Military personnel from Massachusetts

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president, at 43 years, and the first Catholic president. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the United States Congress before his presidency.

American writer and poet (1819–1891)

American politician and diplomat (born 1943)

American writer (1922–1969)

Robert Francis Kennedy, also known by his initials RFK, was an American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy served as the 64th United States attorney general from 1961 to 1964, and as a U.S. senator from New York from 1965 until his assassination in 1968. Like his brothers John F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy, he is considered an icon of modern American liberalism in the 21st century.

American actor (1925–2001)

American actor (1931–2015)

American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)

Sunita Lyn Williams is a retired United States Navy captain and former NASA astronaut. Williams served aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer for Expedition 14, Expedition 15, Expedition 32, and Expedition 71 and commander of Expedition 33 and Expedition 72. A member of NASA’s Commercial Crew program, she became the first woman to fly on a flight test of an orbital spacecraft during the 2024 Boeing Crew Flight Test and had her stay extended by technical problems aboard the ISS for more than nine months. She is one of the most experienced spacewalkers: her nine spacewalks are second-most by a woman, and her total spacewalk time of 62 hours and 6 minutes is fourth overall and the most by a woman.

American author (1894–1962)

American psychologist (1920–1996)

American novelist and short story writer (1912-1982)

American politician

American journalist, game show host and actor (1918–2012)

American astronaut, chemist, United States Air Force officer

American businessman (1933–2021)

American director, actor (1896-1975)

American politician (born 1946)

American film director (1890–1987)

American physician and NASA astronaut

American politician; United States Senator (1930-2021)

American actor (1936–2015)

American actor (1891–1967)

American puppeteer (1933–2019)

American writer (1926–2021)

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

American politician (1902–1985)

American military personnel (born 1958)

Irish-American gangster and crime boss (1929-2018)

American actor (1879–1953)

American astronaut

American lawyer, politician, public servant and Christian advocate (1931–2012)

American author (1923–1996)

American composer (1908-1975)

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Commanding General of the United States Army (1839-1925)

United States Marine Corps general (born 1955)

American physicist (1874–1954)

American science fiction editor (1947-2018)

American astronaut

American biologist (1933–2008)

American announcer, game show host, actor, and spokesman (1923-2009)

American director (1921–1998)

United States admiral and historian (1887-1976)

American astronaut

American actor (1932–2020)

United States Air Force officer

American Catholic cardinal (1895–1970)

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1933-2020)

U.S. Representative from Massachusetts

American Revolutionary War general (1718–1790)

United States Navy admiral and United States Senator (1877-1971)

American diplomat and government official (1945-2025)

American botanist (1841-1927)

American astronaut

American army officer and polar explorer (1844–1935)

American actor (1909-1995)

Speaker of the House (1962-1971); American politician from Massachusetts (1891-1980)

American National Security Advisor (1919-1996)

American politician (born 1947)

American astronaut