List of people from Rutland (city), Vermont explained

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Martin Thomas. Rutgers . November 1, 2012.
2. Middlebury College, Catalogue of the Graduates of Middlebury College, 1853, page 79
3. News: June 24, 1887 . The High School: The Graduating Class and the Programme for the Graduating Exercises . . Rutland, VT . 4 . Newspapers.com.
4. News: July 30, 1887 . Vermont News: John E. Woodward . Vermont Journal . Windsor, VT . 1 . Newspapers.com.
5. News: January 7, 1914 . Leading Vermonter Dies at Rutland . Burlington Daily News . Burlington, VT . 5 . . .
6. News: October 24, 1982 . Death Notice, Edward L. Burke . . Rutland, VT . 6 . Newspapers.com.
7. Book: Carleton, Hiram . 1903 . Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont . II . New York, NY . Lewis Historical Publishing Company . 670 . .
8. News: July 5, 1923 . Frank H. Chapman a Suicide . The Orwell Citizen . Orwell, VT . 3 . . .
9. Web site: Vermont Governor Percival W. Clement. National Governors Association . October 10, 2012.
10. Web site: Democrat Tom Costello for lieutenant governor . Addison County Independent . October 22, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181116025621/http://www.addisonindependent.com/node/1673 . November 16, 2018 . dead .
11. Book: Harman, Henry H. . 1901 . Proceedings of the Vermont Bar Association: Memorial Paper on Walter C. Dunton . 84–90 . Montpelier, VT . Argus and Patriot Printing House . .
12. Book: Dodge, Prentiss Cutler . 1912 . Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography . Burlington, VT . Ullery Publishing Company . 188-189 . . .
13. Book: Ullery, Jacob G. . 1894 . Men of Vermont Illustrated . field, henry francis. . Brattleboro, VT . Transcript Publishing Company . 137–138.
14. 1901 . Portraits and Sketches of the Officers: Vice-Presidents . The Bankers Magazine . LXI . New York, NY . Bradford Rhodes & Co. . 413.
15. Web site: HODGES, George Tisdale, (1789–1860). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. October 10, 2012.
16. Web site: Wait, what's Steve Howard doing in Burlington?. Burlington Free Press . October 22, 2012.
17. Web site: JEFFORDS, James Merrill, (1934–). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. October 10, 2012.
18. Book: Armstrong, Howard E. . 1955 . Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual . Montpelier, VT . Vermont Secretary of State . 593.
19. Book: Myrick, Rawson C. . 1935 . Vermont Legislative Directory . Montpelier, VT . Vermont Secretary of State . 562.
20. News: June 3, 1930 . L. C. Jones, Candidate for Attorney General . Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT . 2 . subscription .
21. Web site: Biographical Sketch, Charles Linsley . Ellingson . Barbara . 1997. Charles and Emmeline Linsley Papers, 1827-1892 . Vermont Historical Society . Montpelier, VT . July 3, 2018 . 1 . .
22. Web site: Biography, Kevin J. Mullin . Secretary of the Vermont Senate . 2017 . Vermont State Senators, 2017-2018 . Vermont General Assembly . Montpelier, VT . .
23. Book: 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 . 63–67 . .
24. Book: Armstrong, Howard E. . 1961 . Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual . Montpelier, VT . Vermont Secretary of State . 682 . . Howard E. Armstrong . .
25. Book: Carter, Cornelia M. Redington . Leach . Josiah Granville . 1909 . John Redington of Topsfield, Massachusetts, and Some of His Descendants With Notes On the Wales Family . Boston, MA . David Clapp & Son . 21, 27 . . .
26. Web site: Vermont Governor Israel Smith. National Governors Association. October 22, 2012.
27. News: November 17, 1984 . Obituary, Judge Milford K. Smith Sr. . . Burlington, VT . subscription . 12 . . .
28. News: July 30, 1941 . Bert L. Stafford: prominent Rutland Attorney Died of Cerebral Hemorrhage . . Barre, VT . 7 . Newspapers.com.
29. Web site: Vermont Governor Robert T. Stafford . National Governors Association. October 10, 2012.
30. 1992 . In Memoriam, Richard C. Thomas . Middlebury College Magazine . Middlebury, VT . Middlebury College . 78.
31. Web site: Vermont Governor Charles Kilborn Williams. National Governors Association. November 1, 2012.
32. Web site: David Giancola. IMDb . November 1, 2012.