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== Notable people == <!-- Note: · Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here. This establishes notability. · The article must mention how they are associated with Amherst, whether born, raised, or residing. · The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited. · Alphabetical by last name please. · All others will be deleted. --> {{div col}} * [[Charles G. Atherton]] (1804–1853), U.S. congressman and senator<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000323|title= ATHERTON, Charles Gordon, (1804 - 1853)|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date= January 19, 2014}}</ref> * [[Charles Humphrey Atherton]] (1773–1853), U.S. congressman<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000324|title=ATHERTON, Charles Humphrey, (1773–1853)|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= January 19, 2014}}</ref> * [[Courtney Banghart]] (born 1978), head women's basketball coach at [[North Carolina]]. ([[Souhegan High School]], 1996)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usab.com/basketball/staff/b/banghart-courtney.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003025718/https://www.usab.com/basketball/staff/b/banghart-courtney.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2017|title=U.S.A. Basketball|date=May 1, 2017}}</ref> * [[John S. Barry]] (1802–1870), fourth and eighth [[List of Governors of Michigan|Governor of Michigan]]<ref>{{cite book|title=PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF Barry and Eaton Counties, Mich.|year=1891|page=113|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HXz8jK9zcdAC&pg=PA113 }}</ref> * [[Samuel Bell (New Hampshire politician)|Samuel Bell]] (1770–1850), 14th [[List of Governors of New Hampshire|Governor of New Hampshire]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000345|title=BELL, Samuel, (1770 - 1850)|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= January 14, 2014}}</ref> * [[Moses Billings]] (1809–1884), portrait artist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stamfordhistory.org/bff-william-jacob-blickensderfer.htm|title= Best Face Forward Portraits from the Society's Collection April through September 2009|publisher= The Stamford Historical Society|access-date= January 19, 2014}}</ref> * [[Ainsworth Blunt]] (1800–1865), missionary to the [[Cherokee]] in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]{{Cite needed|date=January 2024}} * [[Hubert Buchanan]] (born 1941), prisoner of war in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/b/b104.htm|title=Buchanan, Hubert Elliot|publisher=POW Network|access-date= November 13, 2015}}</ref> * [[Clifton Clagett]] (1762–1829), U.S. congressman<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000399|title= CLAGETT, Clifton, (1762 - 1829)|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date= January 19, 2014}}</ref> * [[Jonathan Fisk]] (1778–1832), U.S. congressman from New York<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000155|title= FISK, Jonathan, (1778 - 1832)|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date= January 19, 2014}}</ref> * [[Horace Greeley]] (1811–1872), editor, founder of the [[Liberal Republican Party (United States)|Liberal Republican Party]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/244839/Horace-Greeley|title= Horace Greeley|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date= January 19, 2014}}</ref> * [[Jon Hall (programmer)|Jon "maddog" Hall]] (born 1950), programmer, computer scientist, free software advocate<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/1022276-469/story.html|url-access=subscription|last=Brooks|first=David|title= Amherst's Jon 'Maddog' Hall is still leading the Linux legions, from do-it-yourselfers to supercomputers|newspaper= [[Nashua Telegraph]]|date=November 25, 2013|access-date= January 19, 2014}}</ref> * [[Joanne Head]] (1930–2021), member of the [[New Hampshire House of Representatives]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Joanne C. Head 1930-2021 |url=https://hollisbrooklinenewsonline.com/joanne-c-head-p1376-221.htm |access-date=September 1, 2022 |website=Hollis Brookline News Online |language=en}}</ref> * [[Neal Huntington]] (born 1969), General Manager of the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] (2007–present)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amherst.edu/aboutamherst/magazine/issues/2010fall/overhaul|title=Major League Overhaul|publisher= Amherst College |access-date= January 19, 2014}}</ref> *[[Tony Labranche]] (born 2001), [[List of the youngest state legislators in the United States|youngest member]] of the [[New Hampshire House of Representatives]] as of 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mackin |first=Jean |date=November 5, 2020 |title=18-year-old from Amherst elected to New Hampshire state house |url=https://www.wmur.com/article/18-year-old-from-amherst-elected-to-new-hampshire-state-house/34580050 |access-date=February 2, 2021 |website=WMUR |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020 |title=Representative Tony Labranche |url=http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017061800/http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx?member=409004 |archive-date=October 17, 2021 |access-date=February 2, 2021 |website=}}</ref> * [[Michael Martina]] (born 1979), journalist, [[Pulitzer Prize]] winner<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/reuters-wins-pulitzer-investigation-fentanyl-trade-2025-05-05/ |title=Reuters wins Pulitzer for fentanyl investigation; New York Times takes four prizes |access-date=May 16, 2025 }}</ref> * [[Moses Nichols]] (1740–1790), physician, [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War era]] soldier and statesman<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gedcomindex.com/Reference/Haywards/frame028.html |title= Amherst N.H.|publisher=Hayward's New England Gazetteer (1839) page 28 |access-date= January 19, 2014}}</ref> * [[Jane Pierce|Jane Means (Appleton) Pierce]] (1806–1863), first lady, wife of [[Franklin Pierce]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhhistory.org/publications/Revealing_Relationships_Presidents_wife.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201175518/http://www.nhhistory.org/publications/Revealing_Relationships_Presidents_wife.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2014 |title=The President's Wife, Jane Means Appleton Pierce: A Woman of Her Time |publisher=NH History.org |access-date=January 19, 2014 }}</ref> * [[Frank Selee]] (1859–1909), manager for the [[Boston Beaneaters]] and [[Chicago Orphans]], member of [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baseballhall.org/hof/selee-frank|title=Selee, Frank|publisher=National Baseball Hal of Fame Museum |access-date= January 19, 2014}}</ref> * [[Jason Sorens]] (born 1976), founder of the [[Free State Project]]{{Cite needed|date=January 2024}} * [[Rick Wills]], bassist of rock band [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]]{{Cite needed|date=January 2024}} {{div col end}}
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