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This is a list of people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of '''[[Boston, Massachusetts]]''' and its surrounding [[metropolitan statistical area]].
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==0-9==
* [[7L & Esoteric]] – rap group
==A==
[[File:J S Copley - Samuel Adams.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Samuel Adams]]]]
[[File:Ben Affleck by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Ben Affleck]]]]
[[File:Crispus Attucks.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Crispus Attucks]]]]
* [[Joel Abbot (naval officer)|Joel Abbot]] (1776–1826) – naval officer<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | ___location = Chicago | year = 1967}}</ref>
* [[Amos Abbott]] (1786–1868) – born in [[Westford, Massachusetts|Westford]], member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from Massachusetts<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Austin Abbott (New York)|Austin Abbott]] (1831–1896) – born in Boston; lawyer, novelist, and academic<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Benjamin Vaughan Abbott]] (1830–1890) – born in Boston, lawyer and legal writer<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Joseph Carter Abbott]] (1825–1882) – publisher of the ''Boston Bee''<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Josiah Gardner Abbott]] (1814–1891) – member of [[United States House of Representatives]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Abdul-Malik Abu]] (born 1995) – basketball player in the [[Israeli Premier Basketball League]]
* [[Edith Achilles]] (1892–1989) – psychologist
* [[Abigail Adams]] (1744–1818) – born in [[Weymouth, Massachusetts|Weymouth]], [[First Lady of the United States]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Abijah Adams]] (1754–1816) – born in Boston, journalist, often embroiled in lawsuits against him<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Charles Francis Adams Sr.]] (1807–1886) – born in Boston; son of [[Abigail Adams]] and [[John Adams]]; [[Congressman]]; [[diplomat]]; writer<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Edwin Adams (actor)|Edwin Adams]] (1834–1877) – born in [[Medford, Massachusetts|Medford]], 19th-century stage actor<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Eliphalet Adams]] (1677–1753) – born in Medford, clergyman and missionary<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Hannah Adams]] (1755–1831) – born in [[Medfield, Massachusetts|Medfield]], famous Christian writer<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Henry Adams]] (1838–1918) – born in Boston, journalist, historian, academic and novelist<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Jasper Adams]] (1793–1841) – born in [[Medway, Massachusetts|Medway]], clergyman and college president<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Nehemiah Adams]] (1806–1878) – clergyman and author<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Sammy Adams]] – musician<ref>{{cite web|title=Samuel Adams Wisner|url=http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Adams,_Sammy/Biography/|publisher=999-2014 Starpulse.com|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Samuel Adams]] – [[American Revolution]] [[Patriot (American Revolution)|patriot]], signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Samuel Adams|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000045|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Aerosmith]] – band<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerosmith|url=http://www.mos.org/planetarium/laser-aerosmith|publisher=1996 – 2014 Museum of Science, Boston|access-date=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430075839/http://www.mos.org/planetarium/laser-aerosmith|archive-date=30 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Ben Affleck]] – Academy Award-winning actor, screenwriter and director, brother of Casey<ref>{{cite web|title=Ben Affleck|url=http://www.people.com/people/ben_affleck|publisher=2014 Time Inc.|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Casey Affleck]] – Academy Award-winning actor, brother of Ben<ref>{{cite web|title=Casey Affleck|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/gallery/biography/affleck_brothers/|publisher=2014 NY Times Co.|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[George Aiken (playwright)|George Aiken]] (1830–1876) – born in Boston, actor and playwright<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Amos T. Akerman]] (1821–1880) – [[United States Attorney General]], born in [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Akrobatik]] – hip hop artist, member of [[The Perceptionists]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Akrobatik|newspaper=Boston.com|date=10 June 2011|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2011/06/10/local_rap_community_rallies_around_akrobatik_after_his_heart_scare/|publisher=2014 Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC|access-date=8 May 2014|last1=Caballero|first1=Martín}}</ref>
* [[Al B. Sure]] – singer<ref>{{cite web|title=Al B. Sure|url=http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Al_B._Sure!/|publisher=1999-2014 Starpulse.com|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Harriet Ryan Albee]] (1829–1873) – born and died in Boston; social reformer and philanthropist<ref name="Report1913">{{cite book |author1=Channing Home |title=Report (1913) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0CjKAAAAMAAJ|___location=Boston |pages=3–4 |access-date=6 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mildred Albert]] (1905–1991) – [[fashion show]] producer and radio and television personality
* [[Louisa May Alcott]] – 19th-century author of ''Little Women''<ref>{{cite web|title=Louisa May Alcott|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/13467/Louisa-May-Alcott|publisher=2014 Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Horatio Alger Jr.]] – author<ref>{{cite web|title=Horatio Alger, Jr.|url=http://d.lib.rochester.edu/cinderella/text/biography-the-lives-of-horatio-alger-jr|publisher=University of Rochester|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Fred Allen]] – radio comedian<ref>{{cite book|last=Havig|first=Alan|title=Fred Allen's Radio Comedy|date=9 June 2010|publisher=Temple University Press, Jun 9, 2010|pages=27–28|isbn=9781439905609|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6HxBhNQcJBUC&q=Fred+Allen+-+Boston&pg=PA28}}</ref>
* [[Frederick Lewis Allen]] – writer<ref>{{cite book|last=Bolino|first=August C.|title=Men of Massachusetts: Bay State Contributors to American Society|date=6 August 2012|publisher=iUniverse, Aug 2, 2012|page=225|isbn=9781475933765|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HNiK52D2VjMC&q=Frederick+Lewis+Allen++editor+of+Harper%27s+Magazine++-+Boston+Mass&pg=PA225}}</ref>
* [[Joseph Allen (congressman)|Joseph Allen]] (1749–1827) – born in Boston, [[United States Congressman]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Nathaniel M. Allen]] – soldier in Civil War, awarded Congressional Medal of Honor<ref>{{cite web|title=Nathaniel M. Allen|url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2435|publisher=2014 www.militarytimes.com.|access-date=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508224551/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=2435|archive-date=8 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[The Almighty RSO]] – rap group{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Stanley Alves]] – soccer player
* [[John Amaechi]] – [[NBA]] player<ref>{{cite web|title=John Amaechi|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/amaecjo01.html|publisher=2000-2014 Sports Reference LLC|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[American Hi-Fi]] – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[American Nightmare (band)|American Nightmare]] – hardcore band
* [[Amerie]] – R&B artist{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Ed Ames]] – actor and singer{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Tony Amonte]] – [[NHL]] player<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Amonte|url=http://nhlalumniproam.com/players/tony-amonte/|publisher=NHL Alumni Pro-Am Boston|access-date=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430022344/http://nhlalumniproam.com/players/tony-amonte/|archive-date=30 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Leroy Anderson]] – composer for [[Boston Pops Orchestra]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Leroy Anderson|url=https://www.pbs.org/sleighride/Biography/Bio.htm|publisher=PBS|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Mary Antin]] – author<ref>{{cite web|title=Mary Antin|url=http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/antin-mary|publisher=1998–2014, Jewish Women's Archive|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Ashkanov Apollon]] – soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ashkanov Apollon |url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/ashkanov-apollon/ |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=[[Hartford Athletic]]}}</ref>
* [[Apollo Sunshine]] – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Thomas Gold Appleton]] (1812–1884) – writer<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Isabel Atkin]] – British–American skier and Olympic medalist for Great Britain<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teambss.org.uk/park-and-pipe/british-park-pipe-ski-squad/isabel-atkin|title=Isabel Atkin – British Ski and Snowboard|website=www.teambss.org.uk|access-date=14 February 2022}}</ref>
