List of people from Burlington, Vermont
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Burlington, Vermont.
Academics and educators
[edit]- Ralph Abraham, mathematician
- Murray Bookchin, ecologist and anarchist/Communalist philosopher
- Davis Rich Dewey, economist and statistician
- John Dewey, philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer
- Fred Householder, linguist
- Jacqueline Noonan, cardiologist and professor
- Henry Farnham Perkins, zoologist, professor and eugenicist
- Timothy Steele, poet and academic
Actors and theater figures
[edit]- Alessandro Nivola, actor & producer
- Ben Bagley, musical theater producer and innovator
- Field Cate, actor, musician
- Kevin McKenzie, artistic director, American Ballet Theatre
- Luis Guzmán, actor
- Orson Bean, film, television and stage actor[1]
- Will Lyman, actor
Artists and illustrators
[edit]- Alison Bechdel, cartoonist known for comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For
- James Kochalka, cartoonist, singer/songwriter
- Joseph Mozier, sculptor
- Marc Awodey, artist and writer
- Tom Atwood, photographer
- Shane Lavalette, photographer, publisher and editor of Lavalette, director of Light Work
- Truman Seymour, watercolorist, military figure
Athletes and athletics personnel
[edit]- Billy Kidd, world champion and Olympic skier
- Birdie Tebbetts, Major League Baseball player and manager
- Doc Hazelton, professional baseball player and college coach[2]
- Harry Blanchard, Formula One driver, raced for Porsche team
- Jeanne Ashworth, skater
- Jeremy Kimball, Mixed Martial Artist
- Jimmy Cochran, former Olympic and World Cup alpine ski racer and member of the Skiing Cochrans
- Joe Kirkwood Sr., golfer
- Kelly Clark, snowboarder[3]
- Len Whitehouse, baseball player and assistant coach of Burlington High School's varsity baseball team
- LJ Strenio, Professional freestyle skier
- Patrick Sharp, National Hockey League player, attended University of Vermont
- Paul Hackett, football coach
- Robby Kelley, World Cup alpine ski racer and member of the Skiing Cochrans
- Ilona Maher, Rugby union player, Olympic bronze medalist
- Ross Miner (born 1991), skating coach and retired competitive figure skater
- Ross Powers, snowboarder, Olympic gold medalist
- Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Olympic and World Cup Alpine ski racer and member of the Skiing Cochrans
- Tim Kelley, former World Cup alpine ski racer and member of the Skiing Cochrans
Business figures
[edit]- Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's
- Greg Noonan, early American brew master
- Gustavus Blin Wright, roadbuilder and entrepreneur
- Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's
- William Hepburn Russell, founder of Pony Express
Lawyers and jurists
[edit]- Albert Wheeler Coffrin, judge
- George Gale, judge
- Seneca Haselton, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, mayor of Burlington, U.S. Minister to Venezuela[4]
- John A. Lovely, Minnesota Supreme Court justice
- Joseph A. McNamara, U.S. Attorney for Vermont[5]
- Sherman R. Moulton, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[6]
- Jerome O'Neill, U.S. Attorney for Vermont[7]
- Daniel Roberts, attorney[8]
- John C. Thompson, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[9]
Military figures
[edit]- George Grenville Benedict, Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor and delegate to the Republican National Convention
- Francis William Billado, United States Army Major General and Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard
- Reginald M. Cram, United States Air Force Major General and Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard
- George Dewey, Admiral; hero of the Manilla Bay Campaign of the Spanish American War
- Charles Doolittle, brevet major general and regimental commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War
- Oliver O. Howard, major general, Civil War veteran, United States Military Academy commandant, Medal of Honor recipient
- Henry T. Mayo, United States Navy admiral, Atlantic Fleet commander in World War I
- Theodore S. Peck, Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor and Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard
- Truman Seymour, Mexican–American War and Civil War veteran who attained the rank of major general
- William Wells, Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor and adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard
Musicians
[edit]- Morton Estrin, pianist
- Tristan Honsinger, musician
- Eugene Hütz, actor and lead singer of Gogol Bordello[10]
- Peter McPoland, singer-songwriter
- Nothing, Nowhere, musician
- Morgan Page, electronic dance music artist
- Members of the rock band Phish:
- Trey Anastasio, guitarist
- Jon Fishman, drummer
- Mike Gordon, bassist
- Page McConnell, keyboardist
- Peter Pisarczyk, musician
Politicians
[edit]- Ebenezer Allen, soldier, pioneer, and member of the Vermont General Assembly
- Harold J. Arthur, 68th governor of Vermont
- Warren Austin, senator from Vermont and ambassador to the United Nations
- Walter J. Bigelow, mayor of Burlington[11]
- Calvin H. Blodgett, mayor of Burlington[12]
- Rufus E. Brown, Vermont Attorney General, member of Vermont State Senate
- Vernon A. Bullard, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont[13]
- John J. Burns, mayor of Burlington[14]
- Peter Clavelle, mayor of Burlington
- Grace Coolidge, first lady, wife of Calvin Coolidge
- William A. Crombie, mayor of Burlington, Vermont[15]
- Frank H. Davis, Vermont State Treasurer
- Howard Dean, former chairman of the Democratic Party, former presidential candidate in 2004, and 79th governor of Vermont
- Judith Steinberg Dean, physician and First Lady of Vermont
- Luther C. Dodge, mayor of Burlington[16]
- Johannah Leddy Donovan, Vermont state representative
- Louis F. Dow, mayor of Burlington from 1935 to 1939[17]
- Albert S. Drew, mayor of Burlington[18]
- David J. Foster, congressman
- Aaron H. Grout, son of Governor Josiah Grout and Vermont Secretary of State
- Isaac R. Harrington, mayor of Buffalo, New York[19][20]
- Joseph D. Hatch, Vermont state legislator and mayor of Burlington, Vermont[21]
- Donly C. Hawley, mayor of Burlington, Vermont[22]
- Henry Hitchcock, first attorney general of Alabama
- Philip H. Hoff, 73rd governor of Vermont
- Bob Kiss, mayor
- Madeleine M. Kunin, diplomat and 77th governor of Vermont
- Patrick Leahy, Senator from Vermont from 1975 to 2023
- James P. Leddy, politician
- Jason Lorber, politician
- Heman Lowry, U.S. Marshal for Vermont[23]
- Earle B. McLaughlin, U.S. Marshal for Vermont[24]
- George H. Morse, mayor of Burlington[25]
- Jason Niles, congressman
