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:

Aeronautics and aviation

• Jay C. Buckey (born 1956), astronaut
• Michael Durant (born 1961), pilot, native
• Thaddeus Lowe (1832–1913), 19th-century balloonist, native
• Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986), teacher, astronaut
• Lee Morin (born 1952), astronaut, native
• Richard A. Searfoss (1956–2018), astronaut
• Alan Shepard (1923–1998), astronaut; first American in space, native

Arts and literature

• Eric Aho (born 1966), painter
• Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836–1907), poet, novelist, travel writer
• Minnie Willis Baines (1845–unknown), author, native
• Russell Banks (born 1940), novelist
• Lucy Barnes (1780–1809), writer, native
• Amy Beach (1867–1944), composer, native
• Brian Sidney Bembridge (born 1973), artist, designer, native
• Adelaide George Bennett (1848–1911), teacher, poet, native
• Henry Ames Blood (1836–1900), poet, playwright, native
• Philip Booth (1925–2007), poet
• Helen L. Bostwick (1826–1907), author, poet, native
• Ben Bradlee Jr. (born 1948), journalist, author, native
• Dan Brown (born 1964), novelist, native
• Emma Elizabeth Brown (1847–unknown), writer, artist, native
• Bill Bryson (born 1951), author, resident, 1995–2003
• Cathy Burnham Martin (born 1954), author, actress, native
• Lisa Carver (born 1968), writer
• Luella J. B. Case (1807–1858), author, hymnist, native
• Willa Cather (1873–1947), novelist
• Matt Chandler (born 1972), children's book author
• Charles Carleton Coffin (1823–1896), American Civil War correspondent
• George Condo, artist
• David Cote (born 1969), playwright, opera librettist, theater critic, native
• E. E. Cummings (1894–1962), poet
• Decap (born 1984), artist and record producer
• Joseph Dennie (1768–1812), 18th-century writer
• Tomie dePaola (1934–2020), children's book author
• Kevin Eastman (born 1962), comic book writer, co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Richard Eberhart (1904–2005), poet
• Clayton Emery (born 1953), author
• Lydia Mary Fay (1804–1878), missionary, writer, translator, native
• James T. Fields (1817–1881), publisher, editor, poet
• Lisa Anne Fletcher (1844–1905), poet, correspondent
• Barbara Newhall Follett (1914–disappeared 1939), writer, native
• Ron Fortier (born 1946), comic book writer
• Daniel Chester French (1850–1931), sculptor, native
• Robert Frost (1874–1963), poet
• Horace Greeley (1811–1872), journalist, native
• Wayne Green (1922–2013), publisher, native
• Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879), editor, writer, author known for the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
• Donald Hall (1928–2018), poet
• Mary R. Platt Hatch (1848–1905), poet, novelist, short story writer, native
• Grace Webster Hinsdale (1832–1902), author, native
• Nicholas Hondrogen (1952–2007), painter, photographer, sculptor
• Dan Hurlin (born 1955), poet, literary critic, native
• John Irving (born 1942), novelist, native
• Carrie Jones, novelist
• Elizabeth Orton Jones (1910–2005), illustrator
• Jane Kenyon (1947–1995), poet
• Heather King (born 1952), blogger
• Maxine Kumin (1925–2014), poet
• Peter Laird (born 1954), comic book writer, co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Dudley Leavitt (1772–1851), publisher
• Minnie Mary Lee (1826–1903), author, native
• Alan Lelchuk (born 1938), novelist, editor
• Martha Perry Lowe (1829–1902), poet, activist, native
• Edward MacDowell (1860–1908), pianist, composer
• Mary Stuart James MacMurphy (1846–1934), teacher, author, native
• Joyce Maynard (born 1953), novelist
• Jim McDermott (born 1960), illustrator
• Larkin Goldsmith Mead (1835–1910), sculptor, native
• Grace Metalious (1924–1964), novelist
• Bob Montana (1920–1975), illustrator of Archie comics
• Jules Olitski (1922–2007), painter
• P.J. O'Rourke (1947–2022), political satirist and journalist
• Maxfield Parrish (1870–1966), painter
• John Perkins (born 1945), author, native
• Mary Elizabeth Perley (1863–unknown), educator, author, native
• Jodi Picoult (born 1966), author
• Fanny Runnells Poole (1863–1940), writer, book reviewer, native
• Eleanor H. Porter (1868–1920), novelist
• Edna Dean Proctor (1829–1823), poet, native
• Melinda Rankin (1811–1888), missionary, writer, native
• Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907), sculptor
• J. D. Salinger (1919–2010), novelist – lived in Cornish for several decades
• Charles Simic (born 1938), poet
• Katherine Call Simonds (1865–1955), musician, singer, composer, author, native
• Martha Pearson Smith (1836–1912), poet, musician, activist, native
• Armstrong Sperry (1897–1976), children's book author, resident 1941–1976
• Betsey Ann Stearns (1830–1914), inventor, school founder, writer, native
• Mark Steyn (born 1959), political commentator
• Celia Thaxter (1835–1894), poet
• Lydia H. Tilton (1839–1915), educator, activist, journalist, poet, native
• Clara Augusta Jones Trask (1839–1905), writer, native
• Adelaide Cilley Waldron (1843–1909), writer, editor, native
• Adam Warren (born 1967), comic book writer/artist
• Brady Watt, producer, bass player, and bandleader
• Harriet E. Wilson (1825–1900), 19th-century novelist
• Caroline Marshall Woodward (1828–1890), author, native
• Mary Parker Woodworth (1849–1919), writer, native
• Augusta Harvey Worthen (1823–1910), educator, author, native

