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, Miss New Hampshire 1973; star of early 1980s version and guest-star of 2011 season version of sci-fi series V
• Louis O. Coxe, poet, playwright and academic
• Matt Czuchry, actor (The Good Wife, Gilmore Girls and Hack)
• Shawn Handyside, author of the webcomic Staccato and administrator of the webcomic portal Inksandwich
• Josh Logan, musician and contestant on the television program Rock Star: Supernova
• Grace Metalious, author of the novel Peyton Place
• Seth Meyers, actor, comedian; co-anchor of 'Weekend Update' segment and head writer of NBC's Saturday Night Live
• Bob Montana, cartoonist and creator of the characters of Archie Comics
• Patricia Racette, international opera soprano
• Adam Sandler, actor, comedian, and producer
• Sarah Silverman, controversial comedian, actor, producer; star of the Comedy Channel's The Sarah Silverman Program (2007-10)
• Christopher Stone, actor
• Joseph Philbrick Webster, composer

Business

• Joseph Carter Abbott, owner and editor of the Manchester Daily American
• Aretas Blood, executive at Manchester Locomotive Works
• 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, publisher of the New Hampshire 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
• Emile D. Beaulieu, mayor
• Josephat T. Benoit, mayor
• Albert O. Brown, lawyer, banker and Governor of New Hampshire
• Raymond Buckley, politician
• Henry E. Burnham, senator
• Sherman Everett Burroughs, congressman
• Person Colby Cheney, industrialist, abolitionist and governor of New Hampshire
• Daniel Clark, politician
• Channing H. Cox, politician and Governor of Massachusetts
• Moody Currier, lawyer, banker and governor of New Hampshire
• Charles M. Floyd, manufacturer and politician
• Ted Gatsas, politician and President of the New Hampshire Senate
• Frank Guinta, mayor
• Jean Jeudy, politician
• John W. King, lawyer, jurist, state legislator and Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
• 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
• Steve Marchand, politician
• Eugene Elliott Reed, congressman
• Alphonse Roy, congressman
• Edward Clarke Smith, mayor
• Ezekiel A. Straw, engineer, businessman, and governor of New Hampshire
• John L. Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of Treasury under FDR, Secretary of the Navy under President Truman
• Peter Sullivan, alderman
• Saghir "Saggy" Tahir, politician
• Charles William Tobey, governor of New Hampshire and senator
• Arthur C. Vailas, president Idaho State University 2006-present
• Louis C. Wyman, congressman

Military

• Sgt. Chris Carr (1914-1917), US Army, Medal of Honor recipient, WWII
• Rene Gagnon, a US Marine who helped raise the flag over Iwo Jima
• John Goffe, soldier and pioneer
• 2nd Lieutenant Jean Donat Grenier (1909 - 1934), Army Air Corps pilot killed while mapping air mail routes in Utah. Manchester-Boston Regional Airport was formerly named, consecutively, Grenier Army Air Field, Grenier Air Force Base, and Grenier Airport in his honor.
• General John Stark, Revolutionary War commander

Science

• Thomas J. Bouchard, Jr., professor of psychology and 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
• John J. Neilon, former Director of Unmanned Launch Operations for NASA, NASA Distinguished Service Medal recipient

Sports

• Jamie Aube, race car driver
• Steve Balboni, major league baseball player
• Chris Brickley, college basketball player (University of Louisville)
• Chris Carpenter, Major League Baseball, graduate of Trinity High School
• Charlie Davies, soccer player, USA Soccer Team member
• Mike Flanagan, baseball player, 1979 AL Cy Young
• Chip Kelly, head football coach, University of Oregon
• Don Macek, former pro football player for the San Diego Chargers Center/Guard
• Hubie McDonough, former professional ice hockey player
• Dan Mullen, college football head coach, Mississippi State University
• Dave Philistin, NFL player
• John Francis "Phenomenal" Smith, Major League Baseball player (born: John Francis Gammon)
• Sherman White, former professional football player

Other

• Janel Bishop, Miss Teen USA 1991
• John William Noga, wildlife author and illustrator

References

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