List of people from Vermont
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The following is a list of notable people who were born in the U.S. state of Vermont, live or lived in Vermont, or for whom Vermont is a significant part of their identity and who have entries in Wikipedia:
A
[edit]- Bert Abbey (1869–1962), Major League baseball pitcher; born in Essex[1]
- Charles Francis Adams (1876–1947), first owner of the Boston Bruins (1924–1925), born in Newport
- Charles Kendall Adams (1835–1902), educator and historian; born in Derby
- Frederick W. Adams (1786–1858), physician, author, violin maker; born in Pawlet
- Sherman Adams (1899–1986), politician, Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower; born in East Dover
- Eric Aho, painter[2]
- Charles Augustus Aiken (1827–1892), clergyman and academic; born in Manchester
- George Aiken (1892–1984), Governor and U.S. Senator; from Putney
- Ivan Albright (1897–1983), painter and artist; lived in Woodstock
- Henry Mills Alden, editor of Harper's Weekly; born in Mount Tabor
- Ebenezer Allen, 18th-century soldier
- Ethan Allen, commander of the Green Mountain Boys
- Tom Atwood, Award-winning photographer
- Fanny Allen, nun, daughter of Ethan Allen; namesake of the Fanny Allen Hospital in Colchester
- Ira Allen, one of Vermont's founders; brother of Ethan Allen
- Jerome Allen, author; born in Westminster
- Julia Alvarez, author; writer-in-residence at Middlebury College
- Trey Anastasio, vocalist and guitarist for Phish; attended University of Vermont
- Piers Anthony (pseudonym), science-fiction author
- Harriett Ellen Grannis Arey, author, editor, and publisher; born in Cavendish, Vermont
- Lemuel H. Arnold, Governor of Rhode Island (1831–1833); born in St. Johnsbury
- Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States; born in Fairfield
- Warren Austin, early U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; born in Highgate
- Charlotte Ayanna, actress, 1993 Miss Teen USA
- Mary Azarian, woodcut artist, children's book illustrator; resides in Plainfield
B
[edit]- Orville E. Babcock, American Civil War general[citation needed]
- Edwin Eugene Bagley, composer of "National Emblem" and other marches
- Maxine Bahns, actress, born in Stowe
- Arthur Scott Bailey, author of children's books, born in St. Albans
- Emma Bailey, first American woman auctioneer, lived in Brattleboro
- Brad Baker, baseball pitcher, born in Brattleboro
- David Ball, NFL football player
- Ella Maria Ballou (1852–1937), writer; born in Wallingford, Vermont
- Hosea Ballou, a father of American Universalism
- Bradley Barlow, politician; born in Fairfield
- John Barrett, diplomat; born in Grafton
- John S. Barry, 5th and 8th governor of Michigan
- John L. Barstow, 39th Governor of Vermont
- Daric Barton, baseball player; born in Springfield
- Evalyn Bates, educator; born in Williamstown
- Lindon Wallace Bates, civil engineer; born in Marshfield
- Stephen Bates, long-time sheriff of Vergennes
- Portus Baxter, politician
- Fernando C. Beaman, politician
- Orson Bean, actor, born in Burlington
- Alison Bechdel, cartoonist
- Johnny Behan, 19th-century sheriff of Tombstone, Arizona
- Hiram Bell, politician, born in Salem
- H. H. Bennett, photographer; raised in Brattleboro
- Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley, scientist and photographer
- Bill W., founder of Alcoholics Anonymous; born in East Dorset
- Charles E. Billings, inventor; born in Weathersfield
- Franklin S. Billings, 60th Governor of Vermont
- Frederick H. Billings, lawyer, financier and President of the Northern Pacific Railway
- Henrietta A. Bingham 19th-century writer, editor, and preceptress; born in Burke
- Stephen Bissette, comic book artist
- Pamela Blair, actress; born in Bennington
- George Bliss, politician; born in Jericho
- Lou Blonger, saloon owner, con man
