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Whitman, Massachusetts (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Notable current and former residents:
- Lennie Baker, of the doo wop band Sha Na Na.
- Sean Conover, defensive end for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League.
- Jeff Gagné, technology author.
- Shirley Jump, women's fiction and romance novels.
- Alex Karalexis, Professional fighter, competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC),World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), member on Season 1 of the Ultimate Fighter
- James Lowder, editor and fantasy/horror author.
- Harry Markopolos, unheeded whistleblower to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of suspected securities fraud by Bernard Madoff.
- Reverend Robert Reed, director of the Catholic TV cable network, was formerly the pastor of Whitman's Holy Ghost Church.
- Steve Smith, drummer of the rock band Journey as well as many jazz/fusion projects.
- Francis Cardinal Spellman, ninth Bishop and sixth Archbishop of the Roman CatholicArchdiocese of New York.
- Roy Vallancourt, 1964 Winner of the World Archery Championship; Nationally ranked #1 senior archer when he died in 2004 at the age of 93.
- Ruth Wakefield, creator of the Toll House Cookie.
Hanson, Massachusetts (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Notable current and former residents:
- Rear AdmiralAlbert C. Read (1887–1967) Commander/Navigator of the NC-4, The first aircraft to complete a transatlantic flight in 1919,
- Jason Delaney, minor league baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- John Delaney, minor league baseball player for the Milwaukee Brewers
- Tiffany Scott, 2002 Olympic Figure Skater.
- Bruce Young, noted musical historian, and contributor to the Grammy nominated CD, "Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s".
- Rocky Marciano, a professional boxer who had a summer house located on Main Street in Hanson.
- Jimmy Slyde (b.James T. Godbolt 1927-2008), World renowned Tap Dancer, famous for his innovative tap style mixed with jazz. Danced in films The Cotton Club, Tap, and Round Midnight. Received Tony Award nomination for his Broadway Debut in the Musical Black & Blue.
- Paul Stoddard, singer for the metal band Diecast