- John Adams
John Adams was a politician and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He served both as that nation's first Vice President (1789–1797), and as its second President (1797-1801). He was defeated for re-election in the "Revolution of 1800" by Thomas Jefferson. Adams was a sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts, and a diplomat in the 1770s. He was a driving force for independence in 1776; in fact, … - George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush was the forty-first President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. Before his presidency, Bush was the forty-third Vice President of the United States in the administration of Ronald Reagan. He has also served as the member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th district of Texas (1967–1971), the United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1971–1973), … - Abigail Smith Adams
Abigail Smith Adams (November 11, 1744 - October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams, the second President of the United States, and is seen as the first Second Lady of the United States and the second First Lady of the United States though the terms were not coined until after her death. - Tobin Bell
Tobin Bell (born August 7 1942) is an American film and television actor. Bell was born in Queens, New York and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts. His mother, Eileen Bell, is an English-born actress. - Allen Doyle
Allen Michael Doyle (born July 26, 1948) is an American golfer who is a leading player on the Champions Tour, the world's richest tour for senior golfers. Doyle was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and raised in the Boston suburb of Norwood, Massachusetts. He attended Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, and Norwich University in Vermont. Exceptionally for a future leading professional, and despite winning numerous amateur titles, … - Nate Corddry
Nate Corddry (born on September 8, 1977 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, sometimes credited as Nathan Corddry) is an American comedian known best for his work on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and as a comedy show cast member on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip". He is the younger brother of former "Daily Show" correspondent Rob Corddry. - Joe Morgan
Joseph Michael Morgan (born November 19, 1930 in Walpole, Massachusetts) is a former infielder, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. Morgan attended Boston College, where he played baseball and varsity hockey, and signed his first baseball contract with the hometown Boston Braves of the National League. When he returned from military service and a long stint in the minor leagues, the team had become the Milwaukee Braves. - Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Abbott Lawrence Lowell (January 1, 1856-January 6, 1943) was a U.S. educator, historian, and President of Harvard University (1909-33). Abbott's siblings included poet Amy Lowell, astronomer Percival Lowell (Harvard 1876), and early activist for prenatal care Elizabeth Lowell Putnam. They were the great-grandchildren of John Lowell (Harvard 1760) and, on their mother's side, the grandchildren of Abbott Lawrence. - Rob Corddry
Rob Corddry (born on February 4, 1971 in Weymouth, Massachusetts), born as Robert Cornelius Corddry, is an American comedian known best for his work on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and as the main character in the FOX sitcom "The Winner". He is the older brother of Nate Corddry. - John Hodgman
John Kellogg Hodgman (born June 1971) is an American author and humorist who is best known for his personification of a PC in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign and his correspondent work on Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart". His written work has been published in "The Paris Review", "The New York Times Magazine", "Wired" and "McSweeney's Quarterly Concern". - Hal Holbrook
Harold Rowe Holbrook, Jr. (b. February 17 1925) is a Tony Award-winning American actor. - Matt Hasselbeck
Matthew Michael Hasselbeck (born September 25, 1975 in Westwood, Massachusetts) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. - Mark Bellhorn
Mark Christian Bellhorn (born August 23, 1974 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts) is a second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds's Triple-A affiliate the Louisville Bats and has also played with the Oakland Athletics (1997-98, 2000-01), Chicago Cubs (2002-03), Colorado Rockies (2003), Boston Red Sox (2004-05), New York Yankees (2005), and San Diego Padres (2006). He is a switch-hitter and throws right-handed. - C. C. Little
