah (Hanson) Kinney
12 Jul 1804 New Portland, Somerset, Maine, United States
Isabel Hapgood
21 Nov 1850 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 26 Jun 1928
Esther (Harrison) Hopkins
18 Sep 1926 Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 19 May 2021
John Harvard
26 Nov 1607 Southwark, Surrey, England - 14 Sep 1638
John Hathorne
abt 04 Aug 1641 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - 10 May 1717
William Hathorne
bef 01 Apr 1645 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts - aft 22 Sep 1676
Lewis Hayden
02 Dec 1811 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 07 Apr 1889
Augustus Hemenway
10 Oct 1853 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 1931
Andrew Herron
1943 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 06 Jun 2021
George Hoar
29 Aug 1826 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA - 30 Sep 1904
Aaron Hobart
26 Jun 1787 Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts - 19 Sep 1858
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Shinya Inoué
05 Jan 1921 London, England, United Kingdom - 30 Sep 2019
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Mildred Jefferson
06 Apr 1927 Pittsburg, Camp, Texas, United States - 15 Oct 2010
Edward Jones
03 Jun 1826 Utica, Oneida, New York, United States - 14 Aug 1913
John Jones
08 Jun 1750 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - 25 Oct 1829
Ruth (Jones) Kanin
30 Oct 1896 Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States - 28 Aug 1985
Adoniram Judson
09 Aug 1788 Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Apr 1850
Hannah Jumper
bef 21 Oct 1781 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Oct 1865
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Abigail (Kelley) Foster
15 Jan 1810 Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States - 14 Jan 1887
Honora (Kelley) Toppan
17 Aug 1854 Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 29 Oct 1938
John Kennedy
29 May 1917 Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of America - 22 Nov 1963
Joseph Kennedy
25 Jul 1915 Boston, Massachusetts - 12 Aug 1944
Jean-Louis Kerouac
12 Mar 1922 Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 21 Oct 1969
Daniel King
08 Jan 1801 Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - 25 Jul 1850
Edward King
11 May 1925 Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 18 Sep 2006
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Edwin Land
07 May 1909 Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 01 Mar 1991
Robert LaPalm
15 Jul 1947 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts - 18 Nov 1977
John Larkin
03 Apr 1735 Charlestown, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England - 14 Dec 1807
Bernard Law
04 Nov 1931 Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico - 20 Dec 2017
Abbott Lawrence
16 Dec 1792 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 18 Aug 1855
Harriett (Lawrence) Hemenway
08 Jun 1858 Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Jun 1960
Henrietta Leavitt
04 Jul 1868 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Dec 1921
George Leonard
04 Jul 1729 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay - 26 Jul 1819
George Leonard
28 Nov 1742 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay - 01 Apr 1826
John Leverett
bef 07 Jul 1616 Boston, Lincolnshire, England - 16 Mar 1679
Levi Lincoln
25 Oct 1782 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 29 May 1868
Levi Lincoln
15 May 1749 Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 14 Apr 1820
Waldo Lincoln
31 Dec 1849 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Apr 1933
Leonardo Liotta
14 Jan 1932 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 11 Oct 2021
James Lloyd
Dec 1769 Boston, Massachusetts - 05 Apr 1831
Henry Lodge
05 Jul 1902 Nahant, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 27 Feb 1985
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Henry Lodge
12 May 1850 Boston, Massachusetts, USA - 09 Nov 1924
John Long
27 Oct 1838 Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, United States - 28 Aug 1915
James Lowell
22 Feb 1819 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Aug 1891
Charles Lummis
01 Mar 1859 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - 24 Nov 1928
Mary Lyon
28 Feb 1797 Buckland, Massachusetts, United States - 05 Mar 1849
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Thomas Mackie
10 May 1895 Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America - 05 Oct 1955
George Magoun
25 Aug 1840 Cambridge, Massachusetts - 20 Dec 1893
Horace Mann
04 May 1796 Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts - 02 Aug 1859
Helen (Mansfield) Reade
15 Dec 1847 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - aft 27 Oct 1931
Jonathan Mason
12 Sep 1756 Boston, Massachusetts - 01 Nov 1831
Cotton Mather
12 Feb 1663 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts - 13 Feb 1728
Living Matsudaira
Anne McCaffrey
01 Apr 1926 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America - 21 Nov 2011
Samuel McCall
28 Feb 1851 East Providence Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States - 04 Nov 1923
