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{{More citations needed|date=September 2012}}This is a list of people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Boston, Massachusetts and its surrounding metropolitan statistical area. {{TOC right}}0-9- 7L & Esoteric – rap group
A- Abiel Abbot (1770–1828), born in Andover, clergyman and author[1]
- Benjamin Abbot (1762–1849), born in Andover, teacher at the Phillips Exeter Academy[1]
- Ezra Abbot (1819–1884), biblical scholar, taught at Harvard Divinity School[1]
- Joel Abbot (1776–1826), naval officer[1]
- Amos Abbott (1786–1868), born in Westford, member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts[1]
- Austin Abbott (1831–1896), born in Boston, lawyer, novelist, and academic[1]
- Benjamin Vaughan Abbott (1830–1890), born in Boston, lawyer and legal writer[1]
- Joseph Carter Abbott (1825–1882), publisher of the Boston Bee[1]
- Josiah Gardner Abbott (1814–1891), member of United States House of Representatives[1]
- Abigail Adams (1744–1818), born in Weymouth, First Lady of the United States[1]
- Abijah Adams (1754–1816), born in Boston, journalist, often embroiled in lawsuits against him[1]
- Charles Francis Adams, Sr. (1807–1886), born in Boston; son of Abigail Adams and John Adams; Congressman; diplomat; writer[1]
- Edwin Adams (1834–1877), born in Medford, 19th-century stage actor[1]
- Eliphalet Adams (1677–1753), born in Medford, clergyman and missionary[1]
- Hannah Adams (1755–1831), born in Medfield, famous Christian writer[1]
- Henry Adams (1838–1918), born in Boston, journalist, historian, academic and novelist[1]
- Jasper Adams (1793–1841), born in Medway, clergyman and college president[1]
- Nehemiah Adams (1806–1878), clergyman and author[1]
- Samuel Adams, American Revolution patriot, signer of the Declaration of Independence[2]
- Samuel Adams Wisner, musician[3]
- Aerosmith, band[4]
- Ben Affleck, Academy Award-winning actor, screenwriter and director, brother of Casey[5]
- Casey Affleck, Academy Award-winning actor, brother of Ben[6]
- George Aiken (1830–1876), born in Boston, actor and playwright[1]
- Amos T. Akerman (1821–1880), United States Attorney General, born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire[1]
- Akrobatik, hip hop artist, member of The Perceptionists[7]
- Al B. Sure, singer[8]
- Mildred Albert (1905–1991), American fashion show producer and radio and television personality
- Louisa May Alcott, 19th-century author of Little Women[9]
- Horatio Alger, Jr., author[10]
- Fred Allen, radio comedian[11]
- Frederick Lewis Allen, writer[12]
- Joseph Allen (1749–1827), born in Boston, United States Congressman[1]
- Nathaniel M. Allen, soldier in Civil War, awarded Congressional Medal of Honor[13]
- The Almighty RSO, rap group{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- John Amaechi, NBA player[14]
- American Hi-Fi, band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Amerie, R&B artist{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Ed Ames, actor and singer{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Tony Amonte, NHL player[15]
- Anarchy Club, band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Leroy Anderson, composer for Boston Pops Orchestra[16]
- Mary Antin, author[17]
- Apollo Sunshine, band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Thomas Gold Appleton (1812–1884), writer[1]
- Crispus Attucks, American Revolution patriot[18]
- Red Auerbach, Boston Celtics coach and president, Basketball Hall of Famer[19]
- John Augustus (1785–1859), born in Boston, philanthropist and pioneer of probation[1]
- James Trecothick Austin (1784–1870), born in Boston, member of Massachusetts General Court and Massachusetts Attorney General[1]
- Jonathan Loring Austin (1748–1826), born in Boston; officer in American Revolutionary War; Massachusetts state representative, senator, secretary, and treasurer[1]
B- Bad Rabbits – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Algernon Sidney Badger – government official in New Orleans during and after Reconstruction[20]
- Arthur Baker – rap DJ, music producer{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Bang Camaro – rock band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Sasha Banks – WWE wrestler, former WWE Raw Women's Champion, former NXT Women's Champion
- Dana Barros – NBA player[21]
- Erinn Bartlett – actress{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Zered Bassett – professional skateboarder[22]
- Benjamin E. Bates – founder and namesake of Bates College[23]
- Ruth Batson – civil rights and education activist[24]
- Susan Batson – actress, author, and producer; daughter of Ruth Batson{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Peter D. Bear – Wisconsin State Senator[25]
