Editing Amherst, Massachusetts (section)

==Notable people==
===Historical===
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* [[Chinua Achebe]] (1930–2013), was a professor at the University of Massachusetts from 1972 to 1976
* [[Osmyn Baker]] (1800–1875), born in Amherst, [[United States Congressman]] and lawyer<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | year = 1967}}</ref>
* [[Ray Stannard Baker]] (1870–1946), newspaperman, biographer of Woodrow Wilson
* [[William S. Clark]] (1825–1886), Academician, politician, businessman; principal founder of the [[Massachusetts Agricultural College]] (now the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]), founder of the [[Sapporo Agricultural College]] (now the [[Hokkaido University]])
* [[Mason Cook Darling]] (1801–1866), born in Amherst, United States Congressman from [[Wisconsin]] and first mayor of [[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Melvil Dewey]] (1851–1931), devised the Dewey Decimal System while an assistant librarian at Amherst College in 1876
* [[Edward Dickinson]] (1803–1874), born in Amherst, lawyer, United States Congressman, and father of Emily Dickinson<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Emily Dickinson]] (1830–1886), born and lived in Amherst, one of the most prominent and celebrated American poets<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Eugene Field]] (1850–1895), raised in Amherst by cousin, Mary Field French; poet and humorist who wrote children's poem ''[[Wynken, Blynken, and Nod]]''
* [[Robert Francis (poet)|Robert Francis]] (1901–1987), poet
* [[Robert Frost]] (1874–1963), Pulitzer prize-winning poet who taught at [[Amherst College]] and retired there
* [[Howard Roger Garis]] (1873–1962), children's author who wrote the Uncle Wiggily book series
* [[Lilian Garis]] (1873–1954), author of juvenile fiction who under the pseudonym [[Laura Lee Hope]] wrote early volumes in the [[Bobbsey Twins]] series
* [[Edward Hitchcock]] (1793–1864), educator, early geologist and a founder of the science of [[ichnology]]
* [[Helen Hunt Jackson]] (1830–1885), born in Amherst, noted author best known for ''[[A Century of Dishonor]]'' and her novel ''[[Ramona]]''<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Arthur Lithgow]] (1915–2004), lived and died in Amherst, noted actor, producer and director of Shakespeare plays, founder of the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Ohio (today known as the Great Lakes Theatre Festival), former director of the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ, father of actor [[John Lithgow]]
* [[Ebenezer Mattoon]] (1755–1843), born in North Amherst, Lieutenant in Continental Army during American Revolution, US Congressman (1801–1803).<ref>"Mary Mattoon and her hero of the revolution" by Alice M. Walker, Carpenter and Morehouse, 1902</ref>
* [[Paul Nitze]] (1907–2004), born in Amherst, diplomat who helped shape defense policy over numerous presidential administrations
* [[Julius Hawley Seelye]] (1824–1895), Amherst college professor, united States Representative (1875–1877), 5th President of Amherst College
* [[Harlan Fiske Stone]] (1872–1946), attended public schools in Amherst and [[Amherst College]]; dean of the [[Columbia Law School]], 52nd [[Attorney General of the United States]], and [[Chief Justice of the United States]]
* [[Mabel Loomis Todd]] (1856–1932), world traveler, edited and published the first volume of Emily Dickinson's poetry
* [[Noah Webster]] (1758–1843), Author of ''An American Dictionary of the English Language''

===Born or raised in Amherst===
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* [[Annie Baker]], playwright
* [[Thomas Bezucha]], film & television director, writer, & producer
* [[Emily Dickinson]], poet
* [[P. D. Eastman]], children's author, illustrator, and screenwriter 
* [[Helen Palmer Geisel]], children's author and first wife of [[Dr. Seuss]]
* [[Michael Hixon]], U.S. Olympic Athlete Rio 2016, men's individual 3 meter springboard; 3 meter springboard synchro
* [[James D. Hornfischer]], military historian and author
* [[James Ihedigbo]], Detroit Lions defensive back
* [[Martin Johnson (musician)|Martin Johnson]], of rock band [[Boys like Girls]]
* [[John Leonard (ice hockey)|John Leonard]], ice hockey player
* [[Ryan Leonard (ice hockey)|Ryan Leonard]], ice hockey player
* [[Amory Lovins]], scientist and environmentalist
* [[Michael E. Mann]], climatologist
* [[J Mascis]], singer, guitarist and songwriter for alternative rock band [[Dinosaur Jr.]]