Athletes and sports figures

• Victoria Arlen (born 1994), Paralympian swimmer, ESPN personality (Exeter)
• Aaron Baddeley (born 1981), professional golfer (Lebanon)
• Kerry Bascom (born 1969), women's basketball player (Epping)
• Jane Blalock (born 1945), professional golfer (Portsmouth)
• Ernest Blood (1872–1955), men's basketball coach (Manchester)
• Matt Bonner (born 1980), National Basketball Association player – San Antonio Spurs (Concord)
• John Bosa (born 1964), NFL football player Miami Dolphins (Keene)
• Dunbar Bostwick (1908–2006), Olympic ice hockey player (Concord)
• Kent Carlson (born 1962), NHL ice hockey player (Concord)
• Chris Carpenter (born 1975), Major League Baseball player – Toronto Blue Jays-St. Louis Cardinals (Raymond)
• Ben Cherington (born 1974), professional baseball executive, general manager of the Boston Red Sox
• Bruce Cunliffe (1925–1989), Olympic ice hockey player (Keene)
• Charlie Davies (born 1986), Major League Soccer player – D.C. United (Manchester)
• Dangerous Danny Davis (born 1956), professional wrestling referee and wrestler
• Matt Duffy (born 1991), Major League Baseball player – Tampa Bay Rays (Salem)
• Tricia Dunn-Luoma (born 1974), Olympic ice hockey player (Derry)
• Chad Eaton (born 1972), National Football League defensive tackle (Exeter)
• Eva Fabian (born 1993), American-Israeli world champion swimmer (Keene)
• Mark Fayne (born 1987), NHL ice hockey player – New Jersey Devils (Nashua)
• Carlton Fisk (born 1947), Major League Baseball catcher – Boston Red Sox (grew up in Charlestown)
• Mike Flanagan (1951–2011), Major League Baseball pitcher – Baltimore Orioles (Manchester)
• Brian Foster (born 1987), professional ice hockey player (Pembroke)
• Sam Fuld (born 1981), Major League Baseball player and Philadelphia Phillies general manager – Oakland A's (Durham)
• Rich Gale (born 1954), Major League Baseball pitcher – Kansas City Royals (Littleton)
• Jeff Giuliano (born 1979), professional ice hockey player – Iserlohn Roosters (Nashua)
• Jesse Guilford (1895–1962), amateur golfer (Manchester)
• Kirk Hanefeld (born 1956), professional golfer (Claremont)
• Jay Heaps (born 1976), former professional soccer player and current soccer manager – New England Revolution (Nashua)
• James H. Horne (1874–1959), athletic director and coach at Indiana University (Berlin)
• Jed Hoyer (born 1973), executive vice-president and general manager of the Chicago Cubs
• Bill Jackowski (1914–1996), MLB umpire
• Chip Kelly (born 1963), NFL and college football head coach – Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers (Dover)
• Katie King-Crowley (born 1975), Olympic ice hockey player (Salem)
• Scotty Lago (born 1987), snowboarder (Seabrook)
