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Category: Birth Locations

Entries Born in Massachusetts, United States of America

These are the People born in the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America.

Entries:

  1. Abigail Dane Faulkner Sr, Salem Witch
  2. Abigail Johnson, CEO of Fidelity
  3. Abigail Williams, Salem Accuser
  4. Anne Sullivan, The Woman Who Brought Helen Keller Out of the Dark
  5. Barbara Walters, Media Personality
  6. Barbara Washburn, The First Woman to Summit Mt. Denali
  7. Carlo the Newfoundland, Emily Dickinson's Beloved Pet
  8. Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross
  9. Deborah Sampson Gannett, Revolutionary War Soldier
  10. Elizabeth Peabody, Educator and Author
  11. Elizabeth Proctor Richards, Salem Witch
  12. Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia
  13. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Creator of the Special Olympics
  14. Fannie Farmer, Taught the Importance of Exact Measurements in Cooking
  15. Florence Bascom, The First Female Geologist to Join the US Geologic Survey
  16. Frances Perkins, The First Woman to Serve in a US Presidential Cabinet
  17. Frederick Aiken, Attorney Who Represented Mary Surratt During Her Murder Trial
  18. George Francis Train, Eccentric Businessman Who Helped Fund the United States Suffrage Movement
  19. Hannah Adams, The First Woman to Work Professional as a Writer in the United States
  20. Hannah Duston, This Colonial Revenge Story is Sure to Sicken the Masses
  21. Henrietta Swan Leavitt, The Woman who Discovered How to Measure the Universe
  22. Major General Israel Putnam, Revolutionary War General
  23. Josephine S Lowell, Philanthropist and Social Welfare Advocate
  24. Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish, The Naughty Kennedy Sister
  25. Lizzie Borden, Took an Ax...
  26. Margaret Harwood, First Female Director of the Maria Mitchell Observatory
  27. Maria Mitchell, The First Female Astronomer in the United States
  28. Marie Equi, Birth Control Provider and Political Demonstrator
  29. Mary Peck Butterworth, Colonial Counterfeiter
  30. Mercy Otis Warren, Political Propagandist and Satirist in the United States' Earliest Days
  31. Rosemary Kennedy, The Forgotten Kennedy Sister
  32. Ruth Law Oliver, Pioneering Aviatrix
  33. Sheri McCoy, Former CEO of Avon
  34. Susan B Anthony, Leader of the Women's Suffrage Movement in the US
  35. William Moulton Marston, Creator of Wonder Woman

Entries Born in Maryland, United States of America

These are the People born in the state of Maryland in the United States of America.

Entries:

  1. Anna Ella Carroll, The First Unofficial Female Member of a US Cabinet
  2. Anne Royall, The First  Female Journalist to Interview a United States President
  3. Edith Clarke, The First Female Electrical Engineer
  4. Elaine Harmon, WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilot) During World War II
  5. Harriet Tubman, Abolitionist and Conductor on the Underground Railroad
  6. Irene Morgan Kirkaldy, Was Kicked Off a Bus Eleven Years Before Rosa Parks
  7. Lillian Fishburne, The First Female African American Rear Admiral in the US Navy
  8. Linda Hamilton, Actress Known Primarily For Her Work in the Terminator Franchise
  9. Mary Surratt, the First Woman Executed By the United States Federal Government
  10. Mike Rowe, Host of Dirty Jobs
  11. Nathan "Nearest" Green, Whiskey Distiller Who Helped Create Jack Daniels
  12. Rose O'Neal Greenhow, Confederate Spy
  13. Sarah T Hughes, Federal Judge who Swore in President LBJ
  14. Virginia Hall, Allied Spy in World War II
  15. Yeardley Love, Lacrosse Player

Entries Born in Maine

These are the People born in the state of Maine in the United States of America.

Entries:

  1. Dorothea Dix, Mental Health Advocate
  2. Hannah Anderson Ropes, Nurse During the War Between the States
  3. Sarah Parcak, Archaeologist Who Uses Satellite Technology in Popular Documentaries

Madagascar’s Own

These are the People born in the country of Madagascar, whether it be the modern country as we see it on the map or a person born in that region before Madagascar came to be.

