List of people from Nashua, New Hampshire
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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Nashua, New Hampshire.
- Jim Collins (born 1965), professor of biological engineering at MIT; MacArthur fellow
- Eliza Hall Kendrick (1863–1930), professor of Biblical studies at Wellesley College
- Hollis Robbins (born 1963), academic, essayist
Business
- Stanley E. Bogdan (1918–2011), founder of S.E. Custom Built, which produced fly reels
- Steve Salis, co-founder of &pizza, and founder of Sizzle Acquisition
- Samuel A. Tamposi (1924–1995), real estate developer
Inventors
- Ralph H. Baer (1922–2014), inventor of the home video game console, credited with contributing to design of the Simon electronic game
- Deepika Kurup (born 1998), inventor of "A Novel Photocatalytic Pervious Composite for Degrading Bacteria in Wastewater", currently a student at Stanford University
- Thomas Reardon (born 1969), neuroscientist, creator of Microsoft Internet Explorer, co-founder of CTRL-labs
Arts and media
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- Ernie Anastos (born 1943), news anchorman
- Aurore Chabot (born 1949), ceramic artist
- Decap (born 1984), record producer
- Pamela Gidley (1965–2018), actress, model
- Adam Grandmaison (born 1983), more commonly known as Adam22, podcast host
- Michael Graziadei (born 1979), film and television actor (Daniel Romalotti on The Young and the Restless)
- Randy Harrison (born 1977), actor
- Ray LaMontagne (born 1973), Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
- Walter Long (1879–1952), actor in films from the 1910s
- Alvin Lucier (1931–2021), composer and sound artist
- Mike Lupica (born 1952), author and former newspaper columnist, best known for his provocative commentary on sports in the New York Daily News and his appearances on ESPN
- Mandy Moore (born 1984), singer and actress; on March 25, 2019, was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Kyle Mosher (born 1985), artist, designer known for his collage and cut-paper style
- Sean Murphy (born 1980), comics artist
- Tim Neverett (born 1966), sportscaster
- Mike O'Malley (born 1966), actor (Yes, Dear and Glee)
- Chris Romano (born 1978), actor Blue Mountain State
- Alexandra Socha (born 1990), Broadway actress
- Brady Watt, producer, bass player, bandleader
Military
- George P. Estey (1829–1881), Union Army general during the American Civil War
- John G. Foster (1823–1874), Union Army general during the American Civil War
- John Lovewell (1691–1725), colonial militia captain during Dummer's War
- Harry E. Miller Jr. (born c. 1958), major general who commanded the 42nd Infantry Division[1]
- Ryan Pitts (born 1985), U.S. Army sergeant who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism during the War in Afghanistan[2]
Politics and law
- Charles G. Atherton (1804–1853), former U.S. senator[3]
- Kelly Ayotte (born 1968), former U.S. senator, current governor of New Hampshire[4]
- William A. Crombie (1844–1914), mayor of Burlington, Vermont[5]
- Stephen S. Cushing (1884–1957), associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[6]
- Jim Donchess, mayor of Nashua[7]
- David B. Douzanis (1950–2024), member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[8]
- Maggie Goodlander (born 1986), U.S. representative for New Hampshire[9]
- Hugh Gregg (1917–2003), former New Hampshire governor and mayor of Nashua[10]
- Judd Gregg (born 1947), former U.S. senator, member of the Republican Party[11]
- Alphonse A. Haettenschwiller (1925–2025), member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and United States Army Reserve officer[12]
- Tony Labranche (born 2001), youngest member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives as of 2021[13][14]
- Tom Lanzara, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[15][16]
- Don LeBrun (1935–2025), member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[17]
- Roujet D. Marshall (1847–1922), judge on the Wisconsin Supreme Court[18]
- Joshua C. Pierce (1830–1904), Minnesota state legislator and businessman[19]
