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Born in Springfield/Massachusetts

Springfield is the third-largest city in Massachusetts and the largest city in western New England. The city sits on the bank of the Connecticut River, played a important role in American history and is home to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Springfield.
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Last updated: November 17, 2022
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Founder of Rice University in Houston
1816
William Marsh Rice
Inventor of New York City's subway system
1826
Alfred Ely Beach
Author, "The Cat in the Hat" "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" "Horton Hears a Who!" "The Lorax"
1904
Dr. Seuss
Army general who commanded military operations in the Vietnam War
1914
Creighton Abrams
Commissioner of the NBA from 1975 to 1984, the NBA Championship Trophy is named after him
1917
Larry O'Brien
Chemist who was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1931
Richard F. Heck
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Hall of Fame linebacker who played for the Miami Dolphins and Boston Patriots
1940
Nick Buoniconti
Senator from Vermont since 2023
1947
Peter Welch
Former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and first African-American to hold this position
1949
Cheryl Boone Isaacs
Governor of Vermont from 2003 to 2011
1951
Jim Douglas
Actor, "The Thing" "Escape from New York" "The Hateful Eight" "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"
1951
Kurt Russell
Actress, "Big Love" "Zodiac" "The Dead Don't Die" "Boys Don't Cry"
1974
Chloe Sevigny
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