List of people from New Hampshire

The following are people who were born, raised, or who gained significant prominence for living in U.S. state of New Hampshire:

Aeronautics and aviation

 * Jay C. Buckey (born 1956), astronaut
 * Michael Durant (born 1961), pilot – native
 * Thaddeus Lowe (1832–1913), 19th-century balloonist – native
 * Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986), teacher, astronaut
 * Lee Morin (born 1952), astronaut – native
 * Richard A. Searfoss (1956–2018), astronaut
 * Alan Shepard (1923–1998), astronaut; first American in space – native

Arts and literature

 * Eric Aho (born 1966), painter
 * Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836–1907), poet, novelist, travel writer
 * Minnie Willis Baines (1845–unknown), author – native
 * Russell Banks (born 1940), novelist
 * Lucy Barnes (1780–1809), writer- native
 * Amy Beach (1867–1944), composer – native
 * Brian Sidney Bembridge (born 1973), artist, designer – native
 * Adelaide George Bennett (1848–1911), teacher, poet – native
 * Henry Ames Blood (1836–1900), poet, playwright – native
 * Philip Booth (1925–2007), poet
 * Helen L. Bostwick (1826–1907), author, poet – native
 * Ben Bradlee Jr. (born 1948), journalist, author – native
 * Dan Brown (born 1964), novelist – native
 * Emma Elizabeth Brown (1847–unknown), writer, artist – native
 * Cathy Burnham Martin (born 1954), author, actress – native
 * Bill Bryson (born 1951), author – resident, 1995–2003
 * Lisa Carver (born 1968), writer
 * Luella J. B. Case (1807–1858), author, hymnist – native
 * Willa Cather (1873–1947), novelist
 * Charles Carleton Coffin (1823–1896), American Civil War correspondent
 * Matt Chandler (writer) (born 1972), children's book author
 * George Condo (artist)
 * David Cote (born 1969), playwright, opera librettist, theater critic – native
 * E. E. Cummings (1894–1962), poet
 * Decap (born 1984), artist and record producer
 * Joseph Dennie (1768–1812), 18th-century writer
 * Tomie dePaola (1934–2020), children's book author
 * Kevin Eastman (born 1962), comic book writer, co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
 * Richard Eberhart (1904–2005), poet
 * Clayton Emery (born 1953), author
 * Lydia Mary Fay (1804–1878), missionary, writer, translator – native
 * James T. Fields (1817–1881), publisher, editor, poet
 * Lisa Anne Fletcher (1844–1905), poet, correspondent
 * Barbara Newhall Follett (1914–disappeared 1939), writer – native
 * Ron Fortier (born 1946), comic book writer
 * Daniel Chester French (1850–1931), sculptor – native
 * Robert Frost (1874–1963), poet
 * Horace Greeley (1811–1872), journalist – native
 * Wayne Green (1922–2013), publisher – native
 * Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879), editor, writer, author known for the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
 * Donald Hall (1928–2018), poet
 * Mary R. Platt Hatch (1848–1905), poet, novelist, short story writer – native
 * Grace Webster Hinsdale (1832–1902), author – native
 * Nicholas Hondrogen (1952–2007), painter, photographer, sculptor
 * Dan Hurlin (born 1955), poet, literary critic – native
 * John Irving (born 1942), novelist – native
 * Carrie Jones, novelist
 * Elizabeth Orton Jones (1910–2005), illustrator
 * Jane Kenyon (1947–1995), poet
 * Heather King (born 1952), blogger
 * Maxine Kumin (1925–2014), poet
 * Peter Laird (born 1954), comic book writer, co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
 * Dudley Leavitt (1772–1851), publisher
 * Minnie Mary Lee (1826–1903), author – native
 * Alan Lelchuk (born 1938), novelist, editor
 * Martha Perry Lowe (1829–1902), poet, activist – native
 * Edward MacDowell (1860–1908), pianist, composer
 * Mary Stuart James MacMurphy (1846–1934), teacher, author – native
 * Joyce Maynard (born 1953), novelist
 * Jim McDermott (born 1960), illustrator
 * Larkin Goldsmith Mead (1835–1910), sculptor – native
 * Grace Metalious (1924–1964), novelist
 * Bob Montana (1920–1975), illustrator of Archie comics
 * Jules Olitski (1922–2007), painter
 * P.J. O'Rourke (1947–2022), political satirist and journalist
 * Maxfield Parrish (1870–1966), painter
 * John Perkins (born 1945), author – native
 * Mary Elizabeth Perley (1863-unknown), educator, author – native
 * Jodi Picoult (born 1966), author
 * Fanny Runnells Poole (1863–1940), writer, book reviewer – native
 * Eleanor H. Porter (1868–1920), novelist
 * Edna Dean Proctor (1829–1823), poet – native
 * Melinda Rankin (1811–1888), missionary, writer – native
 * Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907), sculptor
 * J. D. Salinger (1919–2010), novelist – lived in Cornish for several decades
 * Charles Simic (born 1938), poet
 * Katherine Call Simonds (1865–1955), musician, singer, composer, author – native
 * Martha Pearson Smith (1836–1912), poet, musician, activist – native
 * Armstrong Sperry (1897–1976), children's book author – resident 1941–1976
 * Betsey Ann Stearns (1830–1914), inventor, school founder, writer – native
 * Mark Steyn (born 1959), political commentator
 * Celia Thaxter (1835–1894), poet
 * Lydia H. Tilton (1839–1915), educator, activist, journalist, poet – native
 * Clara Augusta Jones Trask (1839–1905), writer – native
 * Adelaide Cilley Waldron (1843–1909), writer, editor – native
 * Adam Warren (born 1967), comic book writer/artist
 * Brady Watt, producer, bass player, and bandleader
 * Harriet E. Wilson (1825–1900), 19th-century novelist
 * Caroline Marshall Woodward (1828–1890), author – native
 * Mary Parker Woodworth (1849–1919), writer	- native
 * Augusta Harvey Worthen (1823–1910), educator, author – native