* [[Eric Mabius]], star of ABC show ''[[Ugly Betty]]'', attended Amherst schools
* [[Makaya McCraven]], musician
* [[Julie McNiven]], actress with recurring roles on ''[[Mad Men]]'' and ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]''
* [[Ilan Mitchell-Smith]], actor starring in 1985 film ''[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]]'', attended Amherst public schools
* [[Ebon Moss-Bachrach]], actor with roles on ''[[The Bear (TV series)|The Bear]]'' and ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]'', raised in Amherst and attended Amherst public schools
* [[Henry Addison Nelson]] (1820–1906), Presbyterian clergyman
* [[Eli Noyes]], animator, film producer, director
* [[Gil Penchina]], Former CEO of [[Wikia, Inc.]], attended the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]
* [[John Pettes]], US Marshal for Vermont, born in Amherst<ref>{{cite news |last=M. D. |date=April 11, 1868 |title=The Late Maj. John Pettes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45319424/the_late_maj_john_pettes/ |work=Vermont Journal and Farmer |location=Windsor, VT |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |page=4 |ref={{sfnRef|"The Late Maj. John Pettes"}}}}</ref>
* [[Steve Porter (producer)|Steve Porter]], music producer
* [[Allen St. Pierre]], executive director of [[NORML]], attended public schools in Amherst and graduated from the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]
* [[Matt Reid (baseball)|Matt Reid]], head baseball coach at [[Army University|Army]]
* [[Timothy Tau]], writer and filmmaker, attended public schools in Amherst including [[Amherst Regional Middle School]] and [[Amherst-Pelham Regional School District#Crocker Farm Elementary School|Crocker Farm Elementary School]]
* [[Uma Thurman]], [[Academy Awards|Oscar]]-nominated actress, whose father, [[Robert Thurman]], taught at Amherst College
* [[Martin M. Wattenberg]], artist and computer scientist
* [[Zoe Weizenbaum]], child actress
* [[Jamila Wideman]] (born 1975), female left-handed point guard basketball player, lawyer and activist
* [[Elisha Yaffe]], comedian, actor, and producer
* [[Kevin Ziomek]], American professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] in the [[Detroit Tigers]] organization
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===Live/lived in Amherst===
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* [[Gavin Andresen]], [[Bitcoin Foundation]] founder and former [[Bitcoin]] contributor
* [[Christian Appy]], author of ''Patriots'' and ''Working-Class War'', professor at [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]
* [[Christopher Benfey]], author of ''The Great Wave'', professor at [[Mount Holyoke College]]
* [[Holly Black]], author of ''[[Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale|Tithe]]'', ''[[Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie|Valiant]]'', ''[[Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale|Ironside]]'', and co-author of the ''[[Spiderwick|Spiderwick Chronicles]]''
* [[Augusten Burroughs]], author of ''[[Running with Scissors (memoir)|Running with Scissors]]''
* [[Michelle Chamuel]], singer, songwriter, producer
* [[Cassandra Clare]], author of ''[[The Mortal Instruments]]'' and ''[[The Infernal Devices]]''
* [[Arda Collins]], poet and winner of the [[Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition]]
* [[Tony DiTerlizzi]], author of ''[[The Spider and the Fly (poem)|The Spider and the Fly]]'' and co-author/illustrator for ''[[Spiderwick|Spiderwick Chronicles]]''
* [[Peter Elbow]], compositionist and professor emeritus at the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]
* [[Joseph Ellis]], historian and author of ''[[Founding Brothers]]''
* [[Martín Espada]], poet, professor at the University of Massachusetts and author of the 2006 ''The Republic of Poetry'', among others
* [[Black Francis]], singer/guitarist of the [[alternative rock]] band the [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]], attended UMass Amherst
* [[Rebecca Guay]], artist specializing in watercolor painting and illustration
* [[Norton Juster]], author of ''[[The Phantom Tollbooth]]''
* [[John Katzenbach]], author of ''[[The Madman's Tale]]''
* [[Julius Lester]], author and professor at the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]
* [[Michael Lesy]], author of ''[[Wisconsin Death Trip]]'', professor at Hampshire College
* [[Cale Makar]], professional ice hockey player for the [[Colorado Avalanche]] and former [[University of Massachusetts]] defenseman.
* [[Charles C. Mann]] (born 1955), journalist and author of ''[[1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus]]'' and ''[[1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created]]''
* [[Catherine Newman]], memoirist and novelist
* [[John Olver]], politician who served in the [[US House of Representatives]]
* [[John Elder Robison]], author of ''[[Look Me in the Eye]]''; older brother of [[Augusten Burroughs]]
* [[Joey Santiago]], lead guitarist of the [[alternative rock]] band the [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]], attended UMass Amherst
* [[Archie Shepp]], jazz musician and professor emeritus at the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]
* [[Chris Smither]], folk/blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter
* [[James Tate (writer)|James Tate]] (born 1943), poet and professor at the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]
* [[Carl Vigeland]], author of ''In Concert'' and many other books
* [[John Edgar Wideman]], novelist and writer
* [[Dara Wier]], poet and professor in the [[MFA Program for Poets & Writers]] at the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]
* [[Roman Yakub]], composer
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