Editing Harwich, Massachusetts (section)

==Notable people==

* [[Ruby Braff]] (1927–2003), jazz trumpeter and cornetist, former resident of Harwich in his later life
* [[A. Elmer Crowell]] (1862–1952), was a master [[decoy]] carver from East Harwich. Crowell specialized in shorebirds, waterfowl, and miniatures. Crowell's decoys are consistently regarded as the finest and most desirable decoys ever made. Two of Crowell's decoys have repeatedly set world records for sales. Currently, Crowell's preening pintail drake and Canada goose decoys share the world record at $1.13 million<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/crowell-decoys-surpass-11-million-in-private-treaty-sale/|title=Crowell Decoys Surpass 11 Million in Private Treaty Sale|date=September 25, 2007 |language=en-US|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Seth Doane]], award-winning television journalist; raised in Harwich and graduate of [[Harwich High School]]
* [[Shawn Fanning]], creator and owner of MP3 music downloading application [[Napster]]; graduated from [[Harwich High School]]
* [[John Kendrick (American sea captain)|John Kendrick]] (1740–1794), [[maritime fur trade]]r; one of the first Americans to visit the [[Pacific Northwest]], the [[Hawaiian Islands]], and [[China]]
* [[Thomas Nickerson]], survivor of the ill-fated whaleship ''[[Essex (whaleship)|Essex]]'', which inspired Melville's novel ''[[Moby Dick]]''
* [[Tip O'Neill]] (1912–1994), politician; owned a vacation home near Bank Street Beach and buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery
* [[Andrea Silbert]], nonprofit executive
* [[Fay Vincent]], commissioner of Major League Baseball<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/1992/9/8/19003683/fay-vincent-steps-down-as-commissioner-br|title=FAY VINCENT STEPS DOWN AS COMMISSIONER|date=September 8, 1992 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922033711/https://www.deseret.com/1992/9/8/19003683/fay-vincent-steps-down-as-commissioner-br |language=en-US|access-date=April 5, 2023|archive-date=September 22, 2021 }}</ref>
* [[Jonathan Walker (abolitionist)|Jonathan Walker]] (1799–1878), abolitionist; had his hand branded as a consequence of helping free slaves
* [[Joseph N. Welch]], chief counsel for the United States Army; famously asked Senator Joseph McCarthy "At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 7, 1960 |title=Joseph N. Welch, 70, Dies in Cape Cod Hospital |pages=23 |work=Portland Press Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114605044/joseph-n-welch-70-dies-in-cape-cod/ |access-date=April 5, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>