List of people from Manchester, New Hampshire
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This is a list of people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Manchester, New Hampshire.
- GG Allin (1956–1993), punk rock singer; known as the "Madman of Manchester"
- Jane Badler (born 1953), actress (sci-fi series V; several incarnations); 1973 Miss New Hampshire
- Ralph H. Baer (1922–2014), video game developer, inventor, and engineer; known as a "father of video games"
- Janel Bishop (born 1974), Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 1991; Miss Teen USA 1991
- Carl Cameron (born 1961), former Fox News chief White House correspondent; former political director for WMUR-TV 9, Manchester ABC affiliate
- Jay Chanoine (born c. 1985), stand-up comedian
- Louis O. Coxe (1918–1993), poet, playwright, academic
- Matt Czuchry (born 1977), actor (The Resident, The Good Wife, Gilmore Girls and Hack)
- Stephen Dunham (1964–2012), actor (Edward Pillows on DAG)
- Clara Elizabeth Fanning (1878–1938), editor and compiler
- Matt Farley (born 1978), musician and filmmaker[1]
- Toby Fox (born 1991), video game developer, composer[2]
- Betty George (1926–2007), singer
- James Georgopoulos (born 1966), visual artist
- Jennie Lindquist (1899–1977), children's author, editor
- Josh Logan (born 1980), singer; top 12 contestant in the fall 2013 cycle of NBC's The Voice; contestant on the TV talent competition Rock Star: Supernova
- Grace Metalious (1924–1964), author of the classic novel Peyton Place
- Josh Meyers (born 1976), brother of Seth Meyers, comedian and actor, known for MADtv and That '70s Show
- Seth Meyers (born 1973), host of NBC's Late Night With Seth Meyers; former co-presenter of the "Weekend Update" segment on NBC's Saturday Night Live; comedian, actor, comedy writer
- Bob Montana (1920–1975), cartoonist, creator of the characters of Archie Comics
- Patricia Racette (born 1965), international opera soprano
- Adam Sandler (born 1966), actor, comedian, producer
- Sarah Silverman (born 1970), comedian, actress, producer; star of the Comedy Channel's The Sarah Silverman Program; graduate of the Derryfield School
- Christopher Stone (1942–1995), actor (birth name Thomas Bourassa)
- Aaron Tolson, tap dancer, choreographer, professor of dance
- Adelaide Cilley Waldron (1843–1909), author, editor, clubwoman
- Joseph Philbrick Webster (1819–1875), composer
Business
- Joseph Carter Abbott (1825–1881), owner and editor of the Manchester Daily American[3]
- Aretas Blood (1816–1897), executive at Manchester Locomotive Works
- Jeremy Hitchcock (born 1981), founder and former CEO of Dyn
- Gary Hirshberg (born 1954), chairman and former president and CEO of Stonyfield Farm, an organic yogurt producer; graduate of the Derryfield School
- Dean Kamen (born 1951), inventor of the iBot and founder of the FIRST Robotics competition (resident of Bedford, company based in Manchester)
- Alyssa LaRoche (born 1979), founder of Aimee Weber Studio Inc.
- Richard McDonald (1909–1998), one half of the McDonald's brothers, entrepreneurs who founded the fast food company McDonald's[4]
- Maurice McDonald (1902–1971), one half of the McDonald's brothers, entrepreneurs who founded the fast food company McDonald's[4]
- Charles Revson (1906–1975), businessman, founder of the cosmetics company Revlon
- Max I. Silber (1911–2004), businessman, scouting enthusiast
Government
- Daniel Adams (1773–1864), physician, author, state legislator[3]
- Emile Beaulieu (1931–2016), mayor of Manchester[5]
- Josephat T. Benoit (1900–1976), mayor of Manchester[6]
- Jay C. Block (born 1970), former candidate for New Mexico governor; current New Mexico state senator[7]
- Albert O. Brown (1852–1937), lawyer, banker and the 58th governor of New Hampshire[8]
- Hiram Brown (1801–1890), first mayor of Manchester[9]
- Raymond Buckley (born 1959), NH Democratic Party chairman[10]
- Henry E. Burnham (1844–1917), U.S. senator[11]
- Sherman Everett Burroughs (1870–1923), U.S. congressman[12]
- Ernest E. Chabot (1922–2019), member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and United States Postal Service worker[13]
- Person Colby Cheney (1828–1901), industrialist, abolitionist and the 35th governor of New Hampshire[14]
- Daniel Clark (1809–1891), U.S. senator[15]
- Channing H. Cox (1879–1968), politician and the 49th governor of Massachusetts[16]
- Joyce Craig, first female mayor of Manchester[17]
- Moody Currier (1806–1898), lawyer, banker and the 40th governor of New Hampshire; Manchester's Currier Museum of Art is named after him and was founded based on a bequest in his will[18]
- Robert K. Dodge (1928–2017), member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[19]
- Charles M. Floyd (1861–1923), manufacturer and the 51st governor of New Hampshire[20]
- Ted Gatsas (born 1950), mayor of Manchester and president of the New Hampshire Senate[21]
- Frank Guinta (born 1970), U.S. congressman and mayor of Manchester[22]
- John W. King (1916–1996), lawyer, jurist, state legislator and chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court[23]
- Martin F. Loughlin (1923–2007), chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court and justice of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire[24]
- Steve Marchand (born 1974), mayor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire[citation needed]
- Mace Moulton (1796–1867), U.S. congressman[25]
- Chris Pappas (born 1980), U.S. representative with New Hampshire[26]
- Eugene Elliott Reed (1866–1940), U.S. congressman[27]
- Alphonse Roy (1897–1967), U.S. congressman[28]
- Nicholas Sarwark (born 1979), former chairman of the Libertarian Party (2014–2020)
- Edward Clarke Smith (1864–1926), mayor of Manchester[29]
- Donna Soucy (born 1967), member of the New Hampshire Senate
- Barbara Shaw (1942–2021), member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[30]
- Ezekiel A. Straw (1819–1882), engineer, businessman, and the 34th governor of New Hampshire[31]
- John L. Sullivan (1899–1982), assistant secretary of the treasury under FDR; secretary of the Navy under President Truman[32]
- Charles William Tobey (1880–1953), U.S. senator and congressman; 62nd governor of New Hampshire[33]
- Arthur C. Vailas (born 1951), president of Idaho State University (2006–2018)[34]
- Louis C. Wyman (1917–2002), U.S. congressman[35]
Military
- Chris Carr (1914–1970), U.S. Army sergeant; Medal of Honor recipient (WWII)[36]
- Robert W. Cone (1957–2016), U.S. Army 4-star general[37]
- Jason K. Fettig (born c. 1974), director, United States Marine Band, 2014–present
- Rene Gagnon (1925–1979), U.S. Marine; helped raise the flag over Iwo Jima (WWII)[38]
- John Goffe (1701–1786), soldier in colonial America; his name is preserved in the name of Goffstown, New Hampshire and the Goffe's Falls neighborhood of Manchester, New Hampshire[39]
- Cyrus A. Reed (1825–1910), adjutant general in Oregon in the 1860s
- John Stark (1728–1822), Revolutionary War-era general; widely known as the "Hero of Bennington" for his exemplary service at the Battle of Bennington in 1777[40]
Science
- Thomas J. Bouchard, Jr. (born 1937), professor of psychology; director of the Minnesota Center for Twin and Adoption Research
- George A. Economou (1923–2003), optical expert; instrumental in the development of the atomic bomb
- Lee M. E. Morin (born 1952), NASA astronaut
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