List of Famous people born in Massachusetts, United States of America

Tom Sullivan is an American entertainer, singer, actor, author, motivational speaker and writer.

Louis Henry Sullivan was an Irish-American architect, and has been called a "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism". He was an influential architect of the Chicago School, a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an inspiration to the Chicago group of architects who have come to be known as the Prairie School. Along with Wright and Henry Hobson Richardson, Sullivan is one of "the recognized trinity of American architecture". The phrase "Form follows function" is attributed to him, although he credited the concept to ancient Roman architect Vitruvius. In 1944, Sullivan was the second architect to posthumously receive the AIA Gold Medal.

Seth Hastings was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Cambridge in the Province of Massachusetts Bay to Seth and Hannah (Soden) Hastings, he was a descendant of the colonist Thomas Hastings who came from the East Anglia region of England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1634. He graduated from Harvard University in 1782, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1786 and commenced practice in Mendon, Massachusetts. He was town treasurer in 1794 and 1795, and was elected one of the first school commissioners in 1796.

Mike Schwartz was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and was raised in Santa Barbara, California. He lives in Los Angeles as an actor, writer and producer in the entertainment field. He was a writer and co-executive producer on the NBC/ABC television comedy drama Scrubs from 2001 until 2007. He also appeared on the show in the recurring role of "Lloyd Slawski", a Delivery man and temporary member of the Janitor's "Brain's Trust" who later becomes an ambulance driver.

Peter Alan Laird is an American comic book writer and artist best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with writer and artist Kevin Eastman.

Joel Perez is an American actor, singer, and dancer known for his work in several theatrical performances and television appearances.

Howard Kanovitz was a pioneering painter in the Photorealist and Hyperrealist Movements, which emerged in the 1960s and 1970s in response to the abstract art movement.

Thomas Phillip O'Neill III is an American politician and businessman who served as the 65th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.