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==Notable people== * [[Artine Artinian]] (1907β2005), scholar of French literature * [[Cathy Berberian]] (1925β1983), composer, mezzo-soprano singer, and vocalist born in Attleboro * [[Roger Bowen]] (1932β1996), comedic actor known for his portrayal of Lt. Col. Henry Blake in the 1970 film ''[[MASH (film)|MASH]]''; co-founder of comedy troupe [[The Second City]] * [[George Bradburn]] (1806β1880), an American politician and Unitarian minister in Massachusetts, known for his support for [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionism]] and women's rights<ref name=fhp>[https://archive.org/stream/memorialofgeorge00braduoft A Memorial of George Bradburn], Frances H. Bradburn, 1883</ref> * [[Jonathan P. Braga]] (b.1969) [[United States Army]] [[Lieutenant general (United States)|lieutenant general]]<ref name=socom_bio>{{cite web |url=https://www.socom.mil/socpac/Documents/Braga%20Bio.pdf |title=Brigadier General Jonathan P. Braga Commander, Special Operations Command, Pacific |website=SOCOM |accessdate=17 December 2020 |archive-date=5 August 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200805234327/https://www.socom.mil/socpac/Documents/Braga%20Bio.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> * [[Geoff Cameron]] (born 1985), soccer player<ref>{{Cite news |title=Geoff Cameron |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/geoff-cameron/ |access-date=February 25, 2025 |work=[[Major League Soccer]]}}</ref> * [[Horace Capron]] (1804β1885), [[Union Army]] officer during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and later an agricultural advisor to Japan; his methods revolutionized Japanese agriculture<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607β1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | year = 1963}}</ref> * [[David Cobb (Massachusetts)|David Cobb]] (1748β1830), [[major general]] of the [[Continental Army]], [[Speaker (politics)|speaker]] of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]], [[United States Congress]]man from Massachusetts<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/> * [[Ray Conniff]] (1916β2002), Easy listening recording artist * [[Mark Coogan]] (born 1966), coach and retired American track athlete, first Massachusetts native to run the mile in under four minutes, placing 41st with a time of 2:20:27, after placing second in the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon with at time of 2:13:05 * [[David Daggett]] (1764β1851), [[United States Senate|United States Senator]], associate justice of [[Connecticut Supreme Court]], [[mayor]] of [[New Haven, Connecticut]], and a founder of the [[Yale Law School]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/> * [[Naphtali Daggett]] (1727β1780), [[Presbyterian]] [[clergyman]], professor of divinity at [[Yale University]], fought in the [[American Revolutionary War]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/> * [[Gilbert Franklin]] (1919β2004), American sculptor, educator<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Kohl |first1=Benjamin G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LdYLAQAAMAAJ |title=The Centennial Directory of the American Academy in Rome |last2=Linker |first2=Wayne A. |last3=Kavelman |first3=Buff Suzanne |date=1995 |publisher=American Academy in Rome |others=American Academy in Rome, American Academy in Rome Society of Fellows |isbn=978-1-879549-02-9 |language=en}}</ref> * [[Paul G. Gaffney II]], President, Monmouth University, US Navy Vice Admiral (Ret.), former Chief of Naval Research, President of National Defense University * [[Steve Hagerty]], 21st Mayor of Evanston, IL, and Founder and CEO of Hagerty Consulting, Inc * [[Thomas Hobson (actor)|Thomas Hobson]], American actor, singer; Best known for his role as Shout in ''[[The Fresh Beat Band]]'' * [[William Manchester]] (1922β2004), [[historian]] and [[biographer]], author of ''[[The Death of a President]]'' * [[Jonathan Maxcy]] (1768β1820), [[Baptist]] [[clergyman]] and president of [[Brown University]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/> * [[Virgil Maxcy]] (1785β1844), member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]] and the [[Maryland State Senate]], later first solicitor of the treasury and [[chargΓ© d'affaires]] at the United States embassy in Belgium<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/> *[[Christian Petersen (sculptor)|Christian Petersen]] (1885β1961), sculptor who worked as a die-cutter in Attleboro * [[Helen Watson Phelps]] (1864β1944), painter * [[Daniel Read]] (1757β1836), [[composer]], who published 400 hymns in several collections<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9453054 |title=Daniel Read |publisher=The [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] |access-date=2007-06-21 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070811155736/http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9453054 |archive-date=2007-08-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Robert Rounseville]] (1914β1974), operatic tenor, who appeared in the films ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann (film)|The Tales of Hoffmann]]'' and ''[[Carousel (film)|Carousel]]'', and onstage in the original productions of the musicals ''[[Candide (musical)|Candide]]'' and ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' * [[Ken Ryan]] (born 1968), former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. * [[Howard Smith (actor)|Howard Smith]] (1893β1968), American actor, singer *[[Abby Trott]], voice actress and singer best known as the voice of [[Nezuko Kamado]] in the English dubs of ''[[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba]]'' and ''[[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba β The Movie: Mugen Train]]'', and Ivy in ''[[Carmen Sandiego (TV series)|Carmen Sandiego]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Otakon Adds Abby Trott to the Guest List|url=https://graphicpolicy.com/2021/06/30/otakon-adds-abby-trott-to-the-guest-list/|website=Graphic Policy|date=June 30, 2021|access-date=2022-03-22 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211124005629/https://graphicpolicy.com/2021/06/30/otakon-adds-abby-trott-to-the-guest-list/ | archive-date = 2021-11-24 | url-status = live}}</ref><ref name=animeboston>{{cite press release|title=Anime Boston 2020 Announces its Seventh North American Guest|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2020-02-11/anime-boston-2020-announces-its-seventh-north-american-guest/.156347|publisher=[[Anime Boston]]|location=[[Boston]]|date=February 11, 2020|access-date= 2022-03-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211124181409/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2020-02-11/anime-boston-2020-announces-its-seventh-north-american-guest/.156347 | archive-date = 2021-11-24 | url-status = live |via=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref> * [[Robert A. Weygand]] (born 1948), U.S. representative<ref name="Weygand, Robert A">{{cite web | url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000315 | title=Weygand, Robert A | publisher=The [[United States Congress]] | access-date=2007-06-21}}</ref> *[[Emory Rounds]]. Attorney and government ethics official-born in Attleboro. In 2018, he was appointed director of the United States Office of Government Ethics.
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