The following are people who were born, raised, or who gained significant prominence for living in

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New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

Aeronautics and aviation

* Jay C. Buckey (born 1956), astronaut * Michael Durant (born 1961), pilot – native *

Thaddeus Lowe Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe (August 20, 1832 – January 16, 1913), also known as Professor T. S. C. Lowe, was an American Civil War aeronaut, scientist and inventor, mostly self-educated in the fields of chemistry, meteorology, and a ...

(1832–1913), 19th-century balloonist – native *

Christa McAuliffe Sharon Christa McAuliffe ( Corrigan; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire who died on the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' on mission STS-51-L, where she was serving as a payloa ...

(1948–1986), teacher, astronaut *

Lee Morin Lee Miller Emile Morin (born September 9, 1952) is a United States Navy Captain and NASA astronaut. He flew on STS-110 in 2002. He is the most formally educated astronaut with six academic degrees along with astronaut Story Musgrave. Personal da ...

(born 1952), astronaut – native *

Richard A. Searfoss Richard Alan "Rick" Searfoss (June 5, 1956 – September 29, 2018) was an American aviator who was United States Air Force colonel, NASA astronaut and test pilot. Early life Searfoss was born on June 5, 1956, in Mount Clemens, Michigan, but had ...

(1956–2018), astronaut *

Alan Shepard Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the List of Apollo astronauts#Apollo astr ...

(1923–1998), astronaut; first American in space – native

Arts and literature

* Eric Aho (born 1966), painter *

Thomas Bailey Aldrich Thomas Bailey Aldrich ( ; November 11, 1836 – March 19, 1907) was an American writer, poet, critic, and editor. He is notable for his long editorship of ''The Atlantic Monthly'', during which he published writers including Charles W. Chesnutt ...

(1836–1907), poet, novelist, travel writer * Minnie Willis Baines (1845–unknown), author – native *

Russell Banks Russell Earl Banks (March 28, 1940 – January 8, 2023) was an American writer of fiction and poetry. His novels are known for "detailed accounts of domestic strife and the daily struggles of ordinary often-marginalized characters". He drew from ...

(born 1940), novelist * Lucy Barnes (1780–1809), writer- native *

Amy Beach Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (September 5, 1867December 27, 1944) was an American composer and pianist. She was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music. Her "Gaelic" Symphony, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra ...

(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. Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee Jr. (born August 7, 1948) is an American journalist and writer. He was a reporter and editor at ''The Boston Globe'' for 25 years, including a period when he supervised the Pulitzer Prize–winning investigation in ...

(born 1948), journalist, author – native *

Dan Brown Daniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author best known for his Thriller (genre), thriller novels, including the Robert Langdon (book series), Robert Langdon novels ''Angels & Demons'' (2000), ''The Da Vinci Code'' (2003), '' ...

(born 1964), novelist – native * Emma Elizabeth Brown (1847–unknown), writer, artist – native * Cathy Burnham Martin (born 1954), author, actress – native *

Bill Bryson William McGuire Bryson ( ; born 8 December 1951) is an American-British journalist and author. Bryson has written a number of nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Born in the United States, he has be ...

(born 1951), author – resident, 1995–2003 * Lisa Carver (born 1968), writer * Luella J. B. Case (1807–1858), author, hymnist – native *

Willa Cather Willa Sibert Cather (; born Wilella Sibert Cather; December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American writer known for her novels of life on the Great Plains, including ''O Pioneers!'', ''The Song of the Lark (novel), The Song of the Lark'', a ...

(1873–1947), novelist * Charles Carleton Coffin (1823–1896),

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...

correspondent * Matt Chandler (writer) (born 1972), children's book author *

George Condo George Condo (born 1957) is an American visual artist who works in painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking. He lives and works in New York City. Early life Condo was born in Concord, New Hampshire. He studied art history and musi ...

(artist) * David Cote (born 1969), playwright, opera librettist, theater critic – native *

E. E. Cummings Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 – September 3, 1962), commonly known as e e cummings or E. E. Cummings, was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. During World War I, he worked as an ambulance driver and was ...

(1894–1962), poet * Decap (born 1984), artist and record producer *

Joseph Dennie Joseph Dennie (August 30, 1768January 7, 1812) was an American author and journalist who was one of the foremost Intellectual#Man of Letters, men of letters of the Federalist Era. A Federalist Party, Federalist, Dennie is best remembered for hi ...

