The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Academics and writing
Business
Inventors
Arts and media
- Ernie Anastos (born 1943), news anchorman
- Aurore Chabot (born 1949), ceramic artist
- Decap (born 1984), record producer
- Pamela Gidley (1965âÂÂ2018), actress, model
- Adam Grandmaison (born 1983), more commonly known as Adam22, podcast host
- Michael Graziadei (born 1979), film and television actor (Daniel Romalotti on The Young and the Restless)
- Randy Harrison (born 1977), actor
- Ray LaMontagne (born 1973), Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter
- Walter Long (1879âÂÂ1952), actor in films from the 1910s
- Alvin Lucier (1931âÂÂ2021), composer and sound artist
- Mike Lupica (born 1952), author and former newspaper columnist, best known for his provocative commentary on sports in the New York Daily News and his appearances on ESPN
- Mandy Moore (born 1984), singer and actress; on March 25, 2019, was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Kyle Mosher (born 1985), artist, designer known for his collage and cut-paper style
- Sean Murphy (born 1980), comics artist
- Tim Neverett (born 1966), sportscaster
- Mike O'Malley (born 1966), actor (Yes, Dear and Glee)
- Chris Romano (born 1978), actor Blue Mountain State
- Alexandra Socha (born 1990), Broadway actress
- Brady Watt, producer, bass player, bandleader
Military
Politics and law
- Charles G. Atherton (1804âÂÂ1853), former U.S. senator
- Kelly Ayotte (born 1968), Former U.S. senator, current Governor of New Hampshire
- William A. Crombie (1844âÂÂ1914), mayor of Burlington, Vermont
- Stephen S. Cushing (1884âÂÂ1957), Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
- Jim Donchess, mayor of Nashua
- David B. Douzanis (1950âÂÂ2024), member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Maggie Goodlander (born 1986), U.S. representative for New Hampshire
- Hugh Gregg (1917âÂÂ2003), former New Hampshire governor and mayor of Nashua
- Judd Gregg (born 1947), former U.S. senator, member of the Republican Party
- Alphonse A. Haettenschwiller (1925âÂÂ2025), member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and United States Army Reserve officer
- Tony Labranche (born 2001), youngest member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives as of 2021
- Tom Lanzara, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Don LeBrun (1935âÂÂ2025), member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Roujet D. Marshall (1847âÂÂ1922), judge on the Wisconsin Supreme Court
- Joshua C. Pierce (1830-1904), Minnesota state legislator and businessman
Sports
- Ray Dobens (1906âÂÂ1980), Major League Baseball pitcher who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1929 season
- Mark Fayne (born 1987), National Hockey League defenseman
- Jeff Giuliano (born 1979), ice hockey left winger for the Los Angeles Kings
- Jay Heaps (born 1976), soccer defender and former head coach for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer
- Greg Landry (born 1946), football quarterback; played for the Detroit Lions, Baltimore Colts and Chicago Bears
- Paul LaPolice (born 1970), football player and coach
- Paul Levesque (born 1969), professional wrestler, actor and business executive for the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment, known by his ring name Triple H
- Kevin McGowan (born 1991), baseball pitcher; has played for the New York Mets
- Jim McNamara (born 1965), baseball catcher; played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the San Francisco Giants in 1992âÂÂ1993
- Ted Phillips, CEO of the National Football League's Chicago Bears
- Kendall Reyes (born 1989), football player
- John Roper (born 1971), baseball pitcher
- Birdie Tebbetts (1912âÂÂ1999), baseball player, coach, manager of three MLB teams
- Mike Welch (born 1972), baseball pitcher
Other
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