- Aretas Blood, locomotive manufacturer; born in Weathersfield
- Asa P. Blunt, American Civil War general
- Tom Bodett, spokesman for Motel 6
- Chris Bohjalian, author
- Andrew Bowen, actor[citation needed]
- Charles Bowles, minister
- Elmer Bowman, baseball player; born in Proctor
- Keegan Bradley, golfer, 2011 PGA Champion; grew up in Woodstock
- Ezra Brainerd, college president; born in St. Albans
- L. Paul Bremer, with Coalition Provisional Authority, Iraq (2003–2004)
- Richard M. Brewer (1852–1878), cowboy; born in St. Albans
- Francis Fisher Browne, editor, poet
- Orestes Brownson, activist
- Pearl S. Buck, author, died in Danby
- T. Garry Buckley, former lieutenant governor
- Ted Bundy (1946–1989), serial killer; born in Burlington
- James E. Burke, former chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson
- Alex Burnham, of The Burnham Brothers Band
- Andre Burnham, of The Burnham Brothers Band
- Forrest Burnham, of The Burnham Brothers Band
- Steven T. Byington, anarchist
C
[edit]- John C. Caldwell, American Civil War general[citation needed]
- John H. Caldwell, cross-country ski coach and author[3]
- Thomas Cale, teacher and politician[citation needed]
- Delino Dexter Calvin, Canadian politician[citation needed]
- Jim Cantore, Weather Channel meteorologist[citation needed]
- Jake Burton Carpenter, owner of Burton Snowboards; from Londonderry[4]
- Matthew H. Carpenter, Wisconsin politician[citation needed]
- Albert Carrington, clergyman[citation needed]
- Hayden Carruth, poet and critic[citation needed]
- Neko Case, singer[5]
- William B. Castle, former mayor of Cleveland
- Lucien B. Caswell, politician
- Suzy Chaffee, skier, "Suzy Chapstick"[citation needed]
- Beth Chamberlin, fitness coach[citation needed]
- John Putnam Chapin, 19th-century mayor of Chicago[citation needed]
- Welcome Chapman, Mormon leader[citation needed]
- Harrie B. Chase, judge[citation needed]
- Horace Chase, former mayor of Milwaukee[6]
- Dan Chiasson, writer
- Daniel Chipman, politician[citation needed]
- Nathaniel Chipman, U.S. senator from Vermont, federal judge for the district of Vermont, chief justice of the supreme court of Vermont, satirical poet
- Lucius E. Chittenden, politician in Abraham Lincoln administration[citation needed]
- Thomas Chittenden, first Governor of Vermont[citation needed]
- Bonnie Christensen, artist, author, and illustrator[citation needed]
- Stoyan Christowe, writer, publicist and journalist[citation needed]
- Sylvester Churchill, soldier and journalist[citation needed]
- Joseph A. Citro, author[7]
- Charles Edgar Clark, admiral during the Spanish–American War[citation needed]
- Ezra Clark Jr. (1813–1896), US representative for Connecticut's 1st district; born in Brattleboro, Vermont[8]
- Kelly Clark, Olympic gold medalist, snowboarding 2002[citation needed]
- William Bullock Clark, geologist[citation needed]
- Skiing Cochrans, ski racers[citation needed]
- Richard A. Cody, U.S. Army general[citation needed]
- William Sloane Coffin Jr., clergyman; resident of Strafford[citation needed]
- Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's[citation needed]
- Zerah Colburn (1804–1840), math prodigy; born in Cabot[citation needed]
- Lui Collins, singer-songwriter[citation needed]
- Ray Collins, baseball player[citation needed]
- Gardner Quincy Colton, pioneer of the use of nitrous oxide[citation needed] (laughing gas) for dental procedures; from Georgia, Vermont[citation needed]
- George Colvocoresses, American Civil War naval officer[citation needed]
- George Partridge Colvocoresses, admiral[citation needed]
- Jessica Comolli, Miss Vermont USA 2007[citation needed]
- Thomas Jefferson Conant, Biblical scholar[citation needed]
- George A. Converse, admiral[citation needed]
- Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States; born in Plymouth Notch
- Barry M. Costello, US Vice admiral; native of Rutland[citation needed]
