List of people from Rutland (city), Vermont

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]
• Lyman W. Redington (1849–1925), attorney, member of the Vermont House of Representatives and New York State Assembly ^[25]
• Israel Smith (1759–1810), member of the United States House of Representatives; member of the United States Senate; Governor of Vermont; resident of Rutland ^[26]
• Milford K. Smith, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court ^[27]
• Bert L. Stafford, mayor of Rutland ^[28]
• Robert Stafford, U.S. congressman and senator; 71st Governor of Vermont ^[29]
• Richard C. Thomas, Secretary of State of Vermont ^[30]
• Charles K. Williams, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court 1834–1846; Governor of Vermont 1850–1852; raised in Rutland ^[31]

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 ^[32]
• 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

1. "John Martin Thomas". Rutgers. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
2. Middlebury College, Catalogue of the Graduates of Middlebury College, 1853, page 79
3. "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.
4. "Vermont News: John E. Woodward". Vermont Journal. Windsor, VT. July 30, 1887. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Leading Vermonter Dies at Rutland". Burlington Daily News. Burlington, VT. January 7, 1914. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Death Notice, Edward L. Burke". Rutland Herald . Rutland, VT. October 24, 1982. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Carleton, Hiram (1903). Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont. Vol. II. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 670.
8. "Frank H. Chapman a Suicide". The Orwell Citizen. Orwell, VT. July 5, 1923. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Vermont Governor Percival W. Clement". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
10. "Democrat Tom Costello for lieutenant governor". Addison County Independent. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
11. 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.
12. Dodge, Prentiss Cutler (1912). Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography. Burlington, VT: Ullery Publishing Company. pp.  188-189 – via Internet Archive.
13. Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. pp.  137–138. field, henry francis.
14. "Portraits and Sketches of the Officers: Vice-Presidents". The Bankers Magazine. LXI. New York, NY: Bradford Rhodes & Co.: 413 1901.
15. "HODGES, George Tisdale, (1789–1860)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
16. "Wait, what's Steve Howard doing in Burlington?". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
17. "JEFFORDS, James Merrill, (1934–)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
18. Armstrong, Howard E. (1955). Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 593.
19. Myrick, Rawson C. (1935). Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 562.
20. "L. C. Jones, Candidate for Attorney General" . Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. June 3, 1930. p. 2.
21. 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.
22. Secretary of the Vermont Senate (2017). "Biography, Kevin J. Mullin". Vermont State Senators, 2017-2018. Montpelier, VT: Vermont General Assembly.
23. 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.
24. Armstrong, Howard E. (1961). Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 682 – via HathiTrust.
25. Carter, Cornelia M. Redington (1909). Leach, Josiah Granville (ed.). John Redington of Topsfield, Massachusetts, and Some of His Descendants With Notes On the Wales Family. Boston, MA: David Clapp & Son. pp. 21, 27 – via Google Books.
26. "Vermont Governor Israel Smith". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
27. "Obituary, Judge Milford K. Smith Sr" . Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT. November 17, 1984. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
28. "Bert L. Stafford: prominent Rutland Attorney Died of Cerebral Hemorrhage". The Barre Daily Times . Barre, VT. July 30, 1941. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
29. "Vermont Governor Robert T. Stafford". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
30. "In Memoriam, Richard C. Thomas". Middlebury College Magazine. Middlebury, VT: Middlebury College. 1992. p. 78.
31. "Vermont Governor Charles Kilborn Williams". National Governors Association. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
32. "David Giancola". IMDb. Retrieved November 1, 2012.