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 Amaechi -- Former NBA basketball player
- 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
- Ben Affleck -- Actor
- Casey Affleck -- Actor
- Louisa May Alcott -- Author
- Frederick Lewis Allen -- Writer
- Tony Amonte -- Former NHL hockey player
- Leroy Anderson -- Composer for the Boston Pops Orchestra
- Crispus Attucks -- American Revolution patriot
- Aerosmith -- Band
- American Hi-Fi -- Band
- Akrobatik (a.k.a Jared Bridgeman)-- Hip Hop Artist
[edit] B
- Elizabeth Banks -- Actress
- Dana Barros--Former NBA Player for Supersonics & Celtics
- Erinn Bartlett -- Actress
- Benjamin E. Bates -- Founder and namesake of Bates College
- Alexander Graham Bell -- Inventor
- Tobin Bell -- actor (Born in Queens, NY, raised in Weymouth)
- Asher Benjamin
- Frank Weston Benson
- Leonard Bernstein -- Music conductor, composer and pianist
- Travis Best -- NBA player
- Big D and the Kids Table -- band
- Matt Bloom-- Pro Wrestler known in WWE as Atrain or Albert
- Michael Bloomberg -- Mayor of New York City
- Ray Bolger -- actor/dancer
- Boston -- Band
- William J. Bratton-- Chief of police for LAPD
- Bobby Brown -- Singer
- Benzino -- Rapper
- Charles Bulfinch -- Architect who designed the Massachusetts State House and the US Capitol's original rotunda and dome
- Zered Bassett--Professional Skateboarder
- Boys Like Girls--Band
- Vannevar Bush--American Scientist
[edit] C
- Steve Carrell -- Actor
- The Cars -- Band
- John Cazale -- Actor
- John Cena -- WWE wrestler
- Ken Cheeseman--Actor
- Michael Chiklis -- Actor
- Lenny Clarke -- Comedian and actor
- The Click Five -- Band
- John Singleton Copley -- Artist
- Dane Cook -- Comedian and actor
- Jeff Corwin -- TV personality
- Jennifer Coolidge -- Actress
- Norm Crosby -- Comedian
- Marcia Cross -- Actress
- James Michael Curley -- Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts governor, and US Representative
[edit] D
- Dick Dale -- Musician
- Matt Damon -- Actor
- Evan Dando -- Musician
- Al Davis -- President/General Manager of the NFL Oakland Raiders
- Geena Davis -- Actress
- Manny Delcarmen -- Red Sox Pitcher
- Becky DelosSantos -- Playboy Playmate -- Centerfold: April 1994
- Armen Der Marderosian -- Retired Executive Vice-President of GTE Corporation and Verizon Communications Incorporated
- Albert DeSalvo -- Serial killer known as 'The Boston Strangler'
- Ken Doane--WWE Wrestler
- Dresden Dolls -- Punk-Cabaret Duo
- 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
[edit] E
- John Earle-- renown entrepreneur and "Johnny Cupcakes"
- Richard J Egan -- Founder and Retired Chairman of EMC Corporation
- Ralph Waldo Emerson -- American essayist
- Extreme -- Band
- Patrick Ewing--Former NBA All Star and College All American
[edit] F
- 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
- Ben Foster -- Actor (Born in Boston)
[edit] G
- Edmund H. Garrett -- prolific 19th- and 20th-century book illustrator and artist
- Gang Green -- Band
- Ryan Gallant -- Professional skateboarder (Plan B Skateboards, DC Shoes)
- Godsmack -- Band
- Guster -- Band
- Greg Gagne -- MLB Player
- Peter Gerety -- Actor
- Joy Giovanni -- Former WWE Smackdown! Diva
- Tom Glavine -- Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
- Benjamin Gould -- Astronomer
- 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
- Kay Hanley -- Musician
- Juliana Hatfield -- Musician
- Louis Jean Heydt -- Actor
- Rich Hill (baseball player) -- Professional Baseball Player (pitcher for the Chicago Cubs)
- Oliver Wendell Holmes -- Physician and author
[edit] I
[edit] J
Martin Johnson- Lead Singer of Boys Like Girls
[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
- Jack Kerouac-- Beat Poet and Writer.