- Bell Biv DeVoe – music group{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Gaston Bell – stage and silent film actor{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Tobin Bell – actor (born in Queens, NY, raised in Weymouth){{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Mark Bellhorn – MLB player[26]
- Asher Benjamin – architect and author[27]
- Frank Weston Benson – Impressionist artist[28]
- Rick Berlin – musician{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Leonard Bernstein – New York Philharmonic conductor, composer and pianist[29]
- Big D and the Kids Table – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Big Shug – rapper[30]
- Traci Bingham – actress, model{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Mike Birbiglia – comedian{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- William Blackstone (also spelled Blaxton) – first European settler
- Arthur Blake – athlete
- Will Blalock – NBA player for Detroit Pistons[31]
- David Blatt (born 1959), Israeli-American basketball player and coach (most recently, for the Cleveland Cavaliers)[32]
- C. L. Blood – physician[33]
- Matt Bloom – NFL player and professional wrestler, known for his time in WWE{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Michael Bloomberg – Mayor of New York City[34]
- Bob and Ray – comedy team[35]
- Ernie Boch, Jr. – president of Boch Enterprises[36]
- Ray Bolger – actor and dancer, Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz
- Veda Ann Borg - film actress
- Boston – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Boys Like Girls – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Ron Brace – NFL player, New England Patriots[37]
- Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee – architect[38]
- William J. Bratton – chief of police for NYPD and LAPD[39]
- John Britton – abortion provider[40]
- Edward W. Brooke – first African American elected by popular vote to United States Senate[41]
- Bobby Brown – singer{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Carolyn Brown – dancer, writer, choreographer{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Earle Brown – composer{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Sam Brown – comedian from IFC sketch comedy show Whitest Kids U' Know{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Scott Brown – U.S. Senator[42]
- William B. Broydrick – Wisconsin State Assemblyman[43]
- Aimee Buchanan (born 1993) - American-born Olympic figure skater for Israel
- Charles Bulfinch – architect who designed Massachusetts State House, original United States Capitol dome and rotunda[44]
- James "Whitey" Bulger – organized crime boss{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Ephraim Wales Bull - creator of the concord grape [45]
- Thomas Burke – sprinter
- Edwin C. Burt – shoemaker{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Bury Your Dead – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- George H.W. Bush – 41st President of The United States{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Vannevar Bush – scientist{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
C- C60 – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Will Calhoun – drummer for Living Colour (born in NY, lived in Boston){{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Steve Carell – actor and comedian, The Office, The Daily Show, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Despicable Me{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- The Cars – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Peggy Cass – actress and TV game show panelist{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- John Cazale – actor, The Godfather, The Deer Hunter, Dog Day Afternoon{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- John Cena – professional wrestler | US Marine, known for his time in WWE{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Nicholas Raymond Cerio – founder of Nick Cerio's Kenpo[46]
- Kevin Chapman – actor[47]
- Julius Caesar Chappelle – Massachusetts legislator[48]
- Ken Cheeseman – actor{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Gary Cherone – singer (Extreme and Van Halen){{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Michael Chiklis – actor, The Shield[49]
- Neil Cicierega – Internet personality, created Potter Puppet Pals{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Louis C.K. – comedian and actor{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Lenny Clarke – comedian and actor{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- The Click Five – band{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Alex Cobb - baseball pitcher{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}
- John A. Collins – Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Air Force[50]