- Douglas M. Costle, environmentalist[citation needed]
- Elizabeth Cottrell, geologist and museum curator[9]
- Oliver Cowdery, religious leader[citation needed]
- Robert Cowdin, American Civil War colonel[citation needed]
- Aaron H. Cragin, U.S. representative and senator[citation needed]
- Mary Lynde Craig (1834–1921), president, Pacific Coast Women's Press Association;[10] born in Vermont
- Donald J. Cram, Nobel Prize-winning chemist[citation needed]
- Jay Craven, film director, professor[citation needed]
D
[edit]- Tim Daly, actor, producer, and director[citation needed]
- John Cotton Dana, museum director, librarian
- Jeff Danziger, political cartoonist
- Thomas Davenport, inventor of electric motor; born in Williamstown
- Howard Dean, Governor of Vermont (1991–2003), Democratic National Committee chairman (2005–2009)
- John Deere, inventor of steel plow, founder of agricultural equipment manufacturer Deere & Company; born in Rutland
- David Dellinger, one of Chicago Seven; died in Montpelier
- Nicholas Deml, attorney, intelligence officer, and Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections
- Davis Rich Dewey, MIT professor
- George Dewey, hero of the 1898 Battle of Manila Bay; only Admiral of the Navy ever appointed in America
- Joel Dewey, Brigadier General, Union Army
- John Dewey, philosopher, psychologist, and educator, born in Burlington
- Michael Dante DiMartino, co-creator, executive producer, writer, and story editor of the animated TV series, Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra.
- Charles Doolittle, Brigadier general under Andrew Johnson
- Julia Caroline Dorr, author
- Stephen A. Douglas, U.S. Senator from Illinois; born in Brandon; nominated for president 1860
- A. E. Douglass, astronomer
- Norman Dubie, poet
- Jean Dubuc, baseball pitcher; born in St. Johnsbury
- William Wade Dudley, politician
- Chris Duffy, baseball player; born in Brattleboro
- Charles Durkee Governor of Utah Territory and U.S. senator
E
[edit]- Horatio Earle, promoted "good roads" when the automobile was introduced[citation needed]
- Dorman Bridgman Eaton, instrumental in federal civil service reform
- John Eaton, U.S. Commissioner of Education
- Scot Eaton, comic book artist
- Eddy Brothers, psychics
- George F. Edmunds, senator; born in Richmond
- Merritt A. Edson, decorated U.S. Marine officer; born in Chester
- Chesselden Ellis, politician; born in Windsor
- George F. Emmons, admiral; born in Clarendon
- Roger Enos, general in the American revolution
- Jacob Estey, organ manufacturer
- Jeremiah Evarts, missionary and reformer; born in Sunderland
F
[edit]- Franklin Fairbanks, political figure, philanthropist, co-founder of Rollins College, president of Fairbanks Scales
- William Fairfield, Canada politician
- John C. Farrar, book publisher; born in Burlington
- Thomas Green Fessenden, early American writer
- Young Firpo, boxer
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher, writer; died in Arlington
- Robert M. Fisher, abstract artist
- Jon Fishman, drummer, vocalist from band Phish
- Carlton Fisk, Baseball Hall of Fame catcher; born in Bellows Falls
- James Fisk, financier
- Irving Fiske, playwright; lived in Rochester
- William Charles Fitzgerald, naval officer; born in Montpelier
- John Fitzpatrick, former mayor of New Orleans; born in Fairfield
- Ed Flanagan, auditor of accounts and state senator
- Helen Hartness Flanders, collector of traditional ballads
- Ralph Flanders, industrialist and senator
- Henry A. Fletcher, American Civil War soldier, politician
- George P. Foster, American Civil War general
- Hal Fowler, professional poker player
- Simon Fraser, fur trader, Canada explorer
- Martin Henry Freeman, college president
- Robert Frost, iconic poet; poet laureate of Vermont
- Ida May Fuller, first recipient of Social Security
- John Fusco, film producer, screenwriter of Hidalgo and Young Guns
