List of people from Northampton, Massachusetts

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The people listed below were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Northampton, Massachusetts.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northampton High School (Massachusetts)</span> Public school in Northampton, Hampshire, MA, United States

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">WXOJ-LP</span> Radio station in Northampton, Massachusetts

WXOJ-LP is a non-profit, independent community radio station licensed to serve Northampton, Massachusetts, as well as the central Pioneer Valley region. The station was first licensed to Foundation For Media Education Inc. until April 2010 when it was transferred to Valley Free Radio, inc. It airs a Public Radio format on its FM radio frequency, as well as through a live streaming service on its website. WXOJ is known as the original broadcast station of the nationally syndicated radio and television program The David Pakman Show and the radio program "Madness Radio," and was the home of a popular current-events program hosted by then-business owner and current Northampton City Council member Bill Dwight. The station also hosts locally produced programming at its main studios in the village of Florence, Massachusetts, such as The Enviro Show, Occupy the Airwaves, Farm to Fork, Bread & Roses, The Warm Heart of Africa, Poison Ivy of the Mind, Press Start to Continue and more. As an affiliate, VFR airs other local and national content from the Pacifica Radio Network.

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Benjamin Strong Baumer is a statistician and sabermetrician. He is a professor of statistical and data sciences at Smith College, and was formerly the statistical analyst for the New York Mets.

Patricia Clark Kenschaft was an American mathematician. She was a professor of mathematics at Montclair State University. She is known as a prolific author of books on mathematics, as a founder of PRIMES, the Project for Resourceful Instruction of Mathematics in the Elementary School, and for her work for equity and diversity in mathematics.

Marion Elza Dodd (1883–1961) was an American bookseller, author, librarian, and professor. Dodd co-founded the National Association of College Bookstores in 1923.

Zoel Parenteau was an American composer, arranger, and music director. He is best remembered for his work as a Broadway composer.

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