Clarence Cook "C.C." Little was an American genetics, cancer, and tobacco researcher. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts and attended Harvard University. While studying under W. E. Castle, Little began his work with mice, focused on inheritance, transplants, and grafts. He also was an assistant dean and secretary to the president. His most important research occurred at Harvard, including what some call his most brilliant work, … - Ira Magaziner
Ira Magaziner (born November 8, 1947?) was an aide to President Clinton and later became his chief Internet policy advisor. He is perhaps best known for starting what later became ICANN. Magaziner was first known for leading, along with Hillary Clinton, the failed Task Force to Reform Health Care in the early Clinton administration. Despite calls from some that he step down after the Health Care Program died in Congress, … - Lesley Visser
Lesley Visser is a broadcaster for CBS Sports and contributes to The NFL Today, college basketball, figure skating and U.S. Open Tennis Championships. Long considered a pioneer among sports journalists, Visser has had many historic accomplishments in the world of sports: first woman reporter to cover the World Series, first female NFL beat writer, first woman sideline reporter at the Super Bowl and first female member of ABC's Monday Night Football. - Tony Levin
Tony Levin (born June 6 1946, Boston, Massachusetts) is an influential American bass player. He has played with Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Yes, Liquid Tension Experiment, Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Dire Straits, Joan Armatrading, Alice Cooper, Seal, David Bowie, Deodato, Pandora's Box, Carly Simon, California Guitar Trio, Sarah McLachlan, Kevin Max, The Roches and Paul Simon, among many others. - Patrick V. McNamara
Patrick Vincent McNamara (October 4 1894 - April 30 1966) was a Democratic United States Senator (1955-1966) from the state of Michigan. McNamara was born in North Weymouth, Massachusetts and attended the public schools in nearby Weymouth and the Fore River Apprentice School in Quincy. He moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1921, and became active in union and civic affairs. He worked in the construction industry 1921-1955. - Scott P. Brown
Scott P. Brown is a Republican Massachusetts State Senator representing the Norfolk County, Massachusetts, and Middlesex districts since 2004. - Katharine McCormick
Katharine Dexter McCormick was a U.S. biologist, suffragist, philanthropist and, after her husband's death, heir to a substantial part of the McCormick fortune. She is well remembered today for funding most of the research necessary to develop the birth control pill. Katherine Dexter was born in Dexter, Michigan, in her grandparents' mansion, Gordon Hall, and grew up in Chicago where her father, Wirt Dexter, was a prominent lawyer. - Elizabeth Lowell Putnam
Elizabeth Lowell Putnam (1862-1935) was born in Brookline, Massachusetts in the late 19th century, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Lowell of Boston. Elizabeth grew up on her families 10 acre estate, which later be called Sevenels for the seven (7) Lowells which comprised her family, including her brothers Abbott Lawrence and Percival and her sister Amy Lowell. In 1888, Elizabeth married her third cousin and family lawyer William Putnam, Senior. - Kate Bosworth
Hey I'm Kate. This is my official myspace page. I am 23 yrs old. I was born in Los Angeles, CA. My natural hair color is brown not blonde. I have two cats Louise and Dusty. I am fluent in Spanish. As a kid I played lacrosse, soccer - John Murray Forbes
John Murray Forbes (February 23 1813 - October 12 1898) was an American railroad magnate and abolitionist. He was president of both the Michigan Central railroad and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in the 1850s - Joe McIntyre
Joseph Mulrey McIntyre (aka Joe McIntyre, Joey McIntyre), born December 31, 1972 in Needham, Massachusetts, is a singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as the youngest member of the 1980s-1990s group "New Kids on the Block" ("NKOTB"). - Jon Finn
Jonathan M. Finn (born 1958) is an American rock musician and guitarist. He is the founder and leader of the Jon Finn Group, and is a professor at the Berklee College of Music; he joined the guitar faculty there in 1988. He is also the author of several books on the guitar, and was an instructional columnist for "Guitar" magazine for three years. Finn grew up in Westwood, Massachusetts and began playing guitar at the age of six. He later became a student at Berklee. - John Preston
John Preston (b. December 11, 1945, Medfield, Massachusetts - d. April 28 1994, Portland, Maine) was an author of gay erotica and an editor of gay nonfiction anthologies. - George Jung
George Jacob Jung was a major player in cocaine importation in the United States in the 1970s and early 80s. Jung was a part of the Medellín Cartel. His life story was portrayed in the 2001 movie "Blow", starring Johnny Depp. - Ralph Neas
