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The following is a list of notable people who were born in theU.S. state ofVermont, live or lived in Vermont, or for whom Vermont is a significant part of their identity and who have entries in Wikipedia:

• Bert Abbey (1869–1962), Major League baseball pitcher; born inEssex^[1]
• Charles Francis Adams (1876–1947), first owner of theBoston Bruins (1924–1925), born inNewport
• Charles Kendall Adams (1835–1902), educator and historian; born inDerby
• Frederick W. Adams (1786–1858), physician, author, violin maker; born inPawlet
• Sherman Adams (1899–1986), politician, Chief of Staff for PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower; born inEast Dover
• Eric Aho, painter^[2]
• Charles Augustus Aiken (1827–1892), clergyman and academic; born inManchester
• George Aiken (1892–1984), governor and U.S. senator; fromPutney
• Ivan Albright (1897–1983), painter and artist; lived inWoodstock
• Henry Mills Alden, editor ofHarper's Weekly; born inMount Tabor
• Ebenezer Allen, 18th-century soldier
• Ethan Allen, commander of theGreen Mountain Boys
• Tom Atwood, photographer
• Fanny Allen, nun, daughter ofEthan Allen; namesake of theFanny Allen Hospital inColchester
• Ira Allen, one of Vermont's founders; brother ofEthan Allen
• Jerome Allen, author; born inWestminster
• Julia Alvarez, author; writer-in-residence atMiddlebury College
• Trey Anastasio, vocalist and guitarist forPhish; attendedUniversity of Vermont
• Piers Anthony, science-fiction author
• Harriett Ellen Grannis Arey, author, editor, and publisher; born inCavendish, Vermont
• Lemuel H. Arnold, governor of Rhode Island (1831–1833); born inSt. Johnsbury
• Chester A. Arthur, 21stpresident of the United States; born inFairfield
• Warren Austin, earlyU.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; born inHighgate
• Charlotte Ayanna, actress, 1993Miss Teen USA
• Mary Azarian, woodcut artist, children's book illustrator; resides inPlainfield

• Orville E. Babcock,American Civil War general^{[citation needed]}
• Edwin Eugene Bagley, composer of "National Emblem" and other marches
• Maxine Bahns, actress, born inStowe
• Arthur Scott Bailey, author of children's books, born inSt. Albans
• Emma Bailey, first American woman auctioneer, lived inBrattleboro
• Brad Baker, baseball pitcher, born inBrattleboro
• David Ball, NFL football player
• Ella Maria Ballou (1852–1937), writer; born inWallingford, Vermont
• Hosea Ballou, a father of American Universalism
• Bradley Barlow, politician; born inFairfield
• John Barrett, diplomat; born inGrafton
• John S. Barry, 5th and 8th governor ofMichigan
• John L. Barstow, 39th Governor of Vermont
• Daric Barton, baseball player; born inSpringfield
• Evalyn Bates, educator; born inWilliamstown
• Lindon Wallace Bates, civil engineer; born inMarshfield
• Stephen Bates, long-time sheriff ofVergennes
• Portus Baxter, politician
• Fernando C. Beaman, politician
• Orson Bean, actor, born inBurlington
• Alison Bechdel, cartoonist
• Johnny Behan, 19th-century sheriff ofTombstone, Arizona
• Hiram Bell, politician, born inSalem
• H. H. Bennett, photographer; raised inBrattleboro
• Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley, scientist and photographer
• Bill W., founder ofAlcoholics Anonymous; born inEast Dorset
• Charles E. Billings, inventor; born inWeathersfield
• Franklin S. Billings, 60thGovernor of Vermont
• Frederick H. Billings, lawyer, financier and President of theNorthern Pacific Railway
• Henrietta A. Bingham 19th-century writer, editor, and preceptress; born inBurke
• Stephen Bissette, comic book artist
• Pamela Blair, actress; born inBennington
• George Bliss, politician; born inJericho
• Lou Blonger, saloon owner, con man
• Aretas Blood, locomotive manufacturer; born inWeathersfield
• Asa P. Blunt, American Civil War general
• Tom Bodett, spokesman forMotel 6
• Chris Bohjalian, author
• Andrew Bowen, actor^{[citation needed]}
• Charles Bowles, minister
• Elmer Bowman, baseball player; born inProctor
• Keegan Bradley, golfer,2011 PGA Champion; grew up inWoodstock
• Ezra Brainerd, college president; born inSt. Albans
• L. Paul Bremer, with Coalition Provisional Authority, Iraq (2003–2004)
• Richard M. Brewer (1852–1878), cowboy; born inSt. Albans
• Francis Fisher Browne, editor, poet
• Orestes Brownson, activist
• Pearl S. Buck, author, died inDanby
• T. Garry Buckley, former lieutenant governor
• Ted Bundy (1946–1989), serial killer; born inBurlington
• James E. Burke, former chief executive officer ofJohnson & Johnson
• Alex Burnham, ofThe Burnham Brothers Band
• Andre Burnham, of The Burnham Brothers Band
• Forrest Burnham, of The Burnham Brothers Band
• Steven T. Byington, anarchist

