List of people from Nashua, New Hampshire explained
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Academics and writing
Business
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
- 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 of experimental music and sound installations that explore acoustic phenomena and auditory perception
- 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
Politics and law
- Charles G. Atherton (1804–1853), former U.S. senator[3]
- Kelly Ayotte (born 1968), former U.S. senator and New Hampshire Attorney General[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
- 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
- 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
Notes and References
- News: Shaloup . Dean . November 14, 2012 . Nashua Guardsman to lead NY-based 42nd Infantry Division . Nashua Telegraph . Nashua, NH . .
- Web site: Ryan M Pitts War on Terrorism (Afghanistan) U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipient . 2023-09-04 . Congressional Medal of Honor Society . en.
- Web site: ATHERTON, Charles Gordon, (1804–1853). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. January 19, 2014.
- Web site: AYOTTE, Kelly, (1968–). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 19, 2014.
- Book: Dodge, Prentiss Cutler . 1912 . Encyclopedia Vermont Biography . Burlington, VT . Ullery Publishing Company . 157 . . .
- News: September 24, 1957 . Former Justice Stephen S. Cushing Dies In St. Albans Hospital at 73 . Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT . subscription . . 3 . .
- Web site: Nashua mayor endorses Buttigieg ahead of New Hampshire primary. 4 February 2020.
- Web site: New Hampshire Governor Hugh Gregg (1917–2003). National Governors Association . March 5, 2021.
- Web site: GREGG, Judd Alan, (1947–). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . January 19, 2014.
- Web site: Mackin. Jean. 2020-11-05. 18-year-old from Amherst elected to New Hampshire state house. 2021-11-16. WMUR. en.
- Web site: 2020-11-06. L'un des plus jeunes élus aux États-Unis a des racines thetfordoises. 2021-11-16. Courrier Frontenac. fr-CA.
- Web site: Term: Marshall, Rouget De Lisle 1847–1922. Wisconsin Historical Society Congress . January 19, 2014.
- https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=14369 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Joshua C. Pierce