• Greg Landry (born 1946), NFL quarterback (Nashua)
• Paul LaPolice (born 1970), Canadian Football League coach (Nashua)
• Jeff Locke (born 1987), Major League Baseball player – Pittsburgh Pirates (Redstone)
• Hunter Long (born 1998), NFL tight end (Exeter)
• Ben Lovejoy (born 1984), NHL ice hockey player (Concord)
• Hubie McDonough (born 1963), NHL ice hockey player (Manchester)
• Jack McGowan (1930–2001), professional golfer (Concord)
• Justin McIsaac (born 1978), professional wrestler
• Freddy Meyer (born 1981), ice hockey player – Modo Hockey (Sanbornville)
• Bode Miller (born 1977), alpine ski racer (Easton)
• Bill Moisan (1925–2010), Major League Baseball pitcher – Chicago Cubs (Newton)
• John Morton (born 1946), Olympic biathlon skier (Walpole)
• Tara Mounsey (born 1978), gold medalist at 1998 Winter Olympics (Concord)
• Josh Owens (born 1988), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Chad Paronto (born 1975), baseball player (Woodsville)
• Penny Pitou (born 1938), Olympic alpine skier silver medalist (Gilford and Laconia)
• Deron Quint (born 1976), NHL ice hockey player (Durham)
• Kendall Reyes (born 1989), American football defensive end (Nashua)
• Jon Rheault (born 1986), professional ice hockey player (Deering)
• Brandon Rogers (born 1982), professional ice hockey player (Rochester)
• Red Rolfe (1908–1969), Major League Baseball third baseman, manager and Yale coach (Penacook)
• Kevin Romine (born 1961), utility outfielder in Major League Baseball (Exeter)
• Jeff Serowik (born 1967), NHL ice hockey player (Manchester)
• Leanne Smith (born 1987), alpine skier (Conway)
• Darius Songaila (born 1978), Lithuanian professional basketball player (attended school in New Hampton)
• Matt Taven (born 1985), professional wrestler (Derry)
• Birdie Tebbetts (1912–1999), Major League Baseball player and manager (Nashua)
• Bob Tewksbury (born 1960), Major League Baseball pitcher (Concord)
• Jenny Thompson (born 1973), swimmer, 12-time Olympic medalist (Dover)
• Paul Thompson (born 1988), NHL ice hockey player (Derry)
• Triple H (born 1969), professional wrestler (Nashua)
• Harold Weber (1882–1933), Olympic golfer (Littleton)
• Bob Whitcher (1917–1997), Major League Baseball pitcher – Boston Braves (Berlin)
• Stan Williams (1936–2021), Major League Baseball pitcher (Enfield)
• Brian Wilson (born 1982), Major League Baseball relief pitcher – San Francisco Giants (Londonderry)

Business people

• Richard and Maurice McDonald (1909–1998 and 1902–1971 respectively), founders of original McDonald's restaurant and franchised several of the other early locations
• Herbert Archer "H.A." Richardson (1852–1942), timber and shipping magnate
• Betsey Ann Stearns (1830–1914), inventor

