List of people from Northampton, Massachusetts
The people listed below were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Northampton, Massachusetts.
Notable people[edit]
Artists[edit]
- Leonard Baskin, sculptor, illustrator, print-maker, writer, and teacher at local colleges[1]
Economists[edit]
- Herbert Gintis, economist[2]
- Andrew Zimbalist, prominent sports economist and father of Jeff and Michael Zimbalist[3]
Educators[edit]
- Carol T. Christ, former president of Smith College and Victorian Literature Scholar[4]
- Anna Cheney Edwards, 19th-century professor at Mount Holyoke College
- Hannah Lyman (1816–1871), first lady principal of Vassar College
Film and television[edit]
- Mary-Ellis Bunim, television producer and co-creator of MTV's The Real World and Road Rules[5]
- Michael Brooks, political commentator, author.
- John Carpenter, first top-prize winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
- Paul Johnson Calderon, socialite, heir, and television personality best known for co-starring on The CW's High Society[6]
- Galaxy Craze, actress and author known for bestselling novel By the Shore[7]
- Rachel Maddow, radio personality, MSNBC television host, and liberal political commentator[8]
- David Pakman, television and radio personality, nationally syndicated progressive talk show host, liberal political commentator[9]
- William Powell, actor[10]
- Liza Snyder, actress (Yes, Dear; Pay It Forward)[11]
- Talisa Soto, actress[12]
- Jeff Zimbalist, documentary filmmaker and Tribeca Film Festival award winner[13]
Government and law[edit]
- Ebenezer Allen, American soldier, pioneer, and member of the Vermont General Assembly; born in Northampton
- Christine Chandler, attorney and member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
- Calvin Coolidge, served as mayor of Northampton before becoming the 48th governor of Massachusetts and the 30th president of the United States[14]
- Nancy Flavin, American politician who represented the 2nd Hampshire District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Jonathan Hunt (1738–1808), early Vermont pioneer, landowner, officeholder, born Northampton[15]
- Bernie Juskiewicz, Businessman and Vermont state representative
- Henry W. Lord, U.S. Congressman[16]
- Britt K. Slabinski, served as a SEAL with the United States Navy[17]
Music industry[edit]
- Chris Collingwood, lead singer of the band Fountains of Wayne[18]
- Kim Gordon, of the band Sonic Youth[19]
- Jason Loewenstein, singer and songwriter[20]
- Thurston Moore, of the band Sonic Youth[19]
- Nerissa Nields, folk musician, author, and member of the band The Nields[21]
- Zoel Parenteau, composer of Broadway musicals[22]
- Kim Rosen, Grammy nominated audio mastering engineer
Reformers[edit]
- Sylvester Graham, advocate of vegetarianism and namesake of the graham cracker[23]
- Sojourner Truth, African American abolitionist and orator[24]
Religion[edit]
- Jonathan Edwards, 18th-century Congregational theologian, philosopher, leader of First Great Awakening and local pastor[25]
- Elder John Strong, 17th-century English-born New England colonist, politician, Puritan church leader; one of the founders of Windsor, Connecticut and Northampton, Massachusetts
Sports[edit]
- Stu Miller, Major League Baseball pitcher
- Tim Petrovic, professional golfer[26]
- Willy Workman (born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- William Yorzyk, gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic swimmer[27]
Writers[edit]
- Robert Horace Baker (1883–1964), author of Astronomy, was born in Northampton.
