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Aerosmith

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Aerosmith, considered by many to be America's greatest rock and roll band, has its roots in New Hampshire. Two members of the band, lead singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry spent their...

Mitt Romney

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Mitt Romney, two-time Presidential candidate, American businessman, savior of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games and the 70th Governor of the State of Massachusetts, was born in Detroit on March...

Adam Sandler

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Adam Sandler grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire and attended Central High School. At 17, he took his first step toward becoming a stand-up comedian when he spontaneously took the stage at a Boston...

Alan Shepard

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Astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first American in space, was born on November 18, 1923 in (East) Derry, New Hampshire. He grew up in East Derry and attended school at the small one-room...

Annie Duke

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Annie Duke is known as the "Duchess of Poker" and is considered one of the best poker players in the world.

B.J. Bedford

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Barbara J. Bedford (also known as "B.J.") was born on November 9, 1972 in Hanover, New Hampshire. She was introduced to swimming by her three older brothers, whom she aspired to be like. She is the...

Bob Montana

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Bob Montana wanted to be a cartoonist since he was seven. Born in Stockton, California on October 23, 1920, Bob was the son of a former Ziegfield girl, Roberta Pandolfini Montana and a top banjo...

Bode Miller

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Bode Miller, the first American in 22 years to become the World Cup overall champion is a native of Easton, New Hampshire. The Olympic Alpine Skier was thrust into the spotlight in 1998, when he...

Brad Delp

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Bradley Delp, the beloved lead singer of the seventies rock and roll band Boston passed away on March 9, 2007 at his home in Atkinson, New Hampshire. But his low-key musical legacy will surely...

Bradford Anderson

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Bradford Anderson, a native of the town of Meredith, in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, has been acting since he was a young boy. Born July 22, 1980 to Bill Anderson and Noni Smith, Bradford was...

Brian Wilson

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San Francisco Giants right-handed closer Brian Wilson is a native of the state of New Hampshire. Wilson, who was raised in Londonderry, attended (and played for) Londonderry High School, where he...

Carlton Fisk

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Carlton Fisk, the major league catcher who played most famously for the Boston Red Sox, was born in Bellows Falls, Vt., on December 26, 1947. But the Hall-of-Famer is really from Charlestown, where...

Charles Revson

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"Look kiddie. I built this business by being a bastard. I run it by being a bastard. I'll always be a bastard, and don't you ever try to change me." - Charles Revson, founder of Revlon, to a...

Chas Guldemond

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Chas Guldemond was born in Laconia on April 22, 1987 and grew up in New Hampshire. Today he is a pro snowboarder who is shredding up the slopes all over the world and racking up wins in competitions...

Chris Carpenter

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The St. Louis Cardinals' right-handed ace pitcher Chris Carpenter is a native of Exeter, New Hampshire. He graduated from Trinity High School in 1993, where he earned Athlete-of-the-Year honors when...

Christa McAuliffe

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She was supposed to be the first teacher in space. But a disaster that took place on January 28, 1986 when the Space Shuttle "Challenger" exploded 73 seconds after launch over the Florida skies...

Christopher Lowell

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Christopher Lowell is the flamboyant host of his self-titled home-decorating and design Emmy-Award Winning show, "The Christopher Lowell Show." His previous show, "Interior Motives with Christopher...

Dan Brown

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Author Dan Brown is best known for his controversial best-seller, The Da Vinci Code, which was released in 2003 by Doubleday Books. He was born and raised in Exeter, where his father taught...

Justice David Souter

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David Hackett Souter is an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Though he was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, Souter grew up in the town of Weare, New Hampshire on his family's...

Dean Kamen

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He's the Thomas Edison of our time, the Bill Gates of New Hampshire. Inventor Dean Kamen is best known for designing the revolutionary Segway, a two-wheeled "human transporter" that uses gyroscopic...

Franklin Pierce

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He was the first President to be born in the 19th Century. Franklin Pierce was born in the town of Hillsborough on November 23, 1804. His father, Benjamin Pierce, was a two-term Governor in the...

