Notable Bostonians
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The following is a list of notable Bostonians. Note: these people may have come from the Boston area.
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] A
- John Adams -- Second President of the United States, signer of the Declaration of Independence
- John Quincy Adams -- Sixth President of the United States
- Samuel Adams -- American Revolution patriot, signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Tony Adams -- Actor
- Ben Affleck -- Actor
- Tom Ahearne -- Actor
- Louisa May Alcott -- Author
- Richard Aldrich -- Producer
- A.L. Alexander -- Actor, writer
- Michael E. Allegretto -- Actor
- Frederick Lewis Allen -- Writer
- Joseph Allen -- Actor
- Leroy Anderson -- Composer for the Boston Pops Orchestra
- Crispus Attucks -- American Revolution patriot
- Aerosmith -- Band
[edit] B
- Benjamin E. Bates -- Founder and namesake of Bates College
- Alexander Graham Bell -- Inventor
- Asher Benjamin
- Frank Weston Benson
- Leonard Bernstein
- Travis Best -- NBA player
- Big D and the Kids Table
- Traci Bingham -- actress
- Matt Bloom-- Pro Wrestler known in the WWE as Atrain or Albert
- Ray Bolger -- actor/dancer
- Boston -- Band
- Bobby Brown -- Singer
- Benzino -- Rapper
- Charles Bulfinch -- Architect who designed the Massachusetts State House and the US Capitol's original rotunda and dome
[edit] C
- The Cars -- Band
- John Cazale -- Actor
- John Cena -- WWE wrestler
- Michael Chiklis -- Actor
- Lenny Clarke -- Comedian and actor
- John Singleton Copley -- Artist
- Dane Cook -- Comedian and actor
- Jeff Corwin
- Jennifer Coolidge
- Norm Crosby -- Comedian
- James Michael Curley -- Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts governor, and US Representative
[edit] D
- Dick Dale -- Musician
- Matt Damon -- Actor
- Evan Dando -- Musician
- Geena Davis -- Actress
- Becky DelosSantos -- Playboy Playmate -- Centerfold: April 1994
- Albert DeSalvo -- Serial killer known as 'The Boston Strangler'
- Ken Doane--WWE Wrestler
- Dresden Dolls -- Punk-Cabaret Act
- Dropkick Murphys -- Band
- Shem Drowne -- America's first weathervane maker
- Michael Dukakis -- Massachusetts governor, US Presidential candidate in 1988
- William C. Durant -- Founder of General Motors
- Eliza Dushku -- Actress
- Mary Dyer -- Martyr
- Nick D -- Watertown native
- Niggers - Dorchester residents
[edit] E
- Ralph Waldo Emerson -- American essayist
- Extreme -- Band
[edit] F
- Jacqueline Feke -- Historian of Ancient Science
- Benjamin Franklin -- American printer, journalist, publisher, author, philanthropist, abolitionist, public servant, scientist, librarian, diplomat , inventor, signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Cindy Fuller-Martino -- Playboy Playmate -- Centerfold: May 1959
[edit] G
- Guru -- one half of the hip hop group Gang Starr
- Godsmack -- Band
- Guster -- Band
- Peter Gerety -- Actor
- Joy Giovanni -- Former WWE Smackdown! Diva
- Paul Graham -- Hacker, painter, essayist, tech startup guru
- Justine Greiner -- Playboy Playmate -- Centerfold: February 1984
- Jasmine Guy -- Actress and Singer
[edit] H
- Edward Everett Hale -- Author
- Jack Haley -- actor
- Anthony Michael Hall -- Actor
- John Hancock -- Statesman, signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Juliana Hatfield -- Musician
- Oliver Wendell Holmes -- Physician and author
[edit] I
[edit] J
[edit] K
- Madeline Kahn -- Actress
- John F. Kennedy -- Massachusetts senator and 35th President of the United States
- Robert Kennedy -- US Attorney General and New York senator
- Edward Kennedy -- US Senator
- Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. -- Father of John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy
- Nancy Kerrigan -- Olympic Figure Skater
- John Kerry -- US Senator, US Presidential candidate in 2004
[edit] L
- Denis Leary -- actor and comedian (actually 30 miles west of Boston)
- Dennis Lehane -- author
- Jack Lemmon -- Actor
- Henry Cabot Lodge -- Politician
- Edward Lawrence Logan -- Military officer, jurist, and politician
- Howie Long -- football player
- Robert Lowell -- poet
[edit] M
- Stephen Markarian -- Actor
- Cotton Mather -- Puritan minister and author
- Christa McAuliffe -– Astronaut
- Jack McCarthy -- Standup poet
- Sean McDonough -- Sports announcer
- Will McDonough -- Writer
- John J. McNamara -- author and Olympic medal winner (in sailing)
- Michael McShane -- Actor
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones -- Band
- William Monahan -- Screenwriter
- Errol Morris -- Film Director
- Samuel F. B. Morse -- Inventor and painter, best known for invention of the electric telegraph and Morse code
- Morphine -- Band
[edit] N
- Jack Nance -- Actor, best known as title character in Eraserhead
- New Edition -- Band
- New Kids on the Block -- Band
- Terry Nihen -- Playboy Playmate -- Centerfold: December 1983 (actually 12 miles northwest of Boston)
- Leonard Nimoy -- Actor, best known as Mr. Spock from Star Trek
[edit] O
- Conan O'Brien -- Comedian and writer
[edit] P
- Robert Treat Paine -- Merchant, lawyer, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Sylvia Plath -- Poet and author
- Edgar Allan Poe -- Poet and writer
- Powerman 5000
- The Pixies -- Band
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- Sumner Redstone -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom
- Paul Revere -- Silversmith and American Revolution patriot
- Jonathan Richman -- Musician
[edit] S
- Richard Scarry -- Author, illustrator
- James Spader -- Actor
- Staind -- Band
- Larry Stark -- Theater critic
- Louis Sullivan -- Architect
- Donna Summer -- Singer
- William H Sumner -- Developer of East Boston
- Spider One -- Singer (Powerman 5000)
[edit] T
- Edmund Charles Tarbell -- painter
- Lofa Tatupu -- NFL linebacker
- James Taylor -- Folk singer
- Henry David Thoreau -- Poet, novelist
- Jimmy Tingle -- Stand-up comedian, actor
- Uma Thurman -- Actress
- Jen Trynin -- Musician
- Ted Williams -- Baseball player
[edit] U
[edit] V
[edit] W
- Barbara Walters -- News anchor and journalist
- Donnie Wahlberg -- Actor
- Mark Wahlberg -- Actor
- Alicia Witt -- Actress(Actually 30 miles west)
