Famous People Born In Worcester

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Alicia Witt
(Actress)
Alicia Witt
11
Birthdate: August 21, 1975
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 2 
Joyner Luca
(Known for Remixing Popular Hip Hop Songs)
Joyner Luca
12
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 17, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
 3 
Denis Leary
(Actor and Comedian)
Denis Leary
10
Birthdate: August 18, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 4 
Abbie Hoffman
(Political Activist, Co-Founder of the 'Youth International Party' and Member of the 'Chicago Seven')
Abbie Hoffman
22
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: November 30, 1936
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: April 12, 1989
 5 
H. Jon Benjamin
(Actor)
H. Jon Benjamin
7
Birthdate: May 23, 1966
Sun Sign: Gemini
 6 
Erik Per Sullivan
(American Actor Best Known for His Role as ‘Dewey’ in the TV Sitcom ‘Malcolm in the Middle’)
Erik Per Sullivan
11
Birthdate: July 12, 1991
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 7 
Jonathan Knight
(Singer)
Jonathan Knight
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 29, 1968
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 8 
Jordan Knight
(Singer, musician, singer-songwriter)
Jordan Knight
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 17, 1970
Sun Sign: Taurus
 9 
Jean Louisa Kelly
(Actress and Singer Known for Her Films ‘The Fantasticks’, ‘Uncle Buck’ and ‘Mr. Holland's Opus’)
Jean Louisa Kelly
5
Birthdate: March 9, 1972
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 10 
Alisan Porter
(Singer, Actress)
Alisan Porter
1
Birthdate: June 20, 1981
Sun Sign: Gemini
 11 
Mark Fidrych
(Baseball player)
Mark Fidrych
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 14, 1954
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: April 13, 2009
 12 
Geoffrey Zakarian
(Chef)
Geoffrey Zakarian
1
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: July 25, 1959
Sun Sign: Leo
 13 
Elizabeth Bishop
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 8, 1911
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: October 6, 1979
 14 
Doug Stanhope
(Stand-up comedian)
Doug Stanhope
3
Birthdate: March 25, 1967
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 15 
Zara Cully
(Actress)
Zara Cully
0
Birthdate: January 26, 1892
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: February 28, 1978
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 16 
Bill Guerin
(American Former Professional Ice Hockey Player)
Bill Guerin
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 9, 1970
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 17 
Kenneth O'Donnell
(Politician)
Kenneth O'Donnell
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 4, 1924
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: September 9, 1977
 18 
George Bancroft
(Diplomat, Historian of the modern age, Historian, Academic, Writer, Politician)
George Bancroft
0
Birthdate: October 3, 1800
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: January 17, 1891
 19 
Charles Olson
(Poet)
Charles Olson
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 27, 1910
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: January 10, 1970
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 20 
John Adams
(Composer and conductor whose music is rooted in minimalism)
John Adams
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 15, 1947
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 21 
Harvey Ball
(Artist, Entrepreneur, United States Armed Forces)
Harvey Ball
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 10, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: April 12, 2001
 22 
Charlie Pierce
(Writer)
Charlie Pierce
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 28, 1953
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 23 
Nancy Holt
(Artist)
Nancy Holt
0
Birthdate: April 5, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: February 8, 2014
 24 
Steve Palermo
(Baseball Umpire)
Steve Palermo
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 9, 1949
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: May 14, 2017
 25 
Denise Eisenberg Rich
(Austrian Singer-Songwriter, Philanthropist, Socialite, and Political Fundraiser)
Denise Eisenberg Rich
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 26, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 26 
Wallace Harrison
(Architect)
Wallace Harrison
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: September 28, 1895
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: December 2, 1981
 27 
Jaki Byard
(Instrumentalist)
Jaki Byard
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 15, 1922
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: February 11, 1999
 28 
James Kallstrom
(Head of the FBI New York field office)
James Kallstrom
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 6, 1943
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: July 3, 2021
 29 
Stanley Kunitz
(Educator, Poet)
Stanley Kunitz
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 29, 1905
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: May 14, 2006
 30 
John Michael Hayes
(Screenwriter)
John Michael Hayes
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Birthdate: May 11, 1919
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: November 19, 2008
 31 
Mike Vranos
(Philanthropist)
Mike Vranos
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 23, 1961
Sun Sign: Leo
 32 
Shannon Eastin
(First Female Official of the National Football League)
Shannon Eastin
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: 1970 AD
 33 
S.N. Behrman
(Playwright)
S.N. Behrman
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 9, 1893
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: September 9, 1973
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 34 
Edward Herbert Thompson
(Archaeologist)
Edward Herbert Thompson
0
Birthdate: September 28, 1857
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: May 11, 1935
 35 
Ivana Hong
(Artistic gymnast)
Ivana Hong
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 11, 1992
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 36 
Alice Morse Earle
(Historian)
Alice Morse Earle
0
Birthdate: April 27, 1851
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: February 16, 1911
 37 
Winthrop Jordan
(Professor)
Winthrop Jordan
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 11, 1931
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: February 23, 2007
 38 
Mary Dennett
(Activist)
Mary Dennett
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: April 4, 1872
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: July 25, 1947
 39 
George Cowan
(American Physical Chemist Who Played an Important Role in the 'Manhattan Project')
George Cowan
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 15, 1920
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: April 20, 2012
 40 
Horace Everett Hooper
(Publisher)
Horace Everett Hooper
0
Birthdate: December 8, 1859
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: June 13, 1922
 41 
Roland Burrage Dixon
(Anthropologist)
Roland Burrage Dixon
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Birthdate: November 6, 1875
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: December 19, 1934
 42 
Fred Opert
(Racing driver)
Fred Opert
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 25, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: August 9, 2016
 43 
Franklin Henry Hooper
(Editor)
Franklin Henry Hooper
0
Birthdate: January 28, 1862
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: August 14, 1940