Athletes and sports figures

 * Victoria Arlen (born 1994), Paralympian swimmer, ESPN personality (Exeter)
 * Aaron Baddeley (born 1981), professional golfer (Lebanon)
 * Kerry Bascom (born 1969), women's basketball player (Epping)
 * Jane Blalock (born 1945), professional golfer (Portsmouth)
 * Ernest Blood (1872–1955), men's basketball coach (Manchester)
 * Matt Bonner (born 1980), National Basketball Association player – San Antonio Spurs (Concord)
 * John Bosa (born 1964), NFL football player Miami Dolphins (Keene)
 * Dunbar Bostwick (1908–2006), Olympic ice hockey player (Concord)
 * Kent Carlson (born 1962), NHL ice hockey player (Concord)
 * Chris Carpenter (born 1975), Major League Baseball player – Toronto Blue Jays-St. Louis Cardinals (Raymond)
 * Ben Cherington (born 1974), professional baseball executive, general manager of the Boston Red Sox
 * Bruce Cunliffe (1925–1989), Olympic ice hockey player (Keene)
 * Charlie Davies (born 1986), Major League Soccer player – D.C. United (Manchester)
 * Dangerous Danny Davis (born 1956), professional wrestling referee and wrestler
 * Matt Duffy (born 1991), Major League Baseball player – Tampa Bay Rays (Salem)
 * Tricia Dunn-Luoma (born 1974), Olympic ice hockey player (Derry)
 * Chad Eaton (born 1972), National Football League defensive tackle (Exeter)
 * Eva Fabian (born 1993), American-Israeli world champion swimmer (Keene)
 * Mark Fayne (born 1987), NHL ice hockey player – New Jersey Devils (Nashua)
 * Carlton Fisk (born 1947), Major League Baseball catcher – Boston Red Sox (grew up in Charlestown)
 * Mike Flanagan (1951–2011), Major League Baseball pitcher – Baltimore Orioles (Manchester)
 * Brian Foster (born 1987), professional ice hockey player (Pembroke)
 * Sam Fuld (born 1981), Major League Baseball player and Philadelphia Phillies general manager – Oakland A's (Durham)
 * Rich Gale (born 1954), Major League Baseball pitcher – Kansas City Royals (Littleton)
 * Jeff Giuliano (born 1979), professional ice hockey player – Iserlohn Roosters (Nashua)
 * Jesse Guilford (1895–1962), amateur golfer (Manchester)
 * Kirk Hanefeld (born 1956), professional golfer (Claremont)
 * Jay Heaps (born 1976), former professional soccer player and current soccer manager – New England Revolution (Nashua)
 * James H. Horne (1874–1959), athletic director and coach at Indiana University (Berlin)
 * Jed Hoyer (born 1973), executive vice-president and general manager of the Chicago Cubs
 * Bill Jackowski (1914–1996), MLB umpire
 * Chip Kelly (born 1963), NFL and college football head coach – Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers (Dover)
 * Katie King-Crowley (born 1975), Olympic ice hockey player (Salem)
 * Scotty Lago (born 1987), snowboarder (Seabrook)
 * Greg Landry (born 1946), NFL quarterback (Nashua)
 * Paul LaPolice (born 1970), Canadian Football League coach (Nashua)
 * Jeff Locke (born 1987), Major League Baseball player – Pittsburgh Pirates (Redstone)
 * Hunter Long (born 1998), NFL tight end (Exeter)
 * Ben Lovejoy (born 1984), NHL ice hockey player (Concord)
 * Hubie McDonough (born 1963), NHL ice hockey player (Manchester)
 * Jack McGowan (1930–2001), professional golfer (Concord)
