List of people from Boston
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This is a list of people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Boston, Massachusetts and its surrounding metropolitan statistical area.
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- 7L & Esoteric – rap group
A[edit]
- Abiel Abbot (1770–1828) – born in Andover, clergyman and author[1]
- Ezra Abbot (1819–1884) – biblical scholar, taught at Harvard Divinity School[1]
- Joel Abbot (1776–1826) – naval officer[1]
- Amos Abbott (1786–1868) – born in Westford, member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts[1]
- Austin Abbott (1831–1896) – born in Boston; lawyer, novelist, and academic[1]
- Benjamin Vaughan Abbott (1830–1890) – born in Boston, lawyer and legal writer[1]
- Joseph Carter Abbott (1825–1882) – publisher of the Boston Bee[1]
- Josiah Gardner Abbott (1814–1891) – member of United States House of Representatives[1]
- Abdul-Malik Abu (born 1995) – basketball player in the Israeli Premier Basketball League
- Edith Achilles (1892–1989) – psychologist
- Abigail Adams (1744–1818) – born in Weymouth, First Lady of the United States[1]
- Abijah Adams (1754–1816) – born in Boston, journalist, often embroiled in lawsuits against him[1]
- Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807–1886) – born in Boston; son of Abigail Adams and John Adams; Congressman; diplomat; writer[1]
- Edwin Adams (1834–1877) – born in Medford, 19th-century stage actor[1]
- Eliphalet Adams (1677–1753) – born in Medford, clergyman and missionary[1]
- Hannah Adams (1755–1831) – born in Medfield, famous Christian writer[1]
- Henry Adams (1838–1918) – born in Boston, journalist, historian, academic and novelist[1]
- Jasper Adams (1793–1841) – born in Medway, clergyman and college president[1]
- Nehemiah Adams (1806–1878) – clergyman and author[1]
- Sammy Adams – musician[2]
- Samuel Adams – American Revolution patriot, signer of the Declaration of Independence[3]
- Aerosmith – band[4]
- Ben Affleck – Academy Award-winning actor, screenwriter and director, brother of Casey[5]
- Casey Affleck – Academy Award-winning actor, brother of Ben[6]
- George Aiken (1830–1876) – born in Boston, actor and playwright[1]
- Amos T. Akerman (1821–1880) – United States Attorney General, born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire[1]
- Akrobatik – hip hop artist, member of The Perceptionists[7]
- Al B. Sure – singer[8]
- Harriet Ryan Albee (1829–1873) – born and died in Boston; social reformer and philanthropist[9]
- Mildred Albert (1905–1991) – fashion show producer and radio and television personality
- Louisa May Alcott – 19th-century author of Little Women[10]
- Horatio Alger Jr. – author[11]
- Fred Allen – radio comedian[12]
- Frederick Lewis Allen – writer[13]
- Joseph Allen (1749–1827) – born in Boston, United States Congressman[1]
- Nathaniel M. Allen – soldier in Civil War, awarded Congressional Medal of Honor[14]
- The Almighty RSO – rap group[citation needed]
- John Amaechi – NBA player[15]
- American Hi-Fi – band[citation needed]
- American Nightmare – hardcore band
- Amerie – R&B artist[citation needed]
- Ed Ames – actor and singer[citation needed]
- Tony Amonte – NHL player[16]
- Anarchy Club – band[citation needed]
- Leroy Anderson – composer for Boston Pops Orchestra[17]
- Mary Antin – author[18]
- Apollo Sunshine – band[citation needed]
- Thomas Gold Appleton (1812–1884) – writer[1]
- Isabel Atkin – British–American skier and Olympic medalist for Great Britain[19]
- Crispus Attucks – American Revolution patriot[20]
- Red Auerbach – Boston Celtics coach and president, Basketball Hall of Famer[21]
- John Augustus (1785–1859) – born in Boston, philanthropist and pioneer of probation[1]
- James Trecothick Austin (1784–1870) – born in Boston, member of Massachusetts General Court and Massachusetts Attorney General[1]
- Jonathan Loring Austin (1748–1826) – born in Boston; officer in American Revolutionary War; Massachusetts state representative, senator, secretary, and treasurer[1]
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- Bad Rabbits – band[citation needed]
- Arthur Baker – rap DJ, music producer[citation needed]