• 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 ofBurton 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 ofCleveland
• Lucien B. Caswell, politician
• Suzy Chaffee, skier, "Suzy Chapstick"^{[citation needed]}
• Beth Chamberlin, fitness coach^{[citation needed]}
• John Putnam Chapin, 19th-century mayor ofChicago^{[citation needed]}
• Welcome Chapman, Mormon leader^{[citation needed]}
• Harrie B. Chase, judge^{[citation needed]}
• Horace Chase, former mayor ofMilwaukee^[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 inAbraham 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 theSpanish–American War^{[citation needed]}
• Ezra Clark Jr. (1813–1896), US representative forConnecticut's 1st district; born inBrattleboro, 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 ofBen & Jerry's^{[citation needed]}
• Zerah Colburn (1804–1840), math prodigy; born inCabot^{[citation needed]}
• Lui Collins, singer-songwriter^{[citation needed]}
• Ray Collins, baseball player^{[citation needed]}
• Gardner Quincy Colton, pioneer of the use ofnitrous oxide^{[citation needed]} (laughing gas) for dental procedures; fromGeorgia, 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, 30thPresident of the United States; born inPlymouth 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]}

• 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 inWilliamstown
• Howard Dean, governor of Vermont (1991–2003),Democratic National Committee chairman (2005–2009)
• John Deere, inventor of steel plow, founder of agricultural equipment manufacturerDeere & Company; born inRutland
• David Dellinger, one ofChicago Seven; died inMontpelier
• Nicholas Deml, attorney, intelligence officer, and Commissioner of theVermont Department of Corrections
• Davis Rich Dewey, MIT professor
• George Dewey, hero of the 1898Battle 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 inBurlington
• Michael Dante DiMartino, co-creator, executive producer, writer, and story editor of the animated TV series,Avatar: The Last Airbender andThe Legend of Korra.
• Charles Doolittle, brigadier general under Andrew Johnson
• Julia Caroline Dorr, author
• Stephen A. Douglas,U.S. senator from Illinois; born inBrandon; nominated for president in 1860
• A. E. Douglass, astronomer
• Norman Dubie, poet
• Jean Dubuc, baseball pitcher; born inSt. Johnsbury
• William Wade Dudley, politician
• Chris Duffy, baseball player; born inBrattleboro
• Charles Durkee, governor of Utah Territory and U.S. senator

• 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 inRichmond
• Merritt A. Edson, decorated U.S. Marine officer; born inChester
• Chesselden Ellis, politician; born inWindsor
• George F. Emmons, admiral; born inClarendon
• Roger Enos, general in the American revolution
• Jacob Estey, organ manufacturer
• Jeremiah Evarts, missionary and reformer; born inSunderland

• Franklin Fairbanks, political figure,philanthropist, co-founder ofRollins College, president of Fairbanks Scales
• William Fairfield, Canada politician
• John C. Farrar, book publisher; born inBurlington
• Thomas Green Fessenden, early American writer
• Young Firpo, boxer
• Dorothy Canfield Fisher, writer; died inArlington
• Robert M. Fisher, abstract artist
• Jon Fishman, drummer, vocalist from bandPhish
• Carlton Fisk, Baseball Hall of Fame catcher; born inBellows Falls
• James Fisk, financier
• Irving Fiske, playwright; lived inRochester
• William Charles Fitzgerald, naval officer; born inMontpelier
• John Fitzpatrick, former mayor ofNew Orleans; born inFairfield
• 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 ofSocial Security
• John Fusco, film producer, screenwriter ofHidalgo andYoung Guns

