Find out more about some of the men and women who helped build the Garden City. We have only posted a small fraction of the biographies of noteworthy people with Newton ties. Please fill out a research request if you'd like information on someone you do not see listed here.

Discovering Charles Maynard Jackson tells the life story of Jackson (1845-1929), a West Newton native who distinguished himself as an ornithologist and author of books on birds and butterflies.

A History of the Jacksons and their Homestead gives readers a sense of the Jackson family, their position in Newton and Boston, some of their contributions to society, and how it all relates to the Jackson Homestead which still stands today to tell their stories.

Learn more about Who Inspired Newton's Public School Names.

Here is more information about just a few noteworthy individuals.

Esther Taylor Burgess, arrested in the Civil Rights movement at St. Augustine, Florida

James F.C. Hyde, Newton's first mayor

William C. Strong, horticulturalist and developer in Waban

The History Makers has interviewed prominent African Americans from around the United States, including people with Newton ties including bank executive C. Bernard Fulp, educator and historian Robert C. Hayden, and educator Katherine Butler Jones.