Thomas McCarthy
24 Jul 1863 Boston, MA - 05 Aug 1922
Humberto Medeiros
06 Oct 1915 Arrifes, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Açores, Portugal - 17 Sep 1983
Prentiss Mellen
11 Oct 1764 Sterling, Massachusetts - 31 Dec 1840
Thomas Menino
27 Dec 1942 Readville, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Oct 2014
George Merriam
19 Jan 1803 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 22 Jun 1880
Elijah Mills
01 Dec 1776 Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA - 05 May 1829
Marvin Minsky
09 Aug 1927 New York City, New York, United States - 24 Jan 2016
Maria Mitchell
01 Aug 1818 Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States - 28 Jun 1889
Dwight Moody
05 Feb 1837 Northfield, Massachusetts, United States of America - 22 Dec 1899
Agnes Moorehead
06 Dec 1900 Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Apr 1974
Marcus Morton
19 Feb 1784 Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States - 06 Feb 1864
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William Nell
16 Dec 1816 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 25 May 1874
Thomas Nickerson
20 Mar 1805 Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Feb 1883
Edith (Nourse) Rogers
19 Mar 1881 Saco, York, Maine, United States - 10 Sep 1960
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Thomas Oakes
18 Jun 1644 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay - abt 15 Jul 1719
Uriah Oakes
abt 1631 Derby, Derbyshire, England - 25 Jul 1681
John O'Bryant
15 Jul 1931 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 03 Jul 1992
Margaret (Osgood) Warren
19 Mar 1868 Beacon Hill, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts - 13 Sep 1961
Mary (Osgood) Childers
14 Dec 1875 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Jan 1964
Harrison Otis
08 Oct 1765 Boston, Massachusetts Bay - 28 Oct 1848
Mercy (Otis) Warren
14 Sep 1728 Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay - 19 Oct 1814
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Isaac Parker
17 Jun 1768 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay - 26 May 1830
Earle Partridge
07 Jul 1900 Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Sep 1990
George Peabody
18 Feb 1795 Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 04 Nov 1869
Margaret (Pearmain) Osgood
01 Sep 1847 Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts - 04 Jan 1941
Thomas Perkins
15 Dec 1764 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay - 11 Jan 1854
Bliss Perry
25 Nov 1860 Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 13 Feb 1954
John Phillips
26 Nov 1770 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay - 29 May 1823
Samuel Phillips
05 Feb 1752 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 10 Feb 1802
William Phillips
06 Jul 1722 Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 15 Jan 1804
William Phillips
30 Mar 1750 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay - 26 May 1827
Sylvia Plath
27 Oct 1932 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 11 Feb 1963
Joseph Plummer
15 Nov 1816 Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 09 Aug 1862
Elizabeth Pole
bef 25 Aug 1588 Shute, Devon, England - 21 May 1654
George Pollard
18 Jul 1791 Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States - 07 Jan 1870
Samuel Pomeroy
03 Jan 1816 Southampton, Massachusetts, USA - 27 Aug 1891
Asahel Porter
abt 1752 Province of Massachusetts Bay - 19 Apr 1775
Edward Preble
15 Aug 1761 Falmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay - 25 Aug 1807
Esaias Preble
26 Apr 1742 York, York, Massachusetts (District of Maine) - 22 Dec 1813
Jedediah Preble
01 Mar 1707 York, Massachusetts Bay - 11 Mar 1784
Thomas Prence
abt 1600 England - 29 Mar 1673
Ayanna Pressley
1970s
Joseph Proctor
07 May 1816 Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 02 Oct 1897
Frederick Putnam
16 Apr 1839 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 14 Aug 1915
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Josiah Quincy
04 Feb 1772 Boston, Massachusetts - 01 Jul 1864
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Isaac Rankin
22 Nov 1852 New York City, New York, United States of America - 15 Jun 1936
Ferdinand Reyher
26 Jul 1891 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Oct 1967
Edward Ripley
30 Oct 1845 Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts - 04 Feb 1920
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Henry Russell
21 Jun 1838 Savin Hill, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 16 Feb 1905
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Nicola Sacco
22 Apr 1891 Torre Maggiore, Foggia, Puglia, Italy - 23 Aug 1927
Leverett Saltonstall
01 Sep 1892 Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 17 Jun 1979
Francis Sargent
29 Jul 1915 Hamilton, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 21 Oct 1998
Adam Schiff
1960s
Benjamin Schwartz
12 Dec 1916 East Boston, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 14 Nov 1999
Edward Seaga
28 May 1930 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America - 28 May 2019
Quincy Shaw
