Academics and writing
- Jim Collins (born 1965), professor of biological engineering at MIT; MacArthur fellow
- Eliza Hall Kendrick (1863–1930), professor of Biblical studies at Wellesley College
- Hollis Robbins (born 1963), academic, essayist
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Hugh Gregg was an American businessman and politician who served as the 68th governor of New Hampshire from 1953 to 1955, and was the youngest person ever elected to that office. He is the father of former U.S. Senator and Governor Judd Gregg of New Hampshire.
Judd Alan Gregg is an American politician and attorney who served as the 76th governor of New Hampshire from 1989 to 1993 and a United States senator from New Hampshire from 1993 to 2011 where he was Chairman of the Health Committee and the Budget Committee. A member of the Republican Party, he was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics. Gregg currently serves as the Chair of the Public Advisory Board at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.
Kelly Ann Ayotte is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from New Hampshire from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Ayotte served as New Hampshire Attorney General from 2004 to 2009.
The 2010 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 2, 2010, alongside other midterm elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as to the United States House of Representatives. Primaries were held on September 14. Incumbent Senator Judd Gregg (R) retired instead of seeking a fourth term, and was succeeded by Kelly Ayotte, who won the open seat by over 23 points.
The 2010 congressional elections in New Hampshire were held on November 2, 2010 to determine who will represent the state of New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives. It coincided with the state's senatorial and gubernatorial elections. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013.
Miro Weinberger is an American politician who is the 42nd mayor of Burlington, Vermont. He is the city's first Democratic Party mayor since Gordon Paquette was defeated by Bernie Sanders in 1981. Weinberger was the Democratic Party chair for Chittenden County during the 2004 election cycle. He also was on the Burlington Airport Commission for nine years, as board president of the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County, a drug addiction recovery organization, and on the board of the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain.
Ovide Marc Lamontagne is an American businessman who serves as a shareholder at Bernstein Shur law firm in Manchester, New Hampshire. Lamontagne is a lawyer and a Republican former political candidate who was his party's nominee for Governor of New Hampshire in 1996 and 2012. He also unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the US Senate in 2010.
The 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the governor of New Hampshire, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
William A. Crombie was a businessman and local government official in Burlington, Vermont. A Republican, among the offices in which he served was mayor of Burlington (1889-1891).
Henry Bridge Atherton was a soldier in the American Civil War from Vermont, a lawyer and state legislator for New Hampshire during the late 19th century.
The New Hampshire State League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played in the 1907 season. The eight–team New Hampshire State League consisted of teams based in New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. The league first played as an Independent league in the 1885, 1886 and 1895 seasons. The New Hampshire State League changed names to become the four–team Independent Vermont State League during the 1907 season.
The Barre-Montpelier Intercities were a minor league baseball team based in Barre, Vermont, in partnership with neighboring Montpelier. After playing as members of independent leagues in 1904 to 1906, the Barre-Montpelier Intercities played as members of two leagues in 1907. The Intercities were in first place in both the 1907 New Hampshire State and Vermont State League standings when the leagues permanently folded during the 1907 season.
The Rutland Sheiks were a minor league baseball team based in Rutland, Vermont in 1924. The Sheiks were preceded by Rutland teams in 1887 and 1907, without nicknames. The Rutland teams played as members of the 1887 Northeastern League, 1907 Vermont State League and 1924 Ontario–Quebec–Vermont League, winning the 1887 league championship.
The 2024 New Hampshire gubernatorial election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the governor of New Hampshire, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Governor Chris Sununu was eligible to seek re-election to a fifth two-year term, but has announced that he will not do so, leaving the election an open race.