#1Famous people · Nashua
47 famous people from Nashua, many of them leaders
At the top of the list is the American actress and singer Mandy Moore, covered in 62 languages. Nashua ranks 3rd of the 196 towns in New Hampshire with anyone listed. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 24 in all. 11 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
47
notable people
Best known
Mandy Moore
in 62 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
E. Jane Gay
Youngest
2001
Tony Labranche
Most common field
Politics & Law
16 people
What stands out about Nashua’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Nashua
The three are covered in 62, 59 and 33 languages: Mandy Moore, Triple H and Kelly Ayotte.
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What Nashua is known for
Nashua has 1.6× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Nashua’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 7 in all.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicNotableBusinessFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Nashua
Another 44, 15 of them leaders.
Alvin Lucier
1931–2021American composer of experimental music and sound installations
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Kenneth Gros Louis
1936–2017Professor of English and university administrator
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Joshua C. Pierce
1830–1904American politician – Minnesota -- "J.C." House 1872 (District 16)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Hollis counts 7 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nashua 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 (11)
- Mandy Moore: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Triple H: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Ayotte: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judd Gregg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Harrison: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BrianheartsJustin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray LaMontagne: Ray_Lamontagne3.jpg: Tammy Lo from New York, NY derivative work: TheCuriousGnome, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Long: Photoplay Publishing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Lucier: Non Event, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludwig Ahgren: State Farm, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Sherman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack McQuesten: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons