Winthrop, Massachusetts

Winthrop is a town located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 18,303.

Notable people born or living in Winthrop

• Sylvia Plath - Poet
• Deane Winthrop - Son of John Winthrop, founder of the town and Massachusetts first Governor
• Benjamin Whorf - an American linguist
• Mike Eruzione - former ice hockey player who was the captain of the 1980 Winter Olympics United States national team that upset the Soviet Union in the famous Miracle on Ice game
• Rick DiPietro An American rookie hockey goalie who currently plays for the National Hockey League's New York Islanders. He was drafted First Overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft
• Mike Soper Sr. - Played Single A Baseball for the Texas Rangers until injured.