The following are people who were born, raised, or who gained significant prominence for living in U.S. state of New Hampshire:

Aeronautics and aviation

Jay C. Buckey (born 1956), astronaut

Michael Durant (born 1961), pilot – native

Thaddeus Lowe (1832–1913), 19th-century balloonist – native

Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986), astronaut

Lee Morin (born 1952), astronaut – native

Richard A. Searfoss (1956–2018), astronaut

Alan Shepard (1923–1998), astronaut; first American in space – native

Arts and literature

Eric Aho (born 1966), painter

Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836–1907), poet, novelist, travel writer

Minnie Willis Baines (1845-unknown), author - native

Russell Banks (born 1940), novelist

Lucy Barnes (1780-1809), writer- native

Amy Beach (1867–1944), composer – native

Brian Sidney Bembridge (born 1973), artist, designer – native

Adelaide George Bennett (1848-1911), teacher, poet - native

Henry Ames Blood (1836–1900), poet, playwright – native

Philip Booth (1925–2007), poet

Helen L. Bostwick (1826-1907), author, poet - native

Ben Bradlee Jr. (born 1948), journalist, author – native

Dan Brown (born 1964), novelist – native

Emma Elizabeth Brown (1847-unknown), writer, artist - native

Cathy Burnham Martin (born 1954), author, actress - native

Bill Bryson (born 1951), author – resident, 1995–2003

Lisa Carver (born 1968), writer

Luella J. B. Case (1807-1858), author, hymnist - native

Willa Cather (1873–1947), novelist

Charles Carleton Coffin (1823–1896), American Civil War correspondent

Matt Chandler (writer) (born 1972), children's book author

David Cote (born 1969), playwright, opera librettist, theater critic – native

E. E. Cummings (1894–1962), poet

Decap (born 1984), artist and record producer

Joseph Dennie (1768–1812), 18th-century writer

Tomie dePaola (1934–2020), children's book author

List of people from New Hampshire