Grace Metalious

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Grace Metalious, the author to one of the most notorious and best-selling novels in American history was born Marie Grace de Repentigny on September 8, 1924 in Manchester, NH. Her family was poor, a...

Hannah Kearney

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Olympic Gold Medalist Hannah Kearney was born in Hanover on February 26, 1986 and grew up in nearby Norwich, VT. She was on skis at the age of two, coming up through the Ford Sayre Program and later...

Hilary Gehman

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Hilary Gehman was born on August 15, 1971 in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. She graduated from Kingswood High School and, for the last few years, has coached the Georgetown University novice women's crew...

Janet Evanovich

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Novelist Janet Evanovich divides her time between her home in Hanover, New Hampshire and Naples, Florida. She was born on April 23, 1943 in South River, NJ, where she graduated from South River High...

J.D. Salinger

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J.D. Salinger might be an icon of adolescence, a writer who is best known for his short novel "The Catcher in the Rye" and its hero lead character Holden Caulfield. But Salinger's own life as that...

Jenny Thompson

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Jenny Thompson was born on February 26, 1973 in Danvers, Mass. Jenny began swimming while living in Massachusetts when she joined the YMCA and become serious about the sport after joining Seacoast...

Joanie Laurer (Chyna)

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WWF's Chyna, also known as Joanie Laurer, was born in 1971 in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Laurer went to school at the University of Tampa, where she majored in Spanish and Literature. Laurer...

Jodi Picoult

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Novelist Jodi Picoult makes her home in Hanover, New Hampshire. Picoult, who was awarded the New England Bookseller Award for fiction in 2003, has written over a dozen novels since 1992. She was...

John Irving

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John Winslow Irving is the best-selling author of "The World According to Garp," "The Hotel New Hampshire," the "Cider House Rules," and "A Prayer for Owen Meany." Irving was born in Exeter, NH, on...

Ken Burns

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Ken Burns is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who resides in Walpole, New Hampshire with his wife. He has three children. Burns is best known for his 11-hour film series "The Civil War," a...

Kris Freeman

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He's young, good looking and cocksure. The All-American boy, raised in the north country of New Hampshire, in a rural house his father built off a dirt road lost among the hills.

Kristen Vermilyea

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The New Hampshire Film Industry is abuzz with the likes of Kristen Vermilyea on the scene. The former actress previously appeared in a few television commercials and on television shows such as "Law...

Mandy Moore

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Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore was born in Nashua on April 10, 1984. She moved to Orlando, Florida at the age of two months and she continues to reside there with her family. Moore is best known as one...

Mary Baker Eddy

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Mary Baker Eddy is the founder of the Christian Science movement, a religious movement that believes in Bible-based healing. She founded the "Church of Christ, Scientist" in Boston, Massachusetts in...

Matt Bonner

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Matt Bonner is known for his strong work ethic. Some would call him a workaholic. Bonner's dedication to his education (he earned straight A's from pre-school all the way through to high school)...

New Hampshire Olympians in 2008

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New Hampshire has a history of producing amazing Olympians. This summer, there is only one woman on the U.S. Team from the Granite State. She goes to Beijing, China with aspirations of winning a...

New Hampshire Olympians in 2004

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The men and women on this page are headed to Greece with aspirations of winning a gold medal for their country and bragging rights to the title "Best in the World". These athletes with ties to New...

New Hampshire Olympians in 2006

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The men and women on this page went to Torino, Italy with aspirations of winning a gold medal for their country and bragging rights to the title "Best in the World." These athletes with ties to New...

New Hampshire Olympians in 2002

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Just like the Olympic torch that circled the country before landing in Utah on February 4, 21 athletes with New Hampshire ties hope to shine brightly at the winter games in Salt Lake City.

Matt Savage

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Matt Savage grew up on a 165-acre farm in Francestown with his parents. So, what's so special about him? Matt is an autistic savant. Diagnosed with autism at the age of three, Savage couldn't...