- Bang Camaro – rock band[citation needed]
- Sasha Banks – WWE wrestler, former WWE Raw Women's Champion, former NXT Women's Champion
- Maria Barrett – US Army Major General; older sister of US Army General Paula Lodi[22][23]
- Dana Barros – former NBA player[24]
- Zered Bassett – professional skateboarder[25]
- Benjamin E. Bates – founder and namesake of Bates College[26]
- Ruth Batson – civil rights and education activist[27]
- Susan Batson – actress, author, and producer; daughter of Ruth Batson[citation needed]
- Peter D. Bear – Wisconsin State Senator[28]
- Bell Biv DeVoe – music group[citation needed]
- Gaston Bell – stage and silent film actor[citation needed]
- Tobin Bell – actor (born in Queens, NY, raised in Weymouth)[citation needed]
- Mark Bellhorn – MLB player[29]
- Asher Benjamin – architect and author[30]
- *Cora Agnes Benneson – attorney, lecturer, and writer[31]
- Frank Weston Benson – Impressionist artist[32]
- Rick Berlin – musician[citation needed]
- Leonard Bernstein – New York Philharmonic conductor, composer and pianist[33]
- Big D and the Kids Table – band[citation needed]
- Big Shug – rapper[34]
- Traci Bingham – actress, model[citation needed]
- Mike Birbiglia – comedian[citation needed]
- Molly Birnbaum – writer[35]
- William Blackstone (also spelled Blaxton) – first European settler
- Arthur Blake – athlete
- Will Blalock – former NBA player for [36]
- David Blatt (born 1959) – Israeli-American basketball player and coach (most recently, for the Cleveland Cavaliers)[37]
- C. L. Blood – physician[38]
- Matt Bloom – NFL player and professional wrestler, known for his time in WWE[citation needed]
- Michael Bloomberg – former Mayor of New York City[39]
- Bob and Ray – comedy team[40]
- Ernie Boch Jr. – president of Boch Enterprises[41]
- Ray Bolger – actor and dancer, Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz
- Veda Ann Borg – film actress
- Boston – band[citation needed]
- Boys Like Girls – band[citation needed]
- Ron Brace – NFL player, New England Patriots[42]
- Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee – architect[43]
- William J. Bratton – chief of police for NYPD and LAPD[44]
- Connie Britton – actress
- John Britton – abortion provider[45]
- Edward W. Brooke – first African American elected by popular vote to United States Senate[46]
- Bobby Brown – singer[citation needed]
- Carolyn Brown – dancer, writer, choreographer[citation needed]
- Earle Brown – composer[citation needed]
- Lexie Brown – basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks[47]
- Sam Brown – comedian from IFC sketch comedy show Whitest Kids U' Know[citation needed]
- Scott Brown – U.S. Senator[48]
- William B. Broydrick – Wisconsin State Assemblyman[49]
- Aimee Buchanan (born 1993) – American-born Olympic figure skater for Israel
- Charles Bulfinch – architect who designed Massachusetts State House, original United States Capitol dome and rotunda[50]
- James "Whitey" Bulger – organized crime boss[citation needed]
- Ephraim Wales Bull – creator of the concord grape [51]
- Thomas Burke – sprinter
- Bill Burr – comedian
- Edwin C. Burt – shoemaker[citation needed]
- Bury Your Dead – band[citation needed]
- George H. W. Bush – 41st President of The United States[citation needed]
- Vannevar Bush – scientist[citation needed]
C[edit]
- C60 – band[citation needed]
- Louis C.K. – comedian and actor[citation needed]
- Will Calhoun – drummer for Living Colour (born in NY, lived in Boston)[citation needed]
- Steve Carell – actor and comedian, The Office, The Daily Show, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Despicable Me[citation needed]
- The Cars – band[citation needed]
- Melnea Cass – community and civil rights activist[52]
- Peggy Cass – actress and TV game show panelist[citation needed]
- John Cazale – actor, The Godfather, The Deer Hunter, Dog Day Afternoon[citation needed]
- John Cena – professional wrestler, known for his time in WWE[citation needed]
- Nicholas Raymond Cerio – founder of Nick Cerio's Kenpo[53]
- Kevin Chapman – actor[54]
- Julius Caesar Chappelle – Massachusetts legislator[55]
- Ken Cheeseman – actor[citation needed]
- Gary Cherone – singer (Extreme and Van Halen)[citation needed]