- Misha Collins – actor[51]{{Better source|reason=per WP:CIRCULAR|date=November 2017}}
- Jerry Colonna – entertainer[52]
- Greg Comella – NFL fullback[53]
- Dane Cook – comedian and actor[54]
- Calvin Coolidge – 30th President of the United States
- Harriet Abbott Lincoln Coolidge - author, philanthropist, reformer[55]
- Jennifer Coolidge – actress, American Pie, A Mighty Wind, Legally Blonde[56]
- John Singleton Copley – artist[57]
- Chick Corea – Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Jeff Corwin – TV personality{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Lynne Cox – professional swimmer[58]
- Charlie Coyle (born 1992), hockey player
- Zach Cregger – actor, comedian, star of the IFC sketch comedy series WKUK{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Norm Crosby – comedian[59]
- Marcia Cross – actress, Desperate Housewives{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- James Michael Curley – Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts governor, and US Representative[60]
- Jane Curtin – actress and comedian[61]
- Johnny Curtis – professional wrestler, known for his time in WWE{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Thomas Curtis (1873–1944), athlete
- Richard Cushing – Archbishop of Boston and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}
- Susan Webb Cushman (1822–1859), stage actress[62]
D- Dick Dale – musician[63]
- Matt Damon – actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter, Good Will Hunting, The Departed, Ocean's Eleven and Bourne Identity series[64]
- Evan Dando – musician[65]
- Bette Davis – Academy Award-winning actress, Dark Victory, Jezebel, All About Eve
- Geena Davis – Academy Award-winning actress, The Accidental Tourist
- Henry Dearborn – physician, general, and politician
- Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn – lawyer, author, statesman, soldier, Mayor of Roxbury; son of Henry Dearborn
- Death Before Dishonor – band
- Patrick DeCoste – musician
- Manny Delcarmen – MLB pitcher
- Becky DelosSantos – Playboy Playmate centerfold, April 1994
- Brad Delp – singer
- Tony DeMarco – boxer, welterweight champion, born 1932 in North End
- Joseph Dennie – writer
- Joe Derrane (born 1930), accordion player
- Michael Dertouzos (1936–2001), computer scientist
- Albert DeSalvo – serial killer known as "The Boston Strangler"
- Jack DeSena – actor, played Sokka in The Last Airbender
- P. T. Deutermann – author
- Sara Diamond – Sociologist and attorney
- Dinosaur Jr. – band
- Rick DiPietro – NHL goaltender (from Boston suburbs)
- Ken Doane – professional wrestler, known for his time in WWE
- Dresden Dolls – punk cabaret duo
- Dropkick Murphys – band
- Shem Drowne – America's first weathervane maker
- W. E. B. Du Bois – scholar, professor; first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard; founder of NAACP
- Joseph Dudley – Colonial Governor of Massachusetts
- Michael Dukakis – Massachusetts governor, US Presidential candidate in 1988
- William C. Durant – founder of General Motors
- Adam Duritz – singer/songwriter for Counting Crows (born in Baltimore, lived in Boston)
- Eliza Dushku – actress
- Mary Dyer – martyr
E- Ed O.G. – hip hop artist
- Adam Edelman (born 1991) - American-born four-time Israeli National Champion in skeleton event, and Israeli Olympian
- Richard J. Egan – founder and chairman of EMC Corporation
- Ralph Waldo Emerson – essayist, lecturer, poet
- Ernie and the Automatics – band
- Mike Eruzione – captain of USA's 1980 Winter Olympics hockey team (from Boston suburbs)
- Julius Erving – Basketball Hall of Famer, UMass, New York Nets, Philadelphia 76ers
- William Eustis – early American statesman, Governor of Massachusetts
- Chris Evans – actor, known for role as "Captain America"
- Patrick Ewing – Basketball Hall of Famer, NCAA champion, center for New York Knicks
- Patrick Ewing, Jr. – NBA player, New York Knicks, New Orleans Hornets
- Extreme – band
F- Louis Farrakhan – head of Nation of Islam
- Charles Farrell – actor
- Spike Feresten – screenwriter and television personality
- John Ferruggio – led evacuation of Pan Am Flight 93, hijacked in 1970[66]
- Arthur Fiedler – Boston Pops orchestra conductor
- Charles L. Fletcher – architect and interior designer; owner of Charles Fletcher Design
- Doug Flutie – Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Boston College; AFL, CFL, and NFL player, television commentator
- Robert Bennet Forbes – sea captain, China trader
- Ben Foster – actor (born in Boston)
- Dwight Foster – Massachusetts Attorney General; associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court[67]
- Jon Foster – actor (born in Boston)
- Arlene Francis – actress, radio and TV personality (What's My Line?)
