Editing Bedford, New Hampshire (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Silas Aiken]] (1799–1869), minister, author<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kingsbury |first=John Dennison |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-LHRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3 |title=Sketch of Rev. Silas Aiken |publisher=Welch, Bigelow and Company |year=1870 |page=3}}</ref> 
* [[David Atwood]] (1815–1889), newspaperman, U.S. congressman from [[Wisconsin]]; born in Bedford<ref>{{Cite web |title=ATWOOD, David (1815 - 1889) |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000335 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |publisher=United States Congress}}</ref>
* [[Josh Bauer (soccer)|Josh Bauer]] (born 1998), soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Joshua Bauer |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/josh-bauer/ |access-date=January 10, 2025 |website=[[Major League Soccer]]}}</ref>
* [[Chris Carpenter]] (born 1975), pitcher with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chris Carpenter |url=http://www.newhampshire.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/NEWHAMPSHIRE09/110429386 |access-date=December 19, 2013 |publisher=New Hampshire.com}}</ref>
* [[Zachariah Chandler]] (1813–1879), U.S. Secretary of the Interior 1875–1877, U.S. senator from [[Michigan]]; born in Bedford<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zachariah Chandler - American politician |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zachariah-Chandler |access-date=March 26, 2018 |website=britannica.com}}</ref>
* [[John Goffe]] (1701–1786), colonial soldier, other names, "Hunter John"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Daughters of the American Revolution |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JWwZAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA225 |title=Lineage Book – National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 19 |publisher=Daughters of the American Revolution |year=1905 |page=225}}</ref> 
* [[Carrie Jones (author)|Carrie Jones]] (born 1982), bestselling author of young adult novels; born in Bedford<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 25, 2008 |title=An Interview with Carrie Jones |url=http://fictionistas.blogspot.com/2008/09/interview-with-carrie-jones.html |access-date=February 21, 2018 |publisher=The Fictionistas}}</ref>
* [[Dean Kamen]] (born 1951), inventor of the [[Segway HT]] and the [[iBOT]]; owner of [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]]-based [[DEKA (company)|DEKA]] Corporation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dean Kamen's House Rivals Best Industrial Museums |url=http://www.designnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=228117&dfpPParams=ind_182,aid_228117&dfpLayout=article |access-date=December 19, 2013 |publisher=Design News}}</ref>
* [[Grant Lavigne]] (born 1999), minor-league baseball player in the [[Colorado Rockies]] system{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}
* [[Josh Meyers (actor)|Josh Meyers]] (born 1976), actor, comedian<ref>{{Cite web |title=For Seth Meyers, you can go home again |url=http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournalbedfordnews/961261-308/for-seth-meyers-you-can-go-home.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523195454/http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournalbedfordnews/961261-308/for-seth-meyers-you-can-go-home.html |archive-date=May 23, 2012 |access-date=December 19, 2013 |publisher=Bedford Journal}}</ref>
* [[Seth Meyers]] (born 1973), comedian, talk-show host (''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dobbs |first=Katelyn |title=For Seth Meyers, you can go home again |url=http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournalbedfordnews/961261-308/for-seth-meyers-you-can-go-home.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523195454/http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournalbedfordnews/961261-308/for-seth-meyers-you-can-go-home.html |archive-date=May 23, 2012 |access-date=July 14, 2012 |publisher=Bedford Journal}}</ref>
* [[Mace Moulton]] (1796–1867), U.S. congressman 1845–1847 (D, NH-AL)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography of HON. MACE MOULTON of Manchester NH |url=http://www.nh.searchroots.com/HillsboroughCo/Manchester/bios/Moulton_Mace.txt |access-date=December 19, 2013 |publisher=GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF MANCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE TRANSCRIBED BY JANICE BROWN}}</ref>
* [[Rand Pecknold]] (born 1967), Quinnipiac men's ice hockey coach, 500-game winner in [[NCAA ice hockey]]{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
* [[Patricia Racette]] (born 1965), opera singer<ref>{{Cite news |title=A Soprano's Hat Trick: Puccini Triple Bill |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/arts/music/15gure.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |access-date=December 19, 2013 |website=The New York Times| date=November 11, 2009 | last1=Gurewitsch | first1=Matthew }}</ref>
* [[Laura Silverman]] (born 1966), actress, older sister of actress and comedian [[Sarah Silverman]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hollywood sisters say farewell to Granite State roots - New Hampshire |url=http://www.newhampshire.com/ae/hollywood-sisters-say-farewell-to-granite-state-roots--20161002 |access-date=March 26, 2018 |website=newhampshire.com}}</ref>
* [[Sarah Silverman]] (born 1970), comedian, voice actress, writer<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Willis |first1=John |last2=Monush |first2=Barry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uxunSeshPngC&pg=PA404 |title=Screen World 2006 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |year=2010 |isbn=9781557837295 |page=404}}</ref>
* [[Alex Steeves]] (born 1999), hockey player for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
* [[John E. Sununu]] (born 1964), [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] U.S. senator (2003–2009); older brother of current New Hampshire governor [[Chris Sununu]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Candidate Profile from Congressional Quarterly: John E. Sununu (R) of Bedford |url=http://us.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/NH/H/01/john.sununu.html |access-date=February 21, 2018 |publisher=CNN.com}}</ref>
* [[Peter Woodbury]] (1899–1970), judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Woodbury, Peter |url=https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390066 |access-date=February 21, 2018 |website=Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present |publisher=Federal Judicial Center}}</ref>
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