Born In Boston

Famous People Born in Boston

Abbott, Lyman	1835-1922	Theologian
Adams, Henry	1838-1918	Journalist, Historian
Adams, Samuel	1722-1803	Patriot, Statesman
Ball, Thomas	1819-1911	Sculptor
Burgess, Gelett	1866-1951	Artist & Author
Copley, John Singleton	1738-1815	Artist
Curley, James Michael	1874-1958	Mayor of Boston
Bloomberg, Michael	1942-	Mayor of New York
Emerson, Ralph Waldo	1803-1882	Transcendentalist
Farmer, Fannie	1857-1915	Chef
Franklin, Benjamin	1706-1790	Statesman, Inventor
Gibson, Charles Dana	1867-1944	Graphic Artist
Hassam, Childe	1859-1935	Artist
Holmes Jr, Oliver Wendell	1841-1935	U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Homer, Winslow	1836-1910	Painter
Hutchinson, Thomas	1711-1780	Royal Governor, Historian
Jeffries, John	1745-1819	Surgeon, Meteorologist
Johnson, Howard	1896-1972	Restauranteur
Kennedy, Joseph	1888-1969	Ambassador to England
Kennedy, Edward	1932-2009	U.S. Senator
Lodge, Henry Cabot	1850-1924	U.S. Senator, Historian
Lowell, Percival	1855-1916	Astronomer
Mather, Cotton	1663-1728	Clergyman, Author
Morse, Samuel	1791-1872	Inventor (Telegraphy)
Osgood, Frances Sargent	1811-1850	Poet
Otis, Harrison Gray	1765-1848	U.S. Senator
Pearce, Charles Sprague	1851-1914	Artist
Phillips, Wendell	1811-1874	Abolitionist
Pickering, Edward	1846-1919	Physicist, Astronomer
Plath, Sylvia	1932-1963	Poet, Novelist
Poe, Edgar Allan	1809-1849	Author, Poet
Revere, Paul	1735-1818	Patriot, Metalsmith
Rockwell, Willard	1888-1978	Industrialist (Transport)
Shaw, Robert Gould	1837-1863	Colonel, U.S. Army
Sprague, Charles	1791-1875	Banker, Poet
Sumner, Charles	1811-1874	U.S. Senator, Abolitionist
Winchester, Oliver	1810-1880	Inventor (Weapons)

Celebrities Born in Boston

Alexander, Jane	1939-	Actor
Affleck, Ben	1972-	Actor
Bradlee, Benjamin	1921-2014	Media Magnate
Cazale, John	1935-1978	Actor
Tony DeMarco	1932-	Boxing Champion
Fiedler, Arthur	1894-1979	Conductor
Field, Betty	1913-1973	Actor
Francis, Arlene	1907-2001	Actor
Francis, Black	1965-	Musician
Miner, Jan	1917-2004	Actor
Nagel, Anne	1916-1966	Actor
Haley, Jack	1898-1979	Actor
Hall, Anthony Michael	1968-	Actor
Haskell, Peter	1934-2010	Actor
Hoskins, Allen	1920-1980	Actor
Kahn, Madeline	1942-1999	Actor
Knight, Jon	1968-	Singer
Long, Howie	1960-	Football Player, TV
Loren, Donna	1947-	Actor & Singer
McIntyre, Joey	1968-	Actor & Singer
Nimoy, Leonard	1931-2015	Actor
Redstone, Sumner	1923-	Media Magnate
Ring, Blanche	1871-1961	Actor & Singer
Summer, Donna	1948-2012	Singer
Taylor, James	1948-	Musician
Tierney, Maura	1965-	Actor
Thurman, Uma	1970-	Actor
Wallberg, Donnie	1969-	Actor & Singer
Wahlberg, Mark	1971-	Actor & Singer
Walters, Barbara	1931-	Journalist
Wood, Danny	1968-	Singer & Songwriter
Wyner, George	1945-	Actor