Editing Springfield, Massachusetts (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Creighton Abrams]], U.S. Army general, [[Chief of Staff of the United States Army]], and Commander of Operations during the [[Vietnam War]]
* [[Weston Adams]], longtime president of the [[NHL]]'s [[Boston Bruins]]
* [[Johnny Appleseed]], American folk hero, spent his childhood and young adulthood in Springfield
* [[Joe Arpaio]], "America's Toughest Sheriff", known for "tent city" prison in [[Maricopa County, Arizona]]
* [[Adele Addison]], soprano, acclaimed in classical music during the 1950s–1960s
* [[Joel Asaph Allen]], zoologist
* [[George Ashmun]], founder of the [[U.S. Republican Party]] and Springfield lawyer
* [[Travis Best]], [[National Basketball Association]] player
* [[Alfred Ely Beach]], inventor of New York City's subway system
* [[Mary Agnes Dalrymple Bishop]] (1857–1934), American journalist, newspaper editor
* [[R. P. Blackmur]], poet and literary critic
* [[Nina Blackwood]], original MTV VJ and [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] DJ
* [[Ran Blake]], jazz pianist
* [[Thomas Blanchard (inventor)|Thomas Blanchard]], inventor of [[lathe]] (1819), which led to technological advances known as [[interchangeable parts]] and [[assembly line]] manufacturing; also, inventor of first modern car—powered by steam (1825)
* [[Herbert Blomstedt]], orchestra conductor of [[Danish National Symphony Orchestra]], and symphony orchestras in San Francisco and [[Stockholm, Sweden]]
* [[Edward Boland]], U.S. Congressman 1952–1989
* [[Cheryl Boone Isaacs]], first African-American and third woman to become President of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]
* [[Mary Ann Booth]], American [[photomicroscopy]] pioneer, [[parasitologist]], whose work on the [[bubonic plague]] and many other diseases was internationally regarded
* [[Chester Bowles]], former Governor of Connecticut
* [[Samuel Bowles (journalist)|Samuel Bowles]], journalist, founder of ''[[Springfield Republican]]'', one of founders of [[United States Republican Party]]
* [[Lloyd Wheaton Bowers]], lawyer and former U.S. Solicitor General
* [[Ron Brace]], [[National Football League]] player
* [[Milton Bradley]], inventor of parlor games and game-manufacturer
* [[Chuck Bresnahan]], NFL coach
* [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]], abolitionist
* [[Harold R. Bull]], completed the weather report that enabled the [[D-Day]] launch during [[World War II]]
* [[Nick Buoniconti]], [[National Football League|NFL]] [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]]
* [[Thornton Burgess]], children's author, known for "[[Peter Cottontail]]"
* [[Chris Capuano]], Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Ruth E. Carter]], [[Academy Awards|Oscar]]-winning costume designer for her work on Marvel's [[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]
* [[Athan Catjakis]] (1931–2022), Massachusetts state legislator
* [[John Cena]], [[WWE]] wrestler
* [[Amzi Chapin]], cabinet maker, singing-school teacher and shapenote composer
* [[Chester W. Chapin]], railroad magnate
* [[Deacon Samuel Chapin]], early settler of Springfield, 1642
* [[John A. Chapman]] (1965–2002), USAF Combat Controller, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
* [[Thornton Chase]], first American convert to the [[Baháʼí Faith]]
* [[Yodelin' Slim Clark]], singer
* [[Bobby Coleman]], singer-songwriter
* [[George R. Collins]], art historian
* [[Jeff Cook (soccer coach)|Jeff Cook]], soccer coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeff Cook |url=https://gopsusports.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/season/2024-25/staff/jeff-cook |website=[[Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer|Penn State Nittany Lions]] |access-date=April 25, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Otis H. Cooley]], daguerreotype photographer
* [[Shamus Culhane]], lead animator at [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney Studios]], who produced such classics as ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''
* [[Billy Curtis]], actor, best known as a Munchkin in "The Wizard of Oz", and "Terror of Tinytown"
* [[Bill Danoff]], member of [[Starland Vocal Band]] and wrote No. 1 hit [[Afternoon Delight (song)|"Afternoon Delight"]]
