List of people from St. Johnsbury, Vermont

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

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Artists and authors

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
GG Allin Aug 29, 1956Jun 28, 1993Punk rock musicianRaised in East St. Johnsbury
Edward Behr Edward Behr The Art of Eating.jpg 1951Author; publisher of The Art of Eating MagazineLives in St. Johnsbury [1] [2]
Chris Hedges Chris hedges blur.jpg Sep 18, 1956Journalist and authorBorn in St. Johnsbury
Stephen Huneck Stephenhuneck.JPG Oct 8, 1948Jan 7, 2010Artist and wood carverHad studio in St. Johnsbury
Connor Long

(a.k.a. Khonnor)

Jul 24, 1986MusicianLives in St. Johnsbury

Military

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Asa P. Blunt Asa Peabody Blunt.jpg Oct 19, 1826Oct 4, 1889 Civil War-era brevet generalLived in St. Johnsbury

Politics

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Jonathan Arnold JonathanArnold.jpg Dec 3, 1741Feb 1, 1793Delegate to the Continental Congress [3]
Lemuel H. Arnold LemuelArnold.jpg Jan 29, 1792Jun 27, 1852 U.S. congressman and 12th governor of Rhode Island Born in St. Johnsbury [4]
George Baldwin Jan 22, 1830Dec 7, 1907Wisconsin politicianBorn in St. Johnsbury
Albert W. Barney Oct 23, 1920May 10, 2010Vermont juristBorn in St. Johnsbury [5]
Helen E. Burbank Jul 27, 1898Feb 22, 1981 Secretary of State of Vermont Raised, educated and buried in St. Johnsbury [6]
Alexander Dunnett Alexander Dunnett (US Attorney for Vermont).jpg Nov 29, 1852Sep 14, 1920 United States Attorney for the District of Vermont
President of the Vermont Bar Association
Member of the Vermont Senate from Caledonia County
State's Attorney of Caledonia County, Vermont 		Lived and worked in St. Johnsbury [7]
Erastus Fairbanks Erastus Fairbanks.jpg Oct 28, 1792Nov 20, 186421st and 26th governor of Vermont Lived in St. Johnsbury [8]
Horace Fairbanks Horace Fairbanks.jpg Mar 21, 1820Mar 17, 188836th governor of Vermont Lived in St. Johnsbury [9]
Frederick G. Fleetwood Frederick G. Fleetwood.jpg Sep 27, 1868Jan 28, 1938US congressmanBorn in St. Johnsbury [10]
Charles E. Gibson Jr. Dec 20, 1925Oct 10, 2017 Vermont Attorney General Born and raised in St. Johnsbury [11]
Ellery Albee Hibbard Ellery Albee Hibbard (cropped).jpg Jul 31, 1826Jul 24, 1903US congressman [12]
Harland Bradley Howe Harland B. Howe.jpg Feb 19, 1873Apr 22, 1946Judge [13]
Henry Clay Ide Henry Clay Ide 710x1024.jpg Sep 18, 1844Jun 13, 1921 Governor-General of the Philippines Practiced law in St. Johnsbury [14]
Luther Jewett Dec 24, 1772Mar 8, 1860US congressmanLived and died in St. Johnsbury [15]
Graham S. Newell Nov 27, 1915Jun 20, 2008State senatorBorn and died in St. Johnsbury [16]
Ephraim Paddock Ephraim Paddock (Vermont Supreme Court Judge).jpg Jan 4, 1780Jul 27, 1859Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court; uncle of Erastus Fairbanks and Thaddeus Fairbanks Lived in St. Johnsbury [17]
Jonathan Ross Johnathan Ross Senator.jpg Apr 30, 1826Feb 23, 1905US senatorLived and died in St. Johnsbury [18]
Wendell Phillips Stafford Wendell Phillips Stafford.jpg May 1, 1861Apr 21, 1953Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia Lived and worked in St. Johnsbury [19]
Frank D. Thompson Frank D. Thompson (Vermont Supreme Court Justice).jpg Apr 9, 1876Jun 12, 1940Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court Lived and worked in St. Johnsbury [20]

Professionals

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Walter J. Bigelow Walter J. Bigelow (Mayor of Burlington, Vermont).jpg Jan 22, 1865May 2, 1935Publisher of the St. Johnsbury Caledonian , former mayor of Burlington, Vermont Resided in St. Johnsbury while publishing the Caledonian [21]
Franklin Fairbanks Franklin Fairbanks.jpg Jun 18, 1828Apr 24, 1895Businessman, philanthropist, and co-founder of Winter Park and Rollins College
Thaddeus Fairbanks Thaddeus Fairbanks c. 1880.jpg Jan 17, 1796Apr 12, 1886Inventor
Jacob Green Jackson Jacob Green Jackson (American Lumbermen; vol. 3, 1906).png Mar 16, 1817Apr 17, 1901LumbermanBorn in East St. Johnsbury, Vermont [22]
Albert B. Jewett Albert B. Jewett (Union Army colonel).jpg March 20, 1829March 6, 1887Railroad executiveLived in St. Johnsbury [23]
Milo Parker Jewett MiloPJewett.jpg April 27, 1808June 9, 1882EducatorBorn in St. Johnsbury [24]
Charles Hosmer Morse Charles H Morse.jpg Sep 23, 1833May 5, 1921Businessman and co-founder of Winter Park and Rollins College Born in St. Johnsbury
Henry O'Malley Henry O'Malley 13 May 1922.PNG Mar 22, 1876Apr 24, 1936 United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries (1922–1933)Born and raised in St. Johnsbury [25]

Religion

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Jacob Gates Jacob Gates Portrait Detail.jpg May 9, 1811Apr 14, 1892Early Mormon leaderBorn in St. Johnsbury
Edward A. Lawrence, Sr. Edward A. Lawrence, Sr. (Reminiscences, 1900).png Oct 7, 1808Sep 4, 1883 Congregational pastorBorn in St. Johnsbury


Edwin Wallace Parker Bishop Edwin Wallace Parker.jpg Jan 21, 1833Jun 4, 1901 Methodist Episcopal missionary bishopBorn in St. Johnsbury
Bob Smith Aug 8, 1879Nov 16, 1950Co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous Born in St. Johnsbury
Erastus Snow Erastussnow.jpg Nov 9, 1818May 27, 1888Early Mormon leaderBorn in St. Johnsbury
Zerubbabel Snow Zerubbabel Snow.jpg Mar 29, 1809Sep 27, 1888Early Mormon pioneerBorn in St. Johnsbury

Sports

NameImageBirthDeathKnown forAssociationReference
Jean Dubuc Jean Dubuc baseball card.jpg Sep 15, 1888Aug 28, 1958 Pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, and New York Giants Born in St. Johnsbury [26]

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