Image Name Class year Notability Reference(s) — Edwin Hale Abbot 1854 Lawyer, railroad executive [8] Charles Francis Adams Sr. Charles Francis Adams Sr. 1819 U.S. Congressman , Ambassador to Great Britain[9] Charles Francis Adams Jr. Charles Francis Adams Jr. —[a] Union Army General[10] Samuel Adams Samuel Adams 1729 Governor of Massachusetts , Boston Tea Party organizer[11] Ed Ames Ed Ames —[a] Popular singer, actor[12] James Barnes James Barnes —[a] Union Army general[13] John L. Bates John L. Bates 1819 Governor of Massachusetts [14] Henry Ward Beecher Henry Ward Beecher 1826 Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer , abolitionist , speaker[11] Jonathan Belcher Jonathan Belcher 1689 Colonial governor of Massachusetts , New Hampshire , New Jersey [10] Bernard Berenson Bernard Berenson —[a] Art historian [10] — Thomas Bernard 1763 Colonial governor of Maryland [15] Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein 1935 Conductor, composer, author, music lecturer, pianist [11] George Tyler Bigelow George Tyler Bigelow 1824 chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court [16] Edwin Blashfield Edwin Blashfield 1861 Artist [15] [17] James Bowdoin James Bowdoin 1734 Governor of Massachusetts [11] Thomas Mayo Brewer Thomas Mayo Brewer 1826 Naturalist [15] Phillips Brooks Phillips Brooks 1846 Bishop of Massachusetts in the Episcopal Church [11] — Robert A. Brooks 1949 Telecommunications pioneer [18] Raymond Bartlett Stevens Raymond Bartlett Stevens —[a] U.S. Congressman from New Hampshire [19] [20] Charles Bulfinch Charles Bulfinch 1770 Architect of the U.S. Capitol [11] Thomas Bulfinch Thomas Bulfinch —[a] Mythologist , banker[10] Andrea Campbell Andrea Campbell Lawyer and politician (Massachusetts attorney general and former Boston City Council member) [21] Francis James Child Francis James Child 1840 Scholar, educationist , folklorist [11] James Freeman Clarke James Freeman Clarke 1821 Unitarian Clergyman, author[15] Richard A. Clarke Richard A. Clarke 1968 Chief counter-terrorism adviser on the U.S. National Security Council [22] — Marshall Cogan 1955 Investor, banker, entrepreneur; founder of United Automotive Group and investment banking firm Cogan, Berlind, Weill & Levitt [23] — Cid Corman —[a] Poet, translator, editor [24] Joseph W. Cullen Joseph W. Cullen 1954 Cancer researcher and scientist [25] Thomas Cushing Thomas Cushing 1740 Acting Governor of Massachusetts [15] Timothy Cutler Timothy Cutler 1690 Episcopal clergyman and rector of Yale College [15] Francis Dana Francis Dana 1751 Lawyer, jurist , statesman , delegate to the Continental Congress [15] Charles Henry Davis Charles Henry Davis 1815 Rear Admiral in the United States Navy [15] Charles Devens Charles Devens 1829 Lawyer, jurist , statesman , Union Army general [11] — Paul A. Dever 1918 Governor of Massachusetts [26] — Edward Payson Dutton 1844 Book publisher [27] — Ayo Edebiri 2013 Comedian, writer, prodcuer, and actress [28] Charles William Eliot Charles William Eliot 1844 President of Harvard University [11] [27] Samuel Atkins Eliot Samuel Atkins Eliot 1809 U.S. Congressman , Mayor of Boston [15] Christine Elise McCarthy Christine Elise McCarthy 1983 Film and television actress [29] Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson 1817 Essayist, philosopher, poet, orator, leader of the Transcendentalist movement, Unitarian clergyman [11] William Eustis William Eustis 1761 Governor of Massachusetts , United States Secretary of War [30] William Maxwell Evarts William Maxwell Evarts 1828 United States Attorney General , Secretary of State [11] Edward Everett Edward Everett 1805 Governor of Massachusetts , U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Senator [11] William Everett William Everett 1852 U.S. Congressman [15] — Aaron Feuerstein 1943 Owner and CEO of Malden Mills [22] — Arthur Fiedler 1907 Conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra [11] — Thomas Finneran 1967 Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives [31] John F. Fitzgerald John F. Fitzgerald 1880 Mayor of Boston , U.S. Congressman [26] — Tom Fitzgerald 1929 The Boston Globe Lester Patrick Trophy and the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award [32] — John Bernard Fitzpatrick 1826 Roman Catholic Bishop of Boston [11] James Freeman James Freeman 1766 Unitarian clergyman and writer[15] James A. Gallivan James A. Gallivan 1884 U.S. Congressman [33] — Dave Gettleman 1968 General manager