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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Samuel Adams
Ben Affleck
Crispus Attucks
  • Abiel Abbot (1770–1828), born in Andover, clergyman and author[1]
  • Benjamin Abbot (1762–1849), born in Andover, teacher at the Phillips Exeter Academy[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]
  • Edith Achilles (1892 – 1989), American 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]
  • Mildred Albert (1905–1991), American fashion show producer and radio and television personality
  • Louisa May Alcott, 19th-century author of Little Women[9]
  • Horatio Alger, Jr., author[10]
  • Fred Allen, radio comedian[11]
  • Frederick Lewis Allen, writer[12]
  • Joseph Allen (1749–1827), born in Boston, United States Congressman[1]
  • Nathaniel M. Allen, soldier in Civil War, awarded Congressional Medal of Honor[13]
  • The Almighty RSO, rap group[citation needed]
  • John Amaechi, NBA player[14]
  • American Hi-Fi, band[citation needed]
  • Amerie, R&B artist[citation needed]
  • Ed Ames, actor and singer[citation needed]
  • Tony Amonte, NHL player[15]
  • Anarchy Club, band[citation needed]
  • Leroy Anderson, composer for Boston Pops Orchestra[16]
  • Mary Antin, author[17]
  • Apollo Sunshine, band[citation needed]
  • Thomas Gold Appleton (1812–1884), writer[1]
  • Crispus Attucks, American Revolution patriot[18]
  • Red Auerbach, Boston Celtics coach and president, Basketball Hall of Famer[19]
  • 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]

B[]

Boston
  • 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[20][21]
  • Dana Barros – Former NBA player[22]
  • Erinn Bartlett – actress[citation needed]
  • Zered Bassett – professional skateboarder[23]
  • Benjamin E. Bates – founder and namesake of Bates College[24]
  • Ruth Batson – civil rights and education activist[25]
  • Susan Batson – actress, author, and producer; daughter of Ruth Batson[citation needed]
  • Peter D. Bear – Wisconsin State Senator[26]
  • 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[27]
  • Asher Benjamin – architect and author[28]
  • Frank Weston Benson – Impressionist artist[29]
  • Rick Berlin – musician[citation needed]
  • Leonard Bernstein – New York Philharmonic conductor, composer and pianist[30]
  • Big D and the Kids Table – band[citation needed]
  • Big Shug – rapper[31]
  • Traci Bingham – actress, model[citation needed]
  • Mike Birbiglia – comedian[citation needed]
  • William Blackstone (also spelled Blaxton) – first European settler
  • Arthur Blake – athlete
  • Will Blalock – former NBA player for [32]
  • David Blatt (born 1959) – Israeli-American basketball player and coach (most recently, for the Cleveland Cavaliers)[33]
  • C. L. Blood – physician[34]
  • Matt Bloom – NFL player and professional wrestler, known for his time in WWE[citation needed]
  • Michael Bloomberg – Former Mayor of New York City[35]
  • Bob and Ray – comedy team[36]
  • Ernie Boch, Jr. – president of Boch Enterprises[37]
  • 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[38]
  • Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee – architect[39]
  • William J. Bratton – chief of police for NYPD and LAPD[40]
  • John Britton – abortion provider[41]
  • Edward W. Brooke – first African American elected by popular vote to United States Senate[42]
  • Bobby Brown – singer[citation needed]
  • Carolyn Brown – dancer, writer, choreographer[citation needed]
  • Earle Brown – composer[citation needed]
  • Sam Brown – comedian from IFC sketch comedy show Whitest Kids U' Know[citation needed]
  • Scott Brown – U.S. Senator[43]
  • William B. Broydrick – Wisconsin State Assemblyman[44]
  • 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[45]
  • James "Whitey" Bulger – organized crime boss[citation needed]
  • Ephraim Wales Bull – creator of the concord grape [46]
  • 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[]

