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]
- Emma Elizabeth Brown (b. 1847), artist, writer
- 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]
- Levi Hutchins (1761–1855), clockmaker, inventor in 1787 of the first American alarm clock
- 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 (1895–1985), U.S. Army brigadier general[11]
Politics
- Joseph Carter Abbott (1825–1881), Union Army general in the Civil War and U.S. senator from North Carolina[12]
- Styles Bridges (1898–1961), U.S. senator and 63rd governor of New Hampshire[13]
- Henry G. Burleigh (1832–1900), U.S. congressman[14]
- Benjamin F. Carter (1824–1916), Wisconsin legislator[15]
- William E. Chandler (1835–1917), U.S. senator and U.S. Secretary of the Navy[16]
- Ezra Durgin (1796–1863), Wisconsin legislator[17][18]
- John R. French (1819–1890), U.S. congressman[19]
- Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890–1964), labor leader and activist[20]
- Joseph A. Gilmore (1811–1867), railroad superintendent, 29th governor of New Hampshire[21]
- Isaac Hill (1789–1851), U.S. senator and 16th governor of New Hampshire[22]
- Paul Hodes (b. 1951), U.S. congressman[23]
- Arthur Livermore (1766–1853), U.S. congressman[24]
- Mace Moulton (1796–1867), U.S. congressman[25]
- Franklin Pierce (1804–1869), 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), U.S. 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
- Armenia S. White (1817–1916), suffragette, philanthropist, social reformer
Scientists and academics
- Judy Fortin (b. 1961), medical correspondent for CNN[1]
- Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986), teacher and first Teacher in Space project winner, died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster[32]
- Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753–1814), scientist and inventor, loyalist during the American Revolution[33]
Sports
- Matt Bonner (b. 1980), power forward and center for the Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs[34]
- Joe Lefebvre (b. 1956), right fielder for the New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, and Philadelphia Phillies[35]
- Ben Lovejoy (b. 1984), defenseman for the New Jersey Devils[36]
- Tara Mounsey (b. 1978), hockey defenseman, played for the U.S. Women's Olympic Hockey Team[1]
- Red Rolfe (1908–1969), New York Yankees starting player, five-time World Series winner[37]
- Brian Sabean (b. 1956), general manager of the San Francisco Giants[1]
- Bob Tewksbury (b. 1960), pitcher for six Major League Baseball teams[38]
References
- "CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL NOTABLES". Concord High School. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- "FSWA Profile: Carson Cistulli". Fantasy Sports Writer Association. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- "GEORGE CONDO". Whitney Museum of American Art. Archived from the original on February 27, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- "Richard Lederer Gets a Jolt from Mixed-Up Metaphors, Malapropisms and Other Faucets of Errant English". People Magazine. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- "Tad Mosel, TV Dramatist, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- "The Socially Acceptable Bohemian". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- "Complete Interview with Gary Hirshberg". NHHEAF Network Organizations. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- Concord (N.H.). City History Commission (1896). History of Concord, New Hampshire: from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century, Volume 1. The Rumford Press. p. 643.
- New Hampshire. Railroad Commissioner (1884). Annual Report of the Railroad Commissioners of the State of New Hampshire. p. 146.
- The Grafton Press (1910). The Grafton Magazine of History and Genealogy, Volume 2. The Grafton Press. p. 67.
- Trinkner, Charles L. (1966). Florida Lives: The Sunshine State Who's Who, a Reference Edition Recording the Biographies of Contemporary Leaders in Florida. Hopkinsville, KY: Historical Record Association. p. 454.
- "ABBOTT, Joseph Carter, (1825–1881)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- "BRIDGES, Henry Styles (Styles), (1898–1961)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- Hammond, Otis Grant (1900). The Granite State Monthly, Volume 29. J.N. McClintock. p. 243.
- "Official Directory". The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin. 1874. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- "CHANDLER, William Eaton, (1835–1917)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- Cutter, William Richard (1921). "American Biography: A New Cyclopedia".
- "The State of Wisconsin Blue Book". 2007.
- "FRENCH, John Robert, (1819–1890)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- Byrne, James Patrick and Coleman, Phillip (2009). Ireland and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History : a Multidisciplinary Encyclopedia, Volume 2. ABC-CLIO. p. 342. ISBN 978-1-85109-614-5.
- "In Concord, Republican railway executive Joseph Gilmore is sworn in as governor of New Hampshire". Dickinson College. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- "HILL, Isaac, (1789–1851)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- "Paul W. Hodes". National Endowment For The Arts. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- "LIVERMORE, Arthur, (1766–1853)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- "MOULTON, Mace, (1796–1867)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- "Welcome to the Pierce Manse". The Pierce Manse. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- "David Souter Gets Rock Star Welcome, Offers Constitution Day Warning". PBS News Hour. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- Bouton, Nathaniel (1856). The History of Concord: From Its First Grant in 1725, to the Organization of the City Government in 1853, with a History of the Ancient Penacooks ; the Whole Interspersed with Numerous Interesting Incidents and Anecdotes, Down to the Present Period, 1885 ; Embellished with Maps ; with Portraits of Distinguished Citizens, and Views of Ancient and Modern Residences. Benning W. Sanborn. p. 688.
Thomas Stickney.
- "GEORGE PARRISH TEBBETTS (1828–1909)". San Diego History Center. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- "UPTON, Robert William, (1884–1972)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- "This is Woman's Hour...The Life of Mary Baker Eddy". New Hampshire Historical Society. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- Corrigan, Grace George (2000). A Journal for Christa: Christa McAuliffe, Teacher in Space. U of Nebraska Press. p. 141. ISBN 0-8032-6411-9.
- Ellis, George E. (1872). Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, With Notices of his Daughter: Published in connection with an Edition of Rumford's complete Works by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston. Claxton. p. 79.
- "Bonner gives rousing keynote speech at his old high school". Spurs Nation. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- "Joe Lefebvre Stats". Baseball Almanac. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- "NH's Ben Lovejoy Hoists Stanley Cup". New Hampshire Legends of Hockey. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- "Red Rolfe". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- "Bob Tewksbury Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
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