 * Justin McIsaac (born 1978), professional wrestler
 * Freddy Meyer (born 1981), ice hockey player – Modo Hockey (Sanbornville)
 * Bode Miller (born 1977), alpine ski racer (Easton)
 * Bill Moisan (1925–2010), Major League Baseball pitcher – Chicago Cubs (Newton)
 * John Morton (born 1946), Olympic biathlon skier (Walpole)
 * Tara Mounsey (born 1978), gold medalist at 1998 Winter Olympics (Concord)
 * Josh Owens (born 1988), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Chad Paronto (born 1975), baseball player (Woodsville)
 * Penny Pitou (born 1938), Olympic alpine skier silver medalist (Gilford and Laconia)
 * Deron Quint (born 1976), NHL ice hockey player (Durham)
 * Kendall Reyes (born 1989), American football defensive end (Nashua)
 * Jon Rheault (born 1986), professional ice hockey player (Deering)
 * Brandon Rogers (born 1982), professional ice hockey player (Rochester)
 * Red Rolfe (1908–1969), Major League Baseball third baseman, manager and Yale coach (Penacook)
 * Kevin Romine (born 1961), utility outfielder in Major League Baseball (Exeter)
 * Jeff Serowik (born 1967), NHL ice hockey player (Manchester)
 * Leanne Smith (born 1987), alpine skier (Conway)
 * Darius Songaila (born 1978), Lithuanian professional basketball player (attended school in New Hampton)
 * Matt Taven (born 1985), professional wrestler (Derry)
 * Birdie Tebbetts (1912–1999), Major League Baseball player and manager (Nashua)
 * Bob Tewksbury (born 1960), Major League Baseball pitcher (Concord)
 * Jenny Thompson (born 1973), swimmer, 12-time Olympic medalist (Dover)
 * Paul Thompson (born 1988), NHL ice hockey player (Derry)
 * Triple H (born 1969), professional wrestler (Nashua)
 * Harold Weber (1882–1933), Olympic golfer (Littleton)
 * Bob Whitcher (1917–1997), Major League Baseball pitcher – Boston Braves (Berlin)
 * Stan Williams (1936–2021), Major League Baseball pitcher (Enfield)
 * Brian Wilson (born 1982), Major League Baseball relief pitcher – San Francisco Giants (Londonderry)

Business people

 * Herbert Archer "H.A." Richardson (1852–1942), timber and shipping magnate
 * Richard and Maurice McDonald (1909–1998 and 1902–1971 respectively), founders of original McDonalds restaurant and franchised several of the other early locations
 * Betsey Ann Stearns (1830–1914), inventor

Criminals

 * Lisa Biron (born 1969), child molester
 * Carl Drega (1935–1997), killer of state troopers – native
 * Brian Dugan (born 1956), rapist and serial killer – native
 * Samuel Green (1796–1822), serial killer and robber – native
 * H.H. Holmes (1861–1896), serial killer of 1893 – native
 * Linda Kasabian (born 1949), member of Manson Family
 * Adam Lanza (born 1992), school shooter – born in Kingston, New Hampshire
 * Daniel Maldonado (born c. 1979), Al-Shabaab terrorist – native
 * Dennis Moran (1982–2013), computer hacker
 * Richard Paul Pavlick (1887–1975), stalked John F. Kennedy – native
 * Terry Peder Rasmussen (1943–2010), serial killer
 * Pamela Smart (born 1967), convicted murderer – native
 * Forbes Smiley (born 1956), thief of rare maps, found guilty and sentenced to 42 months in prison
 * Henry Tufts (1748–1831), 18th century thief – native