G
[edit]- Phineas Gage, railroad man, medical test patient
- Barbara Galpin, journalist; born in Weathersfield, Vermont
- Larry Gardner, baseball player; born in Enosburgh
- Elmina M. Roys Gavitt, physician; born in Fletcher
- David Giancola, film director; born in Rutland
- Cynthia Gibb, actress; born in Bennington
- Amanda Gilman, Miss Vermont USA 2006
- Joseph A. Gilmore, Governor of New Hampshire (1863–1865)
- Louise Glück, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
- Thyrza Nichols Goodeve, writer
- Isaac Goodnow, founder of Kansas State University and Manhattan, Kansas; born in Whitingham
- Mike Gordon, vocals, bassist from band Phish; attended UVM
- Walter W. Granger, paleontologist; born in Middletown Springs
- Lewis A. Grant, American Civil War soldier
- Duane Graveline, astronaut; born in Newport
- Milford Graves, drummer
- Peter Gray, psychologist
- Horace Greeley, editor, reformer, politician; apprenticed in East Poultney
- Hetty Green, financier from Bellows Falls
- Theodore P. Greene, admiral during American Civil War
- Wallace M. Greene, U.S. Marine general
- Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream
- Josiah Grout, Canadian-born politician; 46th Governor of Vermont
- Efrain Guigui, orchestra conductor
- Luis Guzmán, actor; resides in Sutton
H
[edit]- Paul Hackett, football coach; born in Burlington
- William Haile, politician
- Joy Hakim, author; attended school in Rutland
- Enoch Hale, American Revolutionary War officer
- Hiland Hall, judge and governor of Vermont
- Lucy Mabel Hall-Brown, physician; born in Holland
- William Laurel Harris, muralist
- James Hartness, machine tool entrepreneur
- Bill Haugland, Canada television journalist
- William Babcock Hazen, American Civil War general[citation needed]
- Chris Hedges, journalist[citation needed]
- William W. Henry, American Civil War colonel[citation needed]
- Nora Higgins, legend; born in Burlington
- John A. Hill, co-founder of McGraw-Hill[citation needed]
- Ethan A. Hitchcock, Major General during the American Civil War[citation needed]
- Edward Hoagland, essayist, taught at Bennington College; retired to Sutton[citation needed]
- Frederick Holbrook, former governor of Vermont
- Tristan Honsinger, jazz cellist; born in Burlington[citation needed]
- Samuel Hopkins, holder of first American patent, for pearl and potash process, 1790[citation needed]
- Charles Snead Houston, mountaineer, physician, scientist, and Peace Corps leader[citation needed]
- Charles Edward Hovey, educator, American Civil War general
- Jacob M. Howard, 19th-century politician
- James F. Howard Jr., professor of medicine
- Steven James Howard, politician
- William Alanson Howard, politician
- Felicity Huffman, actress; attended school in Putney
- Stephen Huneck, artist
- Richard Morris Hunt, architect
- William Morris Hunt, painter
- Stanley Edgar Hyman, literary critic; taught at Bennington
I
[edit]- James Monroe Ingalls, ballistics expert
- John Irving, author
J
[edit]- Horatio Nelson Jackson, auto pioneer; attended University of Vermont
- William Henry Jackson, painter; raised in Rutland
- Lindsey Jacobellis, snowboarder; from Stratton
- Jim Jeffords, politician; born in Rutland
- Milo Parker Jewett, educator
- Andrew Johnson, skier; born in Greensboro
- Ernie Johnson, baseball pitcher; born in Brattleboro
- Kenny Johnson, actor, The Shield
- Luke S. Johnson, religious leader
- Lyman E. Johnson, religious leader
- George Jones, publisher and co-founder of The New York Times
- Miranda July, screenwriter and actress; born in Barre
K
[edit]- Noah Kahan, musician from Strafford
- Bob Keeshan (1927–2004), television personality "Captain Kangaroo"; lived last 14 years of his life in Vermont
- A. Atwater Kent (1873–1949), inventor and radio maker; born in Burlington
- Henry W. Keyes, politician; born in Newbury
