List of people from Saugus, Massachusetts

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Following are notable people who were either born, raised, or have lived for a significant period of time in Saugus, Massachusetts:

NameDescription
Joseph Alexander Ames Portrait artist
Nathan Ames Inventor credited with patenting the first escalator in 1859
Steven Angelo State Representative 1981 to 2001,House of Representatives Chairman Committee on Natural Resources, and Government Regulations Committee.Assistant Majority Leader.
Saugus Town Manager 1998 to 2002.
Ben Arnold [1] Suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
Stephen Bachiler English clergyman; early proponent of the separation of church and state
Margaret Jewett Smith Bailey Pioneer, missionary, and author
Jimmy Bannon [2] [3] Major League Baseball player for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Beaneaters
Tom Bannon Professional baseball player and manager
Frank P. Bennett Journalist, magazine publisher and politician
Frank P. Bennett, Jr. Politician, banker, and editor who served in the Massachusetts General Court
Janis M. Berry Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court; 1994 Republican nominee for Massachusetts Attorney General
Elizabeth Bishop [4] Poet, short-story writer; recipient of the 1976 Neustadt International Prize for Literature; Poet Laureate of the United States, 1949–1950; Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry in 1956; National Book Award winner in 1970
Belden Bly Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1948–1979
Wade Boggs [5] [6] Former professional baseball player
Charles Henry Bond Cigar manufacturer (Waitt & Bond), real estate investor, and art patron
Paul H. Boucher Town Manager of Saugus, Massachusetts (1967–1968); Village Manager of Maywood, Illinois (1970–1970)
Tom Brunansky [7] Former Major League Baseball right fielder
Wayne Budd Former U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts and United States Associate Attorney General
Abijah Cheever Doctor and politician
Jonathan Cheever Snowboarder
Joseph Cheever Farmer and politician; Saugus' first Town Treasurer and State Representative
Gerry Cheevers [8] Goaltender in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association
Don Cherry [9] Former National Hockey League head coach; current Hockey Night in Canada analyst
Tracee Chimo Actress
Edward J. Collins, Jr. Deputy Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (1978–1991); Town Manager of Saugus (1991–1996); chief financial officer and Treasurer of Boston (1996–2002); advisor to Mayor of Boston Thomas Menino (2002–2005); namesake of the Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management at the University of Massachusetts Boston
Dean Cook Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in 1994 and 1998 [10]
Robert Cornetta Town Manager of Saugus (1980–1982) and a state court judge (1991–present)
Maurice Cunningham Attorney, educator, and political figure; Town Manager of Saugus, 1974–1976
John A. Curry Former president of Northeastern University
Patrick Cusick Civil engineer and city planner; served as executive director of the Pittsburgh Regional Planning Association, general manager of the Litchfield Park Land and Development Company, and President of the Greater Hartford Community Development Corporation
Arthur F. DeFranzo U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II
Gary Doak [11] Former National Hockey League defenceman
William Eustis 12th Governor of Massachusetts; resided part-time at his brother's home in Cliftondale [12]
Vernon W. Evans Politician and educator who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Superintendent of the Saugus Public Schools, and as a member of the Saugus Board of Selectmen
Ed Fallon Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 66th district (1993–2006); Candidate for Governor of Iowa (2002) and US House of Representatives (2006)
Mark Falzone Deputy Director of the National Immigration Forum; Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Ninth Essex District, 2001–2011
Cornelius Conway Felton Regent of the Smithsonian Institution; president of Harvard University
John B. Felton Mayor of Oakland, California (1869–1871), namesake of Felton, California
Samuel Morse Felton, Sr. Railroad executive
Fanny Fern Popular columnist, humorist, novelist, and author of children's stories
Vincent Ferrini Writer and poet
Gustavus Fox Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War
Edmund Freeman One of the founders of Sandwich, Massachusetts; Deputy Governor of Plymouth Colony under Governor William Bradford
Tony Garofano [13] Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1920 and 1923–1935
Bob Gaudet [14] Head men's ice hockey coach at Dartmouth College