- Michael Chiklis – actor, The Shield[56]
- Neil Cicierega – Internet personality, created Potter Puppet Pals[citation needed]
- Lenny Clarke – comedian and actor[citation needed]
- The Click Five – band[citation needed]
- Alex Cobb – baseball pitcher[citation needed]
- John A. Collins – Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force[57]
- Misha Collins – actor[58][circular reference]
- Jerry Colonna – entertainer[59]
- Greg Comella – NFL fullback[60]
- James Bryant Conant – chemist, 23rd president of Harvard University
- Dane Cook – comedian and actor[61]
- Calvin Coolidge – 30th President of the United States
- Harriet Abbott Lincoln Coolidge – author, philanthropist, reformer[62]
- Jennifer Coolidge – actress, American Pie, A Mighty Wind, Legally Blonde[63]
- Miriam O'Leary Collins – actress[64]
- John Singleton Copley – artist[65]
- Chick Corea – Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer[citation needed]
- Jeff Corwin – TV personality[citation needed]
- Aisha Cousins (born 1978) – artist/performance art score writer[66]
- Lynne Cox – professional swimmer[67]
- Charlie Coyle (born 1992) – hockey player
- Zach Cregger – actor, comedian, star of the IFC sketch comedy series WKUK[citation needed]
- Norm Crosby – comedian[68]
- Marcia Cross – actress, Desperate Housewives[citation needed]
- James Michael Curley – Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts Governor, and U.S. Representative[69]
- Jane Curtin – actress and comedian[70]
- Johnny Curtis – professional wrestler, known for his time in WWE[citation needed]
- Thomas Curtis (1873–1944) – athlete
- Richard Cushing – Archbishop of Boston and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church[citation needed]
- Susan Webb Cushman (1822–1859) – stage actress[71]
- Jay Cutler – 4x IFBB Mr. Olympia, bodybuilder
D[edit]
- Joey Daccord – ice hockey goaltender
- Dick Dale – musician[72]
- Matt Damon – actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter, Good Will Hunting, The Departed, Ocean's Eleven and Bourne Identity series[73]
- Evan Dando – musician[74]
- Duncan Daniels – Nigerian-American afropop and afrobeat musician, producer and songwriter
- Bette Davis – Academy Award-winning actress, Dark Victory, Jezebel, All About Eve
- Daniel Davis Jr. – nineteenth century inventor
- Geena Davis – Academy Award-winning actress, The Accidental Tourist
- Henry Dearborn – physician, general, and politician
- Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn – lawyer, author, statesman, soldier, Mayor of Roxbury; son of Henry Dearborn
- Death Before Dishonor – band
- Patrick DeCoste – musician
- Manny Delcarmen – MLB pitcher
- Becky DelosSantos – Playboy Playmate centerfold, April 1994
- Brad Delp – singer
- Tony DeMarco – boxer, welterweight champion, born 1932 in North End
- Paul Demayo – IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Joseph Dennie – writer
- Joe Derrane (1930–2016) – accordion player
- Michael Dertouzos (1936–2001) – computer scientist
- Albert DeSalvo – serial killer known as "The Boston Strangler"
- Jack DeSena – actor, played Sokka in Avatar: The Last Airbender
- P. T. Deutermann – author
- Diamante – rock singer
- Dinosaur Jr. – band
- Rick DiPietro – NHL goaltender (from Boston suburbs)
- Tony Dize – reggaeton singer
- Ken Doane – professional wrestler, known for his time in WWE
- The Dresden Dolls – punk cabaret duo
- Robert Drinan – former U.S. Congressman
- Drop Nineteens – band
- Dropkick Murphys – band
- Shem Drowne – America's first weathervane maker
- W. E. B. Du Bois – scholar, professor; first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard; founder of NAACP
- Joseph Dudley – Colonial Governor of Massachusetts
- Michael Dukakis – Massachusetts governor, US presidential candidate in 1988
- William C. Durant – founder of General Motors
- Adam Duritz – singer-songwriter for Counting Crows (born in Baltimore, lived in Boston)
- Eliza Dushku – actress
- Mary Dyer – martyr
E[edit]
- Ed O.G. – hip hop artist
- Ryan Edell (born 1983) – professional baseball player
- Adam Edelman (born 1991) – American-born four-time Israeli National Champion in skeleton event, and Israeli Olympian
