From 1828 to 1987, Hooksett was the birthplace of 4 famous people
Articles in 7 languages make the American actor Jamie Kaler the best known. Close behind are Nathaniel Head and Phil Tuttle. The list’s best known name, Jamie Kaler, dates from 1964. For its size the list is short: 2.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 5.8 in the typical New Hampshire town.

Born in Hooksett
By how many languages cover them, Jamie Kaler comes first (7), then Nathaniel Head (5) and Phil Tuttle (4).
#2When Hooksett’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Hooksett is known for
Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Hooksett
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Who’s the most famous person from Hooksett?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Hooksett’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Manchester has the most on record: 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hooksett and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Nathaniel Head: John Badger Clarke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Butler: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Baker Eddy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alonzo Hathaway Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