08 Feb 1825 Beacon Hill, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Jun 1908
Robert Shaw
10 Oct 1837 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 18 Jul 1863
Samuel Shute
12 Jan 1662 London, England - 15 Apr 1742
Nathaniel Silsbee
14 Jan 1773 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts - 14 Jul 1850
Benjamin Simonds
12 Feb 1726 Killingly, New London, Connecticut Colony - 11 Apr 1807
Michael (Sinnott) Sennett
17 Jan 1880 Richmond, Quebec, Canada - 05 Nov 1960
Ernest Small
05 Nov 1888 Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 27 Dec 1944
Sophia Smith
27 Aug 1796 Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA - 12 Jun 1870
Lysander Spooner
19 Jan 1808 Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 14 May 1887
Peleg Sprague
27 Apr 1793 Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA - 13 Oct 1880
Louis Stodder
12 Feb 1837 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 08 Oct 1911
Lucy Stone
13 Aug 1818 West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 18 Oct 1893
Elisha Story
abt 01 Dec 1743 Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 27 Aug 1805
Joseph Story
18 Sep 1779 Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 10 Sep 1845
William Stoughton
abt 1632 Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 07 Jul 1701
Josephine (St. Pierre) Ruffin
31 Aug 1842 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA - 13 Mar 1924
Caleb Strong
29 Dec 1744 Northampton, Massachusetts, British American Colonies - 07 Nov 1819
Caroline (Sturgis) Tappan
Aug 1819 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 20 Oct 1888
James Sullivan
22 Apr 1744 Berwick, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 10 Dec 1808
John Sullivan
15 Oct 1858 Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 02 Feb 1918
Increase Sumner
27 Nov 1746 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 07 Jun 1799
William Sumner
04 Jul 1780 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts - 24 Oct 1861
Thomas Surette
07 Sep 1861 Concord, Massachusetts - 19 May 1941
Ellen (Swallow) Richards
03 Dec 1842 Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 30 Mar 1911
Timothy Swan
23 Jul 1758 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts - 23 Jul 1842
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William Tailer
25 Feb 1676 Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 01 Mar 1732
Thomas Talbot
07 Sep 1818 Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States - 06 Oct 1885
Benjamin Thompson
26 Mar 1753 Woburn, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 21 Aug 1814
Israel Thorndike
30 Apr 1755 Beverly, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 09 May 1832
Maurice Tobin
22 May 1901 Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 19 Jul 1953
Paul Tsongas
14 Feb 1941 Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 18 Jan 1997
Ginery Twichell
26 Aug 1811 Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 23 Jul 1883
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Bartolomeo Vanzetti
11 Jun 1888 Villafalletto, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy - 23 Aug 1927
Ezra Vogel
11 Jul 1930 Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, United States - 20 Dec 2020
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Chris Walsh
20 May 1951 New York City, New York, United States - 02 May 2018
Artemas Ward
09 Jan 1762 Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 07 Oct 1847
Julia (Ward) Howe
27 May 1819 New York City, New York, United States - 17 Oct 1910
Henry Washburn
07 Jun 1910 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 10 Jan 2007
George Webb
24 Jun 1803 Rushmore Lodge, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom - 07 Oct 1887
John Welch
19 Nov 1935 Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 01 Mar 2020
John Welch
23 Aug 1930 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America - 08 Oct 2010
Martin Welch
1864 Digby, Digby County, Nova Scotia Colony - 1935
Charles Wells
30 Dec 1786 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 03 Jun 1866
William Whitfield
11 Nov 1804 Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States - 14 Feb 1886
Arthur Whittemore
03 Jun 1896 Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 15 Oct 1969
William Willard
29 May 1864 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA - 01 Jul 1912
Theodore Williams
30 Aug 1918 San Diego, San Diego, California, United States - 05 Jul 2002
Edward Winslow
18 Oct 1595 Droitwich, Worcestershire, England - 08 May 1655
Josiah Winslow
abt 1628 Plymouth Colony - 18 Dec 1680
John Winthrop
12 Jan 1587 Groton, Suffolk, England - 26 Mar 1649
Robert Winthrop
12 May 1809 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA - 16 Nov 1894
Alexander (Witt) DeWitt
02 Apr 1798 Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA - 13 Jan 1879
Roger Wolcott
13 Jul 1847 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 21 Dec 1900
Sylvanus Wood
27 Jan 1749 Woburn, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay - 12 Aug 1840
Leonard Woods
24 Nov 1807 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 24 Dec 1878
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