List of Famous people born in Massachusetts, United States of America
Oneohtrix Point Never
Daniel Lopatin, best known by the recording alias Oneohtrix Point Never or OPN, is an American experimental electronic music producer, composer, singer and songwriter. He began releasing synth-based recordings in the mid-2000s and received initial acclaim, and has subsequently explored varied approaches, styles and aesthetics, including sample-based composition, kitschy MIDI production and experimentation with musical clichés.
Frederick Bancroft Willis
Frederick Bancroft Willis was an American politician who served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1944 to 1949.
Art Riley
Arthur Mercante, Sr.
Arthur Mercante Sr. was an American boxing referee. His career lasted from the 1960s until 2001. Mercante's son also became a noted referee. In his youth, Arthur Mercante Sr. was a member of the Merchant Marines.
Tom Ferriter
Scott Thompson
Scott Thompson is an American businessman, and currently CEO of Tuition.io. Previously, he was Chief Executive Officer of ShopRunner.
Philip Levine
Philip Louis Levine is an American businessman and politician who served as Mayor of Miami Beach from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a candidate in the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election.
Brian Fox
Brian Jhan Fox is an American computer programmer and free software advocate. He is the original author of the GNU Bash shell, which he announced as a beta in June 1989. He continued as the primary maintainer of bash until at least early 1993. Fox also built the first interactive online banking software in the U.S. for Wells Fargo in 1995, and he created an open source election system in 2008.
Frederick Stark Pearson
Fred Stark Pearson was an American electrical engineer and entrepreneur.
Christopher Randolph
Christopher Randolph is an American actor known for providing the English voice for Hal "Otacon" Emmerich and Dr. "Huey" Emmerich in the Metal Gear Solid series. Prior to landing his role as Otacon, he auditioned for multiple parts, including Solid Snake. After David Hayter was recast from playing Snake in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Randolph became the longest serving English voice actor in the franchise, having a role in all but one main Metal Gear Solid series game since 1998. He also writes, directs, and teaches acting. He received an MFA from the graduate acting program at UCSD.