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 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 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, 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, 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 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 Murray Bookchin, philosopher, died in Burlington, credits Vermont Town Meeting tradition in his communalist social theory Andrew Bowen, actor 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 John H. Caldwell, cross-country ski coach and author Thomas Cale, teacher and politician Delino Dexter Calvin, Canadian politician Jim Cantore, Weather Channel meteorologist Jake Burton Carpenter, owner of Burton Snowboards; from Londonderry Matthew H. Carpenter, Wisconsin politician Albert Carrington, clergyman Hanson Carroll, professional photographer Hayden Carruth, poet and critic Neko Case, singer William B. Castle, former mayor of Cleveland Lucien B. Caswell, politician Suzy Chaffee, skier, "Suzy Chapstick" Beth Chamberlin, fitness coach John Putnam Chapin, 19th-century mayor of Chicago Welcome Chapman, Mormon leader Harrie B. Chase, judge Horace Chase, former mayor of Milwaukee Dan Chiasson, writer Daniel Chipman, politician 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 Thomas Chittenden, first governor of Vermont Bonnie Christensen, artist, author, and illustrator Stoyan Christowe, writer, publicist and journalist Sylvester Churchill, soldier and journalist Joseph A. Citro, author Charles Edgar Clark, admiral during the Spanish–American War Ezra Clark Jr. (1813–1896), US representative for Connecticut's 1st district; born in Brattleboro, Vermont Kelly Clark, Olympic gold medalist, snowboarding 2002 William Bullock Clark, geologist
Skiing Cochrans, ski racers Richard A. Cody, U.S. Army general William Sloane Coffin Jr., clergyman; resident of Strafford Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's
Zerah Colburn (1804–1840), math prodigy; born in Cabot Lui Collins, singer-songwriter Ray Collins, baseball player Gardner Quincy Colton, pioneer of the use of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) for dental procedures; from Georgia, Vermont George Colvocoresses, American Civil War naval officer George Partridge Colvocoresses, admiral Jessica Comolli, Miss Vermont USA 2007 Thomas Jefferson Conant, Biblical scholar George A. Converse, admiral Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States; born in Plymouth Notch Barry M. Costello, US vice admiral; native of Rutland Douglas M. Costle, environmentalist Elizabeth Cottrell, geologist and museum curator Oliver Cowdery, religious leader Robert Cowdin, American Civil War colonel
Aaron H. Cragin, U.S. representative and senator Mary Lynde Craig (1834–1921), president, Pacific Coast Women's Press Association; born in Vermont Donald J. Cram, Nobel Prize-winning chemist Jay Craven, film director, professor
D Tim Daly, actor, producer, and director 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 in 1860 A. E. Douglass, astronomer Bobby Dragon, NASCAR Driver; Milton Harmon "Beaver" Dragon, NASCAR Driver; Milton 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 Dorman Bridgman Eaton, instrumental in federal civil service reform John Eaton, Army colonel, 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 Albert Gutterson, athlete in the long jump Luis Guzmán, actor; resides in Sutton
H Paul Hackett, football coach; born in Burlington