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Bostonians of the Year 2023
MBTA riders are tired, fed up — and essential. They’re our 2023 Bostonians of the Year.
They’ve suffered through station shutdowns, slow zones, train breakdowns, and more. And yet still they ride, keeping our mass transit system alive.
Bostonians of the Year 2023
An AI expert, a beloved Bruins captain, and others who shaped Boston in 2023
They led, inspired, and changed us for the better over the past year.
Bostonians of the Year 2023
Tributes to Mel King, Tim Wakefield, and other giants we lost in 2023
Remembering six luminaries who left Boston a better place.
Bostonian of the Year 2022
In the face of the ugliest adversity, legendary Celtic Bill Russell fought for and lived a beautiful life for himself and for us. A champion of basketball and human rights, Bill Russell is the 2022 Bostonian of the Year. Read tributes from Globe columnists and sportswriters, his daughter, former teammate Hall of Famer Satch Sanders — plus a special message from Celtics star No. 7 Jaylen Brown.
Bostonian of the Year
Feeling the brunt of staggering racism, Bill Russell always stood tall
He felt he was good enough to perform on the floor for fans in Boston, but would he be welcome into their homes? Would they allow their kids to play with his?
Bostonian of the Year: Honorable Mention
Patriot Devin McCourty’s on-field performance is matched only by his generosity
The veteran football player’s realization about how his community looked over him and his twin brother is at the heart of why he gives back in the ways he does.
Bostonian of the Year: Honorable Mention
She was accused of witchcraft 329 years ago. These middle schoolers finally cleared her name.
How Carrie LaPierre’s eighth-grade civics class won justice for Elizabeth Johnson Jr., the last person persecuted in the Salem witch trials.
Bostonian of the Year
‘To me, he was always just Daddy’: Karen Kenyatta Russell on her father’s lessons
It was easy to listen to him, because he practiced what he preached. He never forgot how even the simplest gestures can have the most indelible impacts.