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
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
Walter Long
Walter Long
American actor (1879-1952)
1879 – 1952
film actoractor
Constance Fenimore Woolson
Constance Fenimore Woolson
American writer (1840-1894)
1840 – 1894
novelistpoetwriter
George Underwood
athletics competitor (1884–1943)
1884 – 1943
athletics competitorsports journalistjournalist
Joseph Carter Abbott
Joseph Carter Abbott
American general, senator (1825-1881)
1825 – 1881
journalistcommissionereditor
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
Clement Calhoun Young
Clement Calhoun Young
Governor of California (1869-1947)
1869 – 1947
governorpoliticianteacher
William E. Chandler
William E. Chandler
American politician (1835–1917)
1835 – 1917
politicianlawyer
George Storrs
George Storrs
American minister (1796–1879)
1796 – 1879
theologian
Alvin Lucier
Alvin Lucier
American composer of experimental music and sound installations (1931–2021)
1931 – 2021
music journalistsound artistvideo artist
Tony Conrad
Tony Conrad
American filmmaker, violinist and composer (1940-2016)
1940 – 2016
video artistfilm actorfilm director
Stephen Harriman Long
Stephen Harriman Long
American explorer
1784 – 1864
railway engineercivil engineerexplorer
Charles Anderson Dana
Charles Anderson Dana
American journalist and government official (1819–1897)
1819 – 1897
lexicographerlinguistjournalist
William French Smith
William French Smith
Attorney General of the United States (1917–1990)
1917 – 1990
military officerjuristpolitician
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
Doris Haddock
Doris Haddock
American political activist (1910–2010)
1910 – 2010
social activistpolitical activistpolitician
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
Barbara Newhall Follett
American writer
1914 – 1939
novelistwriter
Ernest Troubridge
Ernest Troubridge
Royal Navy officer during the First World War (1862-1926)
1862 – 1926
admiralmilitary personnel
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
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
American chemist and inventor (1832–1913)
1832 – 1913
balloonistchemistinventor
Norris Cotton
Norris Cotton
American politician (1900-1989)
1900 – 1989
editorclerkpolitician
Christopher Stone
American actor (1942-1995)
1942 – 1995
directortelevision actoractor
Alfred Thompson Bricher
Alfred Thompson Bricher
American painter (1837-1908)
1837 – 1908
painter
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
Lucy Mack Smith
Lucy Mack Smith
American religious leader (1775-1856)
1775 – 1856
writer
Alphonso Wood
American botanist (1810-1881)
1810 – 1881
botanist
Edward Whittemore
American writer (1933–1995)
1933 – 1995
science fiction writernovelistmilitary officer
Celia Thaxter
Celia Thaxter
American writer (1835-1894)
1835 – 1894
artistpoetwriter
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
Louis C. Wyman
Louis C. Wyman
American politician (1917-2002)
1917 – 2002
military officerpoliticianlawyer
James Thomas Fields
James Thomas Fields
American writer and publisher (1817–1881)
1817 – 1881
publisherjournalistpoet
Alice Brown
Alice Brown
American novelist, poet and playwright (1856-1948)
1856 – 1948
novelistplaywrightpoet
Adam Lanza
American spree killer; perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting (1992–2012)
1992 – 2012
school shootermass murdererspree killer
Irving W. Drew
Irving W. Drew
American politician (1845-1922)
1845 – 1922
politician
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