Criminals

• Lisa Biron (born 1969), child molester
• Carl Drega (1935–1997), killer of state troopers, native
• Brian Dugan (born 1956), rapist and serial killer, native
• Samuel Green (1796–1822), serial killer and robber, native
• H.H. Holmes (1861–1896), serial killer of 1893, native
• Linda Kasabian (1949–2023), member of Manson family
• Adam Lanza (born 1992), school shooter – born in Kingston, New Hampshire
• Daniel Maldonado (born ), Al-Shabaab terrorist, native
• Dennis Moran (1982–2013), computer hacker
• Richard Paul Pavlick (1887–1975), stalked John F. Kennedy, native
• Terry Peder Rasmussen (1943–2010), serial killer
• Pamela Smart (born 1967), convicted murderer, native
• Forbes Smiley (born 1956), thief of rare maps, found guilty and sentenced to 42 months in prison
• Henry Tufts (1748–1831), 18th century thief, native

Educators

• Samuel Colcord Bartlett (1817–1898), Dartmouth president
• Richard Lederer (born 1938), former St. Paul's School English teacher; author of Anguished English
• Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986), first teacher in space, killed aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger launch

Entertainment

Actors and actresses

• Bradford Anderson (born 1979), native
• Sam Ayers, native
• Richard Backus (born 1945), native
• Jane Badler (born 1953), native
• Wilson Bethel (born 1984), native
• Peter Bonerz (born 1938)
• James Broderick (1927–1982), native
• Gordon Clapp (born 1948), native
• Patience Cleveland (1931–2004)
• Lew Cody (1884–1934)
• Andy Comeau (born 1970), native
• Zack Conroy (born 1985), native
• Eliza Coupe (born 1981), native
• Matt Czuchry (born 1977), native
• Stephen Dunham (1964–2012)
• Dustin Farnum (1874–1929), native
• Hallie Foote (born 1950)
• Phoebe Foster (1896–1975), native
• Pamela Gidley (1965–2018)
• Michael Graziadei
• Randy Harrison (born 1977), native
• Sam Huntington (born 1982), native
• Jean Kasem (born 1954), native
• William Kendis (1916–1980), native
• Thomas Kopache (born 1945), native
• Walter Long (1879–1952), native
• Dorothy Loudon (1925–2003)
• Kenneth MacKenna (1899–1962), native
• Mandy Moore (born 1984), native
• Carrie-Anne Moss
• Mike O'Malley (born 1966)
• Sandeep Parikh (born 1980), native
• Maggi Parker (born 1927), native
• Keri Lynn Pratt (born 1978), native
• Perrey Reeves (born 1970), native
• Chris Romano (born 1978), native
• Adam Sandler (born 1966)
• John Shea (born 1949), native
• Laura Silverman (born 1966), native
• Christopher Stone (1942–1995), native
• Ilene Woods (1929–2010), native

Comedians and humorists

• Jay Chanoine (born )
• Ronny Chieng (born 1985)
• Jamie Kaler (born 1964), native
• Josh Meyers (born 1976), brother of Seth Meyers
• Seth Meyers (born 1973), native; brother of Josh Meyers
• Sarah Silverman (born 1970), native

Internet personalities

• Adam22 (born 1983), a.k.a. Adam John Grandmaison, native
• Ludwig Ahgren (born 1995), native

Models

• Mia Tyler (born 1978), native

Musicians

• Gaston Allaire (1916–2011), native
• GG Allin (1956–1993), native
• Dale Bozzio (born 1955), member, Missing Persons
• Mark Brunswick (1902–1971)
• Daniel Cartier (born 1969)
• Charlie Clouser (born 1963), native
• Connie Converse (1924–disappeared 1974), native
• Brad Delp (1951–2007), member, Boston
• Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010), native
• Julie Dubela (born 1991)
• Sully Erna (born 1968), member, Godsmack
• Betty George (1926–2007), native
• Lyman Heath (1804–1870), native
• Gary Hoey (born 1960)
• Ray LaMontagne (born 1973), native
• Tommy Makem (1932–2007)
• Mandy Moore (born 1984), native
• Bill Morrissey (1951–2011)
• Eddie Mottau (born 1943), guitarist
• Rod Picott (born 1964)
• Patricia Racette (born 1965), opera singer, native
• Tom Rush (born 1941), native
• Joe Seiders (born 1980), member, The New Pornographers
• Will Sheff (born 1976), member, Okkervil River and Shearwater, native
• Cosy Sheridan (born 1964)
• Jon Spencer (born 1965), native
• Bill Staines (1947–2021)
• Buddy Stewart (1922–1950), native
• Sarah Stiles (born 1979)
• Steven Tyler (born 1948), member, Aerosmith
• Brian Viglione (born 1979), member, The Dresden Dolls
• Jillian Wheeler (born 1991)