* [[Crispus Attucks]] – American Revolution patriot<ref>{{cite web|title=Crispus Attucks|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p24.html|publisher=WGBH {{!}} PBS Online|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Red Auerbach]] – Boston Celtics coach and president, Basketball Hall of Famer<ref>{{cite web|title=Red Auerbach|url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/history/Red_Auerbach.html|publisher=2014 NBA Media Ventures, LLC.|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[John Augustus]] (1785–1859) – born in Boston, philanthropist and pioneer of [[probation]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[James Trecothick Austin]] (1784–1870) – born in Boston, member of [[Massachusetts General Court]] and [[Massachusetts Attorney General]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Jonathan Loring Austin]] (1748–1826) – born in Boston; officer in [[American Revolutionary War]]; Massachusetts state representative, senator, secretary, and treasurer<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Rich Amiri]] – rapper
==B==
[[File:Boston (band) - 2008 at the Grand Casino in Hinckley.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Boston (band)|Boston]]]]
* [[Bad Rabbits]] – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker]] – rap DJ, music producer{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Bang Camaro]] – rock band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Sasha Banks]] – [[WWE]] wrestler, former [[WWE Raw Women's Championship|WWE Raw Women's Champion]], former [[NXT Women's Championship|NXT Women's Champion]]
* [[Maria Barrett]] – [[US Army]] [[Major General]]; older sister of US Army General [[Paula Lodi]]<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=2 sisters make Army history as first pair to attain general rank |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/sisters-make-us-army-history-1st-pair-attain/story?id=65431718 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lieutenant General Maria B. Barrett - General Officer Management Office |url=https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-9726/mariab-barrett |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.gomo.army.mil}}</ref>
* [[Dana Barros]] – former [[NBA]] player<ref>{{cite web|title=Dana Barros|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/barroda01.html|publisher=2000-2014 Sports Reference LLC.|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Zered Bassett]] – professional skateboarder<ref>{{cite web|title=Zered Bassett|url=http://www.focusskatemag.com/2013/05/9720/|publisher=ocusskatemag|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Benjamin E. Bates]] – founder and namesake of [[Bates College]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Benjamin E. Bates|url=http://www.bates.edu/advancement/societies/about/who-was-benjamin-e-bates/|publisher=Bates College|access-date=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509001958/http://www.bates.edu/advancement/societies/about/who-was-benjamin-e-bates/|archive-date=9 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Ruth Batson]] – [[civil rights]] and education activist<ref>{{cite web|title=Ruth Batson|url=http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2003/10/29/ruth_batson_leading_figure_in_education_civil_rights/|publisher=2003 The New York Times Company|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Susan Batson]] – actress, author, and producer; daughter of [[Ruth Batson]]{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Peter D. Bear]] – [[Wisconsin]] State Senator<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter D. Bear|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2009&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=people&letter=B|publisher=1996-2014 Wisconsin Historical Society|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Bell Biv DeVoe]] – music group{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Gaston Bell]] – stage and silent film actor{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Tobin Bell]] – actor (born in Queens, NY, raised in Weymouth){{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Mark Bellhorn]] – MLB player<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Bellhorn|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bellhma01.shtml|publisher=2000-2013 Sports Reference LLC.|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Cora Agnes Benneson]] – attorney, lecturer, and writer<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nazzal |first=James A. |date=2000 |title='Verite Sans Peur': Cora Agnes Benneson, a First-Wave Feminist of Illinois |url=https://jstor.org/stable/40193344 |journal=[[Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society]] |volume=93 |issue=3 |pages=273–286 |jstor=40193344 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* [[Frank Weston Benson]] – Impressionist artist<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Weston Benson|url=http://galleryfrance.blogspot.com/2014/04/frank-weston-benson-american.html|publisher=GALLERY FRANCE|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Rick Berlin]] – musician{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Leonard Bernstein]] – New York Philharmonic conductor, composer and pianist<ref>{{cite web|title=Leonard Bernstein|url=http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/bernstein/lbpg01.html|publisher=The Library of Congress|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Big D and the Kids Table]] – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Big Shug]] – rapper<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Shug|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/281682/big-shug/biography|publisher=2014 Billboard|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Traci Bingham]] – actress, model{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Mike Birbiglia]] – comedian{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Molly Birnbaum]] – writer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mollybirnbaum.com/about-me/ |title=About Me |publisher=Molly Birnbaum |date= |access-date=2011-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621065656/http://www.mollybirnbaum.com/about-me/ |archive-date=2011-06-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[William Blaxton|William Blackstone]] (also spelled Blaxton) – first European settler
* [[Arthur Blake (middle-distance runner)|Arthur Blake]] – athlete
* [[Will Blalock]] – former [[NBA]] player for <ref>{{cite web|title=Will Blalock|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/1113142/will-blalock|publisher=2014 CBS Interactive|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[David Blatt]] (born 1959) – Israeli-American basketball player and coach (most recently, for the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]])<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/_NECN__Boston-born_Blatt_Hired_to_Coach_Maccabi_Tel_Aviv_NECN-252163771.html|title = Boston-born Blatt Hired to Coach Maccabi Tel Aviv| newspaper=Necn }}</ref>
* [[C. L. Blood]] – physician<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Advertisement; no byline.--> |title=Oxygenized Air |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1913&dat=18670501&id=zo8gAAAAIBAJ&pg=4868,3604529 |newspaper=[[Lewiston Evening Journal]] |date=1867-05-01 |access-date=2015-10-21 }}</ref>
* [[Matt Bloom]] – NFL player and [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], known for his time in [[WWE]]{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Michael Bloomberg]] – former Mayor of New York City<ref>{{cite news|title=Mayor's Ties to Hometown Fade, but for a Few, They Are Still Felt|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 18 March 2012|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/19/nyregion/bloombergs-hometown-medford-mass-struggles-to-keep-his-attention.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|access-date=14 May 2014|last1 = Grynbaum|first1 = Michael M.}}</ref>
* [[Bob and Ray]] – comedy team<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob and Ray|url=http://www.massbroadcastershof.org/hof_bob_elliott.htm|publisher=2013 Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame at Massasoit Community College|access-date=14 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917074632/http://www.massbroadcastershof.org/hof_bob_elliott.htm|archive-date=17 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Ernie Boch Jr.]] – president of Boch Enterprises<ref>{{cite web|title=Ernie Boch, Jr.|url=http://www.boch.com/dealership/about.htm|publisher=Boch.com|access-date=14 May 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140514171240/http://www.boch.com/dealership/about.htm|archive-date=14 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Ray Bolger]] – actor and dancer, Scarecrow in ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''
* [[Veda Ann Borg]] – film actress
* [[Boston (band)|Boston]] – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Boys Like Girls]] – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Ron Brace]] – NFL player, [[New England Patriots]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ron Brace|url=http://www.bceagles.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/brace_ron01.html|publisher=2014 CBS Interactive|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee]] – architect<ref>{{cite web|title=Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee|url=http://www.bahistory.org/HistoryNathanielBradlee.html|publisher=Brighton-Alston Historical Society|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[William J. Bratton]] – chief of police for [[New York Police Department|NYPD]] and [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]]<ref>{{cite web|title=William J. Bratton|url=http://www.umb.edu/why_umass/william_j._bratton|publisher=2014 UMass Boston|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Connie Britton]] – actress
