Notable Bostonians

The following is a list of notable Bostonians."Note: these people may have come from the Boston area."

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
*Anarchy Club -- Band

B

*Dana Barros--Former NBA Player for Supersonics & Celtics
*Erinn Bartlett -- Actress
*Benjamin E. Bates -- Founder and namesake of Bates College
*Alexander Graham Bell -- Inventor
*Bell Biv DeVoe -- Music Group
*Tobin Bell -- actor (Born in Queens, NY, raised in Weymouth)
*Asher Benjamin
*Frank Weston Benson
*Rick Berlin -- Musician
*Leonard Bernstein -- Music conductor, composer and pianist
*Travis Best -- NBA player
*Big D and the Kids Table -- band
*Mike Birbiglia-- Comedian
*Will Blalock -- NBA player for Detroit Pistons
*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
*Bobby Brown -- singer
*Bel Biv Devoe -- hip hop group
*James "Whitey" Bulger -- organized crime boss

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
*Louis C.K. -- Comedian and actor

D

*Dick Dale -- Musician
*Matt Damon -- Actor
*Evan Dando -- Musician
*Al Davis -- President/General Manager of the NFL Oakland Raiders
*Geena Davis -- Actress
*Patrick DeCoste -- Musician
*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'
*Dinosaur Jr. -- Band
*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
*Adam Duritz -- Singer/Songwriter Counting Crows (Born in Baltimore MD, lived in Boston)
*Eliza Dushku -- Actress
*Mary Dyer -- Martyr

E

*John Earle-- renown entrepreneur and "Johnny Cupcakes"
*Lisa Edelstein-- Famous for her role as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the hit TV drama "House"
*Richard J. Egan -- Founder and Retired Chairman of EMC Corporation
*Ralph Waldo Emerson -- American essayist
*Extreme -- Band
*Patrick Ewing-- NBA Hall of Famer
*Patrick Ewing, Jr.-- NBA player, New York Knicks
*Mike Eruzione-- former ice hockey player who was the captain of the 1980 Winter Olympics United States national team that upset the Soviet Union in the famous Miracle on Ice game

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)
*Louis Farrakhan -- Head of Nation of Islam

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
*Paul Michael Glaser -- Actor "Starsky & Hutch"
*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
*Gravehaven -- Band
*Guru -- rapper, member of Gangstarr

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)
*Karl Hobbs -- George Washington University Basketball Head Coach
*Oliver Wendell Holmes -- Physician and author

I

*Isis (band)

J

*Martin Johnson- Lead Singer of Boys Like Girls
*Sam Jones III- Actor "Glory Road"

K

*Madeline Kahn -- Actress
*Mindy Kaling -- Actress "The Office"
*Alex Karalexis-- UFC,WEC Fighter
*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
*John King -- CNN Head Political Correspondent [http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/king.john.html]
*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

L

*Denis Leary -- actor, comedian, writer and director
*Dennis Lehane -- author
*Jack Lemmon -- Actor
*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)
*Jay Leno -- Comedian

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. [http://www.mcgrailsean.com 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

N

*Jack Nance -- Actor, best known as title character in Eraserhead
*New Edition -- Music Group
*New Kids on the Block -- Band.
*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]

O

*Conan O'Brien -- Comedian and writer
*Patrice Oneal -- Actor, Comedian "The Office"

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
*John Pinette -- Actor and ComedianDamian Pisani-- The man (Revere)
*Sylvia Plath -- Poet and author
*Edgar Allan Poe -- Poet and writer
*Powerman 5000 -- Metal Band
*The Pixies -- Band
*Piebald -- Indie rock band
*Ellen Pompeo -- Actress

Q

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 -- NHL player
*Blanchard Ryan -- Actress
*Jereme Rogers--Professional Skateboarder

*Alicia Sacramone-- Gymnast
*Richard Scarry -- Author, illustrator
*Anne Sexton --Poet
*Dan Shaughnessy -- Boston Globe Sports Columnist
*Fatima Siad-- Fashion model and 3rd place on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10
*James Spader -- Actor
*Staind -- Band
*Larry Stark -- Theater critic
*Status Quo -- Dance Crew, Runners up on MTV's ABDC
*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

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

U

V

*Steven Van Zandt -- Actor/Musician
*Brian Viglione -- Musician

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
*Joseph Ivan Wahl- Only known Republican in the Boston Metropolitan Area

X

Y

Z

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