• Phineas Gage, railroad man, medical test patient
• Barbara Galpin, journalist; born inWeathersfield, Vermont
• Larry Gardner, baseball player; born inEnosburgh
• Elmina M. Roys Gavitt, physician; born inFletcher
• David Giancola, film director; born inRutland
• Cynthia Gibb, actress; born inBennington
• 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 ofKansas State University andManhattan, Kansas; born inWhitingham
• Mike Gordon, vocals, bassist from bandPhish; attendedUVM
• Walter W. Granger, paleontologist; born inMiddletown Springs
• Lewis A. Grant,American Civil War soldier
• Duane Graveline, astronaut; born inNewport
• Milford Graves, drummer
• Peter Gray, psychologist
• Horace Greeley, editor, reformer, politician; apprenticed inEast Poultney
• Hetty Green, financier fromBellows Falls
• Theodore P. Greene, admiral during American Civil War
• Wallace M. Greene, U.S. Marine general
• Jerry Greenfield, co-founder ofBen & Jerry's ice cream
• Josiah Grout, Canadian-born politician; 46thgovernor of Vermont
• Efrain Guigui, orchestra conductor
• Luis Guzmán, actor; resides inSutton

• Paul Hackett, football coach; born inBurlington
• William Haile, politician
• Joy Hakim, author; attended school inRutland
• Enoch Hale,American Revolutionary War officer
• Hiland Hall, judge and governor of Vermont
• Lucy Mabel Hall-Brown, physician; born inHolland
• 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]}
• John A. Hill, co-founder ofMcGraw-Hill^{[citation needed]}
• Ethan A. Hitchcock, Major General during the American Civil War^{[citation needed]}
• Edward Hoagland, essayist, taught atBennington College; retired to Sutton^{[citation needed]}
• Frederick Holbrook, former governor of Vermont
• Tristan Honsinger, jazz cellist; born inBurlington^{[citation needed]}
• Samuel Hopkins, holder of first American patent, for pearl and potash process, 1790^{[citation needed]}
• Charles Snead Houston, mountaineer, physician, scientist, andPeace 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 inPutney
• Stephen Huneck, artist
• Richard Morris Hunt, architect
• William Morris Hunt, painter
• Stanley Edgar Hyman, literary critic; taught atBennington

• James Monroe Ingalls, ballistics expert
• John Irving, author

• Horatio Nelson Jackson, auto pioneer; attendedUniversity of Vermont
• William Henry Jackson, painter; raised inRutland
• Lindsey Jacobellis, snowboarder; fromStratton
• Jim Jeffords, politician; born inRutland
• Milo Parker Jewett, educator
• Andrew Johnson, skier; born inGreensboro
• Ernie Johnson, baseball pitcher; born inBrattleboro
• Kenny Johnson, actor,The Shield
• Luke S. Johnson, religious leader
• Lyman E. Johnson, religious leader
• George Jones, publisher and co-founder ofThe New York Times
• Miranda July, screenwriter and actress; born inBarre

• Noah Kahan, musician fromStrafford
• 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 inBurlington
• Henry W. Keyes, politician; born inNewbury
• Dan Kiley, landscape architect
• Christopher Kimball, host ofPBS television'sAmerica's Test Kitchen
• Heber C. Kimball, religious leader
• Jamaica Kincaid, novelist
• King Tuff, musician
• Rudyard Kipling, British author; resident ofBrattleboro when he wroteThe Jungle Book
• M. Jane Kitchel, politician; born inSt. Johnsbury
• Bill Koch, skier, Olympic silver medalist; born inBrattleboro
• James Kochalka, comic book artist
• Ed Koren, illustrator and cartoonist forThe New Yorker
• Madeleine M. Kunin, ambassador