  • C60 – band[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[47]
  • 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[48]
  • Kevin Chapman – actor[49]
  • Julius Caesar Chappelle – Massachusetts legislator[50]
  • Ken Cheeseman – actor[citation needed]
  • Gary Cherone – singer (Extreme and Van Halen)[citation needed]
  • Michael Chiklis – actor, The Shield[51]
  • Neil Cicierega – Internet personality, created Potter Puppet Pals[citation needed]
  • Louis C.K. – comedian and actor[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[52]
  • Misha Collins – actor[53][circular reference]
  • Jerry Colonna – entertainer[54]
  • Greg Comella – NFL fullback[55]
  • Dane Cook – comedian and actor[56]
  • Calvin Coolidge – 30th President of the United States
  • Harriet Abbott Lincoln Coolidge – author, philanthropist, reformer[57]
  • Jennifer Coolidge – actress, American Pie, A Mighty Wind, Legally Blonde[58]
  • John Singleton Copley – artist[59]
  • 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[60]
  • Lynne Cox – professional swimmer[61]
  • Charlie Coyle (born 1992) – hockey player
  • Zach Cregger – actor, comedian, star of the IFC sketch comedy series WKUK[citation needed]
  • Norm Crosby – comedian[62]
  • Marcia Cross – actress, Desperate Housewives[citation needed]
  • James Michael Curley – Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts Governor, and U.S. Representative[63]
  • Jane Curtin – actress and comedian[64]
  • 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[65]

D[]

Matt Damon
W. E. B. Du Bois
  • Dick Dale – musician[66]
  • Matt Damon – actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter, Good Will Hunting, The Departed, Ocean's Eleven and Bourne Identity series[67]
  • Evan Dando – musician[68]
  • Duncan Daniels (artist), Nigerian afropop and afrobeat musician, producer and song writer
  • Bette Davis – Academy Award-winning actress, Dark Victory, Jezebel, All About Eve
  • 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
  • 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)
  • Ken Doane – professional wrestler, known for his time in WWE
  • Dresden Dolls – punk cabaret duo
  • Dropkick Murphys – band
  • Shem Drowne – America's first weathervane maker
  • Robert Drinan – former U.S. Congressman
  • 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[]

  • Ed O.G. – hip hop artist
  • 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
  • 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[]

Robert Frost
  • 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[69]
  • 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[70]
  • Jon Foster – actor (born in Boston)
  • 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[]

Robert Goulet
  • 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
  • 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[71]
  • 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
  • Kevin Garnett—retired professional basketball player
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Bill Guerin – NHL player
  • Louise Gunning – musical actress
  • Guru – rapper, member of Gang Starr
  • Guster – band
  • Jasmine Guy – actress and singer

H[]

Winslow Homer
  • Betsy Hager – farmer and blacksmith, produced weapons for the American Revolution
  • 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
  • Roy Haynes – jazz musician
  • Heads of State – music group
  • Ed Healey – NFL Hall of Fame player for Chicago Bears
  • Armand Van Helden – DJ
  • Ed Herlihy – radio and television announcer
  • Rich Hill – MLB pitcher
  • Karl Hobbs – George Washington University basketball coach
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes – physician and author
  • Winslow Homer – artist
  • Michelle Hoover – author
  • Allen Hoskins – actor
  • Joan Imogen Howard – educator
  • Christine Hunschofsky – politician

I[]

  • Isis – music group

J[]

  • Shar Jackson – actress
  • Jada – pop and R&B singing group signed to UniversalMotown
  • Marie Jansen – musical actress[72]
  • Martin Johnson – lead singer of Boys Like Girls
  • Thomas Johnston – engraver, organ builder, japanner, and heraldic painter.
  • JoJo – singer, actress
  • Sam Jones III – actor, Glory Road
  • Darin Jordan – NFL player
  • Jujubee – drag queen
  • Tom Jung – art director, graphic designer, illustrator, storyboard artist

K[]

Keytar Bear
  • Madeline Kahn – actress, Blazing Saddles
  • Mindy Kaling – actress, The Office
  • Alex Karalexis – UFC, WEC fighter
  • Karmin – musical group
  • Robert Kelly – actor, comedian
  • 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
  • Edward "Ted" Kennedy (1932–2009) – longtime Massachusetts 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[73][74]
  • Killswitch Engage – metalcore band
  • John King – CNN chief political correspondent[75]
  • 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)
  • 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[]

Amy Lowell
Jack Lemmon
  • 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[76]
  • Edward Lawrence Logan – military officer, jurist, politician
  • Howie Long – NFL player
  • Amy Lawrence Lowell – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
  • Robert Lowell – poet
  • Joyner Lucas – rapper
  • Adam Lundquist – radio DJ
  • Lyte Funky Ones – pop trio

M[]