- Richard J. Egan – founder and chairman of EMC Corporation
- Charles H. Eglee – television screenwriter
- Jeremy Elbertson – livestreamer, YouTuber, and internet comedian
- Charles C. Eldredge – art historian and educator
- Ralph Waldo Emerson – essayist, lecturer, poet
- Ernie and the Automatics – band
- Mike Eruzione – captain of USA's 1980 Winter Olympics hockey team (from Boston suburbs)
- Julius Erving – Basketball Hall of Famer, UMass, New York Nets, Philadelphia 76ers
- William Eustis – early American statesman, Governor of Massachusetts
- Chris Evans – actor, known for role as "Captain America"
- Patrick Ewing – Basketball Hall of Famer, NCAA champion, center for New York Knicks
- Patrick Ewing Jr. – NBA player, New York Knicks, New Orleans Hornets
- Extreme – band
F[edit]
- Louis Farrakhan – head of Nation of Islam
- Charles Farrell – actor
- Spike Feresten – screenwriter and television personality
- John Ferruggio – led evacuation of Pan Am Flight 93, hijacked in 1970[75]
- Arthur Fiedler – Boston Pops orchestra conductor
- Charles L. Fletcher – architect and interior designer; owner of Charles Fletcher Design
- Doug Flutie – Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Boston College; AFL, CFL, and NFL player, television commentator
- Robert Bennet Forbes – sea captain, China trader
- Ben Foster – actor (born in Boston)
- Dwight Foster – Massachusetts Attorney General; associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court[76]
- Jon Foster – actor (born in Boston)
- Toby Fox – composer and video game developer known best for creating Undertale
- Arlene Francis – actress, radio and TV personality (What's My Line?)
- Black Francis – of the band Pixies
- Benjamin Franklin – author, public servant, diplomat, signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Bettina Freeman – opera singer
- Robert Frost – iconic poet
G[edit]
- The G-Clefs – Top 40 soul group
- Tony Gaffney (born 1984) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Greg Gagne – MLB player
- Ryan Gallant – professional skateboarder (Plan B Skateboards, DC Shoes)
- Gang Green – band
- Gang Starr – rap group
- Erle Stanley Gardner – lawyer, author, creator of Perry Mason
- Kevin Garnett – retired professional basketball player
- Edmund H. Garrett – prolific 19th- and 20th-century book illustrator and artist
- Althea Garrison – politician and first known transgender member of a state legislature in the United States[77]
- Peter Gerety – actor
- Elbridge Gerry – signer of Declaration of Independence; Governor of Massachusetts; Vice President of the United States; gave his name to "gerrymandering"
- Kahlil George Gibran – sculptor
- Charles Dana Gibson – illustrator
- Joy Giovanni – professional wrestler, known for her time in WWE
- Paul Michael Glaser – actor and director, Starsky & Hutch
- Tom Glavine – Hall of Fame baseball pitcher for Atlanta Braves
- Sumner Jules Glimcher – professor, author and filmmaker
- Godsmack – band
- Jared Goldberg – Olympic skier
- Duff Goldman – star of Food Network TV show Ace of Cakes (born in Detroit, lived in MA)
- Ezekiel Goldthwait (1710–1782) – prominent in town affairs in the years leading up to the American Revolution
- Benjamin Gould – astronomer
- Robert Goulet – Grammy Award-winning singer and Tony-winning actor (born in Lawrence)
- Paul Graham – hacker, painter, essayist, tech startup guru
- Kaz Grala – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, youngest ever to win a NASCAR Touring Series race
- Geoffrey Gray (born 1997) – American-Israeli professional basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Jane Loring Gray – editor
- Ari Graynor – actress
- Clark Gregg – actor
- Justine Greiner – Playboy Playmate centerfold, February 1984
- Mike Grier – NHL player
- Tammy Grimes – actress, singer
- Hattie Tyng Griswold (1842–1909) – author, poet
- Matt Grzelcyk – NHL player
- Bill Guerin – NHL player
- Louise Gunning – musical actress
- Guru – rapper, member of Gang Starr
- Guster – band
- Jasmine Guy – actress and singer
H[edit]
- Betsy Hager – farmer and blacksmith who produced weapons for the American Revolution