• Walt Lanfranconi, baseball player; fromBarre
• Shane Lavalette, photographer, publisher and editor ofLavalette; director ofLight Work, a non-profit photography organization^[11][12]
• Patrick Leahy, U.S. senator since 1975; born inMontpelier
• John LeClair, first native-born Vermonter to play inNational Hockey League; born inSt. Albans
• Bill "Spaceman" Lee, baseball pitcher^[13]
• Harry David Lee, developer ofLee Jeans; educated inTunbridge
• Brady Leisenring, hockey player; fromStowe
• Henry M. Leland, developedCadillac andLincoln automobiles; born inBarton
• Emmanuel Lemelson,Greek Orthodox priest,social commentator andhedge fund manager
• Melissa Leo,Academy Award-winning actress, resided inPutney^[14]
• Kevin Lepage,NASCAR driver; fromShelburne
• Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque (born 1990), singer, actress; born inBrattleboro
• Aaron Lewis, band member; fromRutland
• Barbour Lewis US Congressman
• Sinclair Lewis (1885–1951),Nobel Prize-winning author; lived inBarnard
• Sam Lloyd, actor (Scrubs); born inWeston
• Ki Longfellow, novelist
• Alfred Lebbeus Loomis, president,Association of American Physicians
• Gustavus Loomis, breveted brigadier general
• Horatio G. Loomis, organizer ofChicago Board of Trade
• Phillips Lord, creator of radio programs; born inHartford
• Will Lyman, actor; born inBurlington
• Lucius Lyon, helped charter state ofMichigan; born inShelburne

• Margaret MacArthur, musician, folk music archivist known as "Vermont's Songcatcher"
• Sean Patrick Maloney,Canadian-bornU.S. Representative fromNew York since 2013
• David Mamet, playwright, screenwriter, film director; attendedGoddard College
• Zosia Mamet, actress and musician
• Zophar M. Mansur, lieutenant governor
• William Marks, religious leader; born inRutland
• Anna Marsh, philanthropist; createdBrattleboro Retreat
• Craig Martell, inauguralChief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the U.S.Department of Defense
• John Martin, businessman; born inPeacham
• Philip Maxwell, physician and politician; namesake of Chicago'sMaxwell Street; born inGuilford
• Henry T. Mayo, four-star admiral; born inBurlington
• Archer Mayor, author; lives inNewfane
• John McCardell Jr., educator
• Page McConnell, keyboardist and vocalist for the band Phish^[15]
• Bill McKibben, environmentalist
• James Meacham, politician; born inRutland
• William Rutherford Mead, architect; born inBrattleboro
• Andrea Mead Lawrence, first American to win two Olympic skiing gold medals; born inRutland County
• Samuel Merrill,Indiana politician; born inPeacham
• Sarah M. Dawson Merrill, educator
• Alexander Kennedy Miller, proponent ofAutogyro
• Frank Miller, creator of comic books, graphic novels; raised inMontpelier
• Susan Tolman Mills, educator; born inEnosburgh
• Ross Miner (born 1991), skating coach and retired competitive figure skater
• Graham Mink, hockey player
• Anaïs Mitchell, singer; raised inAddison County
• Samuel Morey, inventor
• Justin Morgan, horse breeder; died inRandolph
• Justin Smith Morrill, sponsor ofLand Grant College Act establishing "public ivies"
• George Sylvester Morris, educator
• Levi P. Morton,vice president of the United States andgovernor of New York; born inShoreham
• Howard Frank Mosher, author^[16]
• Joseph A. Mower, Civil War general; born inWoodstock
• Michael Moynihan, journalist
• Nico Muhly, classical music composer
• Dennis Murphy, musician

• Andrew Neel, filmmaker
• Harvey Newcomb, clergyman; born inThetford
• Angie F. Newman, poet, writer, editor; born inMontpelier
• Clarina I. H. Nichols, reformer; born inTownshend
• David H. Nichols,Colorado sheriff, politician; born inHardwick
• John Humphrey Noyes, socialist; born inBrattleboro

• Rachel Oakes Preston, religious leader, born inVernon
• John O'Brien, filmmaker, born inTunbridge
• Franklin W. Olin, manufacturer
• Buster Olney, sportswriter, sportscaster; born inRandolph Center
• Darcy Olsen, president ofGoldwater Institute
• Ebenezer J. Ormsbee, politician
• Elisha Otis, founder ofOtis Elevator Company; born inHalifax

