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Barnstable's Most Famous Citizens
Who is the most prominent Barnstable citizen of all time?
Famous political families, authors, athletes, musicians and even a Power Ranger have ties to Barnstable. Patch wants to know who is the most prominent Barnstable citizen of all time?
Let us know in the comments. Also let us know if you have ever seen any famous residents around town.
Here is a list of notable residents that either once lived in Barnstable or currently live here. This list was compiled by wikipedia.org:
- Demetrius Atsalis, State Representative
- Sam Barber, American impressionist painter
- John Best[disambiguation needed], producer, writer, director
- A.J. Burnett, meteorologist for Fox 25 Boston
- Joe Cronin, professional baseball player, manager, and Hall of Famer
- Judy Garland, actress and singer
- Raymond Goulding, comedian, actor, writer
- Andy Hallett, actor and singer
- Tom Hamilton, bassist for well-known rock band Aerosmith.
- John Havlicek, basketball player for the Boston Celtics
- Thomas Hinckley, governor of Plymouth Colony
- Rev. Joseph Hull, reverend who moved to Massachusetts and founded the Hull Colony
- Amy Jo Johnson, original Pink Power Ranger
- Herbert Kalmus, co-founder and president of The Technicolor Corporation
- Edward M. Kennedy, United States Senator from Massachusetts, 1962–2009
- John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
- Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, 1938–40
- Patrick J. Kennedy, Rhode Island U.S. Representative and youngest child of Ted Kennedy
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, Matriarch of the Kennedy family
- Joseph P. Kennedy II, served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- Robert F. Kennedy, United States Attorney General, 1961–64, and United States Senator from New York, 1965–1968
- Jack Kerouac, American novelist, poet, artist
- Paul G. Kirk, United States Senator from Massachusetts, 2009–2010
- Dan LaCouture, NHL hockey player for the Boston Bruins
- Reverend John Lothropp, founder of Town of Barnstable
- Siobhan Magnus, former American Idol contestant
- Neal McDonough, film and television actor
- Eric Nickulas, NHL hockey player for the Boston Bruins
- John T. Olson, brigadier general in the United States Air Force
- James Otis, lawyer and American patriot
- Paul Pena, blues singer, guitarist
- John Percival, Captain of the USS Constitution
- Lemuel Shaw, State Representative, State Senator, 1821–22; Chief Justice, 1830-60.
- Larry Page, co-founder of Google
- Robert Richardson, Academy Award-winning cinematographer
- Casey Sherman, bestselling author of A Rose for Mary, Black Irish & The Finest Hours
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics
- Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. 21st United States Ambassador to France, founder of the Peace Corps
- Marnie Schulenburg, actor
- Paul Stewart, professional ice hockey player and National Hockey League referee
- Michael Tonello, bestselling author
- Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, lieutenant governor of Maryland, 1995–2003
- Kurt Vonnegut, author, political icon, entertainer
- Mercy Otis Warren, author, poet, playwright, and American patriot
- Eden White, singer
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