List of people from New Hampshire
The following are people who were born, raised, or who gained significant prominence for living in U.S. state of New Hampshire:
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Aeronautics and aviation
- Jay C. Buckey – astronaut
- Michael Durant – pilot – native
- Richard M. Linnehan – astronaut
- Thaddeus Lowe – 19th-century balloonist – native
- Lee Morin – astronaut – native
- Richard A. Searfoss – astronaut
- Alan Shepard – astronaut; first American in space – native
Arts and literature
- A–M
- Eric Aho – painter
- Thomas Bailey Aldrich – poet, novelist, travel writer
- Russell Banks – novelist
- Amy Beach – composer – native
- Henry Ames Blood – poet, playwright – native
- Philip Booth, poet
- Ben Bradlee Jr. – journalist, author – native
- Jon Brooks – songwriter – native
- Dan Brown – novelist – native
- Bill Bryson – author – resident, 1995–2003
- Lisa Carver – writer
- Willa Cather – novelist
- Charles Carleton Coffin – American Civil War correspondent
- E. E. Cummings – poet
- Joseph Dennie – 18th-century writer
- Tomie dePaola – children's book author
- Richard Eberhart – poet
- James Thomas Fields – publisher, editor, poet
- Ron Fortier – comic book writer
- Daniel Chester French – sculptor – native
- Robert Frost – poet
- Horace Greeley – journalist – native
- Wayne Green – publisher – native
- Donald Hall – poet
- Nicholas Hondrogen – painter, photographer, sculptor
- Dan Hurlin – poet, literary critic – native
- John Irving – novelist – native
- Carrie Jones – novelist
- Elizabeth Orton Jones – illustrator
- Jane Kenyon – poet
- Heather King – blogger
- Maxine Kumin – poet
- Dudley Leavitt – publisher
- Alan Lelchuk – novelist, editor
- Edward MacDowell – pianist, composer
- Joyce Maynard – novelist
- Jim McDermott – illustrator
- Larkin Goldsmith Mead – sculptor – native
- Grace Metalious – novelist
- N–Z
- P.J. O'Rourke – novelist
- Jules Olitski – painter
- Maxfield Parrish – painter
- John Perkins – author – native
- Jodi Picoult – author
- Eleanor H. Porter – novelist
- Augustus Saint-Gaudens – sculptor
- J. D. Salinger – novelist – lived in Cornish, New Hampshire for several decades
- Charles Simic – poet
- Armstrong Sperry – children's book author – resident 1941–1976
- Mark Steyn – political commentator
- Celia Thaxter – poet
- Adam Warren – comic book writer/artist
- Harriet E. Wilson – 19th-century novelist
Athletes
- Aaron Baddeley – professional golfer (Lebanon)
- Kerry Bascom – women's basketball player (Epping)
- Jane Blalock – professional golfer (Portsmouth)
- Ernest Blood – men's basketball coach (Manchester)
- Matt Bonner – National Basketball Association player – San Antonio Spurs (Concord)
- Dunbar Bostwick – Olympic ice hockey player – (Concord)
- Kent Carlson – NHL ice hockey player – (Concord)
- Chris Carpenter – Major League Baseball player – Toronto Blue Jays-St. Louis Cardinals (Raymond)
- Bruce Cunliffe – Olympic ice hockey player – (Keene)
- Charlie Davies – Major League Soccer player – D.C. United (Manchester)
- Dangerous Danny Davis – professional wrestling referee and wrestler
- Tricia Dunn-Luoma – Olympic ice hockey player – (Derry)
- Chad Eaton – National Football League defensive tackle (Exeter)
- Mark Fayne – NHL ice hockey player – New Jersey Devils (Nashua)
- Carlton Fisk – Major League Baseball catcher – Boston Red Sox – (grew up in Charlestown)
- Mike Flanagan – left-handed pitcher – Baltimore Orioles (Manchester)
- Brian Foster – professional ice hockey player – (Pembroke)
- Sam Fuld – Major League Baseball player – Oakland A's (Durham)
- Jeff Giuliano – professional ice hockey player – Iserlohn Roosters (Nashua)
- Jesse P. Guilford – amateur golfer (Manchester)