• Emily Rebecca Page, poet and editor; born inBradford
• 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 forAerosmith
• Tom Peters, business writer
• Belle L. Pettigrew, educator and missionary; born inLudlow
• Charles E. Phelps, American Civil War colonel, politician
• John W. Phelps, American Civil War general, presidential candidate
• Hannah Maynard Pickard, teacher, writer; born inChester
• William Lamb Picknell, 19th-century painter, member ofNational Academy of Design
• Samuel E. Pingree, American Civil War officer, politician
• Hester M. Poole, writer and social reformer; born inWhiting
• Russell W. Porter, explorer, artist
• Grace Potter, of rock bandGrace 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

• Randy Quaid, actor^[17]

• Thomas E. G. Ransom,American Civil War general, surveyor
• Edward Rawson,Atlanta businessman; born inCraftsbury
• Edmund Rice, politician; born inWaitsfield
• Henry Mower Rice,Minnesota politician; born inWaitsfield
• Linda Richards, America's first trained nurse; attendedSt. Johnsbury Academy
• Mark Richards, U.S. congressman; lived inWestminster
• 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 inArlington
• David McGregor Rogers, Canada politician; born inLondonderry
• Brian Rooney, convicted murderer
• Thomas Rowley, poet
• Homer Elihu Royce, politician, jurist; born inBerkshire
• Carl Ruggles, composer
• Rudolph Ruzicka, typeface designer and engraver

• Alvah Sabin, minister, politician; born inGeorgia, Vermont
• William James Shaw, entrepreneur
• Truman Henry Safford, mathematics whiz; born inRoyalton
• Matt Salinger, actor, son ofJ.D. Salinger; born inWindsor
• Bernie Sanders, politician, Vermontsenator since 2007, formermayor ofBurlington (1981–1989), Democratic presidential candidate (2016 and2020)
• Philetus Sawyer,Wisconsin politician; born inWhiting
• Eric Schaeffer, screenwriter, director, actor
• Helen Bonchek Schneyer, folk musician; died inVermont
• Stephen Alonzo Schoff, engraver; born inDanville
• Peter Schumann, founder and director ofBread and Puppet Theater
• Arthur E. Scott, photographer; born inMontpelier
• Julian Scott, 19th-century painter and muralist; born inJohnson
• Phil Scott, Vermont politician
• Thomas O. Seaver,American Civil War officer
• Rudolf Serkin, classical pianist; lived inGuilford
• Truman Seymour, American Civil War officer
• Patrick Sharp,Canadian-born hockey player; attendedUniversity of Vermont
• L. M. Shaw,governor of Iowa, presidential candidate; born inMorristown
• Patty Sheehan, golfer, winner of 35LPGA tournaments; born inMiddlebury
• Charles H. Sheldon, 19th-centurygovernor of South Dakota; born inJohnson
• George Dallas Sherman, military bandleader
• Alexander O. Smith, author,Japanese translator
• "Dr. Bob" Smith, co-founder ofAlcoholics Anonymous
• Charles Plympton Smith, banker, politician
• David Smith, sculptor; died inSouth Shaftsbury
• Eva Munson Smith, composter, author, poet; born inMonkton
• Hyrum Smith, religious leader
• J. Gregory Smith, railroad executive, politician
• John Butler Smith, manufacturer, politician
• Joseph Smith, Sr., father ofJoseph Smith
• Joseph Smith (1805–1844), founder ofLatter Day Saint movement; born inSharon
• 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, 1970Nobel Prize for Literature; lived in Vermont to avoid persecution inRussia; returned to Russia afterPerestroika
• Ignat Solzhenitsyn, conductor and pianist
• Ronald I. Spiers, diplomat, ambassador
• Ken Squier,NASCAR commentator and announcer, founder and owner ofThunder Road International Speedbowl inBarre and co-founder ofAmerican Canadian Tour racing series; lives inStowe
• Michael A. Stackpole, science fiction and fantasy author
• Henry Alexander Stafford, baseball player for theNew York Giants^[18][19]
• Robert Stafford, namesake of theStafford 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]
• Willis Sweet, Idaho politician; born inAlburgh

