# 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