- Black Francis – of the band Pixies
- Benjamin Franklin – author, public servant, diplomat, signer of the Declaration of Independence
- Robert Frost – iconic poet
G- The G-Clefs – Top 40 soul group
- Greg Gagne – MLB player
- Ryan Gallant – professional skateboarder (Plan B Skateboards, DC Shoes)
- Gang Green – band
- Gang Starr – rap group
- Erle Stanley Gardner – lawyer, author, creator of Perry Mason
- Edmund H. Garrett – prolific 19th- and 20th-century book illustrator and artist
- Peter Gerety – actor
- Elbridge Gerry – signer of Declaration of Independence; Governor of MA; Vice President of the United States; gave his name to "gerrymandering"
- Kahlil George Gibran – sculptor
- Kevin Garnett—retired professional basketball player
- Charles Dana Gibson – illustrator
- Joy Giovanni – professional wrestler, known for her time in WWE
- Paul Michael Glaser – actor and director, Starsky & Hutch
- Tom Glavine – Hall of Fame baseball pitcher for Atlanta Braves
- Godsmack – band
- Jared Goldberg - Olympic skier
- Duff Goldman – star of Food Network TV show Ace of Cakes (born in Detroit, lived in MA)
- Benjamin Gould – astronomer
- Robert Goulet – Grammy Award-winning singer and Tony-winning actor (born in Lawrence)
- Paul Graham – hacker, painter, essayist, tech startup guru
- Kaz Grala – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, youngest ever to win a NASCAR Touring Series race
- Clark Gregg – actor
- Justine Greiner – Playboy Playmate centerfold, February 1984
- Mike Grier – NHL player
- Tammy Grimes – actress, singer
- Hattie Tyng Griswold (1842–1909) – author, poept
- Bill Guerin – NHL player
- Louise Gunning – musical actress
- Guru – rapper, member of Gang Starr
- Guster – band
- Jasmine Guy – actress and singer
H- Betsy Hager – farmer and blacksmith, produced weapons for the American Revolution
- Edward Everett Hale – author
- Jack Haley – actor, known as Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz
- Anthony Michael Hall – actor, The Breakfast Club, The Dead Zone
- Marc-André Hamelin – pianist, composer
- John Hancock – statesman, signer of Declaration of Independence
- Noah Hanifin ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2015
- Kay Hanley – musician
- G Hannelius – actress
- Bob Hansen – MLB player
- Hannah Hanson Kinney – alleged serial killer
- Maggie Hassan – United States Senator and former governor of New Hampshire
- Matt Hasselbeck – NFL quarterback for the Tennessee Titans
- Tim Hasselbeck – NFL quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals
- Juliana Hatfield – musician
- Have Heart – hardcore band
- Roy Haynes – jazz musician
- Heads of State – music group
- Ed Healey – NFL Hall of Fame player for Chicago Bears
- Armand Van Helden – DJ
- Ed Herlihy – radio and television announcer
- Rich Hill – MLB pitcher
- Karl Hobbs – George Washington University basketball coach
- Oliver Wendell Holmes – physician and author
- Winslow Homer – artist
- Michelle Hoover – author
- Allen Hoskins – actor
- Joan Imogen Howard – educator
IJ- Shar Jackson – actress
- Jada – pop and R&B singing group signed to UniversalMotown
- Marie Jansen – musical actress[68]
- Martin Johnson – lead singer of Boys Like Girls
- Thomas Johnston - engraver, organ builder, japanner, and heraldic painter.
