The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Academics and writing
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- 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
edit- Stanley E. Bogdan (1918–2011), founder of S.E. Custom Built, which produced fly reels.
- Samuel A. Tamposi (1924–1995), real estate developer
- Steve Salis, co-founder of &pizza, and founder of Sizzle Acquisition
Inventors
edit- 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 American 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, actress; on March 25, 2019, Moore 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
- Jared Nathan (1985–2006), actor
- 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
edit- 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
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- Charles G. Atherton (1804–1853), former U.S. senator[3]
- Kelly Ayotte (born 1968), New Hampshire governor-elect and former U.S. senator[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, registered Democrat[7]
- Hugh Gregg (1917–2003), former New Hampshire governor and mayor of Nashua[8]
- Judd Gregg (born 1947), former U.S. senator, member of the Republican Party[9]
- Tony Labranche (born 2001), youngest member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives as of 2021[10][11]
- Roujet D. Marshall (1847–1922), judge on the Wisconsin Supreme Court[12]
- Joshua C. Pierce (1830-1904), Minnesota state legislator and businessman[13]
Sports
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- Ray Dobens (1906–1980), Major League Baseball pitcher who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1929 season
- Mark Fayne (born 1987), National Hockey League defenseman
- Jeff Giuliano (born 1979), ice hockey left winger for the Los Angeles Kings
- Jay Heaps (born 1976), soccer defender and former head coach for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer
- Greg Landry (born 1946), football quarterback; played for the Detroit Lions, Baltimore Colts and Chicago Bears
- Paul LaPolice (born 1970), American and Canadian football player and coach
- Paul Levesque (born 1969), professional wrestler, actor and business executive for the WWE, known by his ring name Triple H
- Kevin McGowan (born 1991), baseball pitcher; has played for the New York Mets
- Jim McNamara (born 1965), baseball catcher; played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the San Francisco Giants in 1992–1993
- Ted Phillips, CEO of the National Football League's Chicago Bears
- Kendall Reyes (born 1989), football player
- John Roper (born 1971), baseball pitcher
- Birdie Tebbetts (1912–1999), baseball player, coach, manager of three MLB teams
- Mike Welch (born 1972), baseball pitcher
Other
edit- Brian Dugan (born 1956), rapist and serial killer active between 1983 and 1985 in Chicago's western suburbs
- Greggory Smart (?–1990), murder victim of Pamela Smart, an American woman who was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, witness tampering and accomplice to first degree murder; in 1990, at age 22, Smart was accused of conspiring with her underaged sex partner, then 15-year-old William "Billy" Flynn, and three of his friends to have her 24-year-old husband Greggory Smart killed in Derry, New Hampshire
References
edit- ^ Shaloup, Dean (November 14, 2012). "Nashua Guardsman to lead NY-based 42nd Infantry Division". Nashua Telegraph. Nashua, NH.
- ^ "Ryan M Pitts | War on Terrorism (Afghanistan) | U.S. Army | Medal of Honor Recipient". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "ATHERTON, Charles Gordon, (1804–1853)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ "AYOTTE, Kelly, (1968–)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia Vermont Biography. Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. p. 157 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Former Justice Stephen S. Cushing Dies In St. Albans Hospital at 73". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. September 24, 1957. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nashua mayor endorses Buttigieg ahead of New Hampshire primary". 4 February 2020.
- ^ "New Hampshire Governor Hugh Gregg (1917–2003)". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "GREGG, Judd Alan, (1947–)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ Mackin, Jean (2020-11-05). "18-year-old from Amherst elected to New Hampshire state house". WMUR. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "L'un des plus jeunes élus aux États-Unis a des racines thetfordoises". Courrier Frontenac (in Canadian French). 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "Term: Marshall, Rouget De Lisle 1847–1922". Wisconsin Historical Society Congress. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Joshua C. Pierce