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 Dorr, author; resident of Rutland^[1]
• 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^[2]
• 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^[3]
• 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

Music

• Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist and founding member of Staind
• Dan Tyminski, bluegrass composer, vocalist and instrumentalist

Politics

• Percival W. Clement, 57th Governor of Vermont^[4]
• Thomas W. Costello, state representative^[5]
• Henry F. Field, Vermont State Treasurer^[6][7]
• George Tisdale Hodges, US congressman^[8]
• Steven Howard, state representative^[9]
• 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, US senator^[10]
• Olin M. Jeffords, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, father of Senator Jim Jeffords^[11][12]
• Lawrence C. Jones, Vermont Attorney General^[13]
• Israel Smith (1759-1810), member of the United States House of Representatives; member of the United States Senate; Governor of Vermont; resident of Rutland^[14]
• Robert Stafford, US congressman and senator; 71st Governor of Vermont^[15]
• Charles K. Williams, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court 1834-1846; Governor of Vermont 1850-1852; raised in Rutland^[16]

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^[17]
• Carlene King Johnson, Miss Vermont USA 1955, Miss USA 1955
• Cherilee Taylor, actress; born in Rutland^[18]

Fictional residents

• Master Pandemonium, comic book villain
• Snow Job, character from G.I. Joe

References

1. "Julia Ripley Dorr". Find A Grave. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
2