List of Famous people born in Massachusetts, United States of America
Sean Newcomb
Sean William Newcomb is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at the University of Hartford. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected Newcomb in the first round of the 2014 MLB draft, and traded him to the Braves in 2015. He made his MLB debut in 2017.
Barbara Comstock
Barbara Jean Comstock is an American attorney and politician. As a Republican, she was elected to two terms in Congress representing Virginia's 10th congressional district.
Jeff Fager
Jeffrey B. Fager is an American television producer who is the former chairman of CBS News and former executive producer of 60 Minutes.
Lenny Clarke
Lenny Clarke is an American comedian and actor, famous for his thick Boston accent and role as Uncle Teddy on the series Rescue Me.
Marilyn Mosby
Marilyn Mosby is an American politician and lawyer who serves as the State's Attorney for Baltimore since 2015. She is the youngest chief prosecutor of any major American city.
Jack Nance
Marvin John Nance was an American actor of stage and screen.
Richard Rodgers
Richard Christopher Rodgers II is an American football tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Football Team and Arizona Cardinals.
Edward M. Kennedy Jr.
Edward Moore Kennedy Jr. is an American lawyer and politician. He is a partner at Epstein Becker & Green, a firm headquartered in New York City, and previously represented Connecticut's 12th Senate district in the Connecticut Senate from 2015 to 2019. He is a son of Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy from Massachusetts and nephew of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Tony DeMarco
Tony DeMarco, born Leonardo Liotta, was an American boxer and World Welterweight Champion. Born to Sicilian immigrants from Sciacca (AG), Vincent and Giacomina, DeMarco grew up in the North End neighborhood of Boston.
Jack Palladino
John Arthur Palladino was an American private investigator and attorney. In 1977 he founded the private detective agency Palladino & Sutherland with his wife, Sandra Sutherland, and over a career spanning more than four decades, Palladino specialized in the preparation for trial of witnesses and evidence in litigation. He was best known for his work in the Peoples Temple tragedy, his defense of car maker John DeLorean, for the Bill Clinton presidential election committee, the tobacco industry whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand, singer Courtney Love, and musician R. Kelly.