The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Dover, New Hampshire.
Academics and writing
- Kenneth Appel (1932âÂÂ2013), mathematician; solved the four-color theorem
- Jeremy Belknap (1744âÂÂ1798), clergyman, historian
- Lisa Crystal Carver (born 1968), writer, performance artist
- Matt Chandler, children's book author
- Peter K. Hepler (born 1936), biologist
- Joseph Moreau, author
- Frank M. Rines (1892âÂÂ1962), landscape artist, professor
Architecture
Business
Military
- Joshua James Guppey (1820âÂÂ1893), Union Army brigadier general during the Civil War
- John Hart (1706âÂÂ1777), colonial militia officer
- Dan Christie Kingman (1852âÂÂ1916), U.S. Army brigadier general
- Joseph C. McConnell (1922âÂÂ1954), United States Air Force fighter pilot who was the top American flying ace during the Korean War
- Hercules Mooney (1715âÂÂ1800), officer, teacher during the Revolutionary War
- Richard O'Kane (1911âÂÂ1994), U.S. Navy rear admiral
- John Underhill (1597âÂÂ1672), settler, colonial soldier
- George H. Wadleigh (1842âÂÂ1927), U.S. Navy rear admiral
Music
- Spencer Albee (born 1976), musician, singer, songwriter
- Nelson Bragg (born 1961), percussionist, vocalist, songwriter
- Tommy Makem (1932âÂÂ2007), Irish folk musician with his sons The Makem Brothers
- Nellie Brown Mitchell (1845âÂÂ1924), concert singer, music educator, "one of Boston's favorite cantatrices."
Politics and law
- John J. Ballentine (1927âÂÂ2016), member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Frank Willey Clancy (1852âÂÂ1928), Attorney General of New Mexico
- Daniel Meserve Durell (1769âÂÂ1841), U.S. congressman
- John P. Hale (1806âÂÂ1873), U.S. senator
- William Hale (1765âÂÂ1848), U.S. congressman
- Joshua G. Hall (1828âÂÂ1898), U.S. congressman, state senator
- Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (1927âÂÂ2002), U.S. senator
- Marilla Ricker (1840âÂÂ1920), suffragist, first woman to run for governor of New Hampshire
- Charles H. Sawyer (1840âÂÂ1908), manufacturer and Governor of New Hampshire
- Richard Waldron (1615âÂÂ1689), businessman and the second President of New Hampshire
- John Wentworth (1719âÂÂ1781), judge, colonial leader
- John Wentworth, Jr. (1745âÂÂ1787), Founding Father, lawyer, signatory of the Articles of Confederation
- Tappan Wentworth (1802âÂÂ1875), U.S. congressman
- Timothy R. Young (1811âÂÂ1898), U.S. congressman
Sports
- Conor Casey (born 1981), soccer player who represented the United States national team
- Dangerous Danny Davis (born 1956), former professional wrestling referee, wrestler
- Chip Kelly (born 1963), college football coach and former NFL coach
- Cathy O'Brien (born 1967), Olympic long-distance runner
- Ian Hamilton (born 1995), major-league baseball pitcher
- Jessica Parratto (born 1994), Olympic medal-winning diver
- Ray Thomas (1910âÂÂ1993), catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers
- Jenny Thompson (born 1973), Olympic swimmer; won twelve medals including eight gold medals
- Dike Varney (1880âÂÂ1950), pitcher for the Cleveland Bronchos
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