- Nancy Kerrigan -- Olympic Figure Skater
- John Kerry -- US Senator, US Presidential candidate in 2004
- Killswitch Engage -- Metalcore Band
- Jordan Knight -- Singer, Dancer (See New Kids on the Block)
- John Krasinski -- Actor (Jim Halpert in NBC's "The Office")
- Jonathan Knight -- Singer, Dancer (See New Kids on the Block)
- Kenny Wormald -- Professional Dancer, MTV's Dancelife
- Kenny Florian-- UFC fighter
[edit] L
- Denis Leary -- actor, comedian, writer and director
- Dennis Lehane -- author
- Jack Lemmon -- Actor
- Jay Leno -- Tonight Show Host
- Letters To Cleo -- rock band
- JoJo -- Singer and actress
- Henry Cabot Lodge -- Politician
- Edward Lawrence Logan -- Military officer, jurist, and politician
- Howie Long -- NFL player
- PJ Ladd -- Professional skateboarder (Plan B Skateboards, éS Footwear)
- Robert Lowell -- poet
- Amy Lawrence Lowell -- (1874-1925) Pulitzer Prize winning Poet
- Phil Labonte -- Musician ( all that remains)
[edit] M
- Laurence K Marshall -- Retired Chairman of Raytheon Company
- Cotton Mather -- Puritan minister and author
- Jack McCarthy -- Standup poet
- Neal McDonough -- Actor
- Sean McDonough -- Sports announcer
- Will McDonough -- Writer
- Joey McIntyre -- Singer/Dancer/Actor (See New Kids on the Block)
- Michael McShane -- Actor
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones -- Band
- William Monahan -- Screenwriter
- Samuel F. B. Morse -- Inventor and painter, best known for invention of the electric telegraph and Morse code
- Morphine -- Band
- Eddie Mottau -- Guitarist
- Sean McGrail -- World Explorer and Adventurer. See "Circumnavigating the Wonders of the World with Sean McGrail"
- Mission of Burma -- Band
- Roger Miller -- Musician
- Mr. Lif (a.k.a. Jeffrey Haynes) Hip Hop artist, member of The Perceptionists
[edit] N
- Jack Nance -- Actor, best known as title character in Eraserhead
- New Edition -- Band
- New Kids on the Block -- Boy band that was incredibly successful in the late '80s, early '90s.
- Terry Nihen -- Playboy Playmate
- Leonard Nimoy -- Actor, best known as Mr. Spock from Star Trek
- Edward Norton -- Actor, best known for his roles in American History X and Fight Club
- B.J. Novak -- Actor, writer for NBC's "The Office" [Newton, MA]
[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
- Amanda Palmer -- Songwriter and Performer
- Thomas L Phillips -- Retired Chairman of Raytheon Company
- Dennis J Picard -- Retired Chairman of Raytheon Company
- Sylvia Plath -- Poet and author
- Edgar Allan Poe -- Poet and writer
- Powerman 5000
- The Pixies -- Band
- Piebald -- Indie rock band
- Ellen Pompeo -- Actress
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- Sumner Redstone -- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom
- Jerry Remy -- MLB Player and Sports Broadcaster
- Paul Revere -- Silversmith and American Revolution patriot
- Jonathan Richman -- Musician
- Robby Roadsteamer -- Singer in North Shore Band, Dancer
- Jeremy Roenick -- Former NHL player
- Blanchard Ryan -- Actress
- Jereme Rogers--Professional Skateboarder
[edit] S
- Alicia Sacramone-- Gymnast
- Richard Scarry -- Author, illustrator
- Anne Sexton --Poet
- Dan Shaughnessy -- Boston Globe Sports Columnist
- James Spader -- Actor
- Staind -- Band
- Larry Stark -- Theater critic
- Street Dogs -- Band
- Louis Sullivan -- Architect
- Donna Summer -- Singer
- Timothy M. Sullivan -- Interior Designer
- William H Sumner -- Developer of East Boston
- John Sununu-- Junior U.S. Senator from New Hampshire-Was born here
- Spider One -- Singer (Powerman 5000)
- William H Swanson -- Chairman and CEO of Raytheon Company
[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
- Ralph Tresvant -- Singer
- Jen Trynin -- Musician
- Jonathan Tucker -- Actor
- Maura Tierney -- Actress
- smoke bulga -- rapper signed to sony records
[edit] U
[edit] V
- Steven Van Zandt -- Actor/Musician
- Brian Viglione -- Musician
[edit] W
- Barbara Walters -- News anchor and journalist
- Donnie Wahlberg -- Singer/Actor/Dancer (See New Kids on the Block)
- Mark Wahlberg -- Actor
- Gretchen Osgood Warren -- Poet and Muse
- Fiske Warren -- Paper Manufacturer and Philanthropist
- Sam Waterston -- Actor
- Jack Welch -- Businessman, former CEO of General Electric
- Alicia Witt -- Actress(Actually 30 miles west)
- Danny Wood -- Singer/Dancer (See New Kids on the Block)
- Gene Wood -- Game show announcer