(1768–1812), 18th-century writer *

Tomie dePaola Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola (; September 15, 1934 – March 30, 2020) was an American writer and illustrator who created more than 260 children's books, such as '' Strega Nona''. He received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lifet ...

(1934–2020), children's book author *

Kevin Eastman Kevin Brooks Eastman (born May 30, 1962) is an American comic book writer and artist best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Peter Laird. Eastman was also formerly the editor and publisher of the magazine ''Heavy Metal ...

(born 1962), comic book writer, co-creator of

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...

Richard Eberhart Richard Ghormley Eberhart (April 5, 1904 – June 9, 2005) was an American poet who published more than a dozen books of poetry and approximately twenty works in total. "Richard Eberhart emerged out of the 1930s as a modern stylist with romantic ...

(1904–2005), poet * Clayton Emery (born 1953), author * Lydia Mary Fay (1804–1878), missionary, writer, translator – native *

James T. Fields James Thomas Fields (December 31, 1817 – April 24, 1881) was an American publisher, editor, and poet. His business, Ticknor and Fields, was a notable publishing house in 19th century Boston. Biography Early life and family He was born in ...

(1817–1881), publisher, editor, poet * Lisa Anne Fletcher (1844–1905), poet, correspondent *

Barbara Newhall Follett Barbara Newhall Follett
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(1914–disappeared 1939), writer – native * Ron Fortier (born 1946), comic book writer *

Daniel Chester French Daniel Chester French (April 20, 1850 – October 7, 1931) was an American sculpture, sculptor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His works include ''The Minute Man'', an 1874 statue in Concord, Massachusetts, and his Statue of Abr ...

(1850–1931), sculptor – native *

Robert Frost Robert Lee Frost (March26, 1874January29, 1963) was an American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American Colloquialism, colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New E ...

(1874–1963), poet *

Horace Greeley Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and newspaper editor, editor of the ''New-York Tribune''. Long active in politics, he served briefly as a congres ...

(1811–1872), journalist – native *

Wayne Green Wayne Sanger Green II (September 3, 1922 – September 13, 2013) was an American publisher, writer, and consultant. Green was editor of '' CQ'' magazine before he went on to found '' 73'', ''80 Micro'', ''Byte'', '' CD Review'', ''Cold Fusion'', ...

(1922–2013), publisher – native *

Sarah Josepha Hale Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (October 24, 1788April 30, 1879) was an American writer, activist, and editor of the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the American Civil War, Civil War, ''Godey's Lady's Book''. She was the author of t ...

(1788–1879), editor, writer, author known for the nursery rhyme "

Mary Had a Little Lamb "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is an English-language nursery rhyme of nineteenth-century American origin, first published by American writer Sarah Josepha Hale in 1830. Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 7622. Background The nursery rhyme was firs ...

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Donald Hall Donald Andrew Hall Jr. (September 20, 1928 – June 23, 2018) was an American poet, writer, editor, and literary critic. He was the author of more than 50 books across several genres from children's literature, biography, memoir, essays, and inc ...

(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 Dan Hurlin (born 1955) is an American puppeteer and performance artist. Life and work Performance works include: ''No(thing so powerful as) Truth'' (1995); ''Constance and Ferdinand'' (1991) with Victoria Marks; ''Quintland (The Musical)'' (1992 ...

(born 1955), poet, literary critic – native *

John Irving John Winslow Irving (born John Wallace Blunt Jr.; March 2, 1942) is an American and Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of his fourth novel '' Th ...

(born 1942), novelist – native * Carrie Jones, novelist * Elizabeth Orton Jones (1910–2005), illustrator *

Jane Kenyon Jane Kenyon (May 23, 1947 – April 22, 1995) was an American poet and translator. Her work is often characterized as simple, spare, and emotionally resonant. Kenyon was the second wife of poet, editor, and critic Donald Hall who made her the subj ...

(1947–1995), poet * Heather King (born 1952), blogger *

Maxine Kumin Maxine Kumin (June 6, 1925 – February 6, 2014) was an American poet and author. She was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1981–1982. Biography Early years Maxine Kumin was born Maxine Winokur on June ...

