Fourth Grade Research Assignment on Famous New Hampshirites

Many famous American shave lived some part of their life in New Hampshire. Their lives tell exciting stories of bravery, courage, creativity, and patience. Each link below will take you to pages where you can find information about these people.

Alan Shephard, Jr.- the first American in space and the only American to hit a golf ball on the moon. Here’s the NASA official site for him.

Hannah Dustin – find out about this courageous woman (there is more at the bottom of the page where you can read about her ordeal)

Mary Baker Eddy – the founder of Christian Science

Daniel Webster – Defender of the Constitution

S. Christa McAuliffe – Teacher, Astronaut, Hero. Here the NASA official site for her.

Benning Wentworth – first royal governor of NH and one of the founders of Vermont

Daniel Chester French – sculptor, born in Exeter.

Nathaniel Hawthorne – famous author

John Langdon – Revolutionary War Hero

Carlton Fisk  Baseball Hall of Famer

John Stark – hero of Bunker Hill

Celia Thaxter – poet and naturalist

William Loeb – publisher of the Manchester Union Leader

Sarah Ellen Palmer – born in Exeter, NH

Franklin Pierce 14^th president of the United States

Robert Frost poet laureate

John Paul Jones – Naval hero

Elizabeth Gardener Bougereau

John Sullivan – Revolutionary War Hero

Tara Mounsey  women’s Olympic Hockey Player

Tomie dePaola – author of children’s books

Amy Beach – composer and first American woman to compose a symphony

Dan Brown  author and Exeter, NH

Dorothy Vaughan  librarian, saviour of buildings in Portsmouth, NH

Betty Hill  UFO grandmother

Dean Kamen  inventor

Elizabeth Yates  writer, historian, and environmentalist

David Souter  US Supreme Court Judge
Jenny Thompson  Olympic Swimmer