Editing Hanover, Massachusetts (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Lebbeus Bailey]], eighteenth century clockmaker 
* [[Amanda Barker]], comedian and actress
* [[J. Williams Beal]], successful architect and was the father of John W. Beal
* [[John W. Beal]], successful architect who founded [[J. Williams Beal, Sons]]
* [[Chris Burke (actor)|Chris Burke]], actor and Down Syndrome advocate. As a child, Burke moved to Hanover to go to the Cardinal Cushing School, and while attending, Burke took up an interest in acting where he was then noticed by Hollywood producer [[Robert Evans]], thus starting Burke's career as an actor. 
* [[George Washington Carver]] lived in a small cabin on the North River in Hanover for several months while he worked on his autobiography
* [[Richard Cushing]], Archbishop of Boston for the Catholic Church from 1944-1970. He is buried in the Portiuncula Chapel at the [[Cardinal Cushing Centers]]
* [[Dennis di Cicco]], amateur astronomer who discovered up to 60 minor planets and was the first person to photograph the analemma. He grew up In Hanover. 
* [[R. C. Gamble]], played running back for the [[Boston Patriots]] from 1968 to 1969. Resided in Hanover on Dillingham Way during the time
* [[Marvelous Marvin Hagler]], former world middleweight boxing champion, resided in Hanover for several years at the peak of his career
* [[Mike Hardman]], professional ice hockey player
* [[Elijah Hayward]], politician from [[Bridgewater, Massachusetts|Bridgewater]] who learned shipbuilding in Hanover
* [[Nichole Hiltz]], actress and was engaged to Canadian actor Mike Smith of "[[Trailer Park Boys]]" fame
* [[Jim Lonborg]], Red Sox pitcher who worked as a dentist in Hanover
* [[Robert Nyman]], politician who represented the Fifth Plymouth District
* [[Janet W. O'Brien]], politician who represented the Fifth Plymouth District from 1991-1999
* [[Faith Salie]], the actress lived in town for a few years after her birth. She is also a presenter on [[CBS]]
* [[Albert Smith (Maine politician)|Albert Smith]], politician, was born in Hanover in 1793
* [[Doug Smith (author)|Doug Smith]], author and minor-league hockey player. Wrote a biography that was later adapted into the 2011 film [[Goon (film)|Goon]]
* [[Joseph Smith (admiral)|Joseph Smith]], son of sea captain and shipbuilder Albert Smith. The Smith family resided Washington Street in Four Corners, and operated a shipyard that was in Hanover. Smith was a rear admiral for the United States Navy during the Civil War. Smith's son, [[Joseph B. Smith]], was killed in action during the [[Battle of Hampton Roads]]. The ships [[USS Smith (DD-17)]] and [[USS Smith (DD-378)]], were both named in honor of Joseph the younger. 
* [[William Stockbridge]], ship owner and merchant that was active in [[Yarmouth, Maine]]
* [[Samuel Whitcomb Jr.]], politician
* [[Colin White (ice hockey, born 1997)|Colin White]], Forward for the NHL's Florida Panthers 
* [[Donnell Young]], was a sprinter in the men's 200 meters at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]]