Television personalities

• Dana Bash (born 1971), CNN journalist
• Samantha Brown (born 1970), travel journalist
• Ken Burns (born 1953), documentary filmmaker
• Carl Cameron (born 1961), Fox News correspondent
• Corey Lewandowski (born 1973), CNN, Fox News, and One America News Network political commentator; former 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign manager
• Don Orsillo (born 1968), baseball broadcaster
• Trish Regan (born 1972), Fox Business anchor
• Kristin Tate, Fox News commentator

Game publishers

• Toby Fox (born 1991), creator of Undertale and Deltarune

Political and military figures

• Sherman Adams (1899–1986)
• Kelly Ayotte (born 1968), native
• William J. Baroody Jr. (1937–1996), native
• Josiah Bartlett (1729–1795), Founding Father, physician, statesman, delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire, and signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence
• Timothy Bedel (1737–1787), native
• Jason Bedrick (born 1983)
• Oliver Blake (1802–1873), American-born Canadian businessman and political figure
• Joseph Blanchard (1704–1758), native
• Edward H. Brooks (1893–1978), native
• Lewis Cass (1782–1866)
• Jonathan Chase (1732–1800)
• Salmon P. Chase (1808–1873), native
• Wentworth Cheswill (1746–1817), native
• Jonathan Cilley (1802–1838), native
• Joseph Cilley (1734–1799), native
• Joseph Cilley (1791–1887), native
• Robert W. Cone (1957–2016)
• John Cutt (1613–1681)
• Henry Dearborn (1751–1829), native
• Abraham Drake (1715–1781), native
• Michael Durant (born 1961), native
• Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890–1964), native
• Nathaniel Folsom (1726–1790)
• Rene Gagnon (1925–1979), native
• John Taylor Gilman (1753–1828)
• John Goffe (1701–1786)
• David Gottesman (born 1948)
• Judd Gregg (born 1947), native
• Doris Haddock (1910–2010), native
• Enoch Hale (1733–1813)
• Nathan Hale (1743–1780)
• Paul Hodes (born 1951)
• William E. Holyoke (1868–1934), native
• John Langdon (1741–1819), native
• Lyndon LaRouche (1922–2019)
• Karoline Leavitt (born 1997)
• Corey Lewandowski (born 1973)
• John Lynch (born 1952)
• Sean Patrick Maloney (born 1966)
• Thomas J. McIntyre (1915–1992)
• Frank Merrill (1903–1955), Merrill's Marauders
• Nathaniel Meserve (1704–1758), native
• James Miller (1776–1851), native
• Jonathan Moulton (1726–1787), native
• Moses Nichols (1740–1790)
• Richard O'Kane (1911–1994), native
• Frank Nesmith Parsons (1854–1934), native
• Nathaniel Peabody (1741–1823)
• David Petraeus (born 1952), summer resident
• Benjamin Pierce (1757–1839)
• Franklin Pierce (1804–1869), 14th president of the United States
• Enoch Poor (1736–1780)
• James Reed (–1807)
• George Reid (1733–1815), native
• Warren Rudman (1930–2012)
• Alexander Scammel (1747–1781)
• Jeanne Shaheen (born 1947)
• Sumner Shapiro (1926–2006)
• Carol Shea-Porter (born 1952), native
• Max Silber (1911–2004)
• Charles J. Simons (1843–1914)
• David Souter (born 1939)
• John Stark (1728–1822), native
• Thomas Stickney (1729–1809), native
• Harlan F. Stone (1872–1946), native
• John Sullivan (1740–1795), native
• John H. Sununu (born 1939)
• John E. Sununu (born 1964)
• Katrina Swett (born 1955)
• Richard Swett (born 1957)
• Meldrim Thomson Jr. (1912–2001)
• Matthew Thornton (1714–1803)
• Colin Van Ostern (born 1979), native
• George H. Wadleigh (1842–1927), native
• Daniel Webster (1782–1852), native
• John Wentworth (1737–1820)
• see also John Wentworth (disambiguation)
• William Whipple (1731–1785)
• Leonard Wood (1860–1927), native
• Isaac Wyman (1724–1792)
• Louis C. Wyman (1917–2002), native
• Dawn Zimmer (born 1968)

