Here are 5 famous people from New Hampshire

Adam Sandler - When Saturday Night Live comes to mind, many names may go through the average person’s head, but one of them is most certainly Adam Sandler. Adam Richard Sandler was born September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, NY to a middle-class Jewish family headed by Stan and Judy Sandler. His family moved to Manchester, NH when he was five years old. The New Hampshire way of life, along with his family’s Jewish traditions, would be paramount to helping him form his signature act.

Alan Shepard – Widely known as the first American in space, Alan B. Shepard was born November 18, 1923 in East Derry, New Hampshire. His beginnings were humble and focused: his family owned a farm, and a young Shepard did chores in trade for lessons about planes. His father, a retired Army officer, was a very large influence on him, and helped him obtain the skills necessary to receive an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

Bode Miller – Bode Miller (born October 12, 1977), is an award-winning skier from Easton, New Hampshire. He has won two Olympic silver medals and multiple world championship gold medals.

Franklin Pierce - Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), politician and fourteenth president of the United States, may be New Hampshire’s most famous resident. Pierce held the country’s most powerful position during a time of social volatility and territory expansion.

Robert Frost – Robert Frost (1874-1963) was a poet famous for his ability to celebrate the outdoors with colorful prose. He is one of the most widely known poets in the world and earned a Pulitzer Prize for his work.