(1925–2014), poet *

Peter Laird Peter Alan Laird (born January 27, 1954) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with writer and artist Kevin Eastman. Early life and career Laird was born on January 27, 1 ...

(born 1954), comic book writer, co-creator of

* Dudley Leavitt (1772–1851), publisher * Minnie Mary Lee (1826–1903), author – native * Alan Lelchuk (born 1938), novelist, editor *

Martha Perry Lowe Martha Perry Lowe (, Perry; November 21, 1829 - May 6, 1902) was an American writer of poetry and prose, as well as a social activist and organizer. She supported women's rights, temperance movement, temperance, education, and Unitarianism, Unita ...

(1829–1902), poet, activist – native *

Edward MacDowell Edward Alexander MacDowell (December 18, 1860January 23, 1908) was an American composer and pianist of the late Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites '' Woodland Sketches'', ''Sea Pieces'' and ''Ne ...

(1860–1908), pianist, composer *

Mary Stuart James MacMurphy Mary Stuart MacMurphy ( James; after marriage, MacMurphy or McMurphy; September 1, 1846 – January 31, 1934) was an American teacher, lecturer, clubwoman, and author. She was the author of ''Only Glimpses'' (1887) and ''Ferns of Wisconsin''. Sh ...

(1846–1934), teacher, author – native *

Joyce Maynard Joyce Maynard (born November 5, 1953) is an American novelist and journalist. She began her career in journalism in the 1970s, writing for several publications, most notably '' Seventeen'' magazine and ''The New York Times''. Maynard contributed ...

(born 1953), novelist *

Jim McDermott James Adelbert McDermott (born December 28, 1936) is an American politician and psychiatrist who was the U.S. representative for from 1989 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The 7th district includes most of Seattle, Vashon Is ...

(born 1960), illustrator *

Larkin Goldsmith Mead Larkin Goldsmith Mead, Jr. (January 3, 1835 – October 15, 1910) was an American sculpture, sculptor who worked in a Neoclassicism, neoclassical style. Career He was born at Chesterfield, New Hampshire, the son of a prominent lawyer. A coloss ...

(1835–1910), sculptor – native *

Grace Metalious Grace Metalious (September 8, 1924 – February 25, 1964) was an American author known for her novel '' Peyton Place'', one of the best selling works in publishing history. Early life Marie Grace DeRepentigny was born into poverty and a broken ...

(1924–1964), novelist *

Bob Montana Robert William Montana (October 23, 1920 – January 4, 1975) was an American comic strip artist who created the original likenesses for characters published by Archie Comics and in the newspaper strip '' Archie''. Early life He was born in Stoc ...

(1920–1975), illustrator of ''Archie'' comics *

Jules Olitski Jevel Demikovski (March 27, 1922 – February 4, 2007), known professionally as Jules Olitski, was an American painter, printmaker, and sculptor. Early life Olitski was born Jevel Demikovsky in Snovsk, in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republ ...

(1922–2007), painter *

P.J. O'Rourke Patrick Jake O'Rourke (November 14, 1947 – February 15, 2022) was an American author, journalist, and political satirist who wrote twenty-two books on subjects as diverse as politics, cars, etiquette, and economics. '' Parliament of Whores'' ...

(1947–2022), political satirist and journalist *

Maxfield Parrish Maxfield Parrish (July 25, 1870 – March 30, 1966) was an American painter and illustration, illustrator active in the first half of the 20th century. His works featured distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery. The ...

(1870–1966), painter * John Perkins (born 1945), author – native *

Mary Elizabeth Perley Mary Elizabeth Perley (July 2, 1863 – ?) was an American writer, professor, and poet. She taught at Tilden Ladies' Seminary, Tilton School, New Hampshire Conference Seminary, Tabor College (Iowa), Tabor College, Fargo College, and the University ...

(1863-unknown), educator, author – native *

Jodi Picoult Jodi Lynn Picoult (; born 1966) is an American writer. Picoult has published 28 novels and short stories, and has also written several issues of ''Wonder Woman''. Approximately 40 million copies of her books are in print worldwide and have been t ...