- Jeanne Birdsall, children's author, best known for her debut novel, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
- William Cullen Bryant, 19th-century author and newspaper editor[28]
- Augusten Burroughs, author; his bestseller Running with Scissors describes his strange childhood in Northampton[29]
- George Washington Cable, author and reformer; lived in Northampton 1885–1915
- Paul Johnson Calderon, journalist, best known for his work with Deuxmoi.com, The Pro 411[30]
- Eric Carle, children's book author and illustrator[31]
- Lydia Maria Child, author of the Thanksgiving poem "Over the River and through the Woods"[32]
- Kevin Eastman, comic book artist and writer, co-published Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics with Peter Laird in their Northampton studio[33]
- Jonathan Harr, author of A Civil Action[34]
- Jeph Jacques, creator of the webcomic Questionable Content[35]
- Tracy Kidder, author (while he was not born in Northampton, his 1999 book "Home Town" is a profile of the city, and his 1993 "Old Friends" takes place at Linda Manor in Northampton)
- Michael Klare, author, professor and defense correspondent for The Nation[36]
- Jarrett J. Krosoczka, children's book and graphic novel writer, published Hey, Kiddo and Sunshine, memoirs of his life growing up in Worcester, MA
- Peter Laird, comic book artist and writer, co-published Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics with Kevin Eastman in their Northampton studio[33]
- Elinor Lipman, author[37]
- Lesléa Newman, author of Heather Has Two Mommies[38]
- Cynthia Propper Seton, novelist[39]
- Kurt Vonnegut, satirist, novelist, known for works like Slaughterhouse-Five and Cat's Cradle[40]
- Ocean Vuong, poet, essayist, and author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous[41]
- Peter Wild, poet, author, and Professor of English at the University of Arizona[42]
- Mo Willems, popular children's book author[43]
Others[edit]
- Albert Francis Blakeslee (1874–1954), botanist, died in Northampton
- Tom Friedman, conceptual sculptor[44]
- John Stoddard, president of the Georgia Historical Society
- William Dwight Whitney, linguist
References[edit]
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- ^ Blume, Lawrence E. and Durlauf, Steven N (2006). The Economy As an Evolving Complex System, III: Current Perspectives and Future Directions. Oxford University Press. p. vii. ISBN 9780195162592.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Andrew Zimbalist". Smith College. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
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- ^ "Mary-Ellis Bunim Television Producer, Executive". The Paley Center For Media. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
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- ^ "Galaxy Craze". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ Stange, Mary Zeiss and Oyster, Carol K (2011). Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World, Volume 1. SAGE. p. 876. ISBN 9781412976855.
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- ^ "Academy of Music". historic-northampton.org.
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- ^ "Talisa Soto". People. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "From Northampton to Cannes and Back: Jeff and Michael Zimbalist Debut The Two Escobars at Academy of Music". Academy of Music. 2010-06-04. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ Schneider, Dorothy and Schneider, Carl J. (2010). First Ladies: A Biographical Dictionary. Infobase Publishing. p. 219. ISBN 9781438127507.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Dwight, Benjamin Woodbridge (2010-09-06). The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Massachusetts, Vol. II, Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, Joel Munsell, Albany, 1871. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "LORD, Henry William, (1821 - 1891)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ Clark, James (7 May 2018). "SEAL Team Six Vet Britt Slabinski To Receive Medal Of Honor For Operation Anaconda".
- ^ "They've got a lot going on". Boston.com. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ a b "Catching Up With... Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore". Paste Media Group. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "Sebadoh". The Music Museum of New England. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "The Nields". The Music Museum of New England. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Zoel Parenteau, Stage Composer". The New York Times. September 15, 1972. p. 40.
- ^ Graham, Sylvester Graham (1881). Sylvester Graham's Lectures on the science of human life, condensed by T. Baker. Sylvester Graham. p. 1.
- ^ Mattern, Joanne (2003). Sojourner Truth: Early Abolitionist. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 12. ISBN 9780823965021.
- ^ "Jonathan Edwards' Northampton Reading and Cemetery Tour October 3, 2009". Historic Northampton. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "Tim Petrovic". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ Brown, Garry (July 22, 2012). "Northampton's William Yorzyk remembers 1956 Olympic gold medal win in swimming". Masslive.
- ^ "About William Cullen Bryant Homestead". The Trustees of Reservations. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "Ruthless with Scissors". Vanity Fair. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "the pro's 411…how to not pathetically pine over an ex by Paul Johnson Calderon - deuxmoi.com". deuxmoi.com.
- ^ McElmeel, Sharron L. McElmeel (2005). Authors in the Kitchen: Recipes, Stories, and More. Libraries Unlimited. p. 49. ISBN 9781591582380.
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- ^ Kenschaft, Lori Kenschaft (2002). Lydia Maria Child: The Quest for Racial Justice. Oxford University Press. p. 54.
- ^ a b "Kevin Eastman". Wizard World. Archived from the original on March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "A Reader's Guide o Jonathan Harr's A Civil Action". UNC. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: JEPH JACQUES ON 'QUESTIONABLE CONTENT'". comicmix. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "Hampshire College's Michael Klare to resources on panel". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "Elinor Lipman". Parade. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ Networld-Project. "Lesléa Newman articles". Lesleanewman.com. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "Cynthia Propper Seton, Novelist and Essayist". The New York Times. October 24, 1982. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ "So It Goes For Vonnegut - The Boston Globe". archive.boston.com.
- ^ "About". oceanvuong.
- ^ Perkins, Edna Brush (1922). The White Heart of Mojave: An Adventure with the Outdoors of the Desert. JHU Press. p. 289. ISBN 9780801865053.
- ^ Llanas, Sheila Griffin (2012). Mo Willems. ABDO. p. 18. ISBN 9781614785040.
- ^ "Tom Friedman - Fabric Workshop and Museum". www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org.