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

John F. Tierney is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1997 to 2015. He is a Democrat who represented the state's 6th district, which includes the state's North Shore and Cape Ann. Born and raised in Salem, Massachusetts, Tierney graduated from Salem State College and Suffolk University Law School. He worked in private law and served on the Salem Chamber of Commerce from 1976 to 1997. Tierney first ran for the House of Representatives in 1994 against Republican incumbent Peter G. Torkildsen, losing by a small margin. He defeated Torkildsen in a rematch in 1996.

John Fellows Akers was an American businessman. He was president (1983-1989), chief executive officer (1985-1993) and chairman (1986-1993) of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

Thomas Augustus Watson was an assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, notably in the invention of the telephone in 1876.

John Michael D'Arcy was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in Indiana from 1985 to 2009. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts from 1974 to 1985.

John Patrick Boles was an American Roman Catholic titular bishop of Nova Sparsa and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts.

Milton "Shorty" Rogers was one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz. He played trumpet and flugelhorn and was in demand for his skills as an arranger.

Amy Vincent is an American cinematographer who has been a member of the A.S.C. since 2002.

Rita Ann Johnson was an American actress.