Melrose, Massachusetts

1. Marcia Lewis (1938)

American Actress/singer

Actress who earned Tony nominations for her starring roles in the Broadway revivals of Grease and Chicago.

2. David Souter (1939)

American Judge

Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 until 2009.

3. Conor Sheary (1992)

Hockey Player

Winger who won Stanley Cup Championships as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017. 

4. Keith Tkachuk (1972)

American Ice Hockey Player

NHL left winger who became the first U.S.-born player to lead the league in goals. He was a 5-time All-Star best known for his days with the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix...

5. Joseph Kenney (1960)

American Politician

After serving in the New Hampshire Senate from 2003 until 2009, this Republican Party politician took office as a District One representative to the Executive Council of New Hampshire.

6. Steven Langton (1983)

American Bobsledder

Bobsledder who won bronze medals at the 2014 Olympics in both the two and four-man races.

7. Don Orsillo (1968)

American Sports Announcer

Famous for his play-by-plays for the Boston Red Sox, this Massachusetts sportscaster joined the New England Sports Network in the early 2000s.

8. Mark Falzone (1975)

State Representative

Mark V. Falzone is an American political figure who is the Deputy Director of the National Immigration Forum and a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

9. Colin McManus (1990)

American Ice Dancer

Colin McManus is an American ice dancer who competes with Anastasia Cannuscio. They are the 2013 Ice Challenge champions and 2011 U. S. Junior bronze medalists.

10. Tara VanDerveer (1953)

American Basketball Coach

Tara VanDerveer has been the Stanford University women's basketball coach since 1985. She led the Stanford Cardinal to two NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships: in 1990 and 1992. She...

11. Wallace Bryant (1863)

American Basketball Player-coach

Gordon Bryant Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA and other leagues. A 7’0” 245 pound center Bryant attended Emerson High School in...

12. William Emerson Barrett (1858)

American Politician

Emerson Barrett was an American journalist and politician. Barrett was a founder of The Boston Evening Record and served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as...

13. Scott Billington (1951)

American Musician

Scott Billington is a Grammy Award-winning record producer songwriter record company executive and blues musician.

14. Frank Simonetti (1962)

American Ice Hockey Player

Simonetti is a retired American professional ice hockey defenceman who played for Norwich University and 115 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins.

15. Stephen McGrail (1948)

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Stephen John McGrail is an American politician who served in the Massachusetts Senate.

16. Michael Gandolfi (1956)

American Composer

Michael James Gandolfi is an American composer of contemporary classical music. He chairs the composition department at the New England Conservatory of Music. Gandolfi was born in Melrose Massachusetts.

17. Geoff Combe (1956)

American Baseball Player

Geoffrey Wade Combe is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Combe was signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1974. He made Minor League stops with...

18. John Larrabee (1850)

American Politician

John Larrabee was an American pharmacist and politician who served as the second mayor of Melrose Massachusetts.

19. Stephen Carriere (1989)

Figure Skater

Stephen Carriere is an American figure skater. He is the 2008 U. S. bronze medalist the 2007 World Junior Champion and the 2006-07 Junior Grand Prix Final champion.

20. Steve Lomasney (1977)

American Baseball Player

Steve Lomasney was in the late 1990s a highly regarded catching prospect for the Boston Red Sox. During his career he batted and threw right-handed stood 6 feet tall and...

21. Joe Harris (American football) (1952)

American Football Player

Joseph Alexander Harris is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for five different teams. He played college football at Georgia Tech. He was inducted into the...

22. Alan D. Taylor (1947)

American Mathematician

Alan Dana Taylor is a mathematician who with Steven Brams solved the problem of envy-free fair division for an arbitrary number of people with the Brams–Taylor procedure. Taylor received his...

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