Entries:

  1. Joice Heth, PT Barnum's First Human Display
  2. Ranavalona I, One of The Most Ruthless Queens in History

Entries Born in Louisiana, United States of America

These are the People born in the state of Louisiana in the United States of America

Entries:

  1. Madam CJ Walker, The First Self-Made Female Millionaire in US History
  2. Doris Zemurray Stone, Archaeologist Focusing on Honduras and Other South American Sites
  3. Eleanore Dumont, One of the First Professional Blackjack Players in the United States
  4. Ellen Degeneres, Comedian and Talk Show Host
  5. Kevyn Aucoin, One of the First Makeup Artists To Ever Become an International Celebrity
  6. Marie Aioe Dorion, The Second Woman to Trek Across the Western United States After Sacagawea
  7. Micaela Almonester, Real Estate Developer With a Father-in-Law from Hell
  8. Sarah Morgan Dawson, Author of A Confederate Girl's Diary

Entries Born in Kentucky, United States of America

These are the entries born in the state of Kentucky in the United States of America.

Entries:

  1. Ann Rutledge, Reportedly Abraham Lincoln's First Love
  2. Sergeant Charles Floyd, The Only Member of the Corps of Discovery to Die on the Expedition
  3. Diane Sawyer, Journalist
  4. Gina Haspel, Former Director of the CIA
  5. Katharine Berry Richardson, Co-Creator of a Children's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri
  6. Levisa "Levicy" Hatfield, Matriarch of the Hatfield Faction
  7. Loretta Lynn, Country Music Superstar
  8. Lottie Deno, Professional Gambler
  9. Man O' War the Racehorse, The Only Horse Ever Embalmed After Death
  10. Captain Martin Van Buren Bates, the Kentucky River Giant
  11. Mary Donoho, First Lady of the Santa Fe Trail
  12. Mary Todd Lincoln, Former First Lady of the United States of America
  13. Nancy McCoy Phillips, The Other...Cousin?
  14. Pete Kitchen, Owner of the Famed Pete Kitchen Ranch
  15. Roseanna McCoy, Tragic Figure in the Hatfield v McCoy Feud
  16. Sarah Bush Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's Beloved Stepmother
  17. Sarah Lincoln Grigsby, Abraham Lincoln's Beloved Elder Sister
  18. Sarah "Sally" McCoy, Matriarch of the McCoy Faction
  19. Zerelda Mimms James, Jesse James's Wife
  20. Zerelda James Samuel, Jesse James's Mother

Entries Born in Kansas, United States of America

These are the People born in the state of Kansas in the United States of America.

Entries:

  1. Amelia Earhart, Pioneering Female Pilot
  2. Carry Nation, The Woman Who Protested, By Vandalizing Saloons
  3. Hattie McDaniel, the First African American Person to Earn an Academy Award
  4. Marillyn Hewson, Former CEO of Lockheed Martin
  5. Mary Brooks, Director of the US Mint from 1969 to 1977
  6. Maud Wagner, The First Female Tattoo Artist in the United States
  7. Nell Donnelly Reed, Fashion Designer and Founder of Donnelly Garment Co
  8. Peggy Hull, The First Female War Correspondent Accredited By the United States War Department
  9. Gunnery Sergeant R Lee Ermey, Actor and Former Marine

Entries Born in Japan

These are the People born in the country of Japan, whether it be the modern country as we see it on the map or a person born in that region before Japan came to be.

