List_of_people_from_Northampton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Northampton,_Massachusetts
Artists
Leonard Baskin, sculptor, illustrator, print-maker, writer, and teacher at local colleges.[1]
Economists
Herbert Gintis, economist[2]
Andrew Zimbalist, prominent sports economist and father of Jeff and Michael Zimbalist[3]
Educators
Carol T. Christ, former president of Smith College and Victorian Literature Scholar[4]
Anna Cheney Edwards, 19th-century professor at Mount Holyoke College
Film and television
Mary-Ellis Bunim, television producer and co-creator of MTV's The Real World and Road Rules[5]
Paul Johnson Calderon, socialite, heir, and television personality best known for co-starring on The CW's High Society [6]
Galaxy Craze, actress and author known for bestselling novel By the Shore[7]
Rachel Maddow, radio personality, MSNBC television host, and liberal political commentator[8]
David Pakman, television and radio personality, nationally syndicated progressive talk show host, liberal political commentator[9]
William Powell, actor[10]
Liza Snyder, actress (Yes, Dear; Pay It Forward)[11]
Talisa Soto, actress[12]
Jeff Zimbalist, documentary filmmaker and Tribeca Film Festival award winner[13]
Government and law
Ebenezer Allen, American soldier, pioneer, and member of the Vermont General Assembly; born in Northampton
Calvin Coolidge, served as mayor of Northampton before becoming governor of Massachusetts and U.S. president[14]
Jonathan Hunt (1738–1808), early Vermont pioneer, landowner, officeholder, born Northampton[15]
Henry W. Lord, U.S. Congressman[16]
Britt K. Slabinski, served as a SEAL with the United States Navy[17]
Music industry
Chris Collingwood, lead singer of the band Fountains of Wayne[18]
Vanessa Daou, singer and songwriter[citation needed]
Kim Gordon, of the band Sonic Youth[19]
Jason Loewenstein, singer, songwriter with indie-rock bands Sebadoh and The Fiery Furnaces[citation needed]
Thurston Moore, of the band Sonic Youth[19]
Nerissa Nields, folk musician, author, and member of the band The Nields[citation needed]
Kim Rosen, Grammy nominated audio mastering engineer
Reformers
Sylvester Graham, advocate of vegetarianism and namesake of the graham cracker[20]
Nathaniel Raymond, human rights investigator and anti-torture advocate[citation needed]
Sojourner Truth, African American abolitionist and orator[21]
Jack Flynn, Feminist
Religion
Elder John Strong, 17th-century English-born New England colonist, politician, Puritan church leader; one of the founders of Windsor, Connecticut and Northampton, Massachusetts.
Jonathan Edwards, 18th-century Congregational theologian, philosopher, leader of First Great Awakening and local pastor[22]
Sports
Stu Miller, Major League Baseball pitcher
Tim Petrovic, professional golfer[23]
Writers
Jeanne Birdsall, children's author, best known for her debut novel, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
William Cullen Bryant, 19th-century author and newspaper editor[24]
Augusten Burroughs, author; his bestseller Running with Scissors describes his strange childhood in Northampton[25]
George Washington Cable, author and reformer; lived in Northampton 1885-1915
Paul Johnson Calderon, journalist, best known for his work with Deuxmoi.com, The Pro 411[26]
Eric Carle, children's book author and illustrator[27]
Lydia Maria Child, author of the Thanksgiving poem "Over the River and through the Woods"[28]
Kevin Eastman, comic book artist and writer, co-published Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics with Peter Laird in their Northampton studio[29]
Jonathan Harr, author of A Civil Action[30]
Jeph Jacques, creator of the webcomic Questionable Content[31]
Tracy Kidder, author[citation needed]
Michael Klare, author, professor and defense correspondent for The Nation[32]
Peter Laird, comic book artist and writer, co-published Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics with Kevin Eastman in their Northampton studio[29]
Elinor Lipman, author[33]
Charles McCarry, author[citation needed]
William Monahan, novelist and screenwriter[citation needed]
Lesléa Newman, author of Heather Has Two Mommies[34]
Alix Olson, spoken-word poet and owner of Subtle Sisters Productions[citation needed]
Dr. Kyle Pruett, author and child psychiatry expert[citation needed]
Jeffrey Rowland, creator of the webcomics Wigu and Overcompensating[citation needed]
Cynthia Propper Seton, novelist[35]
Peter Wild, poet, author, and Professor of English at the University of Arizona[36]
Mo Willems, popular children's book author[37]
Others
Steve Herrell, ice cream innovator[38]
Tom Friedman, conceptual sculptor[39]