(born 1966), author * Fanny Runnells Poole (1863–1940), writer, book reviewer – native *

Eleanor H. Porter Eleanor Emily Hodgman Porter (December 19, 1868 – May 21, 1920) was an American novelist. She was best known as the creator of the ''Pollyanna'' series of books, starting with '' Pollyanna'' (1913), which were a popular phenomenon. Biograph ...

(1868–1920), novelist * Edna Dean Proctor (1829–1823), poet – native * Melinda Rankin (1811–1888), missionary, writer – native *

Augustus Saint-Gaudens Augustus Saint-Gaudens (; March 1, 1848 – August 3, 1907) was an American sculpture, sculptor of the Beaux-Arts architecture, Beaux-Arts generation who embodied the ideals of the American Renaissance. Saint-Gaudens was born in Dublin to an Iris ...

(1848–1907), sculptor *

J. D. Salinger Jerome David Salinger ( ; January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010) was an American author best known for his 1951 novel '' The Catcher in the Rye''. Salinger published several short stories in '' Story'' magazine in 1940, before serving in World Wa ...

(1919–2010), novelist – lived in Cornish for several decades *

Charles Simic Dušan Simić ( sr-cyr, Душан Симић, ; May 9, 1938 – January 9, 2023), known as Charles Simic, was a Serbian American poet and poetry co-editor of ''The Paris Review''. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1990 for '' The W ...

(born 1938), poet * Katherine Call Simonds (1865–1955), musician, singer, composer, author – native * Martha Pearson Smith (1836–1912), poet, musician, activist – native *

Armstrong Sperry Armstrong Wells Sperry (November 7, 1897 – April 26, 1976) was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. His books include historical fiction and biography, often set on sailing ships, and stories of boys from Polynesia, Asia ...

(1897–1976), children's book author – resident 1941–1976 *

Betsey Ann Stearns Betsey Ann Stearns ( Goward; professionally known as B. A. Stearns; June 29, 1830 – February 21, 1914) was an American inventor of the long nineteenth century. She is credited with developing a "Diagram and System for Cutting Ladies' and Childre ...

(1830–1914), inventor, school founder, writer – native *

Mark Steyn Mark Steyn () is a Canadian author and a radio, television, and on-line presenter. He has written several books, including The New York Times Best Seller list, ''The New York Times'' bestsellers ''America Alone'', ''After America (Steyn book), A ...

(born 1959), political commentator *

Celia Thaxter Celia Thaxter (née Laighton; June 29, 1835 – August 25, 1894) was an American writer of poetry and stories. For most of her life, she lived with her father on the Isles of Shoals at his Appledore Hotel. How she grew up to become a writer is d ...

(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 Caroline Marshall Woodward (, Marshall; after marriage, Mrs. C. L. M. Woodward; and, Caroline C. Marshal Woodward; October 12, 1828 – November 28, 1890) was a 19th-century American author. Her poems "The Old, Old Stairs" and "Dumb Voices" rank ...

(1828–1890), author – native *

Mary Parker Woodworth Mary Parker Woodworth (, Parker; May 3, 1849 – June 14, 1919) was an American writer and speaker on educational and missionary topics. She was the first New Hampshire graduate from Vassar College, and the first woman member of the Concord, New H ...

(1849–1919), writer - native * Augusta Harvey Worthen (1823–1910), educator, author – native

Athletes and sports figures

Victoria Arlen Victoria Arlen (born September 26, 1994) is an American television personality for ESPN, as well as an actress, speaker, model, and former American paralympian swimmer. Early life Arlen was born in New Hampshire, USA, to Larry and Jacqueline Ar ...

(born 1994), Paralympian swimmer, ESPN personality (

Exeter Exeter ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter w ...

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Aaron Baddeley Aaron John Baddeley (born 17 March 1981) is an Australian professional golfer. Early life Baddeley was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire in the United States. However, his family moved to Australia when he was two years old. As a teen, Baddeley ...

(born 1981), professional golfer (

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

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Kerry Bascom Kerry Bascom (born March 3, 1969) is a retired American women's basketball player. She played forward and center for the Connecticut Huskies (UConn) from 1987 to 1991, scoring 2,177 points, a school record until broken in 1998 by Nykesha Sales. ...