- Kirk Hanefeld – professional golfer (Claremont)
- Jay Heaps – former professional soccer player and current soccer manager – New England Revolution (Nashua)
- James H. Horne – athletic director and coach at Indiana University (Berlin)
- Chip Kelly – NFL head coach – Philadelphia Eagles (Dover)
- Katie King-Crowley – Olympic ice hockey player – (Salem)
- Scotty Lago – snowboarder (Seabrook)
- Paul LaPolice – Canadian Football League coach (Nashua)
- Jason LeHoullier – boxer (Nottingham)
- Jeff Locke – Major League Baseball player – Pittsburgh Pirates (Redstone)
- Ben Lovejoy – NHL ice hockey player (Concord)
- Hubie McDonough – NHL ice hockey player (Manchester)
- Jack McGowan – professional golfer (Concord)
- Justin McIsaac – professional wrestler
- Freddy Meyer – ice hockey player – Modo Hockey (Sanbornville)
- Bode Miller – alpine ski racer (Easton)
- Bill Moisan – MLB pitcher – Chicago Cubs (Newton)
- Tara Mounsey – gold medalist at the 1998 Winter Olympics (Concord)
- Chad Paronto – baseball player (Woodsville)
- Penny Pitou – United States Olympic alpine skier (Gilford and Laconia)
- Johnny Punch – professional wrestler (Lebanon)
- Deron Quint – NHL ice hockey player (Durham)
- Kendall Reyes – football player (Nashua)
- Jon Rheault – professional ice hockey player (Deering)
- Brandon Rogers – professional ice hockey player – (Rochester)
- Red Rolfe – third baseman, manager (Penacook)
- Kevin Romine – utility outfielder in Major League Baseball (Exeter)
- Jeff Serowik – NHL ice hockey player (Manchester)
- Leanne Smith – alpine skier (Conway)
- Darius Songaila – Lithuanian professional basketball player (attended school in New Hampton)
- Matt Taven – professional wrestler (Derry)
- Birdie Tebbetts – professional baseball player (Nashua)
- Bob Tewksbury – Major League Baseball pitcher (Concord)
- Andy Thomas – professional ice hockey player (Bow)
- Jenny Thompson – competitive swimmer (Dover)
- Paul Thompson – NHL ice hockey player (Derry)
- Triple H – professional wrestler (Nashua)
- Harold Weber – Olympic golfer (Littleton)
- Bob Whitcher – pitcher with the Boston Braves (Berlin)
- Stan Williams – Major League Baseball player (Enfield)
- Brian Wilson – professional baseball relief pitcher – San Francisco Giants (Londonderry)
Criminals
- Lisa Biron – child molester and child pornographer
- Edward and Elaine Brown – tax evaders
- Carl Drega – killer of state troopers – native
- Brian Dugan – rapist and serial killer – native
- Samuel Green – serial killer and robber – native
- H.H. Holmes – serial killer of 1893 – native
- Linda Kasabian – member of Manson Family
- Adam Lanza – involved in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
- Daniel Maldonado – Al-Shabaab terrorist – native
- Dennis Moran – computer hacker
- Richard Paul Pavlick – stalked John F. Kennedy – native
- Pamela Smart – convicted murderer – native
- Forbes Smiley – art thief
- Henry Tufts – 18th century thief – native
Educators
- Samuel Colcord Bartlett – Dartmouth president
- Richard Lederer – former St. Paul's School English teacher; author of Anguished English
- Christa McAuliffe – first teacher in space
Entertainment
Actors and actresses
- Bradford Anderson – native
- Sam Ayers – native
- Richard Backus – native
- Jane Badler – native
- Wilson Bethel - native
- Peter Bonerz
- James Broderick - native
- Josh Casaubon
- Gordon Clapp – native
- Patience Cleveland
- Lew Cody
- Andy Comeau – native
- Zack Conroy – native
- Eliza Coupe – native
- Matt Czuchry – native
- Stephen Dunham
- Dustin Farnum – native
- Ashley Fires
- Hallie Foote
- Phoebe Foster – native
- Pamela Gidley
- Michael Graziadei
- Randy Harrison – native
- Sam Huntington – native
