List of people from Vermont

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

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, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

James Monroe Ingalls, ballistics expert
John Irving, author

J

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Randy Quaid, actor^[17]

R

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

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

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

Don A. J. Upham, Wisconsin politician; born in Weathersfield
Samuel C. Upham, journalist, counterfeiter

V

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

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

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

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]

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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