List of people from Burlington, Vermont
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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Burlington, Vermont.
Church Street in 1907
Academics and educators[]
- Ralph Abraham, mathematician
- Murray Bookchin, ecologist and anarchist/Communalist philosopher
- Davis Rich Dewey, economist and statistician
- John Dewey, philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer
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- Jacqueline Noonan, cardiologist and professor
- Henry Farnham Perkins, zoologist, professor and eugenicist
- Timothy Steele, poet and academic
Actors and theater figures[]
- Ben Bagley, musical theater producer and innovator
- Orson Bean, film, television and stage actor
- Field Cate, actor, musician
- Christian XXX, adult film star
- Will Lyman, actor
- Kevin McKenzie, artistic director, American Ballet Theater
Artists and illustrators[]
- Marc Awodey, artist and writer
- Alison Bechdel, cartoonist known for comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For
- James Kochalka, cartoonist, singer/songwriter
- Shane Lavalette, photographer, publisher and editor of Lavalette, director of Light Work
- Joseph Mozier, sculptor
- Truman Seymour, watercolorist, military figure
Athletes and athletics personnel[]
- Jeanne Ashworth, skater
- Harry Blanchard, Formula One driver, raced for Porsche team
- Kelly Clark, snowboarder[1]
- Jimmy Cochran, former Olympic and World Cup alpine ski racer and member of the Skiing Cochrans
- Paul Hackett, football coach
- Doc Hazelton, professional baseball player and college coach[2]
- Billy Kidd, world champion and Olympic skier
- Jeremy Kimball, Mixed Martial Artist
- Joe Kirkwood Sr., golfer
- Ross Miner (born 1991), skating coach and retired competitive figure skater
- Ross Powers, snowboarder, Olympic gold medalist[citation needed]
- Patrick Sharp, National Hockey League player, attended University of Vermont
- Birdie Tebbetts, Major League Baseball player and manager
- Len Whitehouse, baseball player and assistant coach of Burlington High School's varsity baseball team
Business figures[]
- Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's
- Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's
- Greg Noonan, early American brew master
- William Hepburn Russell, founder of Pony Express
- Gustavus Blin Wright, roadbuilder and entrepreneur
Lawyers and jurists[]
- Albert Wheeler Coffrin, judge
- George Gale, judge
- Seneca Haselton, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, mayor of Burlington, U.S. Minister to Venezuela[3]
- John A. Lovely, Minnesota Supreme Court justice
- Joseph A. McNamara, U.S. Attorney for Vermont[4]
- Sherman R. Moulton, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[5]
- John C. Thompson, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[6]
Military figures[]
- Admiral George Dewey, hero of the Manilla Bay Campaign of the Spanish American War.
- 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
- 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[]
- Morton Estrin, pianist
- Tristan Honsinger, musician
- Eugene Hütz, actor and lead singer of Gogol Bordello[7]
- 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[]
- 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[8]
- Calvin H. Blodgett, mayor of Burlington[9]
- Rufus E. Brown, Vermont Attorney General, member of Vermont State Senate
- Vernon A. Bullard, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont[10]
- John J. Burns, mayor of Burlington[11]
- Peter Clavelle, mayor of Burlington
- Grace Coolidge, first lady, wife of Calvin Coolidge
- William A. Crombie, mayor of Burlington, Vermont[12]
- 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[13]
- Johannah Leddy Donovan, Vermont state representative
- Louis F. Dow, mayor of Burlington from 1935 to 1939[14]
- Albert S. Drew, mayor of Burlington[15]
- 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[16][17]
- Joseph D. Hatch, Vermont state legislator and mayor of Burlington, Vermont[18]
- Donly C. Hawley, mayor of Burlington, Vermont[19]
- 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[20]
- George H. Morse, mayor of Burlington[21]
- Jason Niles, congressman
- Hamilton S. Peck, mayor of Burlington, state legislator, city court judge[22]
- Doug Racine, member of the Vermont Senate and lieutenant governor
- Robert Roberts, mayor of Burlington[23]
- 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[24]
- William Sorrell, attorney general of Vermont
- Elliot M. Sutton, mayor of Burlington[25]
- Cornelius P. Van Ness, 10th governor of Vermont
- Martin Joseph Wade, congressman and judge
- Urban A. Woodbury, businessman and 45th governor of Vermont
Writers[]
- Jack Du Brul, author
- Dan Chiasson, poet
- John C. Farrar, editor, writer and publisher
- Theodora Agnes Peck, novelist and poet[26]
- Suzi Wizowaty, author and politician
Others[]
- Ted Bundy, serial killer, born at the Elizabeth Lund Home for Unwed Mothers
- Truman C. Everts, Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition
- Brianna Maitland, missing girl
- Horatio Nelson Jackson, first person to drive an automobile across U.S.
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-06-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ O'Boyle, Francis Joseph (2000). "Biography: Doc Hazelton". SABR.org. Phoenix, AZ: Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "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. 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.
- ^ 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. 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. 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. 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. II. New York, NY: The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 15–16 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Death Notice, Thomas W. Sorrell". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. March 19, 1984. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Death of E. M. Sutton". Burlington Daily News. Burlington, VT. March 5, 1908. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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