- Jean Kasem – native
- William Kendis – native
- Thomas Kopache – native
- Walter Long – native
- Dorothy Loudon
- Kenneth MacKenna – native
- Jared Nathan – native
- Mike O'Malley
- Sandeep Parikh – native
- Maggi Parker – native
- Keri Lynn Pratt – native
- Nick Purcell – native
- Perrey Reeves – native
- Chris Romano – native
- Adam Sandler
- Erika Schaefer – native
- John Shea – native
- Laura Silverman – native
- Christopher Stone – native
- Ilene Woods – native
Comedians and humorists
- Ant – native
- Ronny Chieng
- Jamie Kaler – native
- Josh Meyers – brother of Seth Meyers
- Seth Meyers – native; brother of Josh Meyers
- Sarah Silverman – native
Models
- Jillian Beyor
- Erica Campbell – native
- Jennifer Lavoie
- Mia Tyler – native
Musicians
- Gaston Allaire – native
- GG Allin – native
- Dale Bozzio – member, Missing Persons
- Mark Brunswick
- Daniel Cartier
- Charlie Clouser – native
- Connie Converse – native
- Brad Delp – member, Boston
- Ronnie James Dio – native
- Julie Dubela
- Sully Erna – member, Godsmack
- Betty George – native
- JoJo
- Ray LaMontagne – native
- Tommy Makem
- Mandy Moore – native
- Bill Morrissey
- Our Last Night
- Matt Pond – member, Matt Pond PA
- Joe Queer – native
- Tom Rush – native
- Will Sheff – member, Okkervil River and Shearwater – native
- Cosy Sheridan
- Jon Spencer – native
- Bill Staines
- Buddy Stewart – native
- Sarah Stiles
- Steven Tyler – member, Aerosmith
- Brian Viglione – member, The Dresden Dolls
- Dot, Betty and Helen Wiggin – members, The Shaggs – natives
- Jillian Wheeler
Television personalities
- Dana Bash – CNN journalist
- Tom Bergeron – host of Dancing with the Stars
- Samantha Brown – travel journalist
- Ken Burns – documentary filmmaker
- Carl Cameron – Fox News correspondent
- Jenna Lewis – reality show contestant
- Don Orsillo – baseball broadcaster
- Trish Regan – Fox Business anchor
Native Americans
Political and military figures
See also: List of mayors of Manchester, New Hampshire, List of Governors of New Hampshire, List of Justices of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, List of members of the Executive Council of New Hampshire, List of Presidents of the New Hampshire Senate, List of United States Representatives from New Hampshire and List of United States Senators from New Hampshire
- A–M
- Sherman Adams
- Kelly Ayotte – native
- William J. Baroody, Jr. – native
- Josiah Bartlett
- Timothy Bedel – native
- Jason Bedrick
- Joseph Blanchard – native
- Edward H. Brooks – native
- Lewis Cass
- Jonathan Chase
- Salmon P. Chase – native
- Wentworth Cheswell – native
- Jonathan Cilley – native
- Joseph Cilley (senator) – native
- Joseph Cilley (state senator) – native
- Robert W. Cone
- John Cutt
- Henry Dearborn – native
- Abraham Drake – native
- Michael Durant – native
- Nathaniel Folsom
- Rene Gagnon – native
- John Taylor Gilman
- John Goffe
- Judd Gregg – native
- Ethel "Granny D" Haddock – native
- Enoch Hale
- Nathan Hale
- Paul Hodes
- William E. Holyoke – native
- John Langdon – native
- Lyndon LaRouche
- John Lynch
- Thomas J. McIntyre
- Nathaniel Meserve – native
- Jonathan Moulton – native
- N–Z
- Moses Nichols
- Richard O'Kane – native
- Frank Nesmith Parsons – native
- Nathaniel Peabody
- David Petraeus – summer resident
- Benjamin Pierce
- Franklin Pierce – native
- Enoch Poor
- Carol Shea-Porter – native
- James Reed
- George Reid – native
- Warren Rudman
- Alexander Scammel
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Sumner Shapiro
- Max Silber
- David Souter
- John Stark – native
- Thomas Stickney – native
- Harlan F. Stone – native
- John Sullivan – native
- John H. Sununu
- John E. Sununu
- Katrina Swett
- Dick Swett
- Meldrim Thomson, Jr.