Ralph G. Neas (born 1946 in Brookline, Massachusetts) has been the president of People For the American Way, a prominent advocacy organization of church-state separation in the United States, since 2000. Neas began his career as a Republican, serving as chief counsel to Edward W. Brooke and David Durenberger. He later shifted parties, also serving as the Chairman of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights from 1981 to 1995. - John Thayer
John Milton Thayer (January 24, 1820 - March 19, 1906) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Nebraska, as well as the governor of both Wyoming Territory and Nebraska. - Jacques D'Amboise
Jacques d'Amboise (born Joseph Jacques Ahearn on July 28, 1934 in Dedham, Massachusetts) is a well-known American ballet dancer and choreographer. - Dana Barros
Dana Bruce Barros (born April 13 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a retired American professional basketball player from the NBA. Before the NBA he played at Boston College, finishing as one of the school's all-time leading scorers. The 5' 11", 165 lb. point guard who attended Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts and BC. - N. C. Wyeth
Newell Convers Wyeth (October 22, 1882 - October 19, 1945), known as N.C. Wyeth, was an American artist and illustrator. Born in Needham, Massachusetts, he was the star pupil of Howard Pyle and became one of America's greatest illustrators. His first published work appeared on the cover of "The Saturday Evening Post" in 1903. In 1911 he painted a series of illustrations for an edition of the book, "Treasure Island", by Robert Louis Stevenson. - Dave O'Brien
Dave O'Brien is an American sportscaster who currently broadcasts various events for ESPN television and Westwood One radio. The Quincy, Massachusetts native now joins Joe Castiglione on Boston Red Sox radio broadcasts. O'Brien has called play-by-play for ESPN since 2002, handling MLB, the NBA, college basketball, and soccer (including Major League Soccer's MLS Primetime Thursday and United States men's national soccer team telecasts). - Lester Lefton
Lester A. Lefton is an American academic and higher education administrator. Lefton is the current President of Kent State University. He has 35 years of experience in higher education, having served for 25 years at a public institution and 9 at private institutions. During his career, he has been a psychology professor, dean and provost, as well as author of an internationally best-selling psychology textbook. - Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt is the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2004, he purchased a controlling interest of the Dodgers from Fox Entertainment Group, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Prior to purchasing the professional sports team, McCourt was a real estate developer, whose family resided in Brookline, Massachusetts. - Eric Johnson
Eric Maxwell Johnson (born September 15, 1979) is an NFL tight end for the New Orleans Saints. He attended Yale University, were he played wide receiver. He was drafted by the 49ers in the 7th round (224th overall) in the 2001 NFL Draft. Johnson is one of only five current NFL players who attended Yale University. Johnson is a wide receiver converted tight end with good pass catching, running after the catch, and blocking skills. - Albert H. Wiggin
Albert Henry Wiggin (February 21, 1868-May 21, 1951) was an American banker. Born in the town of Medfield, Massachusetts, Albert Wiggin was the son of a Unitarian minister and a cousin of Arthur Francis Holme Wiggin CMG. At age seventeen, he went to work for a Boston bank and in 1892 he married Jessie Duncan Hayden with whom he had two daughters. By his early thirties, Wiggin was already a vice-president at National Park Bank in New York City. - Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon Jones, better known as Ruth Gordon, was an Academy Award-winning American actress and writer. She was perhaps best known for her films roles such as the oversolicitous neighbor in "Rosemary's Baby" and the eccentric life-loving Maude in "Harold and Maude". In addition to her acting career, Gordon wrote numerous well known plays, film scripts and books. - Robbie Ftorek
Robert Brian Ftorek (born January 2, 1952 in Needham, Massachusetts) is a former NHL player and coach. He is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. - Billy Squier
Billy Squier (born May 12 1950, in Wellesley, Massachusetts) is a rock musician. Squier had a string of Arena rock and Power ballad hits in the 1980s. He is probably best known for the song "The Stroke" on his 1981 album release "Don't Say No". Other hits include "In The Dark", "Rock Me Tonite", "Lonely Is the Night", "My Kinda Lover", "Everybody Wants You", "All Night Long" and "Emotions in Motion".
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