John Geoghan Priest; a key figure in the Roman Catholic sex abuse cases
Norman Hansen Politician and government official who held various positions in Saugus
Harriet Russell Hart [15] [16] Third woman ever elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, served 1925–1926
Samuel Hawkes 19th-century member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1854
Horatio G. Herrick Sheriff of Essex County, Massachusetts (1867–1893) [17]
Paul G. Hewitt Physicist, former boxer, uranium prospector, author, and cartoonist
Pickmore Jackson Shoe manufacturer and politician
William Jackson English-American pottery manufacturer and politician
James Franklin Jeffrey Diplomat, expert in political, security, and energy issues in the Middle East, Turkey, Germany, and the Balkans
Joseph Jenckes Sr. Inventor and holder of first machine patent in America
Benjamin Newhall Johnson Attorney and historian; his hunting camp became Breakheart Reservation
Phyllis Katsakiores Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1982–2012)
Rose Kaufman Screenwriter, The Wanderers and Henry & June
Tim Kelly Playwright
John B. Kennedy City Manager of Medford, Massachusetts (1957–1958); Town Manager of Norwood, Massachusetts (1951–1957) and Saugus (1958–1960); candidate for Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts in 1960
Bobby Keyes Guitarist and songwriter who has played and collaborated with a wide range of famous rock and roll, soul, blues, R&B, and pop recording artists
Dave Lucey Registrar of Motor Vehicles, 1972–1974
Susan Lynch First Lady of New Hampshire
Doug Mackie Offensive tackle who played for the New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons of the NFL and the Tampa Bay Bandits and New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League
William Moulton Marston Psychologist, feminist theorist, and comic book writer who created Wonder Woman
Darrell Martinie National radio personality and official state astrologer for Massachusetts
Colin McManus [18] Team USA ice dancer
Bob Montgomery Former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Boston Red Sox, 1970–1979
Deborah Moody The only woman to found a colonial settlement in early North America
Francis Moorehouse General Electric executive and Saugus Town Manager
Benjamin F. Newhall Businessman, abolitionist, politician, and writer
Henry Newhall Businessman whose land holdings eventually formed the city of Santa Clarita, California.
Eddie Palladino Public address announcer for the Boston Celtics
Arlie Pond Former Major League pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
C. F. Nelson Pratt Politician
Johnny Rae Jazz drummer and vibraphonist
Frank Rich [19] Independent candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1982
Joseph Roby Parson of the Third Parish Church for 51 years; supporter of the American Revolution
Eileen Rose Singer-songwriter
Derek Sanderson [20] [21] Former Boston Bruins player
Glen Sather [20] Former Boston Bruins player; current president and general manager of the New York Rangers
Chris Serino [22] Former head men's hockey coach at Merrimack College; head baseball coach at the University of New Hampshire
James Shurtleff Journalist, politician, and city manager
Harry Sinden [23] Former head coach, general manager, and team president of the Boston Bruins
John P. Slattery [24] Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 12th Essex District, 1995–2003
Nicholas Spanos Professor of Psychology and Director of the Laboratory for Experimental Hypnosis at Carleton University, 1975–1994; known for the study of hypnosis, skepticism, and debunking conspiracy theories [25]
Art Spinney Guard who played 9 seasons with the Baltimore Colts
Marion L. Starkey Author, The Devil in Massachusetts
Art Statuto Center who played for the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL and the Buffalo Bills of the All-America Football Conference
Edward Thompson Taylor Methodist clergyman
Ella Cheever Thayer [26] Playwright and novelist
William Tudor Wealthy lawyer and leading citizen of Boston
Mike Vecchione Professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League
Josiah Warren Individualist anarchist, inventor, musician, and author widely regarded as the first American anarchist [27]
Sandra Whyte Ice hockey player; gold medal winner at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Frederick Willis Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1944–1948
Donald Wong Representative for the 9th Essex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives; former chairman of the Saugus Board of Selectmen
Kevin Wortman Former professional hockey player for the Calgary Flames

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