* [[Donald Davidson (philosopher)|Donald Davidson]], philosopher, known for studies regarding communication
* [[Jim Douglas]], Governor of Vermont from 2003 to 2010
* [[Vinny Del Negro]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player and head coach
* [[Max Ehrlich (writer)|Max Ehrlich]], writer, best known for his novel ''[[The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (novel)|The Reincarnation of Peter Proud]]'', and [[The Reincarnation of Peter Proud|its film adaptation]] set in Springfield 
* [[David W. Evans]], professor of psychology and neuroscience, [[Bucknell University]]
* [[George Bowman Ferry]], architect
* [[Theodore Foley]], Roman Catholic priest, nominated for [[sainthood]] in 2008
* [[June Foray]], voice actress for animated films
* [[Bertram Forer]], psychologist, known for the [[Forer effect]]
* [[Carole Fredericks]], French musician whose brother was Springfield blues great Taj Mahal
* [[John Garand]], weapons inventor
* Theodor Seuss Geisel (a.k.a. [[Dr. Seuss]]), writer and illustrator best known for his children's books
* [[Frederick H. Gillett]], [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] from 1919 to 1925, [[United States Senator]] from 1925 to 1931
* [[Charles Goodyear]], inventor of vulcanized rubber
* [[Mike Gravel]], senator from Alaska
* [[Chester Harding (painter)|Chester Harding]], portrait painter during the 19th century
* [[Richard F. Heck]], awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] in 2010
* [[Victor Heflin]], football player
* [[Iris Holland]], Massachusetts state legislator
* [[Elizur Holyoke]], early explorer of [[Western Massachusetts]], for whom [[Holyoke, Massachusetts]], and the [[Holyoke Range]] are named
* [[Joseph French Johnson]], economist, wrote the inspirational "The Price of Success"
* [[Sophia Orne Johnson]] (1826–1899), author
* [[Raymond A. Jordan]] (1943–2022), state legislator
* [[Alan Kay]], computer scientist
* [[Edward Kamuda]], founder and president of Titanic Historical Society
* [[Derek Kellogg]], LIU Brooklyn men's basketball head coach
* [[Peter King (sportswriter)|Peter King]], sportswriter and TV commentator
* [[Stanley King]], 11th president of [[Amherst College]]
* [[Bob Kudelski]], professional hockey player
* [[Paul LaPalme]], Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Timothy Leary]], writer, psychologist and advocate of psychedelic drug research and use
* [[Norman Leyden]], conductor and clarinetist
* [[Edward Tsang Lu]], astronaut
* [[Arthur MacArthur, Jr.]], Army general, father of [[Douglas MacArthur]]
* [[William Manchester]], historian, author of ''[[The Death of a President]]'' and other renowned literary works
* [[Rabbit Maranville]], professional baseball player, inducted into [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1954
* [[Frank J. Matrango]], state legislator
* [[Tim Mayotte]], professional tennis player
* [[Patrick Mazeika]] (born 1993), baseball player
* [[Linda J. Melconian]], public servant, educator, lawyer
* [[Miles Morgan]], hero of [[King Philip's War]] of 1675, a statue of Morgan stands in Springfield's [[Court Square]]
* [[Horace A. Moses]], philanthropist and paper pioneer
* [[James Naismith]], inventor of basketball
* [[Tom Newberry]], football player
* [[Lowell North]], Olympic gold medalist in sailing
* [[Larry O'Brien]], [[United States Postmaster General|Postmaster General]], [[Democratic National Committee]] chairman and Commissioner of the [[National Basketball Association]]
* [[Jerry Orbach]], Actor
* [[Robert B. Parker]], author of ''[[Spenser (character)|Spenser]]'' and ''[[Jesse Stone (character)|Jesse Stone]]'' novels
* [[Joe Philbin]], head coach of NFL [[Miami Dolphins]]
* [[Maude Gillette Phillips]] (1860–?), author, educator
* [[Nella Brown Pond]] (1858–1893), dramatic reader
* [[Eleanor Powell]], actress and tap dancer
* [[William Pynchon]], founder of City of Springfield; earlier founded [[Roxbury, Massachusetts]]; in 1649, wrote America's first [[banned book]]
* [[Joe Ragland]] (born 1989), American-Liberian basketball player for [[Hapoel Eilat B.C.|Hapoel Eilat]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Caleb Rice]], first Mayor of Springfield, President of [[MassMutual]]
* [[George W. Rice (businessman)|George Washington Rice]], founder of [[MassMutual]] Life Insurance
