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

Guinevere Jane Turner is an American actress, screenwriter and film director. She has written such films as American Psycho and The Notorious Bettie Page and played the lead role of the dominatrix Tanya Cheex in Preaching to the Perverted.

Philip Seth Goldberg is an American diplomat and government official who has served as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea since 2022. He served previously as ambassador to the Philippines, Bolivia and Colombia and chief of the U.S. mission in UN-administered Kosovo during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations. He has served in Washington as Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research. In 2022, he was nominated by President Joe Biden to be the U.S. ambassador to South Korea and was confirmed on May 5, 2022 by the United States Senate through voice vote.

William Szathmary, known as Bill Dana, was an American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He often appeared on television shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, frequently in the guise of a heavily accented Bolivian character named José Jiménez. Dana often portrayed the Jiménez character as an astronaut.

Thomas John Rowe is an American ice hockey executive, former player and coach.

William Michael Conigliaro was an American baseball outfielder who played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and Oakland Athletics from 1969 to 1973. He batted and threw right-handed, and was the younger brother of Tony Conigliaro, with whom he was teammates on the Red Sox from 1969 until 1970.

Edward Paul Donato is an American former ice hockey player who played in the NHL, who currently serves as the head coach for the Harvard University hockey team. Donato's son, Ryan Donato, was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and currently plays with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. Donato was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Patrick Aloysius Ewing Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He is the eldest son of Hall of Fame basketball player and New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing and Sharon Campbell. He has three brothers and three sisters.

Jessica Rosenworcel is an American attorney currently serving as a member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). She originally served on the FCC from May 11, 2012 to January 3, 2017, and was confirmed by the Senate for an additional term on August 3, 2017. On January 21, 2021, President Joe Biden picked her to be the interim chair of FCC, making her the second-ever woman to serve in this position.

Donald J. Matthews, a.k.a. "The Don", was a head coach of several professional football teams, mostly in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He won 231 games in the CFL, the second highest win total by a head coach in the league's history. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in September 2011.

Airline Inthyrath, known by her stage name Jujubee, is an American drag queen, reality television personality, and recording artist from Lowell, Massachusetts. She is best known as a contestant on Season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race, RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars season 1 and RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars season 5. She has the unique distinction of being the only contestant to place within the top three of the competition three times.