Samuel Morse
  • 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
  • Maria Menounos – actress, Journalist, professional wrestler
  • Connie Martinson – talk show host
  • 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
  • Pedro Martínez – retired professional baseball player, member of National Baseball Hall of Fame.
  • Tommy McCarthy – baseball player[77]
  • 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
  • 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
  • Mr. Lif – hip-hop artist, member of The Perceptionists
  • Joe Moakley – congressman
  • Leo Monahan (journalist) (1926–2013), American sports journalist[78]
  • 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
  • Helen Messinger Murdoch (1862–1956) – photographer: pioneered use of autochromes in travel photography

N[]

Jack Nance
  • Jack Nance – actor, title character in Eraserhead
  • William Cooper Nell – abolitionist
  • Betty Jo Nelsen – member of Wisconsin State Assembly
  • 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[]

  • Conan O'Brien – television personality
  • 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[]

Evelyn Parnell
Sylvia Plath
  • Robert Treat Paine – signer of Declaration of Independence
  • Amanda Palmer – songwriter and performer
  • John Peck – naval architect and merchant[79]
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ellen Pompeo – actress
  • Tom Poti – NHL player, Washington Capitals
  • Powerman 5000 – metal band
  • Seth Putnam – musician
  • Moriah Rose Pereira (Poppy) – musician and YouTube personality

Q[]

  • Dionne Quan – voice actress
  • John Quinlan – pro wrestler

R[]

Lee Remick
  • Nicole Raczynski – pro wrestler known as Nikki Roxx, and as Roxxi in TNA Wrestling
  • Sumner Redstone – chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Viacom
  • 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[80]
  • Eli Roth – director, writer, producer, actor
  • Lillian Roth – actress, singer
  • John Rowe (1715–1787) – Boston resident merchant and diarist, original developer of Rowes Wharf[81]
  • Nathaniel Ruggles – U.S. Representative
  • Bill Russell – professional basketball player and coach, NBA champion and Olympic gold medalist
  • Blanchard Ryan – actress

S[]

  • Timothy Shriver – Chairman of Special Olympic Committee
  • James Spader – actor
  • Alicia Sacramone – gymnast, world champion and Olympic silver medalist
  • Perry Saturn – pro wrestler
  • Edward Seaga – former Jamaican politician and statesman. His parents returned to Jamaica with Edward when the boy was three months old.
  • Richard Scarry – author, illustrator
  • Jeremy Scott – televangelist, nudist, poet
  • Ebenezer Seaver – U.S. Representative, chairman of Roxbury Board of Selectmen
  • Anne Sexton – poet
  • Dan Shaughnessy – Boston Globe sports columnist
  • William E. Sheridan – actor
  • 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
  • Samuel Francis Smith – composer
  • Jean Kennedy Smith (1928–2020) – sister of president John F. Kennedy; former United States Ambassador to Ireland
  • 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 – American 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[82]
  • Sonny Stitt – jazz saxophonist
  • Street Dogs – band
  • John L. Sullivan – first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing
  • Louis Sullivan – architect
  • John J. Sullivan – diplomat
  • 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[]

  • 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[83]
  • 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[]

  • Unearth – band
  • Hezekiah Usher – first bookseller in the 13 colonies

V[]

  • Sarah Van Patten - ballet dancer
  • Steven Van Zandt – musician with Bruce Springsteen band and actor, The Sopranos
  • Vanna – band
  • Brian Viglione – musician

W[]

Phillis Wheatley
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sam Waterston – actor
  • Jack Welch – businessman, CEO of General Electric
  • Westbound Train – band
  • Phillis Wheatley – poet and former slave
  • Eli Whitney – inventor of the cotton gin
  • Jermaine Wiggins – NFL player
  • Tony Williams – jazz drummer
  • Alan Wilson – singer, guitarist (Canned Heat)
  • Robert Scott Wilson – actor, first male model on The Price Is Right
  • Danny Wood – singer (New Kids on the Block)
  • Gene Wood – game show announcer
  • George Wood – baseball player[77]
  • 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
  • Marty Walsh – Mayor of Boston

X[]

Malcolm X
  • Malcolm X – civil rights activist, Muslim minister (lived in Roxbury)

Y[]

  • Donnie Yen – Hong Kong actor, martial artist

Z[]

  • Katya Zamolodchikova – drag queen, actor
  • Rob Zombie – musician, director, producer.

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