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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Actors and actresses
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Adam22 (born 1983) a.k.a. Adam John Grandmaison, native
- Ludwig Ahgren (born 1995), native
Models
[edit]- Mia Tyler (born 1978), native
Musicians
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Political and military figures
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910)
- John W. Gowdy (1869–1963)
- Monsignor Pierre Hevey (1831–1910)
- Gene Robinson (born 1947)
Scientists and engineers
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
See also
[edit]- 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