of the New York Giants [34] Christopher Gore Christopher Gore 1765 Governor of Massachusetts , U.S. Senator [11] Nathaniel Gorham Nathaniel Gorham 1746 President of the Continental Congress , signer of the United States Constitution [15] — Mike Gorman 1965 Television play-by-play commentator for the Boston Celtics [35] Benjamin A. Gould Benjamin A. Gould 1835 Astronomer [15] Robert Grant Robert Grant —[a] Novelist, probate court judge [36] [37] John Chipman Gray John Chipman Gray —[a] Harvard Law School professor[38] — Adolphus W. Green 1859 Attorney, businessman, founder of Nabisco [39] — Richard Saltonstall Greenough 1829 Sculptor [15] Edward Everett Hale Edward Everett Hale 1831 Author, Unitarian clergyman [11] Franklin Elmer Ellsworth Hamilton Franklin Elmer Ellsworth Hamilton 1883 Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church [40] John Hancock John Hancock 1745 Merchant, President of the Second Continental Congress , first Governor of Massachusetts [11] — Nat Hentoff 1941 Historian, novelist, jazz critic, columnist, civil libertarian [22] Henry Lee Higginson Henry Lee Higginson 1846 Businessman, philanthropist, founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra [11] William Hooper William Hooper 1749 Member of the Continental Congress , signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence [11] Samuel Gridley Howe Samuel Gridley Howe —[a] Physician, abolitionist, advocate of education for the blind [10] — John Hull 1637 Merchant, military officer, and politician in the Massachusetts Bay Colony [41] — Leavitt Hunt 1839 Attorney , photography pioneer, brother of Richard Morris Hunt [15] Richard Morris Hunt Richard Morris Hunt 1843 Architect, founder of the American Institute of Architects and the Municipal Art Society [42] Thomas Hutchinson Thomas Hutchinson 1716 Colonial Governor of Massachusetts [10] — Charles Jackson 1784 Jurist , judge of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court [10] Joseph Kennedy Joseph Kennedy 1908 Businessman, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom , first Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission [11] John King John King 1981 Journalist, reporter [43] Henry Knox Henry Knox 1758 Bookseller , chief artillery officer of the Continental Army , first U.S. Secretary of War [11] — Yehuda Krinsky —[a] Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi [44] Samuel Pierpoint Langley Samuel Pierpoint Langley 1845 Astronomer , physicist , inventor of the bolometer , pioneer of aviation[11] — Philip J. Landrigan 1959 Epidemiologist , pediatrician [45] — Samuel Langdon 1734 US Congregational clergyman, President of Harvard University [11] — William L. Langer 1912 chairman of the history department at Harvard University , head of the Research and Analysis branch of the Office of Strategic Services [22] — Norman B. Leventhal 1933 Developer and manager of office buildings, housing, and hotels [46] — Joseph R. Levenson 1937 University of California, Berkeley Historian of China[47] John Leverett the Younger John Leverett the Younger 1669 President of Harvard College [11] — Howard Lindsay 1907 Broadway producer, playwright, librettist , director, actor[10] James Lloyd James Lloyd 1776 U.S. Senator [15] Edward Lawrence Logan Edward Lawrence Logan 1894 Militia officer, jurist ; namesake of Logan International Airport [48] Ruthzee Louijeune Ruthzee Louijeune 2004 At-large Boston City Council member [49] — James Lovell 1744 Educator, delegate to the Continental Congress [15] Augustus Lowell Augustus Lowell —[a] Businessman, philanthropist [50] — Burton Malkiel 1949 Economist, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street [51] — Charles F. Manski 1966 Econometrician [52] Jonathan Mason Jonathan Mason 1774 U.S. Senator [15] Cotton Mather Cotton Mather 1669 New England Puritan minister , author, pamphleteer[11] Wade McCree Jr. Wade McCree Jr. 1937 First African American judge appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit; second African American solicitor general [11] Robert F. McDermott Robert F. McDermott 1955 Brigadier General ; first permanent Dean of the Faculty at the United States Air Force Academy ; Chairman and CEO of USAA [22] James F. McNulty Jr. James F. McNulty Jr. 1943 U.S. Congressman from Arizona[53] Martin Milmore Martin Milmore 1859 Sculptor [11] Alfred Moore Alfred Moore 1763 Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court [15] Perez Morton Perez Morton 1760 