Woburn, Massachusetts
1. Benjamin Thompson (1753)
American Scientist
Physicist who specialized in thermodynamics who invented thermal underwear and significantly improved the design of kilns used to produce quicklime. He also served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Loyalist forces...
2. Nancy Kerrigan (1969)
American Figure Skater
American Olympic ice skater who was injured by allies of rival Tonya Harding. She won a 1994 silver medal in Lilliehammer.
3. Eric Bogosian (1953)
Actor Playwright Monologist Nove
Playwright and novelist whose play Talk Radio was nominated for a Pulitzer prize. Oliver Stone later adapted it into a film.
4. Christopher J. Coyne (1958)
Catholic Bishop
Bishop Christopher J. Coyne is the Auxiliary Bishop and former Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis based in Indianapolis Indiana. Bishop Coyne was born in Woburn Massachusetts...
5. Loammi Baldwin (1744)
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Colonel Loammi Baldwin was a noted American engineer politician and a soldier in the American Revolutionary War. Baldwin is known as the Father of American Civil Engineering. His five sons...
6. Philemon Wright (1760)
Canadian Businessman
Philemon Wright was a farmer and entrepreneur who founded Wrightstown the first permanent settlement in the National Capital Region of Canada. Wrightstown later became incorporated in 1875 and renamed Hull...
7. Ron Porter (1945)
American Football Player
Ronald Dean Porter is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for seven seasons for the Baltimore Colts the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings.
8. William Emmett Dever (1862)
American Mayor
Emmett Dever served as the Democratic mayor of Chicago Illinois U. S. from 1923 to 1927.
9. Glenn Foley (1970)
American Football Player
Glenn Foley is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League with the New York Jets from 1994–1998 and the Seattle Seahawks in 1999 and the Arena Football...
10. Ken Weafer (1913)
American Baseball Player
Kenneth Albert Ken Weafer was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1936 with the Boston Bees. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Woburn Massachusetts to...
11. Jocko Conlon (1897)
American Baseball Player
Not to be confused with Jocko Conlan. Arthur Joseph Jocko Conlon was a professional baseball player for the Boston Braves in Major League Baseball. Conlon was an alumnus of Harvard...
12. Dominic Mulrenan (1893)
Major League Baseball Pitcher
Dominic Joseph Mulrenan was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox.
13. Doc McMahon (1886)
American Baseball Player
Henry John McMahon was a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1908 season. McMahon was born in Woburn Massachusetts...
14. Hal Weafer (1900)
American Baseball Umpire
Harold Leaon Weafer was an American professional baseball player and umpire. Minor league baseball first baseman and a Major League Baseball umpire. Weafer was a first baseman in minor league...
15. John Doherty (first baseman) (1951)
American Baseball Player
Major League pitcher see John Doherty. For the Major League hitter see Jack Daugherty. John Michael Doherty is a former reserve first baseman/designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played...
16. Courtney Kennedy (1979)
American Ice Hockey Player
Courtney Kennedy is an American ice hockey player. She won a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Kennedy played college...