* [[John Britton (doctor)|John Britton]] – abortion provider<ref>{{cite web|title=John Britton (doctor)|url=http://health.usnews.com/doctors/peter-britton-258598|publisher=2014 U.S. News & World Report LP|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Edward W. Brooke]] – first African American elected by popular vote to United States Senate<ref>{{cite web|title=Edward W. Brooke|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=b000871|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Bobby Brown]] – singer{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Carolyn Brown (choreographer)|Carolyn Brown]] – dancer, writer, choreographer{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Earle Brown]] – composer{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Lexie Brown]] – basketball player for the [[Los Angeles Sparks]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Czupryn |first=Jonathan |date=2015-04-05 |title=Born to a Star and Becoming One for Maryland |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/sports/ncaabasketball/born-to-a-star-and-becoming-one-for-maryland.html |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Sam Brown (comedian)|Sam Brown]] – comedian from [[Independent Film Channel|IFC]] sketch comedy show ''[[Whitest Kids U' Know]]''{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Scott Brown (politician)|Scott Brown]] – U.S. Senator<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Scott Brown|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001268|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[William B. Broydrick]] – Wisconsin State Assemblyman<ref>{{cite book|title=The State of Wisconsin Blue Book|year=1981|publisher=Legislative Reference Bureau, 1981|page=33|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5-4fAQAAMAAJ&q=William+B.+Broydrick+from+boston+massachusetts&pg=PA33}}</ref>
* [[Aimee Buchanan]] (born 1993) – American-born Olympic figure skater for Israel
* [[Buffalo Tom]] - band
* [[Charles Bulfinch]] – [[architect]] who designed [[Massachusetts State House]], original [[United States Capitol dome]] and [[United States Capitol rotunda|rotunda]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Bulfinch|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/84055/Charles-Bulfinch|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[James "Whitey" Bulger]] – organized crime boss{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Ephraim Wales Bull]] – creator of the concord grape <ref>[https://archive.org/details/ancientmiddlese00goulgoog/page/n32 <!-- pg=24 quote=Ancient Middlesex. --> Ephraim Wales Bull article] on page 38 of the book ''Ancient Middlesex with Brief Biographical Sketches''.</ref>
* [[Chris Burden]] - sculptor/installation artist and founder of performance art
* [[Thomas Burke (athlete)|Thomas Burke]] – sprinter
* [[Bill Burr]] – comedian
* [[Edwin C. Burt]] – shoemaker{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Bury Your Dead]] – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[George H. W. Bush]] – 41st [[President of The United States]]{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Vannevar Bush]] – scientist{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
==C==
* [[C60 (band)|C60]] – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Louis C.K.]] – comedian and actor{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Will Calhoun]] – drummer for [[Living Colour]] (born in NY, lived in Boston){{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Steve Carell]] – actor and comedian, ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'', ''[[The Daily Show]]'', ''[[The 40-Year-Old Virgin]]'', ''[[Despicable Me]]''{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[The Cars]] – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Melnea Cass]] – community and civil rights activist<ref>[http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20297170 Melnea A. Cass papers, 1954-1979], located in the [[Northeastern University]] Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA</ref>
* [[Peggy Cass]] – actress and TV game show panelist{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[John Cazale]] – actor, ''[[The Godfather]]'', ''[[The Deer Hunter]]'', ''[[Dog Day Afternoon]]''{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[John Cena]] – [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], known for his time in [[WWE]]{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Nicholas Raymond Cerio]] – founder of Nick Cerio's Kenpo<ref>{{cite web|title=Nicholas Raymond Cerio|url=http://www.malineage.com/stories/16005|publisher=2014 maLineage.com|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Chapman]] – actor<ref>{{cite web|title=Kevin Chapman|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kevin-chapman/bio/250365|publisher=2014 CBS Interactive Inc.|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Julius Caesar Chappelle]] – Massachusetts legislator<ref>'Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court 1867-Present,' State Library of Massachusetts: 2010</ref>
* [[Simone Charley]] – soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 24, 2024 |title=Orlando Pride signs free agent Simone Charley through 2025 Season |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/pride/news/orlando-pride-signs-free-agent-simone-charley-through-2025-season |access-date=August 6, 2025 |website=[[Orlando Pride]]}}</ref>
* [[Ken Cheeseman]] – actor{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Gary Cherone]] – singer (Extreme and Van Halen){{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Michael Chiklis]] – actor, ''[[The Shield (TV series)|The Shield]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Chiklis|url=http://universalsports.com/2014/04/18/actor-and-boston-native-michael-chiklis-to-voice-opening-of-2014-boston-marathon-on-universal-sports-network/|publisher=2014 Universal Sports, Universal Sports trademarks and copyrights are the property of NBC Universal Inc.|access-date=14 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Neil Cicierega]] – Internet personality, created Potter Puppet Pals{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Lenny Clarke]] – comedian and actor{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[The Click Five]] – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Alex Cobb]] – baseball pitcher{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}
* [[J. A. Coburn]] – [[blackface minstrel]] performer, troupe owner and manager<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Rice |first=Edward Le Roy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-LqHGT4EPSQC&pg=PA331 |title=Monarchs of Minstrelsy, from "Daddy" Rice to Date |date=1911 |publisher=Kenny Publishing Company |pages=331 |language=en |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* [[John A. Collins (general)|John A. Collins]] – Chief of Chaplains of the [[U.S. Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|title=John A. Collins|date=23 September 2013|url=https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/rogues-hucksters-visionaries-prudes-12-memorable-boston-mayors/|publisher=New England Historical Society|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Misha Collins]] – actor<ref>[[Misha Collins]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=November 2017}}
* [[Jerry Colonna (entertainer)|Jerry Colonna]] – entertainer<ref>{{cite web|title=Jerry Colonna (entertainer)|url=http://www.historyorb.com/countries/usa/massachusetts/boston|publisher=2000-2014 HistoryOrb.com|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Greg Comella]] – NFL fullback<ref>{{cite web|title=Greg Comella|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/2001/playoffs/news/2001/01/24/karp_comella_giants/|publisher=2001 CNN/Sports Illustrated. An AOL Time Warner Company|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[James Bryant Conant]] – chemist, 23rd [[president of Harvard University]]
* [[Dane Cook]] – comedian and actor<ref>{{cite web|title=Dane Cook|url=http://newspapers.bc.edu/cgi-bin/bostonsh?a=d&d=bcheights20040427.2.125|publisher=2008-2012 Digital Library Consulting.|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Calvin Coolidge]] – 30th President of the United States
* [[Harriet Abbott Lincoln Coolidge]] – author, philanthropist, reformer<ref name="WillardLivermore1893">{{cite book|last1=Willard|first1=Frances Elizabeth|last2=Livermore|first2=Mary Ashton Rice|title=A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_zXEEAAAAYAAJ|year=1893|publisher=Moulton|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_zXEEAAAAYAAJ/page/n209 205]–}}</ref>
* [[Jennifer Coolidge]] – actress, ''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]'', ''[[A Mighty Wind]]'', ''[[Legally Blonde]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Jennifer Coolidge|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jennifer-coolidge/bio/156591|publisher=2014 CBS Interactive Inc.|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Miriam O'Leary Collins]] – actress<ref name="WillardLivermore-1893">{{cite book |last1=Willard |first1=Frances Elizabeth |author1-link=Frances Willard |last2=Livermore |first2=Mary Ashton Rice |author2-link=Mary Livermore |title=A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life |year=1893 |publisher=[[Charles Wells Moulton]] |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Woman_of_the_Century/Miriam_O%27Leary_Collins |pages=194–95 |chapter=COLLINS, Mrs. Miriam O'Leary }} {{Source-attribution}}</ref>
