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
Cathy Burnham Martin (born 1954), author, actress – native
Bill Bryson (born 1951), author – resident, 1995–2003
Lisa Carver (born 1968), writer
Luella J. B. Case (1807–1858), author, hymnist – native
Willa Cather (1873–1947), novelist
Charles Carleton Coffin (1823–1896), American Civil War correspondent
Matt Chandler (writer) (born 1972), children's book author
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

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
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 c. 1979), 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
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 (1942–1995), native
Ilene Woods (1929–2010), native

Comedians and humorists

Jay Chanoine (born c. 1985)
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

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
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)
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 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
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 Father, physician, statesman, a delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the 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 (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 (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)
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)
Carol Shea-Porter (born 1952), native
James Reed (c. 1722–1807)
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 (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 (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
Edward William Nelson (1855–1934), naturalist and ethnologist
Frank J. Mafera (1898–1956), businessman and inventor of residential 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
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 c. 1960), 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

Gallery

Willa Cather
(1873–1947), novelist
Mary Baker Eddy
(1821–1910), founder of Christian Science
Carlton Fisk
(born 1947), Baseball Hall of Famer
Daniel Chester French
(1850–1931), acclaimed sculptor
H. H. Holmes
(1861–1896), serial killer
Seth Meyers
(born 1973), comedian and television host
Mandy Moore
(born 1984), singer and actress
Franklin Pierce
(1804–1869), 14th President of the United States
Adam Sandler
(born 1966), actor and comedian
Alan Shepard
(1923–1998), first American to travel into space
Daniel Webster
(1782–1852), U.S. Senator and Representative from Massachusetts and New Hampshire
Henry Wilson
(1812–1875), 18th Vice President of the United States