List of people from Burlington, Vermont

See also: Category:People from Burlington, Vermont

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Burlington, Vermont.

Church Street in 1907

## Academics and educators

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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, Award-winning photographer
* Shane Lavalette, photographer, publisher and editor of Lavalette, director of Light Work
* Truman Seymour, watercolorist, military figure

## Athletes and athletics personnel

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* 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
* Ilona Maher, American rugby player and Olympic bronze medalist.

## Business figures

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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, Vermont’s senior US Senator
* 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]
* 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[28]
* William Sorrell, attorney general of Vermont
* Jake Sullivan, U.S. National Security Advisor[29]
* Elliot M. Sutton, mayor of Burlington[30]
* Cornelius P. Van Ness, 10th governor of Vermont[31]
* Martin Joseph Wade, congressman and judge[32]
* Urban A. Woodbury, businessman and 45th governor of Vermont[33]

## Writers

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* Dan Chiasson, poet
* Jack Du Brul, author
* John C. Farrar, editor, writer and publisher
* Theodora Agnes Peck, novelist and poet[34]
* Suzi Wizowaty, author and politician

## Others

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* 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

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ O'Boyle, Francis Joseph (2000). "Biography: Doc Hazelton". SABR.org. Phoenix, AZ: Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
3. ^ "Kelly Clark". Archived from the original on 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
4. ^ "Judge Haselton Dies at Age of 73". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. July 22, 1921. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Lamb, Wallace E. (1940). The Lake Champlain and Lake George Valleys. Vol. 3\. New York, NY: The American Historical Company, Inc. pp. 259–260.
6. ^ Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography. Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. p. 272.
7. ^ 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)
8. ^ "Danl. Roberts Dead". Middlebury Register. Middlebury, VT. October 13, 1899. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ Rea, Casey (2005-07-27). "Hutz-pah!". Seven Days. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
11. ^ "Two Cities Change from "Wet" to "Dry"". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. March 4, 1908. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "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.
13. ^ 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.
14. ^ "Death Notice, John J. Burns Sr". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. March 3, 1984. p. 2B - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia Vermont Biography. Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. p. 157 - via HathiTrust.
16. ^ Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. pp. 51-52 - via Internet Archive.
17. ^ "Louis Dow Dies, Was Mayor Here". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. February 19, 1964. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
18. ^ "Obituary: Albert S. Drew". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. November 22, 1920. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
19. ^ Goodrich, John Ellsworth (1901). General Catalogue of the University of Vermont. Burlington, VT: Free Press Association. p. 38 - via Internet Archive.
20. ^ "Death of Capt. I. R. Harrington". Morning Express. Buffalo, NY. August 21, 1851. p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.
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25. ^ "Death Notice, George H. Morse". New-York Tribune. New York, NY. March 6, 1905. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
26. ^ "Death Notice, Hamilton S. Peck". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. October 13, 1933. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
27. ^ "Robert Roberts, Former Mayor, Dies at 91". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. February 23, 1939. p. 15 - via Newspapers.com.
28. ^ "Death Notice, Thomas W. Sorrell". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. March 19, 1984. p. 2B - via Newspapers.com.
29. ^ MacAulay, Catherine (March 3, 2021). "Who's Who in Defense: Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor". Breaking Defense. New York, NY: Breaking Media, Inc.
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32. ^ 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.
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34. ^ "Historical Novelist, Miss Peck 81 Dies After Long Illness". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. January 13, 1964. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.

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