- Marvelous Marvin Hagler – middleweight boxing champion of the world
- Edward Everett Hale – author
- Jack Haley – actor, known as Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz
- Anthony Michael Hall – actor, The Breakfast Club, The Dead Zone
- Marc-André Hamelin – pianist, composer
- John Hancock – statesman, signer of Declaration of Independence
- Noah Hanifin – ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2015
- Kay Hanley – musician
- G Hannelius – actress
- Bob Hansen – MLB player
- Hannah Hanson Kinney – alleged serial killer
- Beth Harrington – filmmaker and musician
- Maggie Hassan – United States Senator and former governor of New Hampshire
- Matt Hasselbeck – NFL quarterback for the Tennessee Titans
- Tim Hasselbeck – NFL quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals
- Juliana Hatfield – musician
- Have Heart – hardcore band
- Kevin Hayes – NHL player
- Roy Haynes – jazz musician
- Heads of State – music group
- Ed Healey – NFL Hall of Fame player for Chicago Bears
- William Hooper – North Carolina signer of United States Declaration of Independence
- Armand Van Helden – DJ
- Ed Herlihy – radio and television announcer
- John Michael Higgins – game show TV host/cartoon narrator
- Rich Hill – MLB pitcher
- Karl Hobbs – George Washington University basketball coach
- Oliver Wendell Holmes – physician and author
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. – U. S. Supreme Court Justice
- Winslow Homer – artist
- Michelle Hoover – author
- The Hope Conspiracy – hardcore band
- Allen Hoskins – actor
- Joan Imogen Howard – educator
- Christine Hunschofsky – politician
I[edit]
- Dorothy Iannone (1933–2022) – visual artist
- Ice Nine Kills – music group
- Isis – music group
J[edit]
- Shar Jackson – actress
- Jada – pop and R&B singing group signed to UniversalMotown
- Marie Jansen – musical actress[78]
- Jerma – Twitch streamer, YouTuber
- Martin Johnson – lead singer of Boys Like Girls
- Thomas Johnston – engraver, organ builder, japanner, and heraldic painter
- JoJo – singer, actress
- Julia Jones – actress
- Sam Jones III – actor, Glory Road
- Darin Jordan – NFL player
- Rebecca Richardson Joslin – author, lecturer, benefactor, clubwoman
- Jujubee – drag queen
- Tom Jung – art director, graphic designer, illustrator, storyboard artist
K[edit]
- Madeline Kahn – actress, Blazing Saddles
- Mindy Kaling – actress, The Office
- Alex Karalexis – UFC, WEC fighter
- Karmin – musical group
- Robert Kelly – actor, comedian
- Edward "Ted" Kennedy (1932–2009) – longtime Massachusetts Senator
- John F. Kennedy – Massachusetts Senator and 35th President of the United States
- Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. – ambassador; father of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Edward Kennedy
- Myles Kennedy – singer, songwriter
- Robert F. "Bobby" Kennedy – U.S. Attorney General and New York Senator
- Jack Kerouac – beat poet and writer
- Nancy Kerrigan – Olympic figure skating silver medalist
- John Kerry – U.S. Secretary of State, longtime Massachusetts Senator (1985–2013) and presidential candidate in 2004
- Keytar Bear – keytarist in a bear costume who commonly performs at MBTA stations[79][80]
- Killswitch Engage – metalcore band
- John King – CNN chief political correspondent[81]
- Kofi Kingston – professional wrestler, known for his time in WWE (born in Ghana, lived in Boston)
- Jonathan Knight – singer, dancer (New Kids on the Block)
- Jordan Knight – singer, dancer (New Kids on the Block)
- Henry Knox – first U.S. Secretary of War, Founding Father, Senior General in the Continental Army under Washington
- Yitzhak Aharon Korff – Grand Rabbi, diplomat, international consultant
- Lauren Koslow – soap opera actress
- Walter "Killer" Kowalski – professional wrestler, teacher, photographer
- Bob Kraft – owner of the New England Patriots
- John Krasinski – actor (Jim Halpert in NBC's The Office)
- Sol Kumin – businessman, philanthropist and racehorse owner
L[edit]
- Phil Labonte – musician
- PJ Ladd – professional skateboarder
- Liz LaManche – public artist
- Jack Landron – folk singer, songwriter
- Robert Lanza – medical doctor and scientist
- Lewis Howard Latimer – inventor