Educators

 * Samuel Colcord Bartlett (1817–1898), Dartmouth president
 * Richard Lederer (born 1938), former St. Paul's School English teacher; author of Anguished English
 * Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986), first teacher in space, killed aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger launch

Actors and actresses

 * Bradford Anderson (born 1979), native
 * Sam Ayers, native
 * Richard Backus (born 1945), native
 * Jane Badler (born 1953), native
 * Wilson Bethel (born 1984), native
 * Peter Bonerz (born 1938)
 * James Broderick (1927–1982), native
 * Gordon Clapp (born 1948), native
 * Patience Cleveland (1931–2004)
 * Lew Cody (1884–1934)
 * Andy Comeau (born 1970), native
 * Zack Conroy (born 1985), native
 * Eliza Coupe (born 1981), native
 * Matt Czuchry (born 1977), native
 * Stephen Dunham (1964–2012)
 * Dustin Farnum (1874–1929), native
 * Hallie Foote (born 1950)
 * Phoebe Foster (1896–1975), native
 * Pamela Gidley (1965–2018)
 * Michael Graziadei
 * Randy Harrison (born 1977), native
 * Sam Huntington (born 1982), native
 * Jean Kasem (born 1954), native
 * William Kendis (1916–1980), native
 * Thomas Kopache (born 1945), native
 * Walter Long (1879–1952), native
 * Dorothy Loudon (1925–2003)
 * Kenneth MacKenna (1899–1962), native
 * Mandy Moore (born 1984), native
 * Carrie-Anne Moss
 * Jared Nathan (1985–2006), native
 * Mike O'Malley (born 1966)
 * Sandeep Parikh (born 1980), native
 * Maggi Parker (born 1927), native
 * Keri Lynn Pratt (born 1978), native
 * Perrey Reeves (born 1970), native
 * Chris Romano (born 1978), native
 * Adam Sandler (born 1966)
 * John Shea (born 1949), native
 * Laura Silverman (born 1966), native
 * Christopher Stone (1942–1995), native
 * Ilene Woods (1929–2010), native

Comedians and humorists

 * Jay Chanoine (born c. 1985)
 * Ronny Chieng (born 1985)
 * Jamie Kaler (born 1964), native
 * Josh Meyers (born 1976), brother of Seth Meyers
 * Seth Meyers (born 1973), native; brother of Josh Meyers
 * Sarah Silverman (born 1970), native

Internet personalities

 * Adam22 (born 1983) a.k.a. Adam John Grandmaison, native
 * Ludwig Ahgren (born 1995), native

Models

 * Mia Tyler (born 1978), native

Musicians

 * Eddie Mottau Guitarist (born 1943)
 * Chris Alfieri, member of Vattnet Viskar
 * Gaston Allaire (1916–2011), native
 * GG Allin (1956–1993), native
 * Dale Bozzio (born 1955), member, Missing Persons
 * Mark Brunswick (1902–1971)
 * Daniel Cartier (born 1969)
 * Charlie Clouser (born 1963), native
 * Connie Converse (1924–disappeared 1974), native
 * Brad Delp (1951–2007), member, Boston
 * Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010), native
 * Julie Dubela (born 1991)
 * Sully Erna (born 1968), member, Godsmack
 * Betty George (1926–2007), native
 * Lyman Heath (1804–1870), native
 * Gary Hoey (born 1960)
 * JoJo (born 1990)
 * Ray LaMontagne (born 1973), native
 * Tommy Makem (1932–2007)
 * Mandy Moore (born 1984), native
 * Bill Morrissey (1951–2011)
 * Rod Picott (born 1964)
 * Patricia Racette (born 1965), opera singer, native
 * Tom Rush (born 1941), native
 * Joe Seiders (born 1980), member, The New Pornographers
 * Will Sheff (born 1976), member, Okkervil River and Shearwater – native
 * Cosy Sheridan (born 1964)
 * Jon Spencer (born 1965), native
 * Bill Staines (1947–2021)
 * Buddy Stewart (1922–1950), native
 * Sarah Stiles (born 1979)
 * Steven Tyler (born 1948), member, Aerosmith
 * Brian Viglione (born 1979), member, The Dresden Dolls
 * Jillian Wheeler (born 1991)

