List of Famous people born in Massachusetts, United States of America
Frank Robbins
Franklin Robbins was a notable American comic book and comic strip artist and writer, as well as a prominent painter whose work appeared in museums including the Whitney Museum of American Art, where one of his paintings was featured in the 1955 Whitney Annual Exhibition of American Painting.
Tabitha St. Germain
Tabitha St. Germain, formerly known as Paulina Gillis Germain and also known as Tabitha or Kitanou St. Germain, is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is known for a variety of roles across many different shows.
Lyle R. Wheeler
Lyle Reynolds Wheeler was an American motion picture art director. He received five Academy Awards — for Gone with the Wind (1939), Anna and the King of Siam (1946), The Robe (1953), The King and I (1956) and The Diary of Anne Frank (1959).
Jim Reynolds
James Norris Reynolds IV is an American Major League Baseball umpire. He joined the major league staff in 1999 and wears uniform number 77.
Bill Morey
Bill Morey was an American character actor. He was perhaps best known for portraying Oscar in the 1990s sitcom, The John Larroquette Show.
Christopher Allport
Christopher Allport was an American actor.
William Farnum
William Farnum was an American stage and film actor. He was a star of American silent film cinema and became one of the highest-paid actors during that time.
Tom Werman
Tom Werman is an American former record producer, who graduated from Columbia University, and was an A&R man and record producer for Epic Records from 1970 into 1982. He has produced 23 gold and platinum albums by acts including Mother's Finest, Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, Molly Hatchet, Blue Öyster Cult, Mötley Crüe, Twisted Sister, Stryper, Hawks, Kix, L.A. Guns, and Poison. While in A&R at Epic Records, he signed REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent, Molly Hatchet and Boston to the label. He also brought Kiss, Rush and Lynyrd Skynyrd to Epic, but the label passed on all three. Werman became an independent producer in 1982 and continued to work until 2001, when he produced the music and soundtrack for the film Rock Star, starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston. Werman's producing credits also include key recordings by The Producers, Mother's Finest, Gary Myrick & The Figures, Jason & The Scorchers, Krokus, Lita Ford, Kix, LA Guns and Dokken.
Mary Lyon
Mary Mason Lyon was an American pioneer in women's education. She established the Wheaton Female Seminary in Norton, Massachusetts, in 1834. She then established Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, Massachusetts, in 1837 and served as its first president for 12 years. Lyon's vision fused intellectual challenge and moral purpose. She valued socioeconomic diversity and endeavored to make the seminary affordable for students of modest means.
Scott Gordon
Scott M. Gordon is an American professional ice hockey coach and former professional goaltender. He is the head coach of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL). He has also previously served as the interim head coach of the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers, and head coach of the NHL's New York Islanders. Gordon was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, but grew up in Easton, Massachusetts.