Massachusetts
Massachusetts ranks 2,500th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bendigo, New Bedford, Massachusetts, and Southport, Queensland. Memorable people born in Massachusetts include Ralph Kirkpatrick, Benjamin Briggs, and Bill Camp. Memorable people who died in Massachusetts include Mercy Otis Warren, Robert Treat Paine, and Fisher Ames. Massachusetts has been the birth place of many actors, and computer scientists and the death place of many writers, and lawyers. Massachusetts is located in United States.
Massachusetts, officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south, New Hampshire and Vermont to its north, and New York to its west. Massachusetts is the sixth-smallest state by land area. With a 2024 U.S. Census Bureau-estimated population of 7,136,171, its highest estimated count ever, Massachusetts is the most populous state in New England, the 16th-most-populous in the United States, and the third-most densely populated U.S. state, after New Jersey and Rhode Island. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1835 and 1993, Massachusetts was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Ralph Kirkpatrick, Benjamin Briggs, and Bill Camp. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Massachusetts including Mercy Otis Warren, Robert Treat Paine, and Fisher Ames.
People Born in Massachusetts
Go to all RankingsRalph Kirkpatrick
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1984
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 4
Benjamin Briggs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1835 - 1872
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 3
Bill Camp
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 2
Jenny Slate
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 7
Robert Tappan Morris
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 1
Rosalind Picard
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 6
Tayra Meléndez
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 10.44
Rank: 5
People Deceased in Massachusetts
Go to all RankingsMercy Otis Warren
WRITER
1728 - 1814
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Robert Treat Paine
LAWYER
1731 - 1814
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Fisher Ames
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1808
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Paul Revere
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1818
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Massachusetts
Go to all RankingsMercy Otis Warren
WRITER
1728 - 1814
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Robert Treat Paine
LAWYER
1731 - 1814
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Fisher Ames
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1808
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Paul Revere
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1818
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Massachusetts were actors (2), computer scientists (2), musicians (1), military personnels (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were writers (1), lawyers (1), politicians (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Massachusetts, including Bill Camp, and Jenny Slate. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Massachusetts, including Bill Camp, and Jenny Slate.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Massachusetts since 1700.