Biographical Records

Notable People from New Hampshire

808 notable figures born in New Hampshire, showing page 2 of 17, ranked by historical prominence.

Marie-Josephine Gaudette
American-born Italian supercentenarian
1902 - 2017
monkteacher
Walter Long
Walter Long
American actor (1879-1952)
1879 - 1952
film actoractor
John W. Weeks
John W. Weeks
American politician (1860-1926)
1860 - 1926
military officerpolitician
Brooke Astor
Brooke Astor
American philanthropist, socialite, and writer (1902–2007)
1902 - 2007
novelistphilanthropistart collector
Benjamin Tyler Henry
Benjamin Tyler Henry
American gunsmith and manufacturer (1821-1898)
1821 - 1898
inventor
Constance Fenimore Woolson
Constance Fenimore Woolson
American writer (1840-1894)
1840 - 1894
novelistpoetwriter
Clement Calhoun Young
Clement Calhoun Young
Governor of California (1869-1947)
1869 - 1947
governorpoliticianteacher
George Underwood
athletics competitor (1884–1943)
1884 - 1943
athletics competitorsports journalistjournalist
Fitz John Porter
Fitz John Porter
American Union Army general (1822–1901)
1822 - 1901
military officermilitary personnel
Alvah Augustus Eaton
U.S. botanist (1865–1908)
1865 - 1908
pteridologistscientific collectorbotanical collector
William E. Chandler
William E. Chandler
American politician (1835–1917)
1835 - 1917
politicianlawyer
Tony Conrad
Tony Conrad
American filmmaker, violinist and composer (1940-2016)
1940 - 2016
video artistfilm actorfilm director
George Storrs
George Storrs
American minister (1796–1879)
1796 - 1879
theologian
Joseph Carter Abbott
Joseph Carter Abbott
American general, senator (1825-1881)
1825 - 1881
journalistcommissionereditor
Alvin Lucier
Alvin Lucier
American composer of experimental music and sound installations (1931–2021)
1931 - 2021
music journalistsound artistvideo artist
Stephen Harriman Long
Stephen Harriman Long
American explorer
1784 - 1864
railway engineercivil engineerexplorer
William French Smith
William French Smith
Attorney General of the United States (1917–1990)
1917 - 1990
military officerjuristpolitician
Charles Anderson Dana
Charles Anderson Dana
American journalist and government official (1819–1897)
1819 - 1897
lexicographerlinguistjournalist
Doris Haddock
Doris Haddock
American political activist (1910–2010)
1910 - 2010
social activistpolitical activistpolitician
Clara Eaton Cummings
Clara Eaton Cummings
American cryptogamic botanist and university teacher (1855-1906)
1855 - 1906
scientific collectormycologistbotanical collector
Joseph Glidden
Joseph Glidden
American farmer who patented barbed wire (1813-1906)
1813 - 1906
inventorfarmerbusinessperson
John Stark
John Stark
American Revolutionary War general from New Hampshire
1728 - 1822
army officersoldiermilitary officer
Kenneth MacKenna
Kenneth MacKenna
American actor and director (1899-1962)
1899 - 1962
film actortheatre directorstage actor
Benjamin Holt
Benjamin Holt
American inventor
1849 - 1920
inventorbusinessperson
Sylvester H. Roper
Sylvester H. Roper
American inventor (1823-1896)
1823 - 1896
inventor
Ernest Troubridge
Ernest Troubridge
Royal Navy officer during the First World War (1862-1926)
1862 - 1926
admiralmilitary personnel
Barbara Newhall Follett
American writer
1914 - 1939
novelistwriter
Connie Converse
American musician
1924 - 1974
songwriterediting staffmusician
Harriet E. Wilson
Harriet E. Wilson
African-American novelist (1825-1900)
1825 - 1900
novelistpoetwriter
Henry Hubbard
Henry Hubbard
American politician (1784–1857)
1784 - 1857
juristgovernorpolitician
John Quincy Adams Brackett
John Quincy Adams Brackett
American politician (1842–1918)
1842 - 1918
juristgovernorlawyer
Alfred Thompson Bricher
Alfred Thompson Bricher
American painter (1837-1908)
1837 - 1908
painter
Norris Cotton
Norris Cotton
American politician (1900-1989)
1900 - 1989
editorclerkpolitician
Stuart Chase
Stuart Chase
American economist (1888-1985)
1888 - 1985
economistaccountantengineer
Christopher Columbus Langdell
Christopher Columbus Langdell
American lawyer and academic (1826–1906)
1826 - 1906
juristlawyer
Wedgwood Nowell
Wedgwood Nowell
American actor (1878-1957)
1878 - 1957
composeractorscreenwriter
Forrest Sherman
Forrest Sherman
United States Navy Admiral and Chief of Naval Operations (1896-1951)
1896 - 1951
military officer
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
American chemist and inventor (1832–1913)
1832 - 1913
balloonistchemistinventor
Celia Thaxter
Celia Thaxter
American writer (1835-1894)
1835 - 1894
artistpoetwriter
Lucy Mack Smith
Lucy Mack Smith
American religious leader (1775-1856)
1775 - 1856
writer
Alphonso Wood
American botanist (1810-1881)
1810 - 1881
botanist
Christopher Stone
American actor (1942-1995)
1942 - 1995
directortelevision actoractor
Edward Whittemore
American writer (1933–1995)
1933 - 1995
science fiction writernovelistmilitary officer
Frank O. Briggs
Frank O. Briggs
American senator for New Jersey (1851-1913)
1851 - 1913
politician
Edward H. Rollins
Edward H. Rollins
American politician (1824-1889)
1824 - 1889
politicianbusinessperson
James Thomas Fields
James Thomas Fields
American writer and publisher (1817–1881)
1817 - 1881
publisherjournalistpoet
Louis C. Wyman
Louis C. Wyman
American politician (1917-2002)
1917 - 2002
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Adam Lanza
American spree killer; perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting (1992–2012)
1992 - 2012
school shootermass murdererspree killer
Wayne Green
American publisher (1922-2013)
1922 - 2013
publisherjournalistamateur radio operator
James W. Grimes
James W. Grimes
American politician, Iowa (1816-1872)
1816 - 1872
juristgovernorfarmer
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