List of people from Massachusetts

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This is a list of people who were born in/raised in, lived in, or have significant relations with the American state of Massachusetts. It includes both notable people born in the Commonwealth, and other notable people who are from the Commonwealth. People from Massachusetts are called "Massachusettsans" or "Bay Staters" after the Commonwealth's nickname.

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Architects

Artists

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John Singleton Copley
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Winslow Homer

Sculptors

Athletes

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John Cena
Candy Cummings Candy Cummings 1872.jpg
Candy Cummings
Eli Dershwitz Eli Dershwitz 2015 WCh SMS-IN t122900.jpg
Eli Dershwitz
Mike Eruzione Mike Eruzione 1984.jpg
Mike Eruzione
Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing 1984.jpg
Patrick Ewing
Doug Flutie Doug Flutie, Generals football press conference.jpg
Doug Flutie
Howie Long Howie Long - American Football Player TV host.jpg
Howie Long
Connie Mack Connie Mack 1911.jpg
Connie Mack
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Rocky Marciano
Aly Raisman Aly Raisman Rio 2016.jpg
Aly Raisman
John L. Sullivan John L. Sullivan 1882.jpg
John L. Sullivan
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Bert Patenaude (front row, center) scored the first hat-trick in FIFA World Cup history in 1930 for the United States.
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Business

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Michael Bloomberg
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Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
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Robert Kraft
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Kevin Systrom

Civil rights leaders and political activists

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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Lucy Stone

Crime

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Bartolomeo Vanzetti (left) and Nicola Sacco (right)

Entertainment

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Ben Affleck
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Ray Bolger
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Walter Brennan
Steve Carell Steve Carell November 2014.jpg
Steve Carell
Matt Damon Matt Damon TIFF 2015.jpg
Matt Damon
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Bette Davis
Ed Herlihy Ed Herlihy 1959.jpg
Ed Herlihy
Jack Lemmon Jack Lemmon - 1968.jpg
Jack Lemmon
Jay Leno JayLenoJul08.jpg
Jay Leno
Leonard Nimoy Leonard Nimoy by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Leonard Nimoy
Conan O'Brien Conan O'Brien by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Conan O'Brien
Amy Poehler Amy Poehler (8894155873) (cropped).jpg
Amy Poehler
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Joe Rogan
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Mark Wahlberg
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Barbara Walters
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Mike Wallace

Comedians

Television and film

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Radio

Hosts, sportscasters, and television personalities

Early settlers/colonists

Literature, journalism, and philosophy

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Louisa May Alcott
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Emily Dickinson
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne.jpg
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Dr. Seuss
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Henry David Thoreau

Military

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Henry Knox
Joseph Hooker Joseph-Hooker.jpg
Joseph Hooker

Music

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Aerosmith
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Leonard Bernstein
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Donna Summer
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Rob Zombie

Classical music

Other music

Native Americans

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Squanto

People involved in the American Revolution

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Paul Revere
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Samuel Adams

Politics and government

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John Adams
John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams cropped.jpg
John Quincy Adams
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Calvin Coolidge
John Hancock John Hancock 1770-crop.jpg
John Hancock
John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy, White House color photo portrait.jpg
John F. Kennedy
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Robert F. Kennedy
Ted Kennedy Ted Kennedy, 1967 (cropped).jpg
Ted Kennedy

Presidents

Vice Presidents

Governors

United States Senators

United States Representatives

Other politicians

First Ladies

Lawyers and jurists

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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Religion

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Louis Farrakhan

Science, engineering, and medicine

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Johnny Appleseed
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Clara Barton
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Jeff Corwin
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis 1778.jpg
Benjamin Franklin
Robert Goddard Dr. Robert H. Goddard - GPN-2002-000131.jpg
Robert Goddard
Eli Whitney Eli Whitney by Samuel Finley Breese Morse 1822.jpeg
Eli Whitney

Others

See also

Related Research Articles

Adams is a common surname of English and Scottish origin, derived from the given name Adam. Related surnames include Addams and McAdam/MacAdam.

References

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  2. Hoag, Effective Voting, 1914
  3. "The Story of My Childhood". World Digital Library . 1907. Retrieved October 9, 2013.