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

Artists

• Leonard Baskin, sculptor, illustrator, print-maker, writer, and teacher at local colleges.[1]

Economists

• Herbert Gintis, economist[2]
• Andrew Zimbalist, prominent sports economist and father of Jeff and Michael Zimbalist[3]

Educators

• Carol T. Christ, former president of Smith College and Victorian Literature Scholar[4]
• Anna Cheney Edwards, 19th-century professor at Mount Holyoke College

Film and television

• Mary-Ellis Bunim, television producer and co-creator of MTV's The Real World and Road Rules[5]
• 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

• 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 governor of Massachusetts and the 30th U.S. president[14]
• 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

• 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]
• Kim Rosen, Grammy nominated audio mastering engineer

Reformers

• Sylvester Graham, advocate of vegetarianism and namesake of the graham cracker[22]
• Sojourner Truth, African American abolitionist and orator[23]
• Jack Flynn, Footballer

Religion

• Elder John Strong, 17th-century English-born New England colonist, politician, Puritan church leader; one of the founders of Windsor, Connecticut and Northampton, Massachusetts.
• Jonathan Edwards, 18th-century Congregational theologian, philosopher, leader of First Great Awakening and local pastor[24]

Sports

• Stu Miller, Major League Baseball pitcher
• Tim Petrovic, professional golfer[25]
• Willy Workman (born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player for Israeli team Maccabi Haifa
• William Yorzyk gold medal winning U.S. Olympic swimmer[26]

Writers

• 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[27]
• Augusten Burroughs, author; his bestseller Running with Scissors describes his strange childhood in Northampton[28]
• 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[29]
• Eric Carle, children's book author and illustrator[30]
• Lydia Maria Child, author of the Thanksgiving poem "Over the River and through the Woods"[31]
• Kevin Eastman, comic book artist and writer, co-published Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics with Peter Laird in their Northampton studio[32]
• Jonathan Harr, author of A Civil Action[33]
• Jeph Jacques, creator of the webcomic Questionable Content[34]
• 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[35]
• Peter Laird, comic book artist and writer, co-published Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics with Kevin Eastman in their Northampton studio[32]
• Elinor Lipman, author[36]
• Lesléa Newman, author of Heather Has Two Mommies[37]
• Cynthia Propper Seton, novelist[38]
• Kurt Vonnegut, satirist, novelist, known for works like Slaughter-House Five and Cat's Cradle [39]
• Ocean Vuong, poet, essayist, and author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous [40]
• Peter Wild, poet, author, and Professor of English at the University of Arizona[41]
• Mo Willems, popular children's book author[42]

Others

• Steve Herrell, ice cream innovator[43]
• Tom Friedman, conceptual sculptor[44]

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