(born 1969), women's basketball player ( Epping) *

Jane Blalock Barbara Jane Blalock (born September 19, 1945) is an American business executive and retired professional golfer. After winning several New England golf tournaments in her youth, Blalock joined the LPGA Tour as a professional in 1969, being named ...

(born 1945), professional golfer (

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...

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Ernest Blood Ernest Artel Blood (October 4, 1872, Manchester, New Hampshire – February 5, 1955) was a high school and college men's basketball coach. He was best known for his "Wonder Teams" at New Jersey's Passaic High School, which lost only one game in t ...

(1872–1955), men's basketball coach (

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

) * Matt Bonner (born 1980),

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San Antonio Spurs The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...

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) * John Bosa (born 1964), NFL football player Miami Dolphins ( Keene) * Dunbar Bostwick (1908–2006), Olympic

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

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Kent Carlson Kent Berger Carlson (born January 11, 1962) is an American former ice hockey defenseman. Drafted in 1982 by the Montreal Canadiens, Carlson, also played for the St. Louis Blues, and Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially ...

(born 1962),

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

ice hockey player (Concord) *

Chris Carpenter Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals from 1997 to 2012. A Cy Young Award wi ...

(born 1975),

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

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Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. Since 1989, the team has p ...

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Centra ...

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Raymond Raymond is a male given name of Germanic origin. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷ� ...

) * Ben Cherington (born 1974), professional baseball executive,

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Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. Founded in as one of the Ameri ...

* Bruce Cunliffe (1925–1989), Olympic ice hockey player ( Keene) *

Charlie Davies Charles Desmond Davies (born June 25, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward. Davies set several soccer records at his high school, the Brooks School, before appearing for the Boston College Eagles an ...

(born 1986),

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional Association football, soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system. It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada, and is sanc ...

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Dangerous Danny Davis Daniel Davis (born March 28, 1956) is an American former professional wrestling referee and wrestler best known under the ring name "Dangerous" Danny Davis when he worked for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). For years, he competed as M ...

(born 1956), professional wrestling referee and wrestler * Matt Duffy (born 1991), Major League Baseball player –

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in the Tampa Bay area. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. They are one of two major ...

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Tricia Dunn-Luoma Patricia A. Dunn-Luoma (born April 25, 1974) is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She graduated from Pinkerto ...

(born 1974), Olympic ice hockey player (

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Chad Eaton Chad Everett Eaton (born April 6, 1972) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, and ...

(born 1972),

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Eva Fabian Eva Fabian (; born August 3, 1993) is an American-Israeli open water swimmer. She was the 2010 world champion in the 5-kilometer swim, and won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in the women's 10k. In August 2024, at the age of 31, Fa ...

(born 1993), American-Israeli world champion swimmer (Keene) * Mark Fayne (born 1987), NHL ice hockey player –

New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The club w ...

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Carlton Fisk Carlton Ernest Fisk (born December 26, 1947), nicknamed "Pudge" and "the Commander", is an American former professional baseball catcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox. In 197 ...

(born 1947), Major League Baseball catcher –

(grew up in Charlestown) * Mike Flanagan (1951–2011), Major League Baseball pitcher –

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles (also known as the O's) are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. As one of the America ...

(Manchester) * Brian Foster (born 1987), professional ice hockey player ( Pembroke) *

Sam Fuld Samuel Babson Fuld (born November 20, 1981) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and current executive for the Philadelphia Phillies organization of Major League Baseball (MLB), where he most recently served as the team's gener ...

(born 1981), Major League Baseball player and

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has ...

