Chelsea's Notable People
All of these people of Chelsea have left their footprints in the sands of time.
Few communities can point with equal pride to so many outstanding and distinguished persons.
Alger, Horatio Jr.   Author of the famous rags-to-riches stories and other books.              
Aldrich, Mildred   Author, wrote "A Hilltop on the Marne" after finding herself in the combat area of France in WW1.          
Antin, Mary   Author of "From Polotzk to Boston", "The promised Land" and "Those who knock at our Gates".          
Bates, John L.   Ex-Governor of Massachusetts                
Beach, Amy   First American woman to write a symphony, born in 1876, died in 1944.            
Blanchard, General William H.   Mapped out the plans for the bombing of Japan during WW2.              
Bliss, General Raymond W.   Surgeon General appointed by President Truman in 1947.              
Briggs, Captain J. B.   United States Navy.                
Brooks, Amy   Wrote many books directed to little girls.                
Bush, Vanevar   President's Roosevelt top scientific advisor, helped develop the atomic bomb.            
Chamberland, Mellen   Lawyer, judge, statesman and historian.                
Chase, Mrs. Frank H.   First woman in history to receive a federal pilots license.              
Cohan, George M.   Known for his many famous Broadway hit songs              
Cota, General Norman   Directed many of the battles in Europe and North Africa in WW2.              
Cragie, Mrs. Pearl Richards   Politician reformer and religious thinker wrote 20 books.              
Cummings, Dr. Loretta Joy O'Brien Born on High Street, Chelsea and graduated Chelsea High School. Specialist in skin diseases              
Cushing, Lieutenant B.   Who became famous through his heroic work in blowing up the Albermarle during the Civil War.          
Cutting, Fred L.   Former Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner              
Denison, Mary   Contributed to American and English periodicals. Wrote the book "Captain Molly".            
Fall, Nancy Christian Fourth woman admitted to the bar in Massachusetts. First woman lawyer to try a case before a jury.          
Fay, Frank B. First mayor of Chelsea. Chief of the United States Sanitary Commission during the Civil War.
Responsible for the creation of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children.            
Fennell, Harry   Born in Chelsea and educated in the Chelsea schools. Inventor of bi-focals. Sold the rights to Cryptox Co.          
Ferguson, John (Sandy)   Heavyweight boxer from Chelsea. Began boxing in Chelsea in 1898.            
Fisher, Daniel   Painter of landscapes, sheep and cattle. Lived in England              
Fitz, Clara Atwood   Illustrator of children's books                
Fitz, Eustis C.   Trustee of Brown and Wellesley colleges and ex-president of Boston Board of Trade.            
Fitz, Miss Hellen   Former president of the Daughters of the American Revolution.              
Flebbe, Beulah Dix   Won prominence as a playwright.                
Florence, Leonard   Philanthropist and founder of Leonard Silver Company              
Fraprie, Frank Roy   Author                
Frost, Rufus S.   Congressman and ex-President of the National Association of Woolen Manufacturers.            
Gilley, Frank   A chemistry teacher at Chelsea High School who wrote many scientific books.            
Gould, Elizabeth Porter   A well known writer of poetry and founder of the Chelsea Woman's Club.            
Grantman, Colonel William   Civil War Colonel                
Latimer, Lewis   Invented a method to make carbon filaments
Lee, Laura   Artist and activist, born in 1867, died in 1954              
Lincoln, Joseph Crosby   Author of "Cape Cod Ballads", "Captain Erl" and "The Woman Haters".            
Low, John F.   Inventor of the famous "Low Art Tiles".                
MacNeil, Herman Atkins   Famous sculptor. Gaduate of the Carter School.            
Martin, Thomas and William   Experts in elastic webbing                
Mayer, Louis B.   Became the famous film tycoon of Metro-Goldwin-Mayer.              
McClintock, William E.   Former chairman of the Massachusetts Highway Commission              
Mitchel, Henry   At one time the foremost engraver in the United States.              
Montgormery, Jabez K.   Shipbuilder                
O'Mahoney, Joseph C.   Well known lawyer, born in Chelsea                
Orcutt, Samuel   Inventor of the first rapid printing press ever patented in the United States.            
Pillsbury, Rear Admiral John E.   United States Navy, assistant chief of the Bureau of Navigation              
Roberts, Ernest W.   Ex-Congressman                
Shillaber, Benjamin P.   Known in the literary world as Mrs. Partington.              
Slade, David and Levi   Known by their famous spices                
Stang, Arnold   Actor, straight man on the Milton Berle show and Chunky Chocolate commercials.            
Stanwyck, Barbara   Actress who starred in dozens of films and on the tv show "The Big Valley"            
Stone, Miss Ellen M.   Famous missionary                
Susskind, David   Famous for his work in television, motion pictures and theater productions            
Weinstein, Dr. Alfred   Wrote "Barbed Wire Surgeon". Book describes his experiences in a Japanese POW camp in WW2.          
Wheeler, Dr. William G.   Associate of Dr. Oliver Wendell Homes as examining physician during the Civil War.            
Whipple, George Chandler   Born in 1866, died in 1924. President of Boston Society of Civil Engineers, professor of Sanitary Engineering at Harvard, and Sanitary Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and secretary of the School of Public Health at Harvard. He was sent as Major and Deputy Commissioner to Russia by the American Red Cross. He was the author of several books on state sanitation, fresh water biology and typhoid fever.
Young, Stella   Famous WW1 "Donut Girl"