- Matthew Thornton
- George H. Wadleigh – native
- John Wentworth (governor)
- see also John Wentworth (disambiguation)
- Daniel Webster – native
- William Whipple
- Leonard Wood – native
- Isaac Wyman
- Louis C. Wyman – native
- Dawn Zimmer
Religious figures
Mary Baker Eddy
Scientists and engineers
- Stuart Chase – economist and engineer
- Jim Collins – MacArthur genius, bioengineer and inventor
- William E. Corbin – inventor of paper towels
- Sidney Darlington – electrical engineer and inventor of the Darlington transistor
- Dean Kamen – inventor of the Segway and founder of the FIRST Robotics Competition
- Erasmus Darwin Leavitt, Jr. – mechanical engineer, known for his steam engine designs
- Edward William Nelson – naturalist and ethnologist
- Sylvester H. Roper – inventor, pioneering builder of early automobiles and motorcycles
- Ambrose Swasey – mechanical engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur
- Earl Silas Tupper – chemist, inventor of Tupperware
- George H. Whipple physician, pathologist and biomedical researcher; recipient, 1932 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Ashland)
Other
- Brooke Astor – philanthropist; recipient, Presidential Medal of Freedom (native)
- Hal Barwood – screenwriter, film producer, game designer and game producer
- Stephanie Birkitt – former assistant to David Letterman on Late Show with David Letterman
- William Robinson Brown – founder and owner, Maynesboro Stud
- Ben Cherington – professional baseball executive, general manager of the Boston Red Sox
- Kitty DeGree – real estate developer and philanthropist in Monroe, Louisiana, born in South Sutton in Merrimack County
- Brian De Palma – film director
- Tom Dey – film director
- Annie Duke – professional poker player
- Michael Durant – pilot and author
- Dan Eckman – director, writer
- Darby Field – first European to climb Mount Washington
- Phineas Gage – railroad construction foreman whose survival of an accident influenced discussion about the brain
- George Hawkins – victim of a bad skin graft that led to the celebrated "Hairy Hand" case of 'Hawkins v. McGee
- Betty Hill – notable alien abduction captive
- Jenna Miscavige Hill – critic of the Church of Scientology
- Gary Hirshberg – chief executive officer, Stonyfield Farm
- A.G. Lafley – chief executive officer, Procter & Gamble
- Howard Lederer – professional poker player
- William Loeb III – publisher, Union Leader (1946–1981); conservative political figure
- Alanis Obomsawin – documentary filmmaker
- Chris Ohlson – film producer and director
- Mary Josephine Ray – world's second-oldest person at the time of her death in 2010
- Charles Revson – businessman
- Robert Rodat – screenwriter, producer
- Chris Sheridan – TV writer
See also
- List of Dartmouth College alumni
- List of Dartmouth College faculty
- List of people from Concord, New Hampshire
- List of people from Dover, New Hampshire
- List of people from Exeter, New Hampshire
- List of people from Hanover, New Hampshire
- List of people from Manchester, New Hampshire
- List of people from Nashua, New Hampshire
- List of people from Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- List of Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
- List of St. Paul's School alumni
- Lists of Americans
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