Television personalities

 * Dana Bash (born 1971), CNN journalist
 * Tom Bergeron (born 1955), host of ABC's Dancing with the Stars
 * Samantha Brown (born 1970), travel journalist
 * Ken Burns (born 1953), documentary filmmaker
 * Carl Cameron (born 1961), Fox News correspondent
 * Corey Lewandowski (born 1973), CNN, Fox News, and One America News Network political commentator; former 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign manager
 * Don Orsillo (born 1968), baseball broadcaster
 * Trish Regan (born 1972), Fox Business anchor
 * Kristin Tate, Fox News commentator

Game publishers

 * Toby Fox (born 1991), creator of Undertale and Deltarune

Political and military figures

 * Sherman Adams (1899–1986)
 * Kelly Ayotte (born 1968), native
 * William J. Baroody Jr. (1937–1996), native
 * Josiah Bartlett (1729–1795), American Founding Father, physician, statesman, a delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of Independence
 * Oliver Blake (1802–1873), American-born Canadian businessman and political figure
 * Timothy Bedel (1737–1787), native
 * Jason Bedrick (born 1983)
 * Joseph Blanchard (1704–1758), native
 * Edward H. Brooks (1893–1978), native
 * Lewis Cass (1782–1866)
 * Jonathan Chase (1732–1800)
 * Salmon P. Chase (1808–1873), native
 * Wentworth Cheswell (1746–1817), native
 * Jonathan Cilley (1802–1838), native
 * Joseph Cilley (1791–1887) (1791–1887), native
 * Joseph Cilley (1734–1799) (1734–1799), native
 * Robert W. Cone (1957–2016)
 * John Cutt (1613–1681)
 * Henry Dearborn (1751–1829), native
 * Abraham Drake (1715–1781), native
 * Michael Durant (born 1961), native
 * Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890–1964), native
 * Nathaniel Folsom (1726–1790)
 * Rene Gagnon (1925–1979), native
 * John Taylor Gilman (1753–1828)
 * John Goffe (1701–1786)
 * David Gottesman (born 1948)
 * Judd Gregg (born 1947), native
 * Doris Haddock (1910–2010), native
 * Enoch Hale (1733–1813)
 * Nathan Hale (1743–1780)
 * Paul Hodes (born 1951)
 * William E. Holyoke (1868–1934), native
 * John Langdon (1741–1819), native
 * Lyndon LaRouche (1922–2019)
 * Corey Lewandowski (born 1973)
 * John Lynch (born 1952)
 * Sean Patrick Maloney (born 1966)
 * Thomas J. McIntyre (1915–1992)
 * Frank Merrill (1903–1955), Merrill's Marauders
 * Nathaniel Meserve (1704–1758), native
 * James Miller (1776–1851), native
 * Jonathan Moulton (1726–1787), native
 * Moses Nichols (1740–1790)
 * Richard O'Kane (1911–1994), native
 * Frank Nesmith Parsons (1854–1934), native
 * Nathaniel Peabody (1741–1823)
 * David Petraeus (born 1952), summer resident
 * Benjamin Pierce (1757–1839)
 * Franklin Pierce (1804–1869), 14th President of the United States
 * Enoch Poor (1736–1780)
 * Carol Shea-Porter (born 1952), native
 * James Reed (c. 1722–1807)
 * George Reid (1733–1815), native
 * Warren Rudman (1930–2012)
 * Alexander Scammel (1747–1781)
 * Jeanne Shaheen (born 1947)
 * Sumner Shapiro (1926–2006)
 * Max Silber (1911–2004)
 * Charles J. Simons (1843–1914)
 * David Souter (born 1939)
 * John Stark (1728–1822), native
 * Thomas Stickney (1729–1809), native
 * Harlan F. Stone (1872–1946), native
 * John Sullivan (1740–1795), native
 * John H. Sununu (born 1939)
 * John E. Sununu (born 1964)
 * Katrina Swett (born 1955)
 * Richard Swett (born 1957)
 * Meldrim Thomson Jr. (1912–2001)
 * Matthew Thornton (1714–1803)
 * Colin Van Ostern (born 1979), native
 * George H. Wadleigh (1842–1927), native
 * John Wentworth (governor) (1737–1820)
 * see also John Wentworth (disambiguation)
 * Daniel Webster (1782–1852), native
 * William Whipple (1731–1785)
 * Leonard Wood (1860–1927), native
 * Isaac Wyman (1724–1792)
 * Louis C. Wyman (1917–2002), native
 * Dawn Zimmer (born 1968)