- Denis Leary – actor, comedian, writer and director
- Matt LeBlanc – actor, Friends
- Dennis Lehane – author
- Jack Lemmon – Academy Award-winning actor, Mister Roberts, Save the Tiger, The Odd Couple, Grumpy Old Men
- Jay Leno – comedian and television personality
- Letters To Cleo – rock band
- Elma Lewis – founder of National Center of Afro-American Artists (including a museum) and Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts
- Gary Russell Libby – art historian, museum director, curator
- William Linn – defender of the Alamo
- Henry Cabot Lodge – politician
- Paula Lodi – US Army Brigadier General; younger sister of US Army General Maria Barrett[82]
- Edward Lawrence Logan – military officer, jurist, politician
- Howie Long – NFL player
- Edward "Ted" Kennedy (1932–2009) – longtime Massachusetts Senator
- Amy Lawrence Lowell – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
- Robert Lowell – poet
- Joyner Lucas – rapper
- Adam Lundquist – radio DJ
- Lyte Funky Ones – pop trio
M[edit]
- Aimee Mann – singer
- Jonathan Mann – HIV/AIDS researcher and World Health Organization administrator; killed on Swissair Flight 111
- Rob Mariano – Survivor contestant
- Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch – rap group
- Pedro Martínez – retired professional baseball player, member of National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Connie Martinson – talk show host
- Mike Matarazzo – professional bodybuilder
- Aaron Maund – Major League soccer player
- Masspike Miles – singer, songwriter, producer, Perfect Gentlemen (Maybach Music Group)
- Cotton Mather – Puritan minister and author
- Jonah Matranga – singer/songwriter
- Greg Mauldin – NHL player, Ottawa Senators
- John Mayer – singer-songwriter (born in Connecticut, lived in Boston)
- Charles Johnson Maynard – naturalist and ornithologist
- Chris McCarron – jockey
- Tommy McCarthy – baseball player[83]
- John P. McDonough – Chief of Chaplains of U.S. Air Force
- Neal McDonough – actor
- Sean McDonough – sports announcer
- Will McDonough – sportswriter
- Richard McGonagle – voice actor
- Joey McIntyre – singer, dancer, actor (New Kids on the Block)
- Amy Upham Thomson McKean – pianist, songwriter and composer
- Ed McMahon – television personality
- Peter McNeeley – boxer (born in Medfield)
- Michael McShane – actor
- Maria Menounos – actress, journalist, professional wrestler
- Nelson Merced – activist and politician, first Hispanic elected to Massachusetts General Court
- David Merkow – golfer
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – band
- Roger Miller – musician
- Wayne Millner – NFL Hall of Famer
- Mission of Burma – band
- Joe Moakley – congressman
- Leo Monahan (1926–2013) – sports journalist[84]
- William Monahan – screenwriter
- Morphine – band
- Van Morrison – singer, musician, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee in 1993 (born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has lived in Boston for years)
- Robert Morse – actor
- Samuel F. B. Morse – inventor and painter, inventor of electric telegraph and Morse code
- Eddie Mottau – guitarist
- Mr. Lif – hip-hop artist, member of The Perceptionists
- Helen Messinger Murdoch (1862–1956) – photographer; pioneered use of autochromes in travel photography
- Connor Murphy – professional ice hockey player
N[edit]
- Jack Nance – actor, title character in Eraserhead
- Jason Nash – actor
- Packy Naughton – Major League Baseball pitcher
- William Cooper Nell – abolitionist
- Betty Jo Nelsen – member of Wisconsin State Assembly
- Victor Folke Nelson – author, prison reform advocate, and sensational prison escapist
- New Edition – music group
- New Kids on the Block – band
- Nicky Jam – reggaeton singer and songwriter, Latin Grammy winner
- Terry Nihen – Playboy Playmate
- Leonard Nimoy – actor, known as Mr. Spock from Star Trek
- Zack Norman – actor, producer, financier
- Edward Norton – actor, American History X, Fight Club, The Italian Job
- B. J. Novak – actor, writer for NBC's The Office (from Newton)
- Christopher Nowinski – professional wrestler, known for his time in WWE
O[edit]
- Bill O'Brien – former head coach of Penn State football and the NFL's Houston Texans