- Dan Kiley, landscape architect
- Christopher Kimball, host of PBS television's America's Test Kitchen
- Heber C. Kimball, religious leader
- Jamaica Kincaid, novelist
- King Tuff, musician
- Rudyard Kipling, British author; resident of Brattleboro when he wrote The Jungle Book
- M. Jane Kitchel, politician; born in St. Johnsbury
- Bill Koch, skier, Olympic silver medalist; born in Brattleboro
- James Kochalka, comic book artist
- Ed Koren, illustrator and cartoonist for The New Yorker
- Madeleine M. Kunin, ambassador
L
[edit]- Walt Lanfranconi, baseball player; from Barre
- Shane Lavalette, photographer, publisher and editor of Lavalette; director of Light Work, a non-profit photography organization[11][12]
- Patrick Leahy, U.S. Senator since 1975; born in Montpelier
- John LeClair, first native-born Vermonter to play in National Hockey League; born in St. Albans
- Bill "Spaceman" Lee, baseball pitcher[13]
- Harry David Lee, developer of Lee Jeans; educated in Tunbridge
- Brady Leisenring, hockey player; from Stowe
- Henry M. Leland, developed Cadillac and Lincoln automobiles; born in Barton
- Emmanuel Lemelson, Greek Orthodox priest, social commentator and hedge fund manager
- Melissa Leo, Academy Award-winning actress, resided in Putney[14]
- Kevin Lepage, NASCAR driver; from Shelburne
- Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque (born 1990), singer, actress; born in Brattleboro
- Aaron Lewis, band member; from Rutland
- Barbour Lewis US Congressman
- Sinclair Lewis (1885–1951), Nobel Prize-winning author; lived in Barnard
- Sam Lloyd, actor (Scrubs); born in Weston
- Ki Longfellow, novelist
- Alfred Lebbeus Loomis, president, Association of American Physicians
- Gustavus Loomis, breveted Brigadier General
- Horatio G. Loomis, organizer of Chicago Board of Trade
- Phillips Lord, creator of radio programs; born in Hartford
- Will Lyman, actor; born in Burlington
- Lucius Lyon, helped charter State of Michigan; born in Shelburne
M
[edit]- Margaret MacArthur, musician, folk music archivist known as "Vermont's Songcatcher"
- Sean Patrick Maloney, Canadian-born U.S. Representative from New York since 2013
- David Mamet, playwright, screenwriter, film director; attended Goddard College
- Zosia Mamet, actress and musician
- Zophar M. Mansur, lieutenant governor
- William Marks, religious leader; born in Rutland
- Anna Marsh, philanthropist; created Brattleboro Retreat
- John Martin, businessman; born in Peacham
- Philip Maxwell, physician and politician; namesake of Chicago's Maxwell Street; born in Guilford
- Henry T. Mayo, four-star admiral; born in Burlington
- Archer Mayor, author; lives in Newfane
- John McCardell Jr., educator
- Page McConnell, keyboardist and vocalist for the band Phish[15]
- Bill McKibben, environmentalist
- James Meacham, politician; born in Rutland
- William Rutherford Mead, architect; born in Brattleboro
- Andrea Mead Lawrence, first American to win two Olympic skiing gold medals; born in Rutland County
- Samuel Merrill, Indiana politician; born in Peacham
- Sarah M. Dawson Merrill, educator
- Alexander Kennedy Miller, proponent of Autogyro
- Frank Miller, creator of comic books, graphic novels; raised in Montpelier
- Susan Tolman Mills, educator; born in Enosburgh
- Ross Miner (born 1991), skating coach and retired competitive figure skater
- Graham Mink, hockey player
- Anaïs Mitchell, singer; raised in Addison County
- Samuel Morey, inventor
- Justin Morgan, horse breeder; died in Randolph
- Justin Smith Morrill, sponsor of Land Grant College Act establishing "public ivies"
- George Sylvester Morris, educator
- Levi P. Morton, Vice President of United States and Governor of New York; born in Shoreham
- Howard Frank Mosher, author[16]
- Joseph A. Mower, Civil War general; born in Woodstock
- Michael Moynihan, journalist
- Nico Muhly, classical music composer
- Dennis Murphy, musician
