Some you'll know, some you won't. Here's a list of 30 celebrities from Massachusetts (2024)

Catherine MessierUSA TODAY NETWORK - New England

Massachusetts is used to producing greats - great sports teams, great local seafood, great historical landmarks and more. So it is no surprise that so many great actors, athletes, musicians and comedians come from the Bay State.

Read below for a list of 30 successful celebrities who call Massachusetts their home.

Steve Carrell

Best known for his role as Michael Scott in the sitcom 'The Office,' Carrell was born in Concord and raised two towns over in Acton. He and his wife, a Cohasset native, currently have a house in Marshfield, where they own Marshfield Hills General Store.

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Chris Evans

Captain America himself hails from Sudbury. Growing up, he spent a lot of time at the Concord Youth Theater, where his mother Lisa worked. In 2019, he was photographed at his 20 year high school reunion, sporting a nametag.

Jennifer Coolidge

The award-winning actress grew up on the South Shore in Norwell and attended Emerson College in Boston. Recently, she made a visit to her home state, attending a Kamala Harris fundraiser in Provincetown.

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John Cena

The actor and wrestler comes from West Newbury, just north of Boston. Cena's father, John Cena, Sr., also a famous wrestler known as Johnny Fabulous, still resides there.

Amy Poehler

This leading female comedian was born in Newton and grew up in Burlington. She is also a graduate of Boston College, where she explored her comedic interests in an improv group called My Mother's Fleabag.

Ben Affleck & Matt Damon

This actor duo beloved for their bromance grew up together in Cambridge, just a few streets apart. Though Affleck moved to Massachusetts after being born in California, he is just as much a diehard New England fan as Damon. The pair has attended multiple Red Sox games at Fenway.

John Krasinski

Another big Red Sox fan, actor and filmmaker John Krasinski was born and raised in Newton. In his senior year at Newton South High School, he was in the annual parody of student and teacher life at Newton South. That was his first time acting.

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Meghan Trainor

The singer was born on Nantucket and moved to North Eastham on the Cape during her childhood. She attended Nauset Regional High School.

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Bill Burr

Comedian and actor Bill Burr is a Canton native and an Emerson College graduate. Burr is unapologetically Bostonian in his stand-up routines, often talking Boston sports and speaking in a wicked strong accent.

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Donnie & Mark Wahlberg

Donnie, founding member of New Kids on the Block, and Mark, actor and former rapper, grew up with their seven other siblings in Dorchester. The whole family starred in 'Wahlburgers,' a reality show about Paul Wahlberg's restaurant chain of the same name. Though most siblings are spread across the country, Bob still proudly resides in Dorchester.

Nancy Kerrigan

Figure skating Olympic silver and bronze medalist Nancy Kerrigan hails from Stoneham. She made Massachusetts proud by winning silver in the 1994 Olympics after recovering from an injury after she was assaulted with a police baton by an attacker hired by her rival Tonya Harding's ex husband.

Joe Keery

The "Stranger Things" actor, who also makes music under the pseudonym Djo, was born and raised in Newburyport.

Bo Burnham

Comedic Youtube star and musician Bo Burnham comes from Hamilton on the North Shore. He first started acting at St. John's Prep in Danvers.

Mindy Kaling

Kaling, an actress, comedian and producer, is from Cambridge. Back in May, she told the "TODAY" show that she dreams of retiring on Martha's Vineyard.

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Conan O'Brien

Best known as the host of many late night shows, this comedian was born in Brookline. He also attended Harvard University, where he served as president of comedy group The Harvard Lampoon.

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Matt LeBlanc

"Friends" star Matt LeBlanc calls Newton his hometown. In 2015, he went back home for his 30th high school reunion.

Uma Thurman

This iconic actress and mother of actors Maya and Levon Hawke comes from Boston. She grew up primarily in Amherst, however, as her father worked at Amherst College.

James Taylor

James Taylor, a winner of six Grammy awards and inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was born in Boston. His birthplace is the subject of songs such as "Belfast to Boston" and "Angels of Fenway." Currently, Taylor lives in Lenox of western Massachusetts.

Aly Raisman

Needham is the home of this Olympic gymnast, the winner of three gold, two silver and one bronze medal across the 2012 and 2016 Olympic games. She was a USA Today Women of the Year honoree in 2024.

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Tom Bergeron

Known as the host of various game and competition shows, Tom Bergeron is from Haverhill. He got his career start as a nighttime radio host in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Elizabeth Banks

This Pittsfield native has acted in titles such as "Pitch Perfect" and "The Hunger Games." According to her IMBD biography, she was even nominated at the Harvest Queen of her hometown in her teen years.

Misha Collins

An actor best known for his role as Castiel on "Supernatural," Dmitri "Misha" Collins is originally from Boston.

Ellen Pompeo

Ellen Pompeo, leading lady of "Grey's Anatomy," comes from Everett. Her husband, producer Chris Ivery, is from Boston, just 10 miles of where Pompeo grew up.

Kurt Russell

Though he was raised in California where he became a child Disney star, this actor best known for his action movies is originally from Springfield.

Rachel Platten

The "Fight Song" singer was born in New York, but raised in Newtown. In 2016 she spoke to Boston.com about playing some of her first shows in Boston and visiting the spots by her house where she wrote some of her first songs.

Stephen Nedoroscik

Better known across the internet as "Pommel Horse guy," Nedorosik is a competitive gymnast from Worcester who helped the US men's team clinch the bronze medal in the 2024 Olympics.

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Frederick Richard

Another member of the 2024 men's gymnastics team representing the United States at the Olympics, Richardson hails from Stoughton. He has over 841,000 followers on TikTok where he runs the account FrederickFlips.

More: Olympian Frederick Richard, of MA, is viral on TikTok. Watch 3 of his best videos

Clairo

Claire Elizabeth Cottrill, better known as her stage name Clairo, was raised in Carlisle after being born in Georgia. The singer-songwriter reflects on growing up near Boston in "Alewife."

Some you'll know, some you won't. Here's a list of 30 celebrities from Massachusetts (2024)

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