Lawyer; Patriot during the Revolution [15] — Hosea Ballou Morse 1866 Sinologist , Chinese Maritime Customs Service [15] John Lothrop Motley John Lothrop Motley 1824 Historian [11] Barry Newman Barry Newman 1948 Actor [54] — Jack O'Callahan 1975 Professional ice hockey player and member of the 1980 Winter Olympics United States national team [55] — David Ochterlony 1766 British general [15] [56] Harrison Gray Otis Harrison Gray Otis 1773 Federalist party leader, U.S. Senator , Mayor of Boston [15] Andrew Oliver Andrew Oliver 1713 Merchant, public official [15] — Isaac Parker 1777 U.S. Congressman [15] — William Parmenter 1800 U.S. Congressman [15] Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine 1738 Signer of the Declaration of Independence, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives [11] — William Dandridge Peck 1771 America's first native entomologist , professor at Harvard College [15] Wendell Phillips Wendell Phillips 1822 Abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator [11] Edward Charles Pickering Edward Charles Pickering 1857 Astronomer , physicist [11] William Dummer Powell William Dummer Powell 1762 Lawyer, judge, political figure in Upper Canada [15]
— J. Pickering Putnam 1860 Architect and designer [15]
Josiah Quincy II Josiah Quincy II 1754 Lawyer [11] — Sumner Redstone 1940 Majority owner and Chairman of the Board of National Amusements ; majority owner of CBS Corporation , Viacom , MTV Networks , BET , Paramount Pictures , and DreamWorks [22] Vivian Rich Vivian Rich 1911 Silent film actress[57]
— George T. Richardson 188? journalist, playwright, theatre critic [58]
Marie Mercury Roth Marie Mercury Roth synthetic organic chemist [59] — Stan Salett 1955 National Education Policy Advisor (an architect of Upward Bound, Head Start); Civil Rights Organizer; Author [60] — George Sanderson Pennsylvania State Senator and 10th mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania [61] George Santayana George Santayana 1878 Philosopher, essayist, poet, novelist [11] Winthrop Sargent Winthrop Sargent —[a] Secretary of Northwest Territory, Governor of Mississippi Territory [10] [62] — Benjamin I. Schwartz 1934 Harvard University historian of China [63]
Roger Hale Sheaffe Roger Hale Sheaffe 1770 American-born General in the British Army [15] Nathaniel B. Shurtleff Nathaniel B. Shurtleff 1822 Twentieth mayor of Boston [15] Samuel Francis Smith Samuel Francis Smith 1828 Baptist minister , journalist, author, wrote lyrics of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee "[11] — Guy L. Steele Jr. 1972 Computer scientist [64] — Julian Steele 1925 Social worker and activist, Massachusetts' first African American town moderator, state agency head [65]
Moorfield Storey Moorfield Storey —[a] Lawyer, publicist, and civil rights leader [66]
William Stoughton William Stoughton —[a] Judge during Salem Witch Trials ; Acting Colonial Governor of Massachusetts [10] Charles Sumner Charles Sumner 1821 U.S. Senator , leader of the Radical Republicans [11] — Joseph Henry Thayer 1842 Biblical scholar [15] Edward Tuckerman Edward Tuckerman 1827 Botanist , professor[15] Frederic Tudor Frederic Tudor 1793 Founder of the Tudor Ice Company [15] Edward D. Townsend Edward D. Townsend —[a] Adjutant General of the United States Army , 1869–1880 [67] — William Tudor 1758 Lawyer [15] — Isadore Twersky —[a] Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy at Harvard University [68] Royall Tyler Royall Tyler 1765 Jurist , playwright[15]
— Henry Van Brunt 1844 Architect, architectural writer [15]
— Andrew Viterbi 1952 Electrical engineer , philanthropist[22] John Collins Warren John Collins Warren 1786 Surgeon, pioneer of ether anesthesia [11]
— Clifton R. Wharton Jr. 1943 Economist, first African-American university president and chairman of a Fortune 100 corporation,[69] [70] [71] [72] [73] United States Deputy Secretary of State [22] Helen Magill White Helen Magill White —[a] First woman in the United States to earn a PhD [74] — Theodore White 1932 Political journalist, historian, novelist [22] Robert Charles Winthrop Robert Charles Winthrop 1821 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives , U.S. Senator [11] — John Joseph Wright 1927 Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church , Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy [22] — Daniel Yankelovich 1942 Public opinion analyst, social scientist [22] 
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