Religious figures

 * Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910)
 * John W. Gowdy (1869–1963)
 * Monsignor Pierre Hevey (1831–1910)
 * Gene Robinson (born 1947)

Scientists and engineers

 * Leonard Bailey (1825–1905), inventor, toolmaker, cabinet maker
 * C. Loring Brace (1930–2019), anthropologist
 * Stuart Chase (1888–1985), economist and engineer
 * Sarah A. Colby (1824–1904), physician
 * Jim Collins (born 1965), MacArthur genius, bioengineer and inventor
 * William E. Corbin (1869–1951), inventor of paper towels
 * Sidney Darlington (1906–1997), electrical engineer and inventor of the Darlington transistor
 * Dean Kamen (born 1951), inventor of the Segway and founder of the FIRST Robotics Competition
 * Erasmus Darwin Leavitt Jr. (1836–1916), mechanical engineer, known for his steam engine designs
 * Edward William Nelson (1855–1934), naturalist and ethnologist
 * Frank J. Mafera (1898–1956), businessman and inventor of residential chain-link fence
 * Sylvester H. Roper (1823–1896), inventor, pioneering builder of early automobiles and motorcycles
 * Ambrose Swasey (1846–1937), mechanical engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur
 * Earl Silas Tupper (1907–1983), chemist, inventor of Tupperware
 * George H. Whipple (1878–1976), physician, pathologist and biomedical researcher; recipient, 1932 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Ashland)

Other

 * Brooke Astor (1902–2007), philanthropist; recipient, Presidential Medal of Freedom (native)
 * Hal Barwood, screenwriter, film producer, game designer and game producer
 * Stephanie Birkitt (born 1975), former assistant to David Letterman on Late Show with David Letterman
 * William Robinson Brown (1875–1955), business leader in Coos County; founder and owner, Maynesboro Stud
 * H. Maria George Colby (1844–1910), suffragist, activist, journalist – native
 * Jonathan Daniels (1939–1965), civil rights activist
 * Brian De Palma (born 1940), film director
 * Tom Dey (born 1965), film director
 * Annie Duke (born 1965), professional poker player; sister of Howard Lederer
 * Michael Durant (born 1961), pilot and author
 * Dan Eckman (born 1984), director, writer
 * Ivan Edwards (physician), ex-minister, community organizer, doctor, Reserve military officer
 * Robert Eggers (born 1983), filmmaker and production designer
 * Darby Field (1610–1649), first European to climb Mount Washington
 * Phineas Gage (1823–1860), railroad construction foreman whose survival of an accident influenced discussion about the brain
 * George Hawkins, victim of a bad skin graft that led to the celebrated "Hairy Hand" case of Hawkins v. McGee
 * Jenna Miscavige Hill (born 1984), critic of the Church of Scientology
 * Gary Hirshberg (born 1954), chief executive officer, Stonyfield Farm
 * Jigger Johnson (1871–1935), lumberjack
 * Harriet McEwen Kimball (1834–1917), philanthropist, hospital co-founder, poet, hymnist – native
 * A.G. Lafley (born 1947), chief executive officer, Procter & Gamble
 * Howard Lederer (born 1964), professional poker player; brother of Annie Duke
 * Alanis Obomsawin (born 1932), documentary filmmaker
 * Chris Ohlson (born 1975), film producer and director
 * Charles Revson (1906–1975), businessman
 * Robert Rodat (born c. 1960), screenwriter, producer
 * Chris Sheridan (born 1967), TV writer
 * Lydia H. Tilton (1839–1915), educator, activist, journalist, poet, lyricist
 * Anna Augusta Truitt (1837–1920), philanthropist, reformer, essayist