N
[edit]- Andrew Neel, filmmaker
- Harvey Newcomb, clergyman; born in Thetford
- Angie F. Newman, poet, writer, editor; born in Montpelier
- Clarina I. H. Nichols, reformer; born in Townshend
- David H. Nichols, Colorado sheriff, politician; born in Hardwick
- John Humphrey Noyes, socialist; born in Brattleboro
O
[edit]- Rachel Oakes Preston, religious leader, born in Vernon
- John O'Brien, filmmaker, born in Tunbridge
- Franklin W. Olin, manufacturer
- Buster Olney, sportswriter, sportscaster; born in Randolph Center
- Darcy Olsen, president of Goldwater Institute
- Ebenezer J. Ormsbee, politician
- Elisha Otis, founder of Otis Elevator Company; born in Halifax
P
[edit]- Emily Rebecca Page, poet and editor; born in Bradford
- Morgan Page, music producer
- Grace Paley, poet
- Jay Parini, writer
- Alden Partridge, educator, West Point superintendent
- Katherine Paterson, author of children's books
- Theodore S. Peck, Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Moses Pendleton, choreographer
- Joe Perry, lead guitarist for Aerosmith
- Tom Peters, business writer
- Belle L. Pettigrew, educator and missionary; born in Ludlow
- Charles E. Phelps, American Civil War colonel, politician
- John W. Phelps, American Civil War general, presidential candidate
- Hannah Maynard Pickard, teacher, writer; born in Chester
- William Lamb Picknell, 19th-century painter, member of National Academy of Design
- Samuel E. Pingree, American Civil War officer, politician
- Hester M. Poole, writer and social reformer; born in Whiting
- Russell W. Porter, explorer, artist
- Grace Potter, of rock band Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
- Ross Powers, snowboarder, 2002 Olympics gold medalist
- Silas G. Pratt, composer
- Cyrus Pringle, botanist
- Annie Proulx, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist; lived in Vermont for more than 30 years
- Harvey Putnam, New York politician
Q
[edit]- Randy Quaid, actor[17]
R
[edit]- Thomas E. G. Ransom, American Civil War general, surveyor
- Edward Rawson, Atlanta businessman; born in Craftsbury
- Edmund Rice, politician; born in Waitsfield
- Henry Mower Rice, Minnesota politician; born in Waitsfield
- Linda Richards, America's first trained nurse; attended St. Johnsbury Academy
- Mark Richards, U.S. congressman; lived in Westminster
- Israel B. Richardson, American Civil War officer
- Benjamin S. Roberts, American Civil War officer
- Edward D. Robie, American Civil War officer
- Moses Robinson, governor of Vermont pre-statehood
- Theodore Robinson, painter
- Norman Rockwell, artist; lived in Arlington
- David McGregor Rogers, Canada politician; born in Londonderry
- Mark Ronchetti, Republican nominee for Governor of New Mexico (2022)
- Brian Rooney, convicted murderer
- Thomas Rowley, poet
- Homer Elihu Royce, politician, jurist; born in Berkshire
- Carl Ruggles, composer
- Rudolph Ruzicka, typeface designer and engraver
S
[edit]- Alvah Sabin, minister, politician; born in Georgia, Vermont
- William James Shaw, entrepreneur
- Truman Henry Safford, mathematics whiz; born in Royalton
- Matt Salinger, actor, son of J.D. Salinger; born in Windsor
- Bernie Sanders, politician, Vermont Senator since 2007, former Mayor of Burlington (1981–1989), Democratic presidential candidate (2016 and 2020)
- Philetus Sawyer, Wisconsin politician; born in Whiting
- Eric Schaeffer, screenwriter, director, actor
- Helen Bonchek Schneyer, folk musician; died in Vermont
- Stephen Alonzo Schoff, engraver; born in Danville
- Peter Schumann, founder and director of Bread and Puppet Theater
- Arthur E. Scott, photographer; born in Montpelier
- Julian Scott, 19th-century painter and muralist; born in Johnson
- Thomas O. Seaver, American Civil War officer
- Rudolf Serkin, classical pianist; lived in Guilford
- Truman Seymour, American Civil War officer
