List of people from Manchester, New Hampshire

This is a list of people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Manchester, New Hampshire.

Arts and entertainment

• GG Allin, punk rock singer; known as the "madman of Manchester"
• Jane Badler, actor (sci-fi series V); 1973 Miss New Hampshire
• Ralph H. Baer, video game developer, inventor, and engineer; known as the "father of video games"
• Janel Bishop, Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 1991, Miss Teen USA 1991
• Louis O. Coxe, poet, playwright and academic
• Matt Czuchry, actor (The Good Wife, Gilmore Girls and Hack)
• Stephen Dunham, actor (Edward Pillows on DAG)
• James Georgopoulos, visual artist
• Corey Lewandowski, CNN political commentator and former 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign manager
• Josh Logan, singer and Top 12 finalist on the Fall 2013 season of NBC's The Voice; contestant on the television program Rock Star: Supernova
• Grace Metalious, author of the novel Peyton Place
• Seth Meyers, host of NBC's Late Night With Seth Meyers; former co-anchor of 'Weekend Update' segment on NBC's Saturday Night Live; actor, comedian, comedy writer
• Bob Montana, cartoonist and creator of the characters of Archie Comics
• Patricia Racette, international opera soprano
• Adam Sandler, actor, comedian, and producer
• Sarah Silverman, comedian, actor, producer; star of the Comedy Channel's The Sarah Silverman Program; graduate of The Derryfield School
• Christopher Stone, actor; birth name Tom Bourassa
• Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer

Business

• Joseph Carter Abbott, owner and editor of the Manchester Daily American^[1]
• Aretas Blood, executive at Manchester Locomotive Works
• Gary Hirshberg, chairman and former president and CEO of Stonyfield Farm, an organic yogurt producer; graduate of The Derryfield School
• Dean Kamen, inventor of the iBot and founder of the FIRST Robotics competition (resident of Bedford, company based in Manchester)
• Alyssa LaRoche, founder of Aimee Weber Studio Inc.
• William Loeb III, publisher of the New Hampshire Union Leader (formerly known as the Manchester Union Leader)
• Dick and Mac McDonald, founders of McDonald's
• Charles Revson, businessman, founder of the cosmetics company Revlon
• Max I. Silber, businessman and scouting enthusiast

Government

• Daniel Adams, physician, author, and state legislator^[1]
• Emile D. Beaulieu, mayor of Manchester^[2]
• Josephat T. Benoit, mayor of Manchester^[3]
• Albert O. Brown, lawyer, banker and the 58th governor of New Hampshire^[4]
• Hiram Brown, first mayor of Manchester^[5]
• Raymond Buckley, NH Democratic Party Chairman^[6]
• Henry E. Burnham, U.S. senator^[7]
• Sherman Everett Burroughs, U.S. congressman^[8]
• Person Colby Cheney, industrialist, abolitionist and the 35th governor of New Hampshire^[9]
• Daniel Clark, U.S. Senator^[10]
• Channing H. Cox, politician and the 49th governor of New Hampshire^[11]
• Moody Currier, lawyer, banker and the 40th governor of New Hampshire^[12]
• Charles M. Floyd, manufacturer and the 51st governor of New Hampshire^[13]
• Ted Gatsas, mayor of Manchester and President of the New Hampshire Senate^[14]
• Frank Guinta, U.S. congressman and mayor of Manchester^[15]
• Jean Jeudy, state legislator
• John W. King, lawyer, jurist, state legislator and chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court^[16]
• Martin F. Loughlin, chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court and justice of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire^[17]
• Steve Marchand, mayor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire
• Mace Moulton, U.S. congressman^[18]
• Eugene Elliott Reed, U.S. congressman^[19]
• Alphonse Roy, U.S. congressman^[20]
• Edward Clarke Smith, mayor of Manchester^[21]
• Ezekiel A. Straw, engineer, businessman, and the 34th governor of New Hampshire^[22]
• John L. Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of Treasury under FDR; Secretary of the Navy under President Truman^[23]
• Peter Sullivan, state legislator
• Saghir "Saggy" Tahir, state legislator
• Charles William Tobey, U.S. senator and congressman; 62nd governor of New Hampshire^[24]
• Arthur C. Vailas, president of Idaho State University (2006- )^[25]
• Louis C. Wyman, U.S. congressman^[26]

Military

• Chris Carr (1914-1970), U.S. Army sergeant; Medal of Honor recipient (WWII)^[27]
• Rene Gagnon, U.S. Marine; helped raise the flag over Iwo Jima (WWII)^[28]
• John Goffe, soldier and pioneer^[29]
• John Stark, Revolutionary War-era general^[30]

Science

• Thomas J. Bouchard, Jr., professor of psychology; director of the Minnesota Center for Twin and Adoption Research
• George A. Economou, optical expert; instrumental in the development of the atomic bomb
• Lee M. E. Morin, NASA astronaut

Sports

• Jamie Aube, NASCAR driver^[31]
• Steve Balboni, first baseman and designated hitter with five MLB teams; World Series champion (1985)^[32]
• Courtney Banghart, head women's basketball coach at Princeton University^[33]
• Charlie Davies, striker with Sochaux (French Ligue 1) and the USA Soccer Team^[34]
• Mike Flanagan, All-Star pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays; World Series champion (1983)^[35]
• Chip Kelly, former head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles^[36]
• Don Macek, center with the San Diego Chargers^[37]
• Hubie McDonough, center with the Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, and San Jose Sharks^[38]
• Dan Mullen, college football head coach at Mississippi State University^[39]
• Dave Philistin, linebacker with the Seattle Seahawks and Kiel Baltic Hurricanes (Germany)^[40]
• John Francis "Phenomenal" Smith, pitcher with several MLB teams^[41]
• Sherman White, defensive end with the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills^[42]

Other

• Jennie Collins (1828-1887), labor reformer, humanitarian, and suffragist

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