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Born in Boston

Boston is the capital and most populous city of Massachusetts and the 24th most populous city in the country. Greater Boston is the tenth-largest metro area in the U.S. and it's the largest city in New England. It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Boston.
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Primary benefactor of an Ivy League university which is named in his honor
1649
Elihu Yale
Founding Father, drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence, inventor and writer
1706
Benjamin Franklin
Founding Father, second cousin to a President and Governor of Massachusetts from 1794 to 1797
1722
Samuel Adams
Founding Father, first attorney general of Massachusetts and founding member of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
1731
Robert Treat Paine
Founding Father representing North Carolina
1742
William Hooper
Inventor, co-developer of Morse code and developer of the commercial use of telegraphy
1791
Samuel Morse
Philosopher, essayist and poet who led the transcendentalist movement
1803
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Poet and writer, "The Raven"
1809
Edgar Allan Poe
Painter and one of the foremost painters in American art of the 19th century
1836
Winslow Homer
Pioneer of the automobile industry and co-founder of General Motors and Chevrolet
1861
William C. Durant
Ambassador and patriach of a political Irish-American family
1888
Joseph Kennedy
Actor, known for his role as Tin Man in "The Wizard of Oz"
1897
Jack Haley
Actor, known for his role as Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz"
1904
Ray Bolger
Considered one of the most important organic chemist of the twentieth century, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1965
1917
Robert Burns Woodward
Actor, known for his role as Spock in "Star Trek"
1931
Leonard Nimoy
Senator from Massachusetts from 1962 to 2009
1932
Ted Kennedy
Molecular biology pioneer and Nobel laureate
1932
Walter Gilbert
Billionaire, owner of casinos in Las Vegas and Singapore, owner of newspapers in Israel and the U.S. and influential political donor
1933
Sheldon Adelson
Billionaire, candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination and Mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013
1942
Michael Bloomberg
Film producer, CEO of Mandalay Entertainment and co-owner of the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Dodgers
1942
Peter Guber
Actor, known for his leading role in "Eraserhead"
1943
Jack Nance
Singer, nicknamed "Queen of Disco"
1948
Donna Summer
One of the best-selling music artists of all time, "You've Got a Friend" "Fire and Rain" "Sweet Baby James"
1948
James Taylor
Chief of Staff from 2017 to 2019 and retired Marine Corps general
1950
John F. Kelly
Owner of the Philadelphia Eagles
1951
Jeffrey Lurie
GM of the New York Giants from 2018 to 2021 and of the Carolina Panthers from 2013 to 2017
1951
Dave Gettleman
Owner of Olympique Marseille and former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers
1953
Frank McCourt
Actor, "Django Unchained" "Dexter" "Sex and the City" "Gotham"
1953
James Remar
Senator from New Hampshire since 2017 and Governor of New Hampshire from 2013 to 2017
1958
Maggie Hassan
Ice hockey coach who has been the head coach of several NHL teams and led the Tampa Bay Lightning to the 2024 Stanley Cup championship
1958
John Tortorella
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Actress, "I, Tonya" "The West Wing" "Mom"
1959
Allison Janney
Actor, "Avengers: Age of Ultron" "Boston Legal" "The Blacklist"
1960
James Spader
Actress, "American Pie" "Legally Blonde" "2 Broke Girls"
1961
Jennifer Coolidge
Actor best known for his role as Phil Coulson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
1962
Clark Gregg
Actress, "ER" "The Affair" "Beautiful Boy" "Primal Fear"
1965
Maura Tierney
Secretary of labor from 2021 to 2023 and Mayor of Boston from 2014 to 2021
1967
Marty Walsh
Hall of Fame first baseman who sepnt his entire career with the Houston Astros, he received the NL MVP Award in 1994
1968
Jeff Bagwell
Actor, "Sixteen Candles" "The Breakfast Club"
1968
Anthony Michael Hall
Singer and ex-husband of Whitney Houston, "Every Little Step" "Can You Stand the Rain"
1969
Bobby Brown
Actor, "Fight Club" "American History X" "Birdman" "Primal Fear"
1969
Edward Norton
Singer and former member of New Kids on the Block
1968
Jonathan Knight
Singer, actor and former member of New Kids on the Block
1969
Donnie Wahlberg
Author, her prison memoir was adapted into "Orange Is the New Black"
1969
Piper Kerman
Head football coach at Boston College since 2024 and former head coach of the Houston Texans and at Penn State
1969
Bill O'Brien
Actress, "Pulp Fiction" "Kill Bill" "Batman & Robin"
1970
Uma Thurman
Actor and former rapper, "Ted" "The Departed" "Daddy's Home" "Transformers"
1971
Mark Wahlberg
Head Coach of the Houston Rockets from 2020 to 2023
1973
Stephen Silas
President of Marvel Studios and primary producer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
1973
Kevin Feige
Actor best known for his role as Castiel in "Supernatural"
1974
Misha Collins
Actor, "Succession" "The Big Short" "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
1978
Jeremy Strong
Actor and director, "The Office" "A Quiet Place" "Jack Ryan"
1979
John Krasinski
Actor, "Captain America" "Snowpiercer" "Knives Out" "Gifted"
1981
Chris Evans
Actress best known for her roles as Leah Clearwater in the "Twilight" films and Kohana in "Westworld"
1981
Julia Jones
Actress best known for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in "Orange Is the New Black"
1981
Uzo Aduba
Actress best known for her role as Piper Chapman in "Orange Is the New Black"
1984
Taylor Schilling
Head coach of the Seattle Seahawks since 2024
1987
Mike Macdonald
Actress best known for her role as Supergirl in "The Flash"
1995
Sasha Calle
Actress best known for her role as Sydney Adamu in "The Bear"
1995
Ayo Edebiri
Quarterback who plays for the Las Vegas Raiders, first overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft and he won the Heisman Trophy in 2025 during his time at the University of Indiana
2003
Fernando Mendoza
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tonette
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Level 60
May 4, 2022
It's Janney
Greenfox
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Level 69
May 4, 2022
It's changed, thanks for noticing me :)
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