List of people from Hanover, New Hampshire
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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Hanover, New Hampshire.
- Philip Booth (1925–2007), poet[1]
- Andy Borowitz (born 1958), writer, comedian, satirist, actor[2]
- C. Loring Brace (1930–2019), anthropologist[3]
- Gerald Warner Brace (1901–1978), writer, educator, sailor, boat builder[3]
- Laura Dewey Lynn Bridgman (1829–1889), first deaf-blind American to gain a significant education in the English language[4]
- Francis Brown (1849–1916), Semitic scholar[5]
- Bill Bryson (born 1951), author[6]
- James Freeman Clarke (1810–1888), preacher, author[7]
- Janet Evanovich (born 1943), writer[8]
- Barbara Newhall Follett (1914–disappeared 1939), author; in December 1939, aged 25, reportedly became depressed with her marriage and walked out of her apartment, never to be seen again
- Richard Foster (1826–1901), abolitionist, educator[9]
- Joan Halifax (born 1942), Zen Buddhist teacher, anthropologist, ecologist, civil rights activist, hospice caregiver, author[10]
- Virginia Heffernan (born 1969), critic, columnist, author[11]
- Terence Hines (born 1951), professor of psychology, author[12]
- Grace Webster Haddock Hinsdale (1832–1902), author[13]
- Paul D. Paganucci (1931–2001), investment banker, university educator, college financial administrator, businessman[14]
- Jodi Picoult (born 1966), author[15]
- Mary Roach (born 1959), author[16]
- Kate Sanborn (1839–1917), author, teacher, lecturer, reviewer, compiler, essayist, farmer[17]
- Armstrong Sperry (1897–1976), writer-illustrator of children's literature[18]
- Eleazar Wheelock (1711–1779), college founder[19]
Arts
- Nicol Allan (1931–2019), artist
- Dave Cole (born 1975), contemporary sculptor[20]
Business and design
- Hal Barwood, game developer[21]
- George Bissell (1821–1884), industrialist[22]
- William Kamkwamba (born 1987), inventor, author[23]
- Olin Stephens (1908–2008), yacht designer[24]
Media
- Jack Beatty (born 1945), writer, commentator
- Tom Dey (born 1965), film director
- Brad Feldman (born 1967), television and radio announcer
- Dana Vespoli, pornographic actress
Medical
- Dixi Crosby (1800–1873), surgeon, educator at Dartmouth College[25]
- C. Everett Koop (1916–2013), Surgeon General of the United States[26]
Military
- Thomas C. Kinkaid (1888–1972), U.S. Navy admiral during WWII[27]
Music
- Sir Babygirl (born 1993), singer, songwriter, guitarist
- Al Barr (born 1968), vocalist for Dropkick Murphys
- Kent Carter (born 1939), jazz musician[28]
- Ken Chastain (born 1964), musician, engineer, producer
- Charlie Clouser (born 1963), keyboardist, composer, record producer, remixer
- Noah Kahan (born 1997), singer-songwriter
- Jon Spencer (born 1965), singer, composer, guitarist[29]
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