* [[John Singleton Copley]] – artist<ref>{{cite web|title=John Singleton Copley|url=http://www.anb.org/articles/17/17-00180.html|publisher=2000 American Council of Learned Societies.|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Chick Corea]] – Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Jeff Corwin]] – TV personality{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Aisha Cousins]] (born 1978) – artist/performance art score writer<ref>{{cite web |title=Artifact from "From Here I Saw What Happened and I Could Not Understand" (One of two "Kanga Twin" dresses designed by Hekima Hapa, fabric from Tanzania) |url=https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/215831 |website=Brooklyn Museum |publisher=Brooklyn Museum |access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref>
* [[Lynne Cox]] – professional swimmer<ref>{{cite web|title=Lynne Cox|url=http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm/author_number/1350/lynne-cox|publisher=BookBrowse LLC 1997-2014.|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Charlie Coyle]] (born 1992) – hockey player
* [[Zach Cregger]] – actor, comedian, star of the [[Independent Film Channel|IFC]] sketch comedy series ''[[WKUK]]''{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Norm Crosby]] – comedian<ref>{{cite web|title=Norm Crosby|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/norm-crosby/|publisher=2014 Los Angeles Times|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Marcia Cross]] – actress, ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[James Michael Curley]] – Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts Governor, and U.S. Representative<ref>{{cite web|title=James Michael Curley|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/146980/James-Michael-Curley|publisher=2014 Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Jane Curtin]] – actress and comedian<ref>{{cite web|title=Jane Curtin|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jane-curtin/bio/155728|publisher=2014 CBS Interactive Inc.|access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
* [[Fandango (wrestler)|Johnny Curtis]] – [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], known for his time in [[WWE]]{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Thomas Curtis (athlete)|Thomas Curtis]] (1873–1944) – athlete
* [[Richard Cushing]] – Archbishop of Boston and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
* [[Susan Webb Cushman]] (1822–1859) – stage actress<ref name="Dictionary of American Biography">{{cite book | title = Dictionary of American Biography, Vol. III | publisher = Charles Scribner's Sons | ___location = New York | year = 1959}}</ref>
* [[Jay Cutler]] – 4x IFBB Mr. Olympia, bodybuilder
==D==
[[File:Damon cropped.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Matt Damon]]]]
[[File:WEB DuBois 1918.jpg|thumb|180px|[[W. E. B. Du Bois]]]]
* [[Joey Daccord]] – ice hockey goaltender
* [[Dick Dale]] – musician<ref>{{cite book|last=Debolt, Baugess|first=Abbe A., James S.|title=Encyclopedia of the Sixties: A Decade of Culture and Counterculture|date=12 December 2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO 2011|page=161|isbn=9780313329449|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JscEZeXBsZYC&q=Dick+Dale+boston&pg=PA161}}</ref>
* [[Matt Damon]] – actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter, ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'', ''[[The Departed]]'', ''Ocean's Eleven'' and ''Bourne Identity'' series<ref>{{cite book|last=Diamond, Hemmings|first=Maxine, Harriet|title=Matt Damon: A Biography|year=1998|publisher=Pocket Books 1998|isbn=9780671026493|url=https://archive.org/details/mattdamonbiograp00diam|url-access=registration|quote=Matt Damon.}}</ref>
* [[Evan Dando]] – musician<ref>{{cite book|title=Time Out Boston|year=2011|publisher=Time Out Guides 2011|page=262|isbn=9781846701887|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=scQFaOMhv4wC&q=Evan+Dando+boston&pg=PA262}}</ref>
* [[Duncan Daniels]] – Nigerian-American afropop and afrobeat musician, producer and songwriter
* [[Bette Davis]] – Academy Award-winning actress, ''[[Dark Victory]]'', ''[[Jezebel (1938 film)|Jezebel]]'', ''[[All About Eve]]''
* [[Daniel Davis Jr.]] – nineteenth century inventor
* [[Geena Davis]] – Academy Award-winning actress, ''[[The Accidental Tourist (film)|The Accidental Tourist]]''
* [[Henry Dearborn]] – physician, general, and politician
* [[Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn]] – lawyer, author, [[public figure|statesman]], soldier, Mayor of Roxbury; son of Henry Dearborn
* [[Death Before Dishonor (band)|Death Before Dishonor]] – band
* [[Patrick DeCoste]] – musician
* [[Manny Delcarmen]] – MLB pitcher
* [[Becky DelosSantos]] – ''[[Playboy]]'' [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate]] [[centerfold]], April 1994
* [[Brad Delp]] – singer
* [[Tony DeMarco]] – boxer, welterweight champion, born 1932 in North End
* [[Paul Demayo]] – IFBB professional bodybuilder
* [[Joseph Dennie]] – writer
* [[Joe Derrane]] (1930–2016) – accordion player
* [[Michael Dertouzos]] (1936–2001) – computer scientist
* [[Albert DeSalvo]] – serial killer known as "The Boston Strangler"
* [[Jack DeSena]] – actor, played Sokka in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''
* [[P. T. Deutermann]] – author
* [[Diamante (musician)|Diamante]] – rock singer
* [[Dinosaur Jr.]] – band
* [[Rick DiPietro]] – NHL goaltender (from Boston suburbs)
* [[Tony Dize]] – reggaeton singer
* [[Kenny Dykstra|Ken Doane]] – [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], known for his time in WWE
* [[William P. Doyle]] – commissioner of the [[Federal Maritime Commission]]
* [[The Dresden Dolls]] – punk cabaret duo
* [[Robert Drinan]] – former U.S. Congressman
* [[Drop Nineteens]] – band
* [[Dropkick Murphys]] – band
* [[Shem Drowne]] – America's first weathervane maker
* [[W. E. B. Du Bois]] – scholar, professor; first African American to receive a Ph.D. from [[Harvard University|Harvard]]; founder of [[NAACP]]
* [[Joseph Dudley]] – Colonial Governor of Massachusetts
* [[Michael Dukakis]] – Massachusetts governor, US presidential candidate in 1988
* [[Neal Dunn]] – representative for Florida<ref>{{Cite web |title=DUNN, Neal Patrick |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000628 |access-date=June 30, 2025 |website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}}</ref>
* [[William C. Durant]] – founder of [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]
* [[Adam Duritz]] – singer-songwriter for [[Counting Crows]] (born in Baltimore, lived in Boston)
* [[Eliza Dushku]] – actress
* [[Mary Dyer]] – Quaker [[martyr]]
==E==
* [[Ed O.G.]] – hip hop artist
* [[Ayo Edebiri]] – actress
* [[Ryan Edell]] (born 1983) – professional baseball player
* [[Adam Edelman]] (born 1991) – American-born four-time Israeli National Champion in skeleton event, and Israeli Olympian
* [[Richard J. Egan]] – founder and chairman of EMC Corporation
* [[Charles H. Eglee]] – television screenwriter
* [[Jeremy Elbertson]] – livestreamer, YouTuber, and internet comedian
* [[Charles C. Eldredge]] – [[art historian]] and educator
* [[Ralph Waldo Emerson]] – [[essayist]], lecturer, poet
* [[Ernie and the Automatics]] – band
* [[Mike Eruzione]] – captain of USA's 1980 Winter Olympics hockey team (from Boston suburbs)
* [[Julius Erving]] – Basketball Hall of Famer, UMass, [[New York Nets]], [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
* [[William Eustis]] – early American [[politician|statesman]], Governor of Massachusetts
* [[Chris Evans (actor)|Chris Evans]] – actor, known for role as "Captain America"
* [[Patrick Ewing]] – Basketball Hall of Famer, NCAA champion, center for [[New York Knicks]]
* [[Patrick Ewing Jr.]] – NBA player, New York Knicks, [[New Orleans Hornets]]
* [[Extreme (band)|Extreme]] – band
==F==
[[File:Robert Frost NYWTS.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Robert Frost]]]]
* [[Louis Farrakhan]] – head of [[Nation of Islam]]
* [[Charles Farrell]] – actor
* [[Spike Feresten]] – screenwriter and television personality
* [[John Ferruggio]] – led evacuation of [[Pan Am Flight 93]], hijacked in 1970<ref name=bg>{{cite news |first=Bryan|last=Marquard|title=John Ferruggio, at 84; hero of 1970 Pan Am hijacking |url=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2010/06/22/john_ferruggio_of_milton_hero_of_1970_pan_am_hijacking_dies_at_84/|work=[[Boston Globe]]|date=June 22, 2010 |access-date=June 27, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Arthur Fiedler]] – Boston Pops orchestra conductor
* [[Charles L. Fletcher]] – architect and interior designer; owner of Charles Fletcher Design
* [[Doug Flutie]] – Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Boston College; AFL, CFL, and NFL player, television commentator
* [[Robert Bennet Forbes]] – sea captain, China trader
* [[Ben Foster (actor)|Ben Foster]] – actor (born in Boston)
* [[Dwight Foster (1828–1884)|Dwight Foster]] – Massachusetts Attorney General; associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court<ref>{{cite book|last=Chase|first=Salmon Portland and Niven, John|title=The Salmon P. Chase Papers|year=1993|publisher=Kent State University Press|page=648|isbn=9780873384728|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=quBEK5sya8MC&q=Dwight+Foster+1828&pg=PA648}}</ref>
* [[Jon Foster]] – actor (born in Boston)
* [[Toby Fox]] – composer and video game developer known best for creating ''Undertale''
* [[Arlene Francis]] – actress, radio and TV personality (''[[What's My Line?]]'')