- Conan O'Brien – television personality
- Mike O'Malley – actor
- On Broken Wings – band
- Patrice O'Neal – actor, comedian
- Thomas "Tip" O'Neill – U.S. Congressman, Speaker of the House
- David Ortiz – retired professional baseball player
- James Otis Jr. – patriot
P[edit]
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- Robert Treat Paine – signer of Declaration of Independence
- Amanda Palmer – songwriter and performer
- Evelyn Parnell – opera singer
- George Patton IV – U.S. Army general; son of famed World War II General George S. Patton III
- Susan Paul – abolitionist
- John Peck – naval architect and merchant[85]
- The Perceptionists – rap group
- Esther Petrack – contestant on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 15
- Paul Pierce – professional basketball player
- John Pigeon – Massachusetts Commissary General during Revolutionary War
- Albert Pike – C.S. Army general; author, poet, orator, jurist and prominent member of the Freemasons
- John Pinette – actor and comedian
- The Pixies – band
- Sylvia Plath – poet and author
- Edgar Allan Poe – poet and writer
- Amy Poehler – actress and comedian
- John Pollini – art historian
- Ellen Pompeo – actress
- Poppy (Moriah Rose Pereira) – musician and YouTube personality
- Tom Poti – NHL player, Washington Capitals
- Powerman 5000 – metal band
- Seth Putnam – musician
Q[edit]
- Dionne Quan – voice actress
- John Quinlan – pro wrestler
R[edit]
- Nicole Raczynski – pro wrestler known as Nikki Roxx, and as Roxxi in TNA Wrestling
- Aly Raisman – gymnast and Olympic gold medalist
- Sumner Redstone – chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Viacom
- Maia Reficco – actress and singer
- Arthur E. Reimer – two-time presidential candidate of Socialist Labor Party of America
- James Remar – actor, known for roles of Ajax in The Warriors and of Harry Morgan in Dexter
- Lee Remick – actress, Days of Wine and Roses, Anatomy of a Murder
- Jerry Remy – MLB player and sportscaster
- Patrick Renna – actor, known for role of Ham in The Sandlot
- Frank Renzulli – writer, actor
- Paul Revere – silversmith and American Revolution patriot
- Abbie Richards – TikToker
- Ellen Swallow Richards – "mother" of home economics and sewage treatment
- Jonathan Richman – musician
- Sam Rivers – jazz musician
- Alex Rocco – actor, known for role of Moe Greene in The Godfather
- Norman Rockwell – artist
- Jeremy Roenick – NHL player
- Jereme Rogers – professional skateboarder
- Mitt Romney – 70th Governor of Massachusetts; 2012 U.S. presidential candidate
- Francis Rosa – sports journalist for The Boston Globe[86]
- Eli Roth – director, writer, producer, actor
- Lillian Roth – actress, singer
- John Rowe (1715–1787) – Boston resident merchant and diarist, original developer of Rowes Wharf[87]
- Nathaniel Ruggles – U.S. Representative
- Bill Russell – professional basketball player and coach, NBA champion and Olympic gold medalist
- Blanchard Ryan – actress
S[edit]
- Alicia Sacramone – gymnast, world champion and Olympic silver medalist
- Perry Saturn – pro wrestler
- Richard Scarry – author, illustrator
- Jeremy Scott – televangelist, nudist, poet
- Edward Seaga – former Jamaican politician and statesman; his parents returned to Jamaica with him when he was three months old
- Ebenezer Seaver – U.S. Representative, chairman of Roxbury Board of Selectmen
- Anne Sexton – poet
- Dan Shaughnessy – Boston Globe sports columnist
- John H. Sherburne – U.S. Army brigadier general[88]
- William E. Sheridan – actor
- Timothy Shriver – Chairman of Special Olympic Committee
- Anthony T. Shtogren – U.S. Air Force general
- Fatima Siad – fashion model, third place on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10
- Bill Simmons – sports columnist, "The Sports Guy" on ESPN.com
- Slaine – hip hop artist
- Slapshot – band
- Jenny Slate – actress, comedian, Saturday Night Live cast member
- Emily Goodrich Smith – newspaper correspondent
- Jean Kennedy Smith (1928–2020) – sister of president John F. Kennedy; former United States Ambassador to Ireland
- Samuel Francis Smith – composer
- Edward Dexter Sohier – lawyer
- Joseph B. Soloveitchik – rabbi