- Patrick Sharp, Canadian-born hockey player; attended University of Vermont
- L. M. Shaw, governor of Iowa, presidential candidate; born in Morristown
- Patty Sheehan, golfer, winner of 35 LPGA tournaments; born in Middlebury
- Charles H. Sheldon, 19th-century governor of South Dakota; born in Johnson
- George Dallas Sherman, military bandleader
- Alexander O. Smith, author, Japanese translator
- "Dr. Bob" Smith, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
- Charles Plympton Smith, banker, politician
- David Smith, sculptor; died in South Shaftsbury
- Eva Munson Smith, composter, author, poet; born in Monkton
- Hyrum Smith, religious leader
- J. Gregory Smith, railroad executive, politician
- John Butler Smith, manufacturer, politician
- Joseph Smith, Sr., father of Joseph Smith
- Joseph Smith (1805–1844), founder of Latter Day Saint movement; born in Sharon
- Samuel Harrison Smith, of Latter Day Saints
- William Smith, of Latter Day Saints
- William Farrar Smith, American Civil War officer
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian author, historian; recipient, 1970 Nobel Prize for Literature; lived in Vermont to avoid persecution in Russia; returned to Russia after Perestroika
- Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor and pianist
- Ronald I. Spiers, diplomat, ambassador
- Ken Squier, NASCAR commentator and announcer, founder and owner of Thunder Road International Speedbowl in Barre and co-founder of American Canadian Tour racing series; lives in Stowe
- Michael A. Stackpole, science fiction and fantasy author
- Henry Alexander Stafford, baseball player for the New York Giants[18][19]
- Robert Stafford, namesake of the Stafford Loan
- George J. Stannard, American Civil War general
- Timothy Steele, poet
- Ralph Steiner, photographer, filmmaker
- Rockwell Stephens, writer, ski instructor
- Nettie Stevens, geneticist
- Thaddeus Stevens, 19th-century Pennsylvania politician
- Charles B. Stoughton, American Civil War officer
- Edwin H. Stoughton, American Civil War officer
- F. Stewart Stranahan, American Civil War officer
- George Crockett Strong, American Civil War officer
- William Barstow Strong, railroad president
- Jake Sullivan, government official
- Pete Sutherland, folk musician[20]
- Phil Scott, Vermont politician
- Willis Sweet, Idaho politician; born in Alburgh
T
[edit]- Horace Austin Warner Tabor, prospector, one of the "Silver Kings"
- Elisabeth von Trapp, folk singer, guitarist artist and musician
- Alphonso Taft, politician, Attorney General, Secretary of War under Ulysses S. Grant; born in Townshend
- Louise Taylor, singer-songwriter; born in Brattleboro
- Birdie Tebbetts, baseball player and manager; born in Burlington
- Hannah Teter, snowboarder, 2006 Olympic gold medalist; born in Belmont
- Elswyth Thane, romance novelist; lived in Wilmington
- Harry Bates Thayer, president and chairman of AT&T; educated in Northfield
- John Martin Thomas, university president, Middlebury College
- Stephen Thomas, American Civil War officer
- Tim Thomas, professional hockey player, played for UVM
- Dorothy Thompson, journalist and radio broadcaster
- Ernest Thompson, writer of On Golden Pond; born in Bellows Falls
- John Mellen Thurston, Nebraska senator; born in Montpelier
- George Tooker, painter; lives in Hartland
- Andrew Tracy, politician, born in Hartford
- Joseph Tracy, minister, historian
- Maria von Trapp, stepmother to Von Trapp family singers, The Sound of Music; died in Morrisville
- Tasha Tudor, author of children's books; died in Marlboro
- KT Tunstall, musician
- Fred Tuttle, senatorial candidate, star of film Man with a Plan
- Alexander Twilight, first African American to receive a college degree, and to be elected to public office in the United States
- Royall Tyler, one of the earliest American playwrights
- Dan Tyminski, sang vocals for George Clooney in film O Brother, Where Art Thou?