* [[Black Francis]] – of the band Pixies
* [[Benjamin Franklin]] – author, public servant, diplomat, signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]<!-- Born in Boston, buried in Philly -->
* [[Bettina Freeman]] – opera singer
* [[Robert Frost]] – iconic poet
==G==
[[File:Robert Goulet photo.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Robert Goulet]]]]
* [[The G-Clefs]] – Top 40 soul group
* [[Tony Gaffney]] (born 1984) – basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Greg Gagne (baseball player)|Greg Gagne]] – [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player
* [[Ryan Gallant]] – professional skateboarder ([[Plan B Skateboards]], [[DC Shoes]])
* [[Gang Green]] – band
* [[Gang Starr]] – rap group
* [[Erle Stanley Gardner]] – lawyer, author, creator of [[Perry Mason]]
* [[Kevin Garnett]] – retired professional basketball player
* [[Edmund H. Garrett]] – prolific 19th- and 20th-century book illustrator and artist
* [[Althea Garrison]] – politician and first known transgender member of a state legislature in the United States<ref>{{cite book |title=Queer America: A GLBT History of the 20th Century |last=Eaklor |first=Vicki L. |year=2008 |publisher=Greenwood Press |___location=Westport, Conn. |isbn=978-0-313-33749-9 |page=212 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qJZdHuZ0aM0C&q=%22althea+garrison%22+transgender&pg=PA212 |access-date=October 20, 2010 |quote=The nineties also saw the first openly transgender person in a state office, Althea Garrison, elected in 1992 but serving only one term in Massachusetts' House.}}</ref>
* [[Peter Gerety]] – actor
* [[Tabitha St. Germain]] - voice actress
* [[Elbridge Gerry]] – signer of Declaration of Independence; Governor of Massachusetts; Vice President of the United States; gave his name to "[[gerrymandering]]"
* [[Kahlil Gibran (sculptor)|Kahlil George Gibran]] – sculptor
* [[Charles Dana Gibson]] – illustrator
* [[Joy Giovanni]] – [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], known for her time in [[WWE]]
* [[Paul Michael Glaser]] – actor and director, ''Starsky & Hutch''
* [[Tom Glavine]] – Hall of Fame baseball pitcher for [[Atlanta Braves]]
* [[Sumner Jules Glimcher]] – professor, author and filmmaker
* [[Godsmack]] – band
* [[Jared Goldberg]] – Olympic skier
* [[Duff Goldman]] – star of [[Food Network]] TV show ''[[Ace of Cakes]]'' (born in Detroit, lived in MA)
* [[Ezekiel Goldthwait]] (1710–1782) – prominent in town affairs in the years leading up to the American Revolution
* [[Benjamin Gould]] – astronomer
* [[Robert Goulet]] – Grammy Award-winning singer and Tony-winning actor (born in [[Lawrence, Massachusetts|Lawrence]])
* [[Paul Graham (computer programmer)|Paul Graham]] – hacker, painter, essayist, tech startup guru
* [[Kaz Grala]] – [[NASCAR]] [[Camping World Truck Series]] driver, youngest ever to win a NASCAR Touring Series race
* [[Geoffrey Gray (basketball)|Geoffrey Gray]] (born 1997) – [[American-Israeli]] professional basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Jane Loring Gray]] – editor
* [[Ari Graynor]] – actress
* [[Clark Gregg]] – actor
* [[Justine Greiner]] – ''[[Playboy]]'' [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate]] [[centerfold]], February 1984
* [[Mike Grier]] – NHL player
* [[Tammy Grimes]] – actress, singer
* [[Hattie Tyng Griswold]] (1842–1909) – author, poet
* [[Loyd Grossman]] – author, broadcaster, musician and businessman
* [[Matt Grzelcyk]] – NHL player
* [[Bill Guerin]] – NHL player
* [[Louise Gunning]] – musical actress
* [[Guru (rapper)|Guru]] – rapper, member of [[Gang Starr]]
* [[Guster]] – band
* [[Jasmine Guy]] – actress and singer
==H==
[[File:Winslow Homer by Sarony.jpeg|thumb|180px|[[Winslow Homer]]]]
* [[Betsy Hager]] – farmer and blacksmith who produced weapons for the [[American Revolution]]
* [[Marvelous Marvin Hagler]] – middleweight boxing champion of the world
* [[Edward Everett Hale]] – author
* [[Jack Haley]] – actor, known as [[Tin Woodman|Tin Man]] in ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''
* [[Anthony Michael Hall]] – actor, ''[[The Breakfast Club (film)|The Breakfast Club]]'', ''[[The Dead Zone (TV series)|The Dead Zone]]''
* [[Marc-André Hamelin]] – pianist, composer
* [[John Hancock]] – statesman, signer of [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]
* [[Noah Hanifin]] – ice hockey player for the [[Calgary Flames]] drafted by the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] in 2015
* [[Kay Hanley]] – musician
* [[G Hannelius]] – actress
* [[Bob Hansen (baseball)|Bob Hansen]] – MLB player
* [[Hannah Hanson Kinney]] – alleged serial killer
* [[Beth Harrington]] – filmmaker and musician
* [[Maggie Hassan]] – United States Senator and former [[governor of New Hampshire]]
* [[Matt Hasselbeck]] – NFL quarterback for the [[Tennessee Titans]]
* [[Tim Hasselbeck]] – NFL quarterback for the [[Arizona Cardinals]]
* [[Juliana Hatfield]] – musician
* [[Have Heart]] – hardcore band
* [[Kevin Hayes (ice hockey)|Kevin Hayes]] – NHL player
* [[Roy Haynes]] – jazz musician
* [[Heads of State]] – music group
* [[Ed Healey]] – NFL Hall of Fame player for [[Chicago Bears]]
* [[William Hooper]] – North Carolina signer of [[United States Declaration of Independence]]
* [[Armand Van Helden]] – DJ
* [[Andrew Mark Henry]] – Scholar of religion and YouTuber
* [[Ed Herlihy]] – radio and television announcer
* [[John Michael Higgins]] – game show TV host/cartoon narrator
* [[Rich Hill (pitcher)|Rich Hill]] – MLB pitcher
* [[Karl Hobbs]] – [[George Washington University]] basketball coach
* [[Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.|Oliver Wendell Holmes]] – [[physician]] and author
* [[Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.]] – U. S. Supreme Court Justice
* [[Winslow Homer]] – artist
* [[Michelle Hoover]] – author
* [[The Hope Conspiracy]] – hardcore band
* [[Allen Hoskins]] – actor
* [[Joan Imogen Howard]] – educator
* [[Christine Hunschofsky]] – politician
==I==
* [[Dorothy Iannone]] (1933–2022) – visual artist
* [[Ice Nine Kills]] – music group
* [[Isis (band)|Isis]] – music group
==J==
* [[Shar Jackson]] – actress
* [[Jada (band)|Jada]] – pop and R&B singing group signed to UniversalMotown
* [[Marie Jansen]] – musical actress<ref>Marie Jansen Dies at 65.''New York Times'', March 21, 1914; p. 13</ref>
* [[Jerma985|Jerma]] – Twitch streamer, YouTuber
* [[Martin Johnson (vocalist)|Martin Johnson]] – lead singer of [[Boys Like Girls]]
* [[Thomas Johnston (engraver)|Thomas Johnston]] – engraver, organ builder, japanner, and heraldic painter
* [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]] – singer, actress
* [[John Pinette]] - actor, comedian
* [[Julia Jones]] – actress
* [[Sam Jones III]] – actor, ''Glory Road''
* [[Darin Jordan]] – NFL player
* [[Rebecca Richardson Joslin]] – author, lecturer, benefactor, clubwoman
* [[Jujubee (drag queen)|Jujubee]] – drag queen
* [[Tom Jung]] – art director, graphic designer, illustrator, storyboard artist
==K==
[[File:Keytar Bear at Patriots Parade 2019.jpeg|thumb|180px|[[Keytar Bear]]]]
* [[Madeline Kahn]] – actress, ''[[Blazing Saddles]]''
* [[Mindy Kaling]] – actress, ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]''
* [[Alex Karalexis]] – UFC, WEC fighter
* [[Karmin]] – musical group
* [[Robert Kelly (comedian)|Robert Kelly]] – actor, comedian
* [[Ted Kennedy|Edward "Ted" Kennedy]] (1932–2009) – longtime Massachusetts Senator
* [[John F. Kennedy]] – Massachusetts Senator and 35th [[President of the United States]]
* [[Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.]] – ambassador; father of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Edward Kennedy
* [[Myles Kennedy]] – singer, songwriter
* [[Robert F. Kennedy|Robert F. "Bobby" Kennedy]] – [[United States Attorney General|U.S. Attorney General]] and New York Senator