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(Durham, New Hampshire, Durham) * Rich Gale (born 1954), Major League Baseball pitcher – Kansas City Royals (Littleton, New Hampshire, 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, New Hampshire, 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, New Hampshire, 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, New Hampshire, Dover) * Katie King-Crowley (born 1975), Olympic ice hockey player ( Salem) * Scotty Lago (born 1987), snowboarder (Seabrook, New Hampshire, Seabrook) * Greg Landry (born 1946), NFL quarterback ( Nashua) * Paul LaPolice (born 1970), Canadian Football League coach (Nashua) * Jeff Locke (baseball), Jeff Locke (born 1987), Major League Baseball player – Pittsburgh Pirates (Redstone, New Hampshire, 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 (golfer), Jack McGowan (1930–2001), professional golfer (Concord) * Justin McIsaac (born 1978), professional wrestler * Freddy Meyer (born 1981), ice hockey player – Modo Hockey (Sanbornville, New Hampshire, Sanbornville) * Bode Miller (born 1977), Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer (Easton, New Hampshire, Easton) * Bill Moisan (1925–2010), Major League Baseball pitcher – Chicago Cubs (Newton, New Hampshire, Newton) * John Morton (skier), John Morton (born 1946), Olympic biathlon skier (Walpole, New Hampshire, Walpole) * Tara Mounsey (born 1978), gold medalist at 1998 Winter Olympics (Concord) * Josh Owens (born 1988), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C., Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Chad Paronto (born 1975), baseball player (Woodsville, New Hampshire, Woodsville) * Penny Pitou (born 1938), Olympic Alpine Skiing, alpine skier silver medalist (Gilford, New Hampshire, Gilford and Laconia, New Hampshire, Laconia) * Deron Quint (born 1976), NHL ice hockey player (Durham, New Hampshire, Durham) * Kendall Reyes (born 1989), American football defensive end ( Nashua) * Jon Rheault (born 1986), professional ice hockey player (Deering, New Hampshire, Deering) * Brandon Rogers (ice hockey), Brandon Rogers (born 1982), professional ice hockey player (Rochester) * Red Rolfe (1908–1969), Major League Baseball third baseman, manager (baseball), manager and Yale coach (Penacook, New Hampshire, Penacook) * Kevin Romine (born 1961), utility outfielder in

(

) * Jeff Serowik (born 1967), NHL ice hockey player (Manchester) * Leanne Smith (born 1987), alpine skiing, alpine skier (Conway, New Hampshire, Conway) * Darius Songaila (born 1978), Lithuanian people, Lithuanian professional basketball player (attended school in New Hampton, New Hampshire, New Hampton) * Matt Taven (born 1985), professional wrestler (

) * Birdie Tebbetts (1912–1999),

player and manager (Nashua) * Bob Tewksbury (born 1960), Major League Baseball pitcher (Concord) * Jenny Thompson (born 1973), swimmer, 12-time Olympic medalist (Dover, New Hampshire, Dover) * Paul Thompson (ice hockey, born 1988), Paul Thompson (born 1988), NHL

player (

) * Triple H (born 1969), Professional wrestling, professional wrestler (Nashua) * Harold Weber (1882–1933), Olympic golfer (Littleton, New Hampshire, Littleton) * Bob Whitcher (1917–1997), Major League Baseball pitcher – Boston Braves (baseball), Boston Braves (Berlin) * Stan Williams (baseball), Stan Williams (1936–2021),

pitcher (Enfield, New Hampshire, Enfield) * Brian Wilson (baseball), Brian Wilson (born 1982), Major League Baseball relief pitcher – San Francisco Giants (Londonderry, New Hampshire, Londonderry)

Business people

* Herbert Archer (H.A.) Richardson, Herbert Archer "H.A." Richardson (1852–1942), timber and shipping magnate *Richard and Maurice McDonald (1909–1998 and 1902–1971 respectively), founders of original McDonalds restaurant and franchised several of the other early locations *

(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 (criminal), 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 * Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Adam Lanza (born 1992), school shooter – born in Kingston, New Hampshire * Daniel Maldonado (islamist), Daniel Maldonado (born ), Al-Shabaab (militant group), Al-Shabaab terrorist – native * Dennis Moran (computer criminal), 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 (Concord, New Hampshire), St. Paul's School English teacher; author of ''Anguished English'' *

(1948–1986), first Teacher in Space Project, teacher in space, killed aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, 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 (actor), Walter Long (1879–1952), native * Dorothy Loudon (1925–2003) * Kenneth MacKenna (1899–1962), native * Mandy Moore (born 1984), native * Carrie-Anne Moss * Jared Nathan (1985–2006), native * 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 (actor), 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 (actor), 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