* [[William Rice (librarian)|William Rice]], Methodist minister, President and Executive Director of the [[Quadrangle (Springfield, Massachusetts)#Springfield City Library|Springfield City Library Association]]
* [[William Marsh Rice]], founder of [[Rice University]], Houston, Texas<ref>Randal L. Hall and Sylvia Stallings Morris, eds, ''William Marsh Rice and His Institute: Centennial Edition'' (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2012), p.1.</ref> 
* [[Stephen Rivers]] (1955–2010), political activist and publicist.<ref>Chmielewski, Dawn C. [https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-stephen-rivers-20100609-story.html "Stephen M. Rivers dies at 55; Hollywood publicist and political activist"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', June 9, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.</ref>
* [[Peter Robinson (sideshow artist)|Peter Robinson]], actor and freak show performer
* [[Kurt Russell]], actor
* [[Julia Sanderson]], actress, vaudevillian, and namesake of Springfield's [[Julia Sanderson Theater]] (now The Paramount Theater)
* [[Joe Scibelli]], Los Angeles Rams professional football player
* [[Mike Scully]], writer and producer for ''[[The Simpsons]]''
* [[Chloë Sevigny]], actress
* [[Michael Shapiro (actor)|Michael Shapiro]], actor and voice actor
* [[Daniel Shays]], leader of [[Shays' Rebellion]]
* [[John Shea]], actor and director
* [[Eddie Shore]], professional hockey player and owner
* [[David Socha]] international soccer referee
* [[Talbert W. Swan II]]: Prelate, Church Of God In Christ, Activist, Author
* [[Tommy Tallarico]], video game music composer
* [[Tom Matera|Antonio Thomas]], professional wrestler
* [[Louise Hall Tharp]], biographer
* [[George Tomasini]], film editor known for work with [[Alfred Hitchcock]]
* [[Mike Trombley]], former [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher
* [[Paige Turco]], actress
* [[Frank Vatrano]], ice hockey player
* [[Lynn Vincent]], author
* [[Benjamin Wade]] U.S. Senator from Ohio
* [[David Ames Wells]], engineer and economist
* [[Daniel Baird Wesson]], weapons inventor and founder of [[Smith & Wesson]]
* [[Maura West]], [[Daytime Emmy]] award-winning soap opera actress
* [[James McNeill Whistler]], painter
* [[Mary Margaret O'Reilly]], civil servant
* [[Terence H. Winkless]], film and television director
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===Notable musical artists===

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* [[The Acacia Strain]], [[deathcore]] band
* [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]], [[grindcore]] band
* [[All That Remains (band)|All That Remains]], metalcore band
* [[Destrophy]], [[Otep]], Erik Tisinger, guitarist and bassist, from Springfield
* [[Killswitch Engage]], [[metalcore]] band
* [[Lucy Escott]], soprano<ref name="Kurt">{{Cite web |last=Gänzl |first=Kurt |author-link=Kurt Gänzl |date=2021-03-03 |title=Lucy Escott: Australia’s greatest American prima donna |url=https://theatreheritage.org.au/on-stage-magazine/profiles/item/681-lucy-escott-australia-s-greatest-american-prima-donna |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Theatre Heritage Australia |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="Ganzl">{{Cite book |last=Gänzl |first=Kurt |author-link=Kurt Gänzl|chapter=Lucy Escott|title=Victorian Vocalists|publisher=Routledge|year=2018|pages=219–223}}</ref>
* [[Eddie Fontaine]], singer
* [[Carole Fredericks]], singer
* [[Ashley Gearing]], [[country music]] artist
* [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]], blues musician
* [[Tony MacAlpine]], [[jazz-rock fusion|fusion]] musician
* [[Joe Morello]], jazz drummer with the [[Dave Brubeck Quartet]]
* [[Mark Mulcahy]] musician
* [[Linda Perry]], songwriter, formerly of [[4 Non Blondes]]
* [[Shadows Fall]], metalcore band
* [[Signs (band)|Signs]], reggaeton band
* [[Staind]], [[alternative rock]] band
* [[Paul Weston]], composer for [[Bing Crosby]], [[Frank Sinatra]], and others
* [[Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgette]], [[hip hop]] artist
* [[D. Woods]], member of group [[Danity Kane]]
* [[Phil Woods]], jazz saxophonist with [[Quincy Jones]], [[Steely Dan]], [[Paul Simon]], others
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