* [[Jack Kerouac]] – beat poet and writer
* [[Nancy Kerrigan]] – Olympic figure skating silver medalist
* [[John Kerry]] – U.S. Secretary of State, longtime Massachusetts Senator (1985–2013) and presidential candidate in 2004
* [[Keytar Bear]] – keytarist in a bear costume who commonly performs at [[MBTA]] stations<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/blog/2014/04/04/keytar-bear-boston-interview/|title = Boston's Keytar Bear Tells All|date = 4 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=66Q4VCKAqEM|title = Teddy bear shreds on keytar|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>
* [[Killswitch Engage]] – metalcore band
* [[John King (journalist)|John King]] – CNN chief political correspondent<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/king.john.html|title = CNN Programs - Anchors/Reporters - John King|website = [[CNN]]}}</ref>
* [[Kofi Kingston]] – [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], known for his time in [[WWE]] (born in [[Ghana]], lived in Boston)
* [[Jonathan Knight]] – singer, dancer ([[New Kids on the Block]])
* [[Jordan Knight]] – singer, dancer (New Kids on the Block)
* [[Henry Knox]] – first U.S. Secretary of War, Founding Father, Senior General in the Continental Army under Washington
* [[Yitzhak Aharon Korff]] – Grand Rabbi, diplomat, international consultant
* [[Lauren Koslow]] – soap opera actress
* [[Killer Kowalski|Walter "Killer" Kowalski]] – professional wrestler, teacher, photographer
* [[Bob Kraft]] – owner of the [[New England Patriots]]
* [[John Krasinski]] – actor ([[Jim Halpert]] in [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'')
* [[Sol Kumin]] – businessman, philanthropist and racehorse owner
==L==
[[File:TIME Magazine cover from March 2, 1925 featuring Amy Lowell.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Amy Lowell]]]]
[[File:Jack Lemmon - 1968.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Jack Lemmon]]]]
* [[Philip Labonte]] – musician
* [[PJ Ladd]] – professional skateboarder
* [[Liz LaManche]] – public artist
* [[Jack Landrón]] – folk singer, songwriter
* [[Robert Lanza]] – medical doctor and scientist
* [[Lewis Howard Latimer]] – inventor
* [[Denis Leary]] – actor, comedian, writer and director
* [[Matt LeBlanc]] – actor, ''[[Friends (TV series)|Friends]]''
* [[Dennis Lehane]] – author
* [[Jack Lemmon]] – Academy Award-winning actor, ''[[Mister Roberts (1955 film)|Mister Roberts]]'', ''[[Save the Tiger]]'', ''[[The Odd Couple (film)|The Odd Couple]]'', ''[[Grumpy Old Men (film)|Grumpy Old Men]]''
* [[Jay Leno]] – comedian and television personality
* [[Letters to Cleo]] – rock band
* [[Elma Lewis]] – founder of National Center of Afro-American Artists (including a museum) and [[Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts]]
* [[Gary Russell Libby]] – art historian, museum director, curator
* [[Erica Lindbeck]] – voice actress
* [[William Linn (soldier)|William Linn]] – defender of the [[Alamo]]
* [[Henry Cabot Lodge]] – politician
* [[Paula Lodi]] – [[US Army]] [[Brigadier General]]; younger sister of [[US Army]] General [[Maria Barrett]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Major General Paula C. Lodi - General Officer Management Office |url=https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-10850/paulac-lodi |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.gomo.army.mil}}</ref>
* [[Edward Lawrence Logan]] – military officer, jurist, politician
* [[Howie Long]] – NFL player
* [[Ted Kennedy]] (1932–2009) – longtime Massachusetts Senator
* [[Amy Lowell]] – [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning poet
* [[Percival Lowell]] – established the [[Lowell Observatory]] in his search for what led to the [[Pluto#discovery|discovery of the planet Pluto]]
* [[Robert Lowell]] – poet
* [[Joyner Lucas]] – rapper
* [[Stephen Lynch (politician)|Stephen Lynch]] – U.S. representative for Massachusetts<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://lynch.house.gov/about |access-date=August 5, 2025 |website=Congressman Stephen Lynch}}</ref>
* [[Lyte Funky Ones]] – pop trio
==M==
[[File:Samuel Morse 1840.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Samuel Morse]]]]
* [[Aimee Mann]] – singer
* [[Jonathan Mann (WHO official)|Jonathan Mann]] – HIV/AIDS researcher and [[World Health Organization]] administrator; killed on [[Swissair Flight 111]]
* [[Rob Mariano]] – ''Survivor'' contestant
* [[Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch]] – rap group
* [[Pedro Martínez]] – retired professional baseball player, member of [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|National Baseball Hall of Fame]]
* [[Connie Martinson]] – talk show host
* [[Mike Matarazzo]] – professional bodybuilder
* [[Aaron Maund]] – Major League soccer player
* [[Masspike Miles]] – singer, songwriter, producer, [[Perfect Gentlemen]] ([[Maybach Music Group]])
* [[Cotton Mather]] – [[Puritan]] minister and author
* [[Jonah Matranga]] – singer/songwriter
* [[Greg Mauldin]] – NHL player, Ottawa Senators
* [[John Mayer]] – singer-songwriter (born in Connecticut, lived in Boston)
* [[Charles Johnson Maynard]] – naturalist and ornithologist
* [[Christa McAuliffe]] – educator and astronaut<ref>{{Cite web |title=Christa McAuliffe |url=https://cm-center.org/christa-mcauliffe |access-date=January 19, 2025 |website=McAuliffe Center}}</ref>
* [[Chris McCarron]] – jockey
* [[Tommy McCarthy (baseball)|Tommy McCarthy]] – baseball player<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia">{{cite book |editor= Reichler, Joseph L. |title= The Baseball Encyclopedia |orig-year= 1969 |edition= 4th |year= 1979 |publisher= Macmillan Publishing |___location= New York |isbn= 0-02-578970-8 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/baseballencyclop00reic }}</ref>
* [[John P. McDonough (chaplain)|John P. McDonough]] – Chief of Chaplains of [[U.S. Air Force]]
* [[Neal McDonough]] – actor
* [[Sean McDonough]] – sports announcer
* [[Will McDonough]] – sportswriter
* [[Richard McGonagle]] – voice actor
* [[Joey McIntyre]] – singer, dancer, actor ([[New Kids on the Block]])
* [[Amy Upham Thomson McKean]] – pianist, songwriter and composer
* [[Ed McMahon]] – television personality
* [[Peter McNeeley]] – boxer (born in Medfield)
* [[Mike McShane|Michael McShane]] – actor
* [[Maria Menounos]] – actress, journalist, professional wrestler
* [[Nelson Merced]] – activist and politician, first Hispanic elected to Massachusetts General Court
* [[David Merkow]] – golfer
* [[The Mighty Mighty Bosstones]] – band
* [[Roger Miller]] – musician
* [[Wayne Millner]] – NFL Hall of Famer
* [[Mission of Burma]] – band
* [[Joe Moakley]] – congressman
* [[Leo Monahan (sportswriter)|Leo Monahan]] (1926–2013) – sports journalist<ref>{{cite news|title=D. Leo Monahan, 86; Boston sports reporter, columnist|last=Marquard|first=Bryan|date=April 2, 2013|newspaper=The Boston Globe|___location=Boston, Massachusetts|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2013/04/01/leo-monahan-boston-sports-reporter-and-columnist-dies/IaRiDjeliLSeCPhM2JLEBN/story.html}}</ref>
* [[William Monahan]] – screenwriter
* [[Morphine (band)|Morphine]] – band
* [[Van Morrison]] – singer, musician, [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] inductee in 1993 (born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has lived in Boston for years)
* [[Robert Morse]] – actor
* [[Samuel F. B. Morse]] – inventor and painter, inventor of [[electric telegraph]] and [[Morse code]]
* [[Eddie Mottau]] – [[guitarist]]
* [[Mr. Lif]] – hip-hop artist, member of [[The Perceptionists]]
* [[Mark Mulvoy]] – journalist and writer for ''The Boston Globe'' and ''Sports Illustrated''
* [[Randall Munroe]] – engineer, writer, and cartoonist; author of [[xkcd]] and [[What If? (book)|What If?]]