• 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 underUlysses S. Grant; born inTownshend
• Louise Taylor, singer-songwriter; born inBrattleboro
• Birdie Tebbetts, baseball player and manager; born inBurlington
• Hannah Teter, snowboarder, 2006 Olympic gold medalist; born inBelmont
• Elswyth Thane, romance novelist; lived inWilmington
• Harry Bates Thayer, president and chairman ofAT&T; educated inNorthfield
• John Martin Thomas, university president,Middlebury College
• Stephen Thomas, American Civil War officer
• Tim Thomas, professional hockey player, played forUVM
• Dorothy Thompson, journalist and radio broadcaster
• Ernest Thompson, writer ofOn Golden Pond; born inBellows Falls
• John Mellen Thurston, Nebraska senator; born inMontpelier
• George Tooker, painter; lives inHartland
• Andrew Tracy, politician, born inHartford
• Joseph Tracy, minister, historian
• Maria von Trapp, stepmother to Von Trapp family singers,The Sound of Music; died inMorrisville
• Tasha Tudor, author of children's books; died inMarlboro
• KT Tunstall, musician
• Fred Tuttle, senatorial candidate, star of filmMan 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 forGeorge Clooney in filmO Brother, Where Art Thou?

• Don A. J. Upham,Wisconsin politician; born inWeathersfield
• Samuel C. Upham, journalist, counterfeiter

• Rudy Vallée, singer and actor; born inIsland Pond
• James Van Ness, 19th-century mayor ofSan Francisco; born inBurlington
• Stewart Van Vliet,American Civil War officer; born inFerrisburg
• Rick Veitch, comic book artist; raised inBellows Falls
• William Freeman Vilas, politician; born inChelsea

• 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 inWhiting
• Charles W. Waterman,Colorado senator
• Sterry R. Waterman, judge
• Damon Wayans Jr., actor, born in Huntington
• Henry Wells, businessman, co-foundedAmerican Express andWells Fargo^[21]
• Horatio Wells^{[citation needed]}
• Brevet Major General William Wells, awardedMedal of Honor; born in Waterbury^{[citation needed]}
• Mark Whalon, poet and author
• Andrew Wheating, middle-distance track athlete for theUniversity of Oregon, 2008 Olympian
• William Almon Wheeler,Vice President of the United States, attended theUniversity of Vermont for two years
• Dora V. Wheelock, activist, writer; born inCalais
• Hilton Wick, politician
• Jody Williams, recipient, 1997Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to clear away and ban anti-personnel mines
• John Henry Williams, baseball player; son ofTed Williams
• Treat Williams, actor
• Bill W. (Bill Wilson), co-founder ofAlcoholics Anonymous
• James Wilson, globe maker
• Helen M. Winslow, journalist, editor, publisher; born inWestfield
• 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 thePhilippines
• Samuel Worcester, missionary
• Jay Wright, poet
• Silas Wright, politician

• Thomas Yamamoto, artist; lived and died inPlainfield
• Brigham Young (1801–1877), second prophet and president ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; born inWhitingham

• Barry Zorthian, chief spokesperson for U.S. government inSaigon,Vietnam (1964–1968); once worked inSt. Johnsbury^[22]
• Daphne Zuniga, actress, raised inReading^[23]

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  Ethan Allen
  (1738–1789), commander of the Green Mountain Boys
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  Chester A. Arthur
  (1829–1886), 21st president of the United States
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  Calvin Coolidge
  (1872–1933), 30th president of the United States
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  John Deere
  (1804–1886), inventor of steel plow, founder of Deere & Company
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  George Dewey
  (1837–1917), hero of the 1898 Battle of Manila Bay
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  Lucy Mabel Hall-Brown
  (1843–1907), physician and writer
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  Zosia Mamet
  (born 1988), actress and musician
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  Levi P. Morton
  (1824–1920), 22nd vice president of the United States
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  Bernie Sanders
  (born 1941), U.S. senator from Vermont and 2016 and 2020 presidential candidate
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  Joseph Smith
  (1805–1844), founder of Latter Day Saint movement
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  Rudy Vallée
  (1901–1986), actor and singer
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  Brigham Young
  (1801–1877), Mormon leader and Western settler

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