Harvey Ball

Harvey Ball

male, deceased (2001)
Worcester South High School, American military personnel of World War II, Hanover Insurance, United States National Guard, national guard, world war ii veteran…from Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester Art Museum School
Harvey Ross Ball is the earliest known designer of the Smiley. Harvey Ball was born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. During his time as a...
Elizabeth Bishop

Elizabeth Bishop

female, deceased (1979)
American Poet Laureate, American women writer, American Poets Laureate, writer, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner, poet…from Worcester, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Bishop (February 8, 1911 - October 6, 1979), was an American poet and writer. She enjoyed critical acclaim in her lifetime, and her...
Eli Thayer

Eli Thayer

male, deceased (1899)
Brown University, Worcester, Topeka, from Massachusetts, lawrence, Worcester Academy…from Worcester, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Company
Eli Thayer (1819-1899) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1861. Thayer was born in Mendon, Massachusetts. He...
George Bancroft

George Bancroft

male, deceased (1891)
United States Naval Academy, from Washington, D.C., from Worcester, Massachusetts, statesman, American, annapolis
George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 - January 17, 1891) was an American historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education...
Abbie Hoffman

Abbie Hoffman

male, deceased (1989)
radical, Chicago Seven, anarchist, radicalism, rebellion, social justice…from Worcester, Massachusetts, graduated from Brandeis
Abbott Howard "Abbie" Hoffman (November 30, 1936 - April 12, 1989) was a self-identified communo-anarchist, social and political activist in the...
Alicia Witt

Alicia Witt

female, 34 years old
Massachusetts actor, stage actor, Worcester, from Worcester County, Massachusetts, from Worcester, Massachusetts, The Sopranos actor…from Massachusetts
Alicia Roanne Witt (born August 21, 1975) is an American film, stage and television actress.
Denis Leary

Denis Leary

male, 52 years old
actor, comedian, American, Libertarian, Rescue Me, Irish-American…Massachusetts actor, from Worcester County, Massachusetts, from Worcester, Massachusetts, from Massachusetts
Denis Leary (born Denis Colin Leary on August 18 1957) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated and Emmy Award-nominated American actor, comedian, writer...
Charles Olson

Charles Olson

male, deceased (1970)
Harvard University alumni, Wesleyan University alumni, American, Beat Generation, Beat writer, Postmodernism…from Massachusetts, from Worcester, Massachusetts, from Worcester County, Massachusetts
Charles Olson (27 December 1910 - 10 January 1970) was an important 2nd generation American modernist poet who was a crucial link between earlier...
Stanley Kunitz

Stanley Kunitz

male, deceased (2006)
American Poet Laureate, Lithuanian-American, Harvard Centennial Medal recipient, Harvard University alumni, Centenarian, from Massachusetts…from Worcester County, Massachusetts, from Worcester, Massachusetts, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1905
Stanley Jasspon Kunitz /'kju:nɪts/ (July 29, 1905 – May 14, 2006) was a noted American poet who served two years (1974-1976) as the Consultant in...
Bob Cousy

Bob Cousy

male, 81 years old
Country star, National Basketball Association, American, Cincinnati Royals coach, National Basketball Association player, houdini…from Worcester, Massachusetts, from New York City
Robert Joseph Cousy (born August 9, 1928 in New York City) is an American former professional basketball player, who played point guard with the...