* [[Helen Messinger Murdoch]] (1862–1956) – photographer; pioneered use of autochromes in travel photography
* [[Connor Murphy]] – professional ice hockey player
==N==
[[File:Eraserhead trailer - Jack Nance (crop).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Jack Nance]]]]
[[File:Ed Norton 1997.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Edward Norton]]]]
* [[Jack Nance]] (1943–1996) – actor, title character in ''[[Eraserhead]]''
* [[Jason Nash]] (born 1973) – actor
* [[Packy Naughton]] (born 1996) – Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[William Cooper Nell]] (1816–1874) – abolitionist
* [[Betty Jo Nelsen]] (born 1935) – member of [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]
* [[Victor Folke Nelson]] (1898–1939) – author, prison reform advocate, and sensational prison escapist
* [[New Edition]] – music group
* [[New Kids on the Block]] – band
* [[Nicky Jam]] (born 1981) – reggaeton singer and songwriter, Latin Grammy winner
* [[Terry Nihen]] – ''[[Playboy]]'' [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate]]
* [[Leonard Nimoy]] (1931–2015) – actor, known as [[Mr. Spock]] from ''[[Star Trek]]''
* [[Zack Norman]] (1940–2024) – actor, producer, financier
* [[Edward Norton]] (born 1969) – actor, ''[[American History X]]'', ''[[Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]'', ''[[The Italian Job (2003 film)|The Italian Job]]''
* [[B. J. Novak]] (born 1979) – actor, writer for NBC's ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'' (from [[Newton, Massachusetts|Newton]])
* [[Christopher Nowinski]] (born 1978) – [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], known for his time in [[WWE]]
==O==
* [[Bill O'Brien (American football)|Bill O'Brien]] (born 1969) – former head coach of [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State football]] and the [[NFL]]'s [[Houston Texans]]
* [[Conan O'Brien]] (born 1963) – television personality
* [[Mike O'Malley]] (born 1966) – actor
* [[On Broken Wings]] – band
* [[Patrice O'Neal]] (1969–2011) – actor, comedian
* [[Thomas "Tip" O'Neill]] (1912–1994) – U.S. Congressman, Speaker of the House
* [[James Otis Jr.]] (1725–1783) – patriot
==P==
[[File:Evelyn Parnell (ca. 1913).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Evelyn Parnell]]]]
[[File:Sylvia Plath.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Sylvia Plath]]]]
* [[Robert Treat Paine]] (1731–1814) – signer of [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]
* [[Amanda Palmer]] (born 1976) – songwriter and performer
* [[Evelyn Parnell]] (1888–1939) – opera singer
* [[George Patton IV]] (1923–2004) – U.S. Army general; son of famed [[World War II]] General [[George S. Patton|George S. Patton III]]
* [[Susan Paul]] – abolitionist
* [[John Peck (naval architect)|John Peck]] – naval architect and merchant<ref>Howard I. Chapelle: ''The History of American Sailing Ships''. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1935; republished: New York: Bonanza Books, 1982, p. 138</ref>
* [[The Perceptionists]] – rap group
* [[Joel Perez]] – actor, singer, and dancer
* [[Esther Petrack]] – contestant on ''[[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 15|America's Next Top Model]]'', Cycle 15
* [[Paul Pierce]] (born 1977) – professional basketball player
* [[John Pigeon]] – Massachusetts Commissary General during Revolutionary War
* [[Albert Pike]] (1809–1891) – C.S. Army general; author, poet, orator, jurist and prominent member of the [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]]
* [[John Pinette]] (1964–2014) – actor and comedian
* [[The Pixies]] – band
* [[Sylvia Plath]] (1932–1963) – poet and author
* [[Edgar Allan Poe]] (1809–1849) – poet and writer
* [[Amy Poehler]] (born 1971) – actress and comedian
* [[John Pollini]] (born 1945) – art historian
* [[Ellen Pompeo]] (born 1969) – actress
* [[Poppy (singer)|Poppy]] (born 1995) (Moriah Rose Pereira) – musician and YouTube personality
* [[Tom Poti]] (born 1977) – NHL player, [[Washington Capitals]]
* [[Powerman 5000]] – metal band
* [[Seth Putnam]] (1968–2011) – musician
==Q==
* [[Dionne Quan]] (born 1978) – voice actress
* [[John Quinlan (wrestler)|John Quinlan]] (born 1974) – pro wrestler
==R==
[[File:Lee Ann Remick, London, 1974.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Lee Remick]]]]
* [[Nicole Raczynski]] (born 1979) – pro wrestler known as Nikki Roxx, and as Roxxi in [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA Wrestling]]
* [[Aly Raisman]] (born 1994) – gymnast and Olympic gold medalist
* [[Sumner Redstone]] (1923–2020) – [[Chair (official)|chairman of the board]] and [[chief executive officer]] of [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]
* [[Helen Leah Reed]] (1861/62 - 1926) - writer
* [[Maia Reficco]] (born 2000) – actress and singer
* [[Arthur E. Reimer]] (1882–1969) – two-time presidential candidate of [[Socialist Labor Party of America]]
* [[James Remar]] (born 1953) – actor, known for roles of Ajax in ''[[The Warriors (film)|The Warriors]]'' and of [[Harry Morgan (Dexter)|Harry Morgan]] in ''[[Dexter (TV Series)|Dexter]]''
* [[Lee Remick]] (1935–1991) – actress, ''[[Days of Wine and Roses (film)|Days of Wine and Roses]]'', ''[[Anatomy of a Murder]]''
* [[Jerry Remy]] (1952–2021) – MLB player and sportscaster
* [[Patrick Renna]] (born 1979) – actor, known for role of Ham in ''[[The Sandlot]]''
* [[Frank Renzulli]] (born 1958) – writer, actor
* [[Paul Revere]] (1735–1818) – [[silversmith]] and American Revolution patriot
* [[Abbie Richards]] – [[TikTok]]er
* [[Ellen Swallow Richards]] (1842–1911) – "mother" of [[home economics]] and [[sewage treatment]]
* [[Jonathan Richman]] (born 1951) – musician
* [[Sam Rivers (jazz musician)|Sam Rivers]] (1923–2011) – jazz musician
* [[Alex Rocco]] (1936–2015) – actor, known for role of [[Moe Greene]] in ''[[The Godfather]]''
* [[Norman Rockwell]] (1894–1978) – artist
* [[Jeremy Roenick]] (born 1970) – [[NHL]] player
* [[Jereme Rogers]] (born 1985) – professional skateboarder
* [[Mitt Romney]] (born 1947) – 70th Governor of Massachusetts; 2012 U.S. presidential candidate
* [[Francis Rosa]] (1920–2012) – sports journalist for ''[[The Boston Globe]]''<ref>{{Citation|year=1920|title=Births registered in the City of Boston for the year 1920|publisher=State of Massachusetts State|page=168}}</ref>
* [[Eli Roth]] (born 1972) – director, writer, producer, actor
* [[Lillian Roth]] (1910–1980) – actress, singer
* [[John Rowe (merchant)|John Rowe]] (1715–1787) – Boston resident merchant and diarist, original developer of [[Rowes Wharf]]<ref name="Massachusetts Historical Society:From Our Cabinet:Declaration of Independence">{{cite web|url=http://www.masshist.org/cabinet/july2002/rowe.htm |publisher=Massachusetts Historical Society |title=From Our Cabinet:Declaration of Independence |access-date=August 22, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060222101300/http://www.masshist.org/Cabinet/july2002/rowe.htm |archive-date=February 22, 2006 }}</ref>
* [[Nathaniel Ruggles]] (1761–1819) – U.S. Representative
* [[Bill Russell]] (1934–2022) – professional basketball player and coach, NBA champion and Olympic gold medalist
* [[Blanchard Ryan]] (born 1967) – actress
==S==
* [[Alicia Sacramone]] (born 1987) – gymnast, world champion and Olympic silver medalist
* [[Cosmo Sardo]] (1909–1989) – actor
* [[Perry Saturn]] (born 1966) – pro wrestler
* [[Richard Scarry]] (1919–1994) – author, illustrator
* [[Jeremy Scott]] (born 1975) – televangelist, nudist, poet
* [[Edward Seaga]] (1930–2019) – former Jamaican politician and statesman; his parents returned to Jamaica with him when he was three months old
* [[Ebenezer Seaver]] (1763–1844) – U.S. Representative, chairman of Roxbury Board of Selectmen
* [[Anne Sexton]] (1928–1974) – poet
* [[Dan Shaughnessy]] (born 1953) – ''Boston Globe'' sports columnist
* [[John H. Sherburne]] (1877–1959) – U.S. Army brigadier general<ref name="Davis">{{cite book |last=Davis |first=Henry Blaine Jr. |date=1998 |title=Generals In Khaki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fJvvAAAAMAAJ&q=%22john+henry+sherburne,+jr.%22 |___location=Raleigh, NC |publisher=Pentland Press |pages=330–331 |isbn=978-1-5719-7088-6 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* [[William E. Sheridan]] (1839–1887) – actor
* [[Timothy Shriver]] (born 1959) – Chairman of Special Olympic Committee
* [[Anthony T. Shtogren]] (1917–2003) – [[U.S. Air Force]] general
* [[Fatima Siad]] (born 1986) – fashion model, third place on ''[[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10|America's Next Top Model]]'', Cycle 10