*Eddie Mottau Guitarist (born 1943) * Chris Alfieri, member of Vattnet Viskar * Gaston Allaire (1916–2011), native * GG Allin (1956–1993), native * Dale Bozzio (born 1955), member, Missing Persons (band), 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 (band), 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) * JoJo (singer), JoJo (born 1990) * Ray LaMontagne (born 1973), native * Tommy Makem (1932–2007) * Mandy Moore (born 1984), native * Bill Morrissey (1951–2011) * 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 (band), 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 * Tom Bergeron (born 1955), host of ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series), Dancing with the Stars'' * 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), American Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father, physician, statesman, a delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence * Oliver Blake (1802–1873), American-born Canadian businessman and political figure * Timothy Bedel (1737–1787), native * Jason Bedrick (born 1983) * Joseph Blanchard (1704–1758), native * Edward H. Brooks (1893–1978), native * Lewis Cass (1782–1866) * Jonathan Chase (colonel), Jonathan Chase (1732–1800) * Salmon P. Chase (1808–1873), native * Wentworth Cheswell (1746–1817), native * Jonathan Cilley (1802–1838), native * Joseph Cilley (1791–1887) (1791–1887), native * Joseph Cilley (1734–1799) (1734–1799), 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 (politician), David Gottesman (born 1948) * Judd Gregg (born 1947), native * Doris Haddock (1910–2010), native * Enoch Hale (1733–1813) * Nathan Hale (colonel), Nathan Hale (1743–1780) * Paul Hodes (born 1951) * William E. Holyoke (1868–1934), native * John Langdon (politician), John Langdon (1741–1819), native * Lyndon LaRouche (1922–2019) * Corey Lewandowski (born 1973) * John Lynch (New Hampshire governor), 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 (general), 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 (governor), Benjamin Pierce (1757–1839) * Franklin Pierce (1804–1869), 14th President of the United States * Enoch Poor (1736–1780) * Carol Shea-Porter (born 1952), native * James Reed (soldier), James Reed (–1807) * George Reid (soldier), George Reid (1733–1815), native * Warren Rudman (1930–2012) * Alexander Scammel (1747–1781) * Jeanne Shaheen (born 1947) * Sumner Shapiro (1926–2006) * 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 (general), 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 * John Wentworth (governor) (1737–1820) ** see also John Wentworth (disambiguation) * Daniel Webster (1782–1852), native * 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 (inventor), Leonard Bailey (1825–1905), inventor, Tool and die maker, toolmaker, cabinet maker * C. Loring Brace (1930–2019), anthropologist * Stuart Chase (1888–1985), economist and engineer * Sarah A. Colby (1824–1904), physician * James Collins (bioengineer), 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 PT, Segway and founder of the FIRST Robotics Competition * Erasmus Darwin Leavitt Jr. (1836–1916), mechanical engineer, known for his steam engine designs * Edward William Nelson (1855–1934), naturalist and ethnologist * Frank J. Mafera (1898–1956), businessman and inventor of residential Chain-link fencing, chain-link fence * 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 (physician), 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 (New Hampshire), Mount Washington * Phineas Gage (1823–1860), railroad construction foreman whose survival of an accident influenced discussion about the brain * Hawkins v. McGee, 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 (writer), Chris Sheridan (born 1967), TV writer * Lydia H. Tilton (1839–1915), educator, activist, journalist, poet, lyricist * Anna Augusta Truitt (1837–1920), philanthropist, reformer, essayist

Gallery

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(1873–1947), novelist File:Mary Baker Eddy.jpg, Mary Baker Eddy
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(born 1947), Baseball Hall of Famer File:Daniel Chester French 1902.jpg,

(1850–1931), acclaimed sculptor File:Dr. Henry Howard Holmes (Herman Webster Mudgett).jpg, H. H. Holmes
(1861–1896), serial killer File:Seth Meyers by Gage Skidmore.jpg, Seth Meyers
(born 1973), comedian and television host File:Mandy Moore at SXSW 2018 (25904503147) (cropped).jpg, Mandy Moore
(born 1984), singer and actress File:Franklin Pierce - Cropped.jpg, Franklin Pierce
(1804–1869), 14th President of the United States File:Adam Sandler 2011 (Cropped).jpg, Adam Sandler
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(1923–1998), first American to travel into space File:DanielWebster ca1847 Whipple 2403624668-crop.jpg, Daniel Webster
(1782–1852), U.S. Senator and Representative from Massachusetts and New Hampshire File:Henry Wilson, VP of the United States.jpg, Henry Wilson
(1812–1875), 18th Vice President of the United States