- JoJo – singer, actress
- Sam Jones III – actor, Glory Road
- Darin Jordan – NFL player
- Tom Jung – art director, graphic designer, illustrator, storyboard artist
K- Madeline Kahn – actress, Blazing Saddles
- Mindy Kaling – actress, The Office
- Alex Karalexis – UFC, WEC fighter
- Karmin – musical group
- Robert Kelly – actor, comedian
- John F. Kennedy – Massachusetts Senator and 35th President of the United States
- Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. – ambassador, father of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Edward Kennedy
- Myles Kennedy – singer, songwriter
- Robert Kennedy – U.S. Attorney General and New York Senator
- Edward "Ted" Kennedy (1932–2009), longtime Massachusetts Senator
- Jack Kerouac – beat poet and writer
- Nancy Kerrigan – Olympic figure skating silver medalist
- John Kerry – current U.S. Secretary of State, longtime Massachusetts Senator (1985–2013) and Presidential candidate in 2004
- Keytar Bear, keytarist in a bear costume who commonly performs at MBTA stations[69][70]
- Killswitch Engage – metalcore band
- John King – CNN chief political correspondent[71]
- Kofi Kingston – professional wrestler, known for his time in WWE (born in Ghana, lived in Boston)
- Jonathan Knight – singer, dancer (New Kids on the Block)
- Jordan Knight – singer, dancer (New Kids on the Block)
- Yitzhak Aharon Korff – Grand Rabbi, diplomat, international consultant
- Lauren Koslow - Soap Opera Actress
- Walter "Killer" Kowalski – professional wrestler, teacher, photographer
- Bob Kraft – owner of the New England Patriots
- John Krasinski – actor (Jim Halpert in NBC's The Office)
L- Phil Labonte – musician
- PJ Ladd – professional skateboarder
- Liz LaManche – public artist
- Jack Landron – folk singer, songwriter
- Robert Lanza – medical doctor and scientist
- Lewis Howard Latimer – inventor
- Denis Leary – actor, comedian, writer and director
- Matt LeBlanc – actor, Friends
- Dennis Lehane – author
- Jack Lemmon – Academy Award-winning actor, Mister Roberts, Save the Tiger, The Odd Couple, Grumpy Old Men
- Jay Leno – comedian and television personality
- Letters To Cleo – rock band
- Elma Lewis – founder of National Center of Afro-American Artists (including a museum) and Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts
- Gary Russell Libby – art historian, museum director, curator
- William Linn – defender of the Alamo
- Henry Cabot Lodge – politician
- Edward Lawrence Logan – military officer, jurist, politician
- Howie Long – NFL player
- Amy Lawrence Lowell – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
- Robert Lowell – poet
- Joyner Lucas - rapper
- Adam Lundquist – radio DJ
- Lyte Funky Ones – pop trio
M- Marty Walsh - City Mayor of Boston
- Aimee Mann – singer
- Jonathan Mann – HIV/AIDS researcher and World Health Organization administrator; killed on Swissair Flight 111
- Rob Mariano – Survivor contestant
- Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch – rap group
- Maria Menounos—Actress, Journalist, professional wrestler
- Connie Martinson – talk show host
- Aaron Maund – Major League Soccer player
- Masspike Miles – singer, songwriter, producer, Perfect Gentlemen (Maybach Music Group)
- Cotton Mather – Puritan minister and author
- Jonah Matranga – singer/songwriter
- Greg Mauldin – NHL player, Ottawa Senators
- John Mayer – singer/songwriter (born in Connecticut, lived in Boston)
- Charles Johnson Maynard – naturalist and ornithologist
- Chris McCarron – jockey
- Jack McCarthy – poet
- Pedro Martínez—retired professional baseball player, member of National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Tommy McCarthy – baseball player[72]
- John P. McDonough – Chief of Chaplains of U.S. Air Force
- Neal McDonough – actor
- Sean McDonough – sports announcer
- Will McDonough – sportswriter
- Joey McIntyre – singer, dancer, actor (New Kids on the Block)
- Amy Upham Thomson McKean – pianist, songwriter and composer
- Ed McMahon – television personality
- Peter McNeeley – boxer (born in Medfield)
- Michael McShane – actor
- Nelson Merced – activist and politician, first Hispanic elected to Massachusetts General Court