* [[Bill Simmons]] (born 1969) – sports columnist, "The Sports Guy" on ESPN.com
* [[Slaine (rapper)|Slaine]] (born 1982) – hip hop artist
* [[Slapshot (band)|Slapshot]] – band
* [[Jenny Slate]] (born 1982) – actress, comedian, ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' cast member
* [[Emily Goodrich Smith]] (1830–1903) – newspaper correspondent
* [[Jean Kennedy Smith]] (1928–2020) – sister of president [[John F. Kennedy]]; former [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Ireland|United States Ambassador to Ireland]]
* [[Samuel Francis Smith]] (1808–1895) – composer
* [[Edward Dexter Sohier]] – lawyer
* [[Joseph B. Soloveitchik]] (1903–1993) – rabbi
* [[Thankful Southwick]] (1792–1867) – abolitionist, women's rights activist
* [[James Spader]] (born 1960) – actor, ''[[Boston Legal]]'', ''[[The Blacklist (TV series)|The Blacklist]]''
* [[Clinton Sparks]] (born 1975) – hip hop DJ, producer
* [[Statik Selektah]] (born 1982) – record producer and DJ
* [[Special Teamz]] – rap group
* [[Billy Squier]] (born 1950) – rock musician
* [[Lesley Stahl]] (born 1941) – television journalist, ''60 Minutes''
* [[Staind]] – band
* [[Larry Stark]] (born 1932) – theater critic
* [[Maurice Starr]] (born 1953) – musician, producer ([[New Edition]] and [[New Kids on the Block]])
* [[Frederick Stevens (American politician)|Frederick Stevens]] (1861–1923) – [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Minnesota]]<ref>{{cite dictionary|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000878|title=STEVENS, Frederick Clement (1861–1923)|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= September 29, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Jane Agnes Stewart]] (1860–1944) — author, editor, and contributor to periodicals
* [[Sonny Stitt]] (1924–1982) – jazz saxophonist
* [[Street Dogs]] – band
* [[John J. Sullivan (diplomat)|John J. Sullivan]] (born 1959) – diplomat
* [[John L. Sullivan]] (1858–1918) – first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing
* [[Louis Sullivan]] (1856–1924) – architect
* [[Donna Summer]] (1948–2012) – singer
* [[William H. Sumner]] (1780–1861) – developer of East Boston
* [[John E. Sununu|John Sununu]] (born 1964) – junior U.S. Senator from New Hampshire (born in Boston)
* [[William H. Swanson]] – chairman and CEO of Raytheon Company
==T==
* [[Edmund C. Tarbell]] (1862–1938) – painter
* [[Lofa Tatupu]] (born 1982) – NFL linebacker{{Citation needed|date=December 2013}}<!--MISSING CONNECTION TO BOSTON-->
* [[James Taylor]] (born 1948) – folk singer
* [[Ruth Carol Taylor]] (1931-2023) – first African-American flight attendant in the United States
* [[That Handsome Devil]] – band
* [[John Thomas (athlete)|John Thomas]] (1941–2013) – first man to clear {{convert|7|ft|m}} in high jump
* [[Thomas W. Thompson]] (1766–1821) – United States Representative and United States Senator<ref>{{cite dictionary|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=t000220|title=THOMPSON, Thomas Weston (1766 - 1821)|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= December 6, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Henry David Thoreau]] (1817–1862) – iconic poet, novelist
* [[Uma Thurman]] (born 1970) – actress, ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'', ''[[Kill Bill]]''
* [[Maura Tierney]] (born 1965) – actress
* [['Til Tuesday]] – band
* [[Jimmy Tingle]] (born 1955) – stand-up comedian, actor
* [[Jane Toppan]] (1854–1938) – serial killer and nurse
* [[Eve Torres]] (born 1984) – [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]
* [[John Tortorella]] (born 1958) – NHL coach, head coach of the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]
* [[Touré (journalist)|Touré]] (born 1971) – writer, TV host
* [[Eliza Townsend]] (1788–1854) – poet
* [[Judy Traub]] (born 1940) – Minnesota state senator
* [[Ralph Tresvant]] (born 1968) – singer
* [[Kevin Trudeau]] (born 1963) – author, pocket billiards promoter, salesman
* [[Jen Trynin]] (born 1963) – musician
* [[Jonathan Tucker]] (born 1982) – actor
* [[John Tudor (baseball)|John Tudor]] (born 1954) – MLB pitcher, [[St. Louis Cardinals]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2013}}<!--MISSING CONNECTION TO BOSTON-->
* [[Charles Tufts]] (1781–1876) – founder of [[Tufts University]]
==U==
* [[Unearth]] – band
* [[Hezekiah Usher]] (c. 1616–1676) – first bookseller in the 13 colonies
==V==
* [[Sarah Van Patten]] – ballet dancer
* [[Steven Van Zandt]] (born 1950) – musician with [[Bruce Springsteen]] band and actor, ''[[The Sopranos]]''
* [[Vanna (band)|Vanna]] – band
* [[Jimmy Vesey]] (born 1993) – ice hockey player
* [[Brian Viglione]] (born 1979) – musician
==W==
[[File:Phillis Wheatley frontispiece.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Phillis Wheatley]]]]
* [[Philip Waggenheim]] (1915–c. 1989) – gangster
* [[Ashley Wagner]] (born 1991) – figure skater
* [[Donnie Wahlberg]] (born 1969) – actor, singer, producer ([[New Kids on the Block]])
* [[Mark Wahlberg]] (born 1971) – actor, rapper, producer, ''[[Boogie Nights]]'', ''[[The Perfect Storm (film)|The Perfect Storm]]'', ''[[The Departed]]'', ''[[The Fighter]]''
* [[David Walker (abolitionist)|David Walker]] (1796–1830) – abolitionist
* [[Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1944)|Jimmy Walker]] (1944–2007) – NBA All-Star
* [[Mike Wallace]] (1918–2012) – television journalist
* [[Marty Walsh]] (born 1967) – Mayor of Boston
* [[Barbara Walters]] (1929–2022) – television journalist
* [[An Wang]] (1920–1990) – computer engineer and inventor, co-founder of Wang Laboratories
* [[Fiske Warren]] (1862–1938) – paper manufacturer and philanthropist
* [[Gretchen Osgood Warren]] (1868–1961) – poet and muse
* [[Joseph Warren]] (1741–1775) – founding father and Son of Liberty who died at the Battle of Bunker Hill
* [[Sam Waterston]] (born 1940) – actor
* [[Barrett Wilbert Weed]] (born 1988) – actress and singer
* [[Jack Welch]] (1935–2020) – businessman, [[CEO]] of [[General Electric]]
* [[Westbound Train]] – band
* [[Phillis Wheatley]] (c. 1753–1784) – poet and former [[slave]]
* [[Colin White (ice hockey, born 1997)|Colin White]] (born 1997) – ice hockey player
* [[Eli Whitney]] (1765–1825) – inventor of the cotton gin
* [[Jermaine Wiggins]] (born 1975) – NFL player
* [[Alfred J. Wiggin]] (1823–1883) – painter and society portraitist
* [[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]] (1945–1997) – jazz drummer
* [[Winter Williams]] (born 1984), actress
* [[Alan Wilson (musician)|Alan Wilson]] (1943–1970) – singer, guitarist ([[Canned Heat]])
* [[Oren Elbridge Wilson]] (1844–1917) – Mayor of [[Albany, New York]], born in Boston<ref name="National">{{cite book |date=1927 |title=The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography |volume=XVII |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OVtDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA7 |___location=New York, NY |publisher=James T. White & Company |page=7 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* [[Robert Scott Wilson]] (born 1987) – actor, first male model on ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]''
* [[Clara Winthrop]] (1876–1969) – philanthropist, art collector
* [[Danny Wood]] (born 1969) – singer ([[New Kids on the Block]])
* [[Gene Wood]] (1925–2004) – game show announcer
* [[George Wood (baseball)|George Wood]] (1858–1924) – baseball player<ref name="The Baseball Encyclopedia"/>
* [[Brian Woods (filmmaker)|Brian Woods]] (born 1963) – documentary filmmaker
* [[Benjamin Edward Woolf]] (1836–1901) – British-born composer, playwright, journalist for ''Boston Saturday Evening Gazette'' and ''[[Boston Globe]]''
* [[Steven Wright]] (born 1955) – Academy Award-winning comedian, actor and writer
==X==
[[File:Malcolm-x.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Malcolm X]]]]
* [[Malcolm X]] (1925–1965) – civil rights activist, Muslim minister (lived in [[Roxbury, Boston|Roxbury]])
==Y==
* [[Donnie Yen]] (born 1963) – Hong Kong actor, martial artist
==Z==
* [[Rob Zombie]] (born 1965) – musician, director, producer
==See also==
* '''''<small>{{portal-inline|Biography}}</small>'''''
* '''''<small>{{portal-inline|Cities}}</small>'''''
* '''''<small>{{portal-inline|Massachusetts}}</small>'''''
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{BostonMA}}
[[Category:People from Boston|*]]
[[Category:Lists of American people by populated place|Boston]]
[[Category:Lists of people from Massachusetts|Boston]]
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