The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Rutland, Vermont, United States.
Academics and writing
- Julia C. R. Dorr, author; resident of Rutland
- Joy Hakim, history writer
- Mary McGarry Morris, novelist
- John Martin Thomas, ninth president of Middlebury College, ninth president of Penn State, and twelfth president of Rutgers University; resident of Rutland[1]
- Charles E. Tuttle, publisher
Business
- James E. Burke, CEO of Johnson & Johnson
- John Deere, industrialist
- George E. Royce, pioneer of marble quarrying industry, state senator
Military
- Francis William Billado, Major General and Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard
- Barry M. Costello, US Navy vice admiral
- Merritt A. Edson, US Marine Corps major general
- Frederic Williams Hopkins, Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard, 1837–1852[2]
- Daniel Murray, Loyalist Major for the British during the American Revolutionary War
- Edward H. Ripley, American Civil War Brevet Brigadier General, brother of William Y. W. Ripley
- William Y. W. Ripley, American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Leonard F. Wing, National Guard major general who commanded the 43rd Infantry Division in World War II
- John E. Woodward, U.S. Army brigadier general[3][4]
Music
- Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist and founding member of Staind
- Dan Tyminski, bluegrass composer, vocalist and instrumentalist
Politics
- Horace W. Bailey, U.S. Marshal for Vermont[5]
- Edward L. Burke, U.S. Marshal for Vermont[6]
- Fred M. Butler, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[7]
- Frank H. Chapman, U.S. Marshal for Vermont[8]
- Percival W. Clement, 57th Governor of Vermont[9]
- Thomas W. Costello, state representative[10]
- Walter C. Dunton, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[11]
- Fred A. Field, U.S. Marshal for Vermont[12]
- Henry F. Field, Vermont State Treasurer[13][14]
- George Tisdale Hodges, U.S. congressman[15]
- Steven Howard, state representative[16]
- William Brown Ide (1796–1852), state legislator, central figure in California's Bear Flag Revolt of 1846, named President of the Republic of California
- Jim Jeffords, U.S. senator[17]
- Olin M. Jeffords, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, father of Senator Jim Jeffords[18][19]
- Lawrence C. Jones, Vermont Attorney General[20]
- Charles Linsley, Vermont attorney and politician[21]
- Kevin J. Mullin, member of the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate[22]
- John Prout, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[23]
- Joseph F. Radigan, United States Attorney for Vermont[24]
- Israel Smith (1759–1810), member of the United States House of Representatives; member of the United States Senate; Governor of Vermont; resident of Rutland[25]
- Milford K. Smith, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[26]
- Bert L. Stafford, mayor of Rutland[27]
- Robert Stafford, U.S. congressman and senator; 71st Governor of Vermont[28]
- Richard C. Thomas, Secretary of State of Vermont[29]
- Charles K. Williams, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court 1834–1846; Governor of Vermont 1850–1852; raised in Rutland[30]
Sports
- Rick Chaffee, Olympic ski racer
- Suzy Chaffee, Olympic ski racer and actress
- Andrea Mead Lawrence, first American to win two Olympic gold medals in skiing
- Arlie Pond, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
- Steve Wisniewski, guard and assistant offensive line coach for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders
Television and film
- David Franzoni, Oscar-winning writer and producer of film Gladiator
- David Giancola, filmmaker; born in Rutland[31]
- Carlene King Johnson, Miss Vermont USA 1955, Miss USA 1955
Fictional residents
- Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III, President of the United States on the TV series Scandal; has a house in Rutland
- Master Pandemonium, comic book villain
- Snow Job, character from G.I. Joe
References
- ^ "John Martin Thomas". Rutgers. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ Middlebury College, Catalogue of the Graduates of Middlebury College, 1853, page 79
- ^ "The High School: The Graduating Class and the Programme for the Graduating Exercises". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. June 24, 1887. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vermont News: John E. Woodward". Vermont Journal. Windsor, VT. July 30, 1887. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Leading Vermonter Dies at Rutland". Burlington Daily News. Burlington, VT. January 7, 1914. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Death Notice, Edward L. Burke". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. October 24, 1982. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont. Vol. II. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 670.
- ^ "Frank H. Chapman a Suicide". The Orwell Citizen. Orwell, VT. July 5, 1923. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vermont Governor Percival W. Clement". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ "Democrat Tom Costello for lieutenant governor". Addison County Independent. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ Harman, Henry H. (1901). Proceedings of the Vermont Bar Association: Memorial Paper on Walter C. Dunton. Montpelier, VT: Argus and Patriot Printing House. pp. 84–90.
- ^ Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography. Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. pp. 188-189 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. pp. 137–138.
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- ^ "Portraits and Sketches of the Officers: Vice-Presidents". The Bankers Magazine. LXI. New York, NY: Bradford Rhodes & Co.: 413 1901.
- ^ "HODGES, George Tisdale, (1789–1860)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ "Wait, what's Steve Howard doing in Burlington?". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ "JEFFORDS, James Merrill, (1934–)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ Armstrong, Howard E. (1955). Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 593.
- ^ Myrick, Rawson C. (1935). Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 562.
- ^ "L. C. Jones, Candidate for Attorney General". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. June 3, 1930. p. 2.
- ^ Ellingson, Barbara (1997). "Biographical Sketch, Charles Linsley" (PDF). Charles and Emmeline Linsley Papers, 1827-1892. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Historical Society. p. 1. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Secretary of the Vermont Senate (2017). "Biography, Kevin J. Mullin". Vermont State Senators, 2017-2018. Montpelier, VT: Vermont General Assembly.
- ^ Harman, Henry A. (October 25, 1892). A Memorial Sketch of John Prout: Published in the Annual Meeting Proceedings of the Vermont Bar Association. Montpelier, VT: Argus and Patriot Book and Job Printing. pp. 63–67.
- ^ Armstrong, Howard E. (1961). Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 682 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Vermont Governor Israel Smith". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ "Obituary, Judge Milford K. Smith Sr". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. November 17, 1984. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bert L. Stafford: prominent Rutland Attorney Died of Cerebral Hemorrhage". The Barre Daily Times. Barre, VT. July 30, 1941. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vermont Governor Robert T. Stafford". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ "In Memoriam, Richard C. Thomas". Middlebury College Magazine. Middlebury, VT: Middlebury College. 1992. p. 78.
- ^ "Vermont Governor Charles Kilborn Williams". National Governors Association. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "David Giancola". IMDb. Retrieved November 1, 2012.