Entries:

  1. Chiune Sugihara, Crediting With Saving 6,000 Jews During World War II
  2. Hachikō the Dog, Remembered For His Loyalty to His Owner, Even Years After His Death
  3. Second Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda, Soldier Who Refused to Surrender Until 1974 Despite Fighting in World War II
  4. Junko Tabei, The First Woman in the World to Climb Everest
  5. Kabosu, The Real Doge Dog
  6. Ko Yong-hui, First Lady of North Korea, Mother of Kim Jong-Un
  7. Murasaki Shikibu, The World's First Novelist
  8. Nakano Takeko, Samurai During the Boshin War
  9. Olivia de Havilland, American Actress
  10. Sada Abe, Geisha Who Murdered Her Lover
  11. Sadako Sasaki, The Real Girl Behind Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
  12. Sumiko Iwamuro, Oldest Active DJ in the World
  13. Sutematsu Oyama, Women's Education Advocate
  14. Tomoe Gozen, Samurai Warrior
  15. Tsutomu Yamagachi, He Survived the Bombings of Both Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  16. Yaoya Oshichi, Folk Figure

Entries Born in Italy, Modern and Ancient Rome

These are the People born in the country of Italy, whether it be the modern country as we see it on the map or a person born in that region before Italy came to be.

Entries:

  1. Abella of Salerno, One of the First Women Ever Employed at a Medical School
  2. Alessandra Giliani, The First Female Practitioner of Anatomy and Pathology
  3. Ariadna Scriabina, Resistance Fighter in World War II
  4. Bettisia Gozzadini, The First Woman in History Known to Have Taught at a University
  5. Bianca Cappello, Famous Mistress & Grandduchess of Tuscany
  6. Calpurnia, Wife of Julius Caesar
  7. Catherine de Medici, Queen of France
  8. Catterina Vizzani, The Lesbian, Renaissance Crossdresser
  9. Christine de Pisan, One of the World's First Feminist Authors
  10. Clara Petacci, Mussolini's Mistress
  11. Claudia Octavia, Empress of Rome Who was Tortured and Murdered by her Husband
  12. Donatella Versace, Vice-President of the Versace Group
  13. Elena Cornaro Piscopia, The First Woman to Ever Earn a Doctoral Degree
  14. Elisabetta Sirani, One of the Most Famous Painters in Early Modern Bologna
  15. Emma Morano, The Oldest Living Person in the World at the Time of Her Death
  16. Faustina the Elder, Roman Empress
  17. Faustina the Younger, Roman Empress
  18. Florence Nightingale, Nursing Pioneer
  19. Saint Galgano Guidotti, The Real King Arthur
  20. Giulia Tofana, Professional Poisoner
  21. Hortensia, Famed Roman Orator
  22. Julia Drusilla The Younger, Caligula's Only Legitimate Child
  23. Julia the Elder, Augustus's Only Biological Child
  24. Justa Grata Honoria, The Princess Who Destroyed Western Rome
  25. Kara McCullough, Miss USA 2017 and Physical Scientist
  26. Laura Bassi, The First Woman to Have a Fully-Fledged Scientific Career
  27. Lavinia Fontana, One of the Earliest Known Professional Female Artists
  28. Lucilla, Empress of Rome
  29. Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess Remembered For Her Awful Family
  30. Manfreda, Papess of a Feminized Christian Sect
  31. Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Pioneering Calculus Mathematician
  32. Maria Montessori, Creator of the Montessori Learning Technique
  33. Moana Pozzi, Adult Film Actress and Politician
  34. Octavia Minor, Everyone and Their Cousin Was Related to Her in Ancient Rome
  35. Richard Hart, Prohibition Agent and Older Brother of Al Capone
  36. Rita Levi-Montalcini, Neurologist and Physician
  37. Rosalia Lombardo, Famous Child Mummy
  38. Sonia Gandhi, Leading Figure of Indian Politics
  39. Valeria Messalina, Roman Empress
  40. Veronica Franco, Poet and Courtesan
  41. Vibia Sabina, Roman Empress

Entries Born in Israel, Modern and Ancient

These are the People born in the country of Israel, whether it be the modern country as we see it on the map or a person born in that region before Israel came to be.

Entries:

  1. Ada Yonath, Crystallographer Who Identified the Structure of a Ribosome
  2. Alexandra of Jerusalem, Ancient Queen of Judaea
  3. Mary Magdalene, Jesus's Apostle
  4. Safra Catz, Co-CEO of Oracle
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