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

Kenny Dykstra

First Name Kenny
Last Name Dykstra
Born on March 16, 1986 (age 40)
Height 193 cm | 6'4

Kenneth George Doane is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE as Kenny Dykstra and Kenny as a member of The Spirit Squad. Outside of WWE, his most significant appearance in a major promotion was for Major League Wrestling (MLW) in a tag team with Squad member Mike Mondo during 2019.

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Frances Perkins

First Name Frances
Last Name Perkins
Died on May 14, 1965

Frances Perkins was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position. She made history as the first woman to serve in any presidential U.S. Cabinet. As a loyal supporter of her longtime friend, Franklin D. Roosevelt, she helped make labor issues important in the emerging New Deal coalition. She was one of two of the Roosevelt cabinet members to remain in office for his entire presidency.

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Freddie Roach

Frederick Steven Roach is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer. Roach is widely regarded as one of the best boxing trainers of all time. He is the enduring boxing coach of the eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, five-time and four-division world champion Miguel Cotto, former WBC middleweight champion Julio César Chávez Jr., three-time world champion James Toney, former UFC middleweight and three-time welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, as well as top prospects Jose Benavidez, Peter Quillin, and Vanes Martirosyan. Roach was the trainer of two-time women's world champion Lucia Rijker. He has also trained former light welterweight champion Amir Khan.

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Sarah Goodridge

First Name Sarah
Last Name Goodridge
Born on February 5, 1788
Died on December 28, 1853 (aged 65)

Sarah Goodridge was an American painter who specialized in portrait miniatures. She was the older sister of Elizabeth Goodridge, also an American miniaturist.

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Doug Stanhope

First Name Doug
Last Name Stanhope
Born on March 25, 1967 (age 59)

Doug Stanhope is an American stand-up comedian, author, political activist, and podcast host.

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Sam Hyde

First Name Sam
Last Name Hyde
Born on April 16, 1985 (age 41)

Samuel Whitcomb Hyde is an American comedian, writer, performance artist and actor. He co-created the sketch comedy group Million Dollar Extreme (MDE) with Charls Carroll and Nick Rochefort.

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Mike Capuano

First Name Mike
Last Name Capuano
Born on January 9, 1952 (age 74)

Michael Everett Capuano is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1999 to 2019. A Democrat, his district included the northern three-fourths of Boston, as well as parts of Cambridge, his hometown of Somerville, and other communities immediately north and south of Boston. Prior to being elected to Congress, he served as an Alderman and Mayor of Somerville.

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Isabel Atkin

First Name Isabel
Last Name Atkin
Born on June 21, 1998 (age 27)
Height 171 cm | 5'7

Isabel Atkin, also known as Izzy Atkin, is a British-American freestyle skier who competes internationally for Great Britain. She won bronze at women's slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the first British Olympic medal in skiing.

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Jack Buck

First Name Jack
Last Name Buck
Born on August 21, 1924
Died on June 18, 2002 (aged 77)

John Francis "Jack" Buck was an American sportscaster, best known for his work announcing Major League Baseball games of the St. Louis Cardinals. His play-by-play work earned him recognition from numerous halls of fame. He has also been inducted as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum.

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Anne Sullivan

Johanna Mansfield Sullivan Macy
First Name Anne
Last Name Sullivan
Born on April 4, 1866
Died on October 20, 1936 (aged 70)

Anne Sullivan Macy was an American teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller.

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