- David Merkow – golfer
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – band
- Roger Miller – musician
- Wayne Millner – NFL Hall of Famer
- Mission of Burma – band
- Mr. Lif – hip-hop artist, member of The Perceptionists
- Joe Moakley – congressman
- William Monahan – screenwriter
- Morphine – band
- Van Morrison – singer, musician, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee in 1993 (born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has lived in Boston for years)
- Robert Morse – actor
- Samuel F. B. Morse – inventor and painter, inventor of electric telegraph and Morse code
- Eddie Mottau – guitarist
- Helen Messinger Murdoch (1862–1956), photographer: pioneered use of autochromes in travel photography
N- Jack Nance – actor, title character in Eraserhead
- William Cooper Nell, Abolitionist
- Betty Jo Nelsen – member of Wisconsin State Assembly
- New Edition – music group
- New Kids on the Block – band
- Terry Nihen – Playboy Playmate
- Leonard Nimoy – actor, known as Mr. Spock from Star Trek
- Zack Norman – actor-producer-financier
- Edward Norton – actor, American History X, Fight Club, The Italian Job
- B.J. Novak – actor, writer for NBC's The Office (from Newton)
- Christopher Nowinski – professional wrestler, known for his time in WWE
O- Conan O'Brien – television personality
- On Broken Wings – band
- Patrice O'Neal – actor, comedian
- Thomas "Tip" O'Neill – U.S. Congressman, Speaker of the House
- David Ortiz—retired professional baseball player
- James Otis, Jr. – patriot
P- Robert Treat Paine – signer of Declaration of Independence
- Amanda Palmer – songwriter and performer
- Paul Pierce, -- professional basketball player.
- Evelyn Parnell – opera singer
- George Patton IV – U.S. Army general; son of famed World War II General George S. Patton III
- Susan Paul Abolitionist
- The Perceptionists – rap group
- Esther Petrack – contestant on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 15
- John Pinette – actor and comedian
- The Pixies – band
- Sylvia Plath – poet and author
- Edgar Allan Poe – poet and writer
- Amy Poehler - actress and comedian
- Ellen Pompeo – actress
- Tom Poti – NHL player, Washington Capitals
- Powerman 5000 – metal band
- Seth Putnam – musician
- Moriah Rose Pereira (Poppy) - musician and YouTube personality
Q- John Quinlan – pro wrestler
R- Nicole Raczynski – pro wrestler known as Nikki Roxx, and as Roxxi in TNA Wrestling
- Sumner Redstone – chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Viacom
- Kevin P. Reilly, Sr. – CEO of Lamar Advertising Company in Baton Rouge; member of Louisiana House of Representatives
- Arthur E. Reimer – two-time presidential candidate of Socialist Labor Party of America
- James Remar – actor, known for roles of Ajax in The Warriors and of Harry Morgan in "Dexter"
- Lee Remick – actress, Days of Wine and Roses, Anatomy of a Murder
- Jerry Remy – MLB player and sportscaster
- Patrick Renna – actor, known for role of Ham in The Sandlot
- Frank Renzulli – writer, actor
- Paul Revere – silversmith and American Revolution patriot
- Ellen Swallow Richards – "mother" of home economics and sewage treatment
- Jonathan Richman – musician
- Sam Rivers – jazz musician
- Alex Rocco – actor, known for role of Moe Greene in The Godfather
- Norman Rockwell – artist
- Jeremy Roenick – NHL player
- Jereme Rogers – professional skateboarder
- Mitt Romney – 70th Governor of Massachusetts; 2012 US presidential candidate
- Eli Roth – director, writer, producer, actor
- Lillian Roth – actress, singer
- John Rowe (1715–1787), Boston resident merchant and diarist, original developer of Rowes Wharf[73]
- Nathaniel Ruggles – U.S. Representative
- Bill Russell – professional basketball player and coach, NBA champion and Olympic gold medalist
- Blanchard Ryan – actress
S- Timothy Shriver - Chairman of Special Olympic Committee
- Alicia Sacramone – gymnast, world champion and Olympic silver medalist
- Perry Saturn – pro wrestler
- Edward Seaga – former Jamaican politician and statesman. His parents returned to Jamaica with Edward when the boy was three months old.