Religious figures

• Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910)
• John W. Gowdy (1869–1963)
• Monsignor Pierre Hevey (1831–1910)
• Gene Robinson (born 1947)

Scientists and engineers

• Leonard Bailey (1825–1905), inventor, toolmaker, cabinet maker
• C. Loring Brace (1930–2019), anthropologist
• Stuart Chase (1888–1985), economist and engineer
• Sarah A. Colby (1824–1904), physician
• Jim Collins (born 1965), MacArthur genius, bioengineer and inventor
• William E. Corbin (1869–1951), inventor of paper towels
• Sidney Darlington (1906–1997), electrical engineer and inventor of the Darlington transistor
• Dean Kamen (born 1951), inventor of the Segway and founder of the FIRST Robotics Competition
• Erasmus Darwin Leavitt Jr. (1836–1916), mechanical engineer, known for his steam engine designs
• Frank J. Mafera (1898–1956), businessman and inventor of residential chain-link fence
• Edward William Nelson (1855–1934), naturalist and ethnologist
• Sylvester H. Roper (1823–1896), inventor, pioneering builder of early automobiles and motorcycles
• Ambrose Swasey (1846–1937), mechanical engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur
• Earl Silas Tupper (1907–1983), chemist, inventor of Tupperware
• George H. Whipple (1878–1976), physician, pathologist and biomedical researcher; recipient, 1932 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Ashland)

Other

• Brooke Astor (1902–2007), philanthropist; recipient, Presidential Medal of Freedom (native)
• Hal Barwood, screenwriter, film producer, game designer and game producer
• Stephanie Birkitt (born 1975), former assistant to David Letterman on Late Show with David Letterman
• William Robinson Brown (1875–1955), business leader in Coos County; founder and owner, Maynesboro Stud
• H. Maria George Colby (1844–1910), suffragist, activist, journalist, native
• Jonathan Daniels (1939–1965), civil rights activist
• Brian De Palma (born 1940), film director
• Tom Dey (born 1965), film director
• Annie Duke (born 1965), professional poker player; sister of Howard Lederer
• Michael Durant (born 1961), pilot and author
• Dan Eckman (born 1984), director, writer
• Ivan Edwards, ex-minister, community organizer, doctor, reserve military officer
• Robert Eggers (born 1983), filmmaker and production designer
• Darby Field (1610–1649), first European to climb Mount Washington
• Phineas Gage (1823–1860), 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
• Jenna Miscavige Hill (born 1984), critic of the Church of Scientology
• Gary Hirshberg (born 1954), chief executive officer, Stonyfield Farm
• Jigger Johnson (1871–1935), lumberjack
• Harriet McEwen Kimball (1834–1917), philanthropist, hospital co-founder, poet, hymnist, native
• A.G. Lafley (born 1947), chief executive officer, Procter & Gamble
• Howard Lederer (born 1964), professional poker player; brother of Annie Duke
• Alanis Obomsawin (born 1932), documentary filmmaker
• Chris Ohlson (born 1975), film producer and director
• Charles Revson (1906–1975), businessman
• Robert Rodat (born ), screenwriter, producer
• Chris Sheridan (born 1967), TV writer
• Lydia H. Tilton (1839–1915), educator, activist, journalist, poet, lyricist
• Anna Augusta Truitt (1837–1920), philanthropist, reformer, essayist

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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
• New Hampshire native