This is a list of notable people from Lexington, Massachusetts. It includes people who were born or raised in, lived in, or spent significant portions of their lives in Lexington, or for whom Lexington is a significant part of their identity. This list is in order by primary field of notability and then in alphabetical order by last name.

Athletes

Baseball

Basketball

eSports

Figure skating

  • Aimee Buchanan (born 1993), American-born Olympic figure skater for Israel

Football

Hockey

Mountaineering

Soccer

Artists and designers

Architects

Artists

Fashion

Crime

  • Charles Ponzi, con man, bought mansion in Lexington during 1920 (see Ponzi scheme)
  • Aafia Siddiqui, neuroscientist convicted of assaulting with a deadly weapon and attempting to kill U.S. soldiers and FBI agents (alleged Al-Qaeda operative)

Entertainment industry

Actors

Comedians

Television figures

Military

Musicians and bands

News and commentary

Political figures, activists and civil servants

Religious leaders

Scientists and academics

Writers

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