U
[edit]- Don A. J. Upham, Wisconsin politician; born in Weathersfield
- Samuel C. Upham, journalist, counterfeiter
V
[edit]- Rudy Vallée, singer and actor; born in Island Pond
- James Van Ness, 19th-century mayor of San Francisco; born in Burlington
- Stewart Van Vliet, American Civil War officer; born in Ferrisburg
- Rick Veitch, comic book artist; raised in Bellows Falls
- William Freeman Vilas, politician; born in Chelsea
W
[edit]- M. Emmet Walsh, actor
- James M. Warner, American Civil War general
- Seth Warner, American Revolutionary War officer
- Cephas Washburn, missionary, educator
- Ebenezer Washburn, Canada politician
- Peter T. Washburn, early governor of Vermont
- Lucy H. Washington, poet, social reformer; born in Whiting
- Charles W. Waterman, Colorado senator
- Sterry R. Waterman, judge
- Damon Wayans Jr., actor, born in Huntington
- Henry Wells, businessman, co-founded American Express and Wells Fargo[21]
- Horatio Wells[citation needed]
- Brevet Major General William Wells, awarded Medal of Honor; born in Waterbury[citation needed]
- Mark Whalon, poet and author
- Andrew Wheating, middle-distance track athlete for the University of Oregon, 2008 Olympian
- William Almon Wheeler, Vice President of the United States, attended the University of Vermont for two years
- Dora V. Wheelock, activist, writer; born in Calais
- Hilton Wick, politician
- Jody Williams, recipient, 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to clear away and ban anti-personnel mines
- John Henry Williams, baseball player; son of Ted Williams
- Treat Williams, actor
- Bill W. (Bill Wilson), co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
- James Wilson, globe maker
- Helen M. Winslow, journalist, editor, publisher; born in Westfield
- Steve Wisniewski, football player
- Brian Wood, illustrator
- George Woodard, dairy farmer, actor
- Urban A. Woodbury, former Vermont governor
- Edwin T. Woodward, American Civil War officer
- Dean Conant Worcester, zoologist, authority on the Philippines
- Samuel Worcester, missionary
- Jay Wright, poet
- Silas Wright, politician
Y
[edit]- Thomas Yamamoto, artist; lived and died in Plainfield
- Brigham Young (1801–1877), second prophet and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; born in Whitingham
Z
[edit]- Barry Zorthian, chief spokesperson for U.S. government in Saigon, Vietnam (1964–1968); once worked in St. Johnsbury[22]
- Daphne Zuniga, actress, raised in Reading[23]
Gallery
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Ethan Allen
(1738–1789), commander of the Green Mountain Boys -
Chester A. Arthur
(1829–1886), 21st President of the United States -
Calvin Coolidge
(1872–1933), 30th President of the United States -
John Deere
(1804–1886), inventor of steel plow, founder of Deere & Company -
George Dewey
(1837–1917), hero of the 1898 Battle of Manila Bay -
Lucy Mabel Hall-Brown
(1843–1907), physician and writer -
Zosia Mamet
(born 1988), actress and musician -
Levi P. Morton
(1824–1920), 22nd Vice President of the United States -
Bernie Sanders
(born 1941), U.S. Senator from Vermont and 2016 and 2020 presidential candidate -
Joseph Smith
(1805–1844), founder of Latter Day Saint movement -
Rudy Vallée
(1901–1986), actor and singer -
Brigham Young
(1801–1877), Mormon leader and Western settler
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See also
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- By educational institution affiliation
- By governmental office
- By location
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