Mia Tyler

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She was born to rock star Steven Tyler and Andy Warhol muse Cyrinda Foxe at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon on December 22, 1978. But Mia Tyler, who was born Mia Abagale Tallarico, is...

New Hampshire Olympians in 2010

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Biographies about the Olympians from New Hampshire who were a part of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Wolf Moser

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Wolf Moser was born on December 3, 1974 in Moultonboro, New Hampshire. He graduated from St. Paul's High School, where he began rowing in 1991. Wolf currently resides in Princeton, New Jersey.

Mike O'Malley

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Mike O'Malley, who played the part of Jimmy Hughes on the popular CBS television comedy series "Yes, Dear," was raised in Nashua, NH. He was born on October 31, 1966. O'Malley has three other...

Penny Pitou

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Skier Pitou inducted into New England sports hall of fame

Ralph Baer

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Seven years before Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs invented the personal computer and decades before we were interacting with Playstation, Wii and Xbox 360, Ralph Baer was playing ping-pong on...

Recycled Percussion

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Recycled Percussion was formed in 1995 by Justin Spencer for a Goffstown High School talent show. Did they win? Actually, no. A juggling act took first place.

Rico Petrocelli

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Rico Petrocelli was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997. He started in the 1967 and '69 All-Star Games, and was known as one of the league's best fielders for over a decade.

Robert Frost

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Robert Frost is New Hampshire's most well-known and most beloved poets. But he was born in San Francisco, California in 1874 to William Frost, a journalist, and Isabelle Moody, a school teacher.

Ronnie James Dio

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Ronnie James Dio was born Ronald James Padavona on July 10, 1942 in Portsmouth. His parents moved to Cortland, New York when Ronnie was very young. He started playing the trumpet at the age of five...

Salmon P. Chase

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Salmon P. Chase, the 6th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, was born in Cornish on January 13, 1808. He was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln on December 6, 1864. He...

Samantha Brown

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Samantha Brown is the host of the Travel Channel's "Great Hotels, Great Vacation Homes" and "Girl Meets Hawaii." You might be surprised to learn that Samantha grew up here in New Hampshire both in...

Sarah Silverman

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Stand-up comedienne and actress Sarah Silverman was born in Bedford on December 1, 1970. She was a student of the Derryfield School in Manchester. Silverman got her start on "Saturday Night Live"...

Scotty Lago

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Professional snowboarder and Olympic Medalist Scotty Lago is a Seabrook native, born on November 12, 1987. He currently owns two homes in Hampton Falls. Lago is best known for his outstanding...

Seth Meyers

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Seth Meyers is a comedian. He was born in Bedford, New Hampshire on December 28, 1973 and he graduated from West High School before attending Northwestern University in Chicago. His parents still...

Sully Erna / Godsmack

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Sully Erna, lead singer for the band Godsmack, hangs his hat in southern New Hampshire. The multi-talented musician can also play guitar and drums. The drums lured him into music in the first...

Tom Bergeron

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Emmy-Award winner Tom Bergeron, the host of ABC's America's Funniest Home Videos, and Dancing With the Stars, divides his time between Hollywood and his home in Greenwich, CT. Yet he...

Topher Grace

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Topher Grace's connection to the Granite State is the acclaimed Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, where the young actor was discovered by the producers of "That 70's Show." The producers, Bonnie and...

Triple H

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Paul Michael Levesque, better known as the wrestler Triple H, was born on July 27, 1969 in Nashua. He is currently still wrestling under World Wrestling Entertainment's "RAW" brand, works as a...

Only in Print: 'Normal but different' -- Living with a feeding tube requires adaptability

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Carol Pelissier has been on an unexpected journey for the past 17 years, and the contents of her fanny pack are what keep her going.

Only in Print: Queen City pediatrician was ahead of his time

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Longtime Manchester pediatrician Dr. Eugene Jalbert, 88, who retired in 1987 after 34 years of taking care of children in the Queen City, died Wednesday morning.

