Editing Georgetown, Massachusetts (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Matt Antonelli]], former MLB player
* [[Bill Chisholm (businessman)|Bill Chisholm]], founder of [[Symphony Technology Group]] (STG), majority owner of the [[Boston Celtics]]
* [[Pat Freiermuth]], Pittsburgh Steelers tight end
* [[Charles Beecher]], American minister, composer of religious hymns, and prolific author, preached in Georgetown and died in Georgetown as well
* [[Jeremiah Chaplin]], theologian
* [[Paul Harding (author)|Paul Harding]], best known for his debut novel ''[[Tinkers (novel)|Tinkers]]'' (2009), which won the [[2010 Pulitzer Prize|2010 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_105233442.html |title=Georgetown man's novel wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction » Local News » NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA |access-date=2010-04-18 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908070618/http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_105233442.html |archive-date=2012-09-08 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[William Dutton Hayward]], founder of Hayward, California
* [[Oliver Waterman Larkin]], author, winner of [[1950 Pulitzer Prize]] in history for ''Art and Life in America''
* [[Terry O'Reilly]], Boston Bruins hockey player, long time Georgetown resident
* [[David Pingree (merchant)|David Pingree]] (1795–1863), a merchant and landowner
* [[Brian St. Pierre]], former standout quarterback at [[St. John's Preparatory School (Danvers, Massachusetts)|St. John's Preparatory School]] and [[Boston College]]. He played in the [[NFL]] from 2003–2010 and is now the head coach at his high school alma mater ([[St. John's Preparatory School (Danvers, Massachusetts)|St. John's]])
* [[Fred Tenney]], baseball player born in Georgetown, buried in Harmony Cemetery
* [[Jenny Thompson]], U.S. Olympic swimming star, lived in town from 1974 to the early 1980s
* [[Raymond H. Torrey]], journalist and hiking pioneer
* [[John Updike]], novelist, resided at 58 West Main Street from 1976 to 1982. His jogs through Georgetown provided backdrop for his 1981 novel ''Rabbit Is Rich'', which won him the [[National Book Critics Circle Award]], the [[National Book Award]] and the [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction]]<ref>[http://www.penguinclassics.co.uk/nf/shared/WebDisplay/0,,214908_1_0,00.html Penguin Classics {{!}} The Best Classic Books, Poetry & Cult Novels] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208165842/http://www.penguinclassics.co.uk/nf/shared/WebDisplay/0,,214908_1_0,00.html |date=2008-02-08}}.</ref>