The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Nashua, New Hampshire.

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

Business

Stanley E. Bogdan (1918-2011), founder of S.E. Custom Built, which produced fly reels.
Samuel A. Tamposi (1924–1995), real estate developer

Ralph H. Baer (1922–2014), inventor of the home video game console, credited with contributing to design of the Simon electronic game
Deepika Kurup (born 1998), inventor of "A Novel Photocatalytic Pervious Composite for Degrading Bacteria in Wastewater", currently a student at Stanford University
Thomas Reardon (born 1969), neuroscientist, creator of Microsoft Internet Explorer, co-founder of CTRL-labs

Ernie Anastos (born 1943), news anchorman
Aurore Chabot (born 1949), ceramic artist
Decap (born 1984), record producer
Pamela Gidley (1965–2018), actress, model
Adam Grandmaison (born 1983), more commonly known as Adam22, podcast host
Michael Graziadei (born 1979), film and television actor (Daniel Romalotti on The Young and the Restless)
Randy Harrison (born 1977), actor
Ray LaMontagne (born 1973), Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter
Walter Long (1879–1952), actor in films from the 1910s
Alvin Lucier (born 1931), composer of experimental music and sound installations that explore acoustic phenomena and auditory perception
Mike Lupica (born 1952), author and former American newspaper columnist, best known for his provocative commentary on sports in the New York Daily News and his appearances on ESPN
Mandy Moore (born 1984), singer, actress; on March 25, 2019, Moore was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Kyle Mosher (born 1985), artist, designer known for his collage and cut-paper style
Sean Murphy (born 1980), comics artist
Jared Nathan (1985–2006), actor
Tim Neverett (born 1966), sportscaster
Mike O'Malley (born 1966), actor (Yes, Dear and Glee)
Chris Romano (born 1978), actor Blue Mountain State
Alexandra Socha (born 1990), Broadway actress
Brady Watt, producer, bass player, bandleader

George P. Estey (1829–1881), Union Army general during the American Civil War
John G. Foster (1823–1874), Union Army general during the American Civil War
John Lovewell (1691–1725), colonial militia captain during Dummer's War
Harry E. Miller Jr. (born c. 1958), major general who commanded the 42nd Infantry Division^[1]
Ryan Pitts (born 1985), U.S. Army sergeant who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism during the War in Afghanistan^[2]

Charles G. Atherton (1804–1853), former U.S. senator^[3]
Kelly Ayotte (born 1968), former U.S. senator and New Hampshire Attorney General^[4]
William A. Crombie (1844–1914), mayor of Burlington, Vermont^[5]
Stephen S. Cushing (1884–1957), Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court^[6]
Jim Donchess, mayor, registered Democrat^[7]
Hugh Gregg (1917–2003), former New Hampshire governor and mayor of Nashua^[8]
Judd Gregg (born 1947), former U.S. senator, member of the Republican Party^[9]
Tony Labranche (born 2001), youngest member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives as of 2021^[10]^[11]
Roujet D. Marshall (1847–1922), judge on the Wisconsin Supreme Court^[12]
Joshua C. Pierce (1830-1904), Minnesota state legislator and businessman^[13]

Ray Dobens (1906–1980), Major League Baseball pitcher who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1929 season
Mark Fayne (born 1987), National Hockey League defenseman
Jeff Giuliano (born 1979), ice hockey left winger for the Los Angeles Kings
Jay Heaps (born 1976), soccer defender and former head coach for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer
Greg Landry (born 1946), football quarterback; played for the Detroit Lions, Baltimore Colts and Chicago Bears
Paul LaPolice (born 1970), American and Canadian football player and coach
Paul Levesque (born 1969), professional wrestler, actor and business executive for the WWE, known by his ring name Triple H
Kevin McGowan (born 1991), baseball pitcher; has played for the New York Mets
Jim McNamara (born 1965), baseball catcher; played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the San Francisco Giants in 1992–1993
Ted Phillips, CEO of the National Football League's Chicago Bears
Kendall Reyes (born 1989), football player
John Roper (born 1971), baseball pitcher
Birdie Tebbetts (1912–1999), baseball player, coach, manager of three MLB teams
Mike Welch (born 1972), baseball pitcher

Brian Dugan (born 1956), rapist and serial killer active between 1983 and 1985 in Chicago's western suburbs
Greggory Smart (?–1990), murder victim of Pamela Smart, an American woman who was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, witness tampering and accomplice to first degree murder; in 1990, at age 22, Smart was accused of conspiring with her underaged sex partner, then 15-year-old William "Billy" Flynn, and three of his friends to have her 24-year-old husband Greggory Smart killed in Derry, New Hampshire