Cindee Tanuma knows how to keep her volunteers happy

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MANCHESTER - If you run an agency that's dependent on volunteers, as does Cindee Tanuma, you have to know how to keep them happy.

David Schleyer is amassing a real estate empire with Elm Grove Properties

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MANCHESTER - In the mid-1990s, a 22-year-old David Schleyer stood outside the Uptown Tavern, where he was working as manager. Alongside him was the landlord of the Elm Street building, and Schleyer...

For Andrea Walsh Powers, volunteerism is what she does at work and on her own

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CONCORD - It may sound contradictory, but to be effective, major volunteer efforts need professional help. Or at the very least, coordination.

Ari Pollack has worked on projects that are adding jobs to the economy

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CONCORD - Winning passage of construction projects that brought thousands of jobs to the state, fending off costly regulations and helping oversee an agency that provides affordable housing to...

Ronald Yap designs an app to track prostate health

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CONCORD - Ron Yap jokingly says he was not looking to come up with the next Angry Birds app when he designed Prostate Pal.

Kristie Palestino makes sure children have a voice when it matters most

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GOFFSTOWN - Kristie Palestino has a passion for the rights of some of New Hampshire's most vulnerable citizens — children who have been the victims of abuse.

Joe Waldvogel works to keep NH safe; sometimes he likes to blow things up

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HILL - As a state trooper, Joe Waldvogel Jr., 35, works each day to keep New Hampshire citizens safe. Though he does enjoy long-distance running to work off the stresses of the job, his other hobby...

Jeremy Woodward proves you can have a positive impact

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CONCORD - In 2007, Jeremy Woodward was in a Boston hospital awaiting heart valve replacement surgery when he made a bet with a friend who does triathlons, including Ironman races, known as the...

Banker Amy Wheeler Teas finds time to give back through Rotary, chamber

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AMHERST - Though not in the traditional sense, New Hampshire native Amy Wheeler Teas is a jack of all trades. A banker who's spent most of her career in community lending, she also founded a chapter...

Rachel Hampe proudest when she has an impact on someone's life

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CONCORD - Rachel Hampe has garnered an impressive list of accomplishments, from her professional work as an attorney to her volunteer efforts for nonprofit organizations in the capital area.

Elliot Hospital long been Anne-Marie Hafeman's home away from home

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MANCHESTER - Anne-Marie Hafeman, public affairs and marketing specialist for the Elliot Hospital, is in her 19th year as a paid employee of the Elliot Hospital. But since she previously put in time...

Financial adviser Colleen Farley is making investments in her community

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MANCHESTER - As a financial adviser, Colleen Farley knows the importance of making sound investments — and investing in your community is advice she would offer anyone.

Dan Hannon is making a name for himself in the film business

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MANCHESTER - Dan Hannon co-wrote the independent feature film “The Shortcut” and saw his script “get rewritten 50 million times” by others.

Kaleena Guzman is working her ‘dream job'

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CONCORD - The youngest member of this year's class of 40 Under Forty is Kaleena Guzman of Concord.

On the cutting edge, where Ian Muir prefers to be

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MANCHESTER - If you're looking for people on the cutting edge of technology and Web design, you don't have to go to California. Ian Muir is doing it right here in New Hampshire.

Banker Brian Lavoie enjoys seeing how NH business works

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HOPKINTON - The world of banking is fascinating for Brian Lavoie, and having an opportunity to see New Hampshire from behind his desk at Centrix Bank has given him a perspective on where his help is...

John Mortimer helps others to get healthy

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MANCHESTER - When John Mortimer was a professional athlete, he was there to win a race and to get a paycheck, he said. But with some years behind him and a family to look after, he cares not only...

Always a saver, Bridget Freudenberger is helping others learn value of a dollar

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COLEBROOK - As is the case with many young people who grew up in far-flung sections of New Hampshire's North Country, Bridget (Grandmaison) Freudenberger considered moving away and setting up a life...