List of people from Concord, New Hampshire

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Concord, New Hampshire.

Artists, authors, and entertainers

• John Adams (b. 1947), Pulitzer Prize-winning composer^[1]
• Carson Cistulli (b. 1979), poet and sabermetrician^[2]
• George Condo (b. 1957), artist^[3]
• Annie Duke (b. 1965), professional poker player
• Dan Habib, photojournalist, documentary filmmaker
• Richard Lederer (b. 1938), author and commentator on the English language^[4]
• Tad Mosel (1922–2008), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright^[5]
• Tom Rush (b. 1941), folk and blues singer^[6]

Business

• Gary Hirshberg (b. 1954), CEO of Stonyfield Farm^[7]
• Benjamin Holt (1849-1920), inventor; founder of Holt Manufacturing Company^[8]
• Sylvester Marsh (1803-1884), builder of the Mount Washington Cog Railway^[9]
• Sarah Thompson, Countess Rumford (1774–1852), philanthropist, founder of Rolfe and Rumford Asylum and daughter of Benjamin Thompson^[10]

Military

• Onslow S. Rolfe, US Army brigadier general^[11]

Politics

• Joseph Carter Abbott (1825–81), Union Army general in the Civil War and US senator from North Carolina^[12]
• Styles Bridges (1898–1961), US senator and 63rd governor of New Hampshire^[13]
• Henry G. Burleigh (1832 – 1900), US congressman^[14]
• Benjamin F. Carter, Wisconsin legislator^[15]
• William E. Chandler (1835–1917), US senator and U.S. Secretary of the Navy^[16]
• Ezra Durgin (1796–1863), Wisconsin legislator^[17][18]
• John R. French (1819 - 1890), US congressman^[19]
• Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890–1964), labor leader and activist^[20]
• Joseph A. Gilmore (1811–67), railroad superintendent, 29th governor of New Hampshire^[21]
• Isaac Hill (1789–1851), US senator and 16th governor of New Hampshire^[22]
• Paul Hodes (b. 1951), US congressman^[23]
• Arthur Livermore, US congressman^[24]
• Mace Moulton (1796–1867), US congressman^[25]
• Franklin Pierce (1804–69), 14th president of the United States^[26]
• David Souter (b. 1939), retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States^[27]
• Thomas Stickney (1729–1809), soldier in the American Revolution and a statesman^[28]
• George P. Tebbetts (1828-1909), third mayor of San Diego (1852)^[29]
• Robert W. Upton (1884–1972), US senator^[30]

Religious workers

• Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910), founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist^[31]
• Ruth A. Parmelee (1885–1973), Christian missionary, witness to the Armenian Genocide

Scientists and academics

• Judy Fortin (b. 1961), medical correspondent for CNN^[32]
• Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986), teacher and first Teacher in Space project winner, died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster^[33]
• Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753–1814), scientist and inventor, loyalist during the American Revolution^[34]

Sports

• Matt Bonner (b. 1980), power forward and center for the Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs^[35]
• Joe Lefebvre (b. 1956), right fielder for the New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, and Philadelphia Phillies^[36]
• Ben Lovejoy (b. 1984), defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins^[37]
• Tara Mounsey (b. 1978), hockey defenseman, played for the United States Women's Olympic Hockey Team^[38]
• Red Rolfe (b. 1908, d.1969), New York Yankees starting player, five-time World Series winner^[39]
• Brian Sabean (b. 1956), general manager of the San Francisco Giants^[40]
• Bob Tewksbury (b. 1960), pitcher for six Major League Baseball teams^[41]

References