- Hamilton S. Peck, mayor of Burlington, state legislator, city court judge[26]
- Doug Racine, member of the Vermont Senate and lieutenant governor
- Robert Roberts, mayor of Burlington[27]
- John E. Rouille, U.S. Marshal for Vermont[28]
- Bernie Sanders, former mayor of Burlington (1981–1989), U.S. Senator from Vermont since 2007, and 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
- Charles Plympton Smith, banker and politician
- Thomas W. Sorrell, U.S. Marshal for Vermont[29]
- William Sorrell, attorney general of Vermont
- Jake Sullivan, U.S. National Security Advisor[30]
- Elliot M. Sutton, mayor of Burlington[31]
- Cornelius P. Van Ness, 10th governor of Vermont[32]
- Martin Joseph Wade, congressman and judge[33]
- Urban A. Woodbury, businessman and 45th governor of Vermont[34]
Writers
[edit]- Dan Chiasson, poet
- Jack Du Brul, author
- John C. Farrar, editor, writer and publisher
- Theodora Agnes Peck, novelist and poet[35]
- Suzi Wizowaty, author and politician
Others
[edit]- Ted Bundy, serial killer, born at the Elizabeth Lund Home for Unwed Mothers
- Truman C. Everts, Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition
- Mary Fletcher, philanthropist and founder of the future University of Vermont Medical Center
- Horatio Nelson Jackson, first person to drive an automobile across the U.S.
- Brianna Maitland, missing girl
References
[edit]- ^ McFadden, Robert D. (2020-02-08). "Orson Bean, Free-Spirited Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies at 91". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ O'Boyle, Francis Joseph (2000). "Biography: Doc Hazelton". SABR.org. Phoenix, AZ: Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "Kelly Clark". Archived from the original on 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^ "Judge Haselton Dies at Age of 73". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. July 22, 1921. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lamb, Wallace E. (1940). The Lake Champlain and Lake George Valleys. Vol. 3. New York, NY: The American Historical Company, Inc. pp. 259–260.
- ^ Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography. Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. p. 272.
- ^ Kehoe, Mary, Treasurer (October 1, 2020). "Campaign Finance Disclosure Statement, Molly Gray for Vermont" (PDF). TownNews.com. Bennington, VT: Bennington Banner. p. 3. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Danl. Roberts Dead". Middlebury Register. Middlebury, VT. October 13, 1899. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Taft, Russell S. (March 1, 1894). "The Supreme Court of Vermont, Part IV: John C. Thompson". The Green Bag. Boston, MA: Boston Book Company. pp. 123–124.
- ^ Rea, Casey (2005-07-27). "Hutz-pah!". Seven Days. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "Two Cities Change from "Wet" to "Dry"". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. March 4, 1908. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bakersfield: Funeral of the Hon. Calvin H. Blodgett to be Held To-Day". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. August 5, 1919. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont. Vol. 1. New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 461–462. ISBN 9780806347943.
- ^ "Death Notice, John J. Burns Sr". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. March 3, 1984. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia Vermont Biography. Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. p. 157 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. pp. 51-52 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Louis Dow Dies, Was Mayor Here". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. February 19, 1964. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary: Albert S. Drew". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. November 22, 1920. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Goodrich, John Ellsworth (1901). General Catalogue of the University of Vermont. Burlington, VT: Free Press Association. p. 38 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Death of Capt. I. R. Harrington". Morning Express. Buffalo, NY. August 21, 1851. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont. Vol. I. New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 305–306. ISBN 9780806347943 – via Google Books.
- ^ Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont. Vol. II. New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 51–52 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont. Vol. II. New York, NY: The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 15–16 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Obituary, Earle B. McLaughlin". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. December 3, 2003. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Death Notice, George H. Morse". New-York Tribune. New York, NY. March 6, 1905. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Death Notice, Hamilton S. Peck". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. October 13, 1933. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Robert Roberts, Former Mayor, Dies at 91". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. February 23, 1939. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Edward Rouille Obituary". Burlington, VT. Ready Funeral and Cremation Services. May 29, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ "Death Notice, Thomas W. Sorrell". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. March 19, 1984. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ MacAulay, Catherine (March 3, 2021). "Who's Who in Defense: Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor". Breaking Defense. New York, NY: Breaking Media, Inc.
- ^ "Death of E. M. Sutton". Burlington Daily News. Burlington, VT. March 5, 1908. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rann, William S., ed. (1886). History of Chittenden County, Vermont. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co. p. 229 – via Google Books.
- ^ Katzenberger, Geo. A., ed. (1897). Catalogue of the Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi. Ann Arbor, MI: The Inland Press. p. 426 – via Google Books.
- ^ Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont. Vol. 1. New York, NY: Lewis Publishing Company. p. 151 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Historical Novelist, Miss Peck 81 Dies After Long Illness". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. January 13, 1964. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
| General | |
|---|---|
| Economy | |
| Education | |
| Sports | |
| Culture | |
