Editing Amherst, Massachusetts (section)

===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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