- Thankful Southwick (1792–1867) – abolitionist, women's rights activist
- James Spader – actor, Boston Legal, The Blacklist
- Clinton Sparks – hip hop DJ, producer
- Statik Selektah – record producer and DJ
- Special Teamz – rap group
- Billy Squier – rock musician
- Lesley Stahl – television journalist, 60 Minutes
- Staind – band
- Larry Stark – theater critic
- Maurice Starr – musician, producer (New Edition and New Kids on the Block)
- Frederick Stevens – U.S. Representative from Minnesota[89]
- Jane Agnes Stewart — author, editor, and contributor to periodicals
- Sonny Stitt – jazz saxophonist
- Street Dogs – band
- John J. Sullivan – diplomat
- John L. Sullivan – first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing
- Louis Sullivan – architect
- Donna Summer – singer
- William H. Sumner – developer of East Boston
- John Sununu – junior U.S. Senator from New Hampshire (born in Boston)
- William H. Swanson – chairman and CEO of Raytheon Company
T[edit]
- Edmund C. Tarbell – painter
- Lofa Tatupu – NFL linebacker[citation needed]
- James Taylor – folk singer
- Ruth Carol Taylor – first African-American flight attendant in the United States
- That Handsome Devil – band
- John Thomas – first man to clear 7 feet (2.1 m) in high jump
- Thomas W. Thompson – United States Representative and United States Senator[90]
- Henry David Thoreau – iconic poet, novelist
- Uma Thurman – actress, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill
- Maura Tierney – actress
- 'Til Tuesday – band
- Jimmy Tingle – stand-up comedian, actor
- Jane Toppan – serial killer and nurse
- Eve Torres – professional wrestler
- John Tortorella – NHL coach, head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets
- Touré – writer, TV host
- Eliza Townsend – poet
- Judy Traub – Minnesota state senator
- Ralph Tresvant – singer
- Kevin Trudeau – author, pocket billiards promoter, salesman
- Jen Trynin – musician
- Jonathan Tucker – actor
- John Tudor – MLB pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals[citation needed]
- Charles Tufts – founder of Tufts University
U[edit]
- Unearth – band
- Hezekiah Usher – first bookseller in the 13 colonies
V[edit]
- Sarah Van Patten – ballet dancer
- Steven Van Zandt – musician with Bruce Springsteen band and actor, The Sopranos
- Vanna – band
- Jimmy Vesey – ice hockey player
- Brian Viglione – musician
W[edit]
- Philip Waggenheim – gangster
- Ashley Wagner (born 1991) – figure skater
- Donnie Wahlberg – actor, singer, producer (New Kids on the Block)
- Mark Wahlberg – actor, rapper, producer, Boogie Nights, The Perfect Storm, The Departed, The Fighter
- David Walker – abolitionist
- Jimmy Walker – NBA All-Star
- Mike Wallace – television journalist
- Marty Walsh – Mayor of Boston
- Barbara Walters – television journalist
- An Wang – computer engineer and inventor, co-founder of Wang Laboratories
- Fiske Warren – paper manufacturer and philanthropist
- Gretchen Osgood Warren – poet and muse
- Joseph Warren – founding father and Son of Liberty who died at the Battle of Bunker Hill
- Sam Waterston – actor
- Jack Welch – businessman, CEO of General Electric
- Westbound Train – band
- Phillis Wheatley – poet and former slave
- Colin White – ice hockey player
- Eli Whitney – inventor of the cotton gin
- Jermaine Wiggins – NFL player
- Alfred J. Wiggin – painter and society portraitist
- Tony Williams – jazz drummer
- Alan Wilson – singer, guitarist (Canned Heat)
- Oren Elbridge Wilson – Mayor of Albany, New York, born in Boston[91]
- Robert Scott Wilson – actor, first male model on The Price Is Right
- Clara Winthrop – philanthropist, art collector
- Danny Wood – singer (New Kids on the Block)
- Gene Wood – game show announcer
- George Wood – baseball player[83]
- Brian Woods – documentary filmmaker
- Benjamin Edward Woolf – British-born composer, playwright, journalist for Boston Saturday Evening Gazette and Boston Globe
- Steven Wright – Academy Award-winning comedian, actor and writer
X[edit]
Y[edit]
- Donnie Yen – Hong Kong actor, martial artist
Z[edit]
- Katya Zamolodchikova – drag queen, actor
- Rob Zombie – musician, director, producer
See also[edit]
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