- Richard Scarry – author, illustrator
- Jeremy Scott – televangelist, nudist, poet
- Ebenezer Seaver – U.S. Representative, chairman of Roxbury Board of Selectmen
- Anne Sexton – poet
- Dan Shaughnessy – Boston Globe sports columnist
- William E. Sheridan – actor
- Anthony T. Shtogren — U.S. Air Force general
- Fatima Siad – fashion model, third place on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 10
- Bill Simmons – sports columnist, "The Sports Guy" on ESPN.com
- Slaine – hip hop artist
- Slapshot – band
- Jenny Slate – actress, comedian, Saturday Night Live cast member
- Samuel Francis Smith – composer
- Edward Dexter Sohier – lawyer
- Joseph B. Soloveitchik – rabbi
- James Spader – actor, Boston Legal, The Blacklist
- Clinton Sparks – hip hop DJ, producer
- Special Teamz – rap group
- Billy Squier - American rock musician
- Lesley Stahl – television journalist, 60 Minutes
- Staind – band
- Larry Stark – theater critic
- Maurice Starr – musician, producer (New Edition and New Kids on the Block)
- Frederick Stevens – U.S. Representative from Minnesota[74]
- Sonny Stitt – jazz saxophonist
- Street Dogs – band
- John L. Sullivan – first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing
- Louis Sullivan – architect
- Donna Summer – singer
- William H. Sumner – developer of East Boston
- John Sununu – junior U.S. Senator from New Hampshire (born in Boston)
- William H. Swanson – chairman and CEO of Raytheon Company
T- Edmund C. Tarbell – painter
- Lofa Tatupu – NFL linebacker{{Citation needed|date=December 2013}}
- James Taylor – folk singer
- That Handsome Devil – band
- John Thomas – first man to clear {{convert|7|ft|m}} in high jump
- Thomas W. Thompson – United States Representative and United States Senator[75]
- Henry David Thoreau – iconic poet, novelist
- Uma Thurman – actress, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill
- Maura Tierney – actress
- 'Til Tuesday – band
- Jimmy Tingle – stand-up comedian, actor
- Eve Torres – professional wrestler
- John Tortorella – NHL coach, head coach of the Vancouver Canucks
- Touré – writer, TV host
- Eliza Townsend — poet
- Ralph Tresvant – singer
- Kevin Trudeau – author, pocket billiards promoter, salesman
- Jen Trynin – musician
- Jonathan Tucker – actor
- John Tudor – MLB pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals{{Citation needed|date=December 2013}}
- Charles Tufts – founder of Tufts University
U- Unearth – band
- Hezekiah Usher – first bookseller in the 13 colonies
V- Steven Van Zandt – musician with Bruce Springsteen band and actor, The Sopranos
- Vanna – band
- Brian Viglione – musician
W- Donnie Wahlberg – actor, singer, producer (New Kids on the Block)
- Mark Wahlberg – actor, rapper, producer, Boogie Nights, The Perfect Storm, The Departed, The Fighter
- Jimmy Walker – NBA All-Star
- Mike Wallace – television journalist
- Barbara Walters – television journalist
- Casey Walters – actor, Harbor Command
- An Wang – computer engineer and inventor, co-founder of Wang Laboratories
- Fiske Warren – paper manufacturer and philanthropist
- Gretchen Osgood Warren – poet and muse
- Sam Waterston – actor
- Jack Welch – businessman, CEO of General Electric
- Westbound Train – band
- Phillis Wheatley – poet and former slave
- Eli Whitney – inventor of the cotton gin
- Jermaine Wiggins – NFL player
- Tony Williams – jazz drummer
- Alan Wilson – singer, guitarist (Canned Heat)
- Robert Scott Wilson – actor, first male model on The Price Is Right
- Danny Wood – singer (New Kids on the Block)
- Gene Wood – game show announcer
- George Wood – baseball player[72]
- Brian Woods – documentary filmmaker
- Benjamin Edward Woolf – British-born composer, playwright, journalist for Boston Saturday Evening Gazette and Boston Globe
- Steven Wright – Academy Award-winning comedian, actor and writer
- Marty Walsh - City Mayor of Boston
X- Malcolm X – civil rights activist, Muslim minister (lived in Roxbury)
Y- Donnie Yen – Hong Kong actor, martial artist
Z- Katya Zamolodchikova – drag queen, actor
- Rob Zombie – musician, director, producer.
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