List of people from Burlington, Vermont explained

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

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
• Fred Householder, linguist
• Jacqueline Noonan, cardiologist and professor
• Henry Farnham Perkins, zoologist, professor and eugenicist
• Timothy Steele, poet and academic

Actors and theater figures

• 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

• 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
• Shane Lavalette, photographer, publisher and editor of Lavalette, director of Light Work
• Truman Seymour, watercolorist, military figure

Athletes and athletics personnel

• 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
• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

Notes and References

1. News: McFadden . Robert D. . 2020-02-08 . Orson Bean, Free-Spirited Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies at 91 . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-11-09 . 0362-4331.
2. Web site: Biography: Doc Hazelton . O'Boyle . Francis Joseph . 2000 . SABR.org . Society for American Baseball Research . Phoenix, AZ . December 12, 2019.
3. Web site: Kelly Clark . 2010-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100524094322/http://mpora.com/snowboarding/tag/kelly-clark/ . 2010-05-24 . dead .
4. News: July 22, 1921 . Judge Haselton Dies at Age of 73 . Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT . subscription . . 8 . .
5. Book: Lamb, Wallace E. . 1940 . The Lake Champlain and Lake George Valleys . 3 . 259–260 . New York, NY . The American Historical Company, Inc. . .
6. Book: Dodge, Prentiss Cutler . 1912 . Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography . 272 . Burlington, VT . Ullery Publishing Company . .
7. Web site: Campaign Finance Disclosure Statement, Molly Gray for Vermont . Kehoe . Mary, Treasurer . October 1, 2020 . TownNews.com . Bennington Banner . Bennington, VT . December 31, 2022 . 3.
8. News: October 13, 1899 . Danl. Roberts Dead . . Middlebury, VT . 7 . Newspapers.com.
9. Taft . Russell S. . March 1, 1894 . The Supreme Court of Vermont, Part IV: John C. Thompson . . Boston, MA . Boston Book Company . 123–124 . .
10. News: Hutz-pah!. Rea. Casey. 2005-07-27. Seven Days. 2018-03-29. en.
11. News: March 4, 1908 . Two Cities Change from "Wet" to "Dry" . . Rutland, VT . 1 . Newspapers.com.
12. News: August 5, 1919 . Bakersfield: Funeral of the Hon. Calvin H. Blodgett to be Held To-Day . . Burlington, VT . 3 . . .
13. Book: Carleton, Hiram . 1903 . Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont . 1 . New York, NY . Lewis Publishing Company . 461–462 . . 9780806347943 .
14. News: March 3, 1984 . Death Notice, John J. Burns Sr. . . Burlington, VT . 2B . Newspapers.com.
15. Book: Dodge, Prentiss Cutler . 1912 . Encyclopedia Vermont Biography . Burlington, VT . Ullery Publishing Company . 157 . . .
16. Book: Ullery, Jacob G. . 1894 . Men of Vermont Illustrated . Brattleboro, VT . Transcript Publishing Company . . 51-52 . .
17. News: February 19, 1964 . Louis Dow Dies, Was Mayor Here . . Burlington, VT . 7 . Newspapers.com.
18. News: November 22, 1920 . Obituary: Albert S. Drew . . Burlington, VT . 7 . Newspapers.com.
19. Book: Goodrich, John Ellsworth . 1901 . General Catalogue of the University of Vermont . Burlington, VT . Free Press Association . 38 . . .
20. News: August 21, 1851 . Death of Capt. I. R. Harrington . Morning Express . Buffalo, NY . 2 . . .
21. Book: Carleton, Hiram . 1903 . Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont . I . New York, NY . Lewis Publishing Company . 305–306 . 9780806347943 . . .
22. Book: Carleton, Hiram . 1903 . Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont . II . New York, NY . Lewis Publishing Company . . 51–52 . .
23. Book: Carleton, Hiram . 1903 . Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont . II . New York, NY . The Lewis Publishing Company . . 15–16 . .
24. News: December 3, 2003 . Obituary, Earle B. McLaughlin . . Burlington, VT . 4B . Newspapers.com.
25. News: March 6, 1905 . Death Notice, George H. Morse . . New York, NY . 7 . . .
26. News: October 13, 1933 . Death Notice, Hamilton S. Peck . . Burlington, VT . 6 . . .
27. News: February 23, 1939 . Robert Roberts, Former Mayor, Dies at 91 . . Burlington, VT . 15 . . .
28. News: March 19, 1984 . Death Notice, Thomas W. Sorrell . . Burlington, VT . 2B . Newspapers.com.
29. News: MacAulay . Catherine . March 3, 2021 . Who's Who in Defense: Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor . Breaking Defense . Breaking Media, Inc. . New York, NY.
30. News: March 5, 1908 . Death of E. M. Sutton . Burlington Daily News . Burlington, VT . 1 . . .
31. Book: Rann . William S. . 1886 . History of Chittenden County, Vermont . Syracuse, NY . D. Mason & Co. . 229 . Google Books.
32. Book: Katzenberger . Geo. A. . 1897 . Catalogue of the Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi . Ann Arbor, MI . The Inland Press . 426 . Google Books.
33. Book: Carleton, Hiram . 1903 . Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont . 1 . New York, NY . Lewis Publishing Company . 151 . Google Books.
34. News: January 13, 1964 . Historical Novelist, Miss Peck 81 Dies After Long Illness . . Burlington, VT . 5 . . .