List of people from Massachusetts

This is a list of people who were born in/raised in, lived in, or have significant relations with the American state of Massachusetts.

It includes both notable people born in the Commonwealth, and other notable people who are from the Commonwealth.

People from Massachusetts are called "Massachusettsans" or "Bay Staters" after the Commonwealth's nickname.

Location of Massachusetts on the U.S. map
Bert Patenaude (front row, center) scored the first hat-trick in FIFA World Cup history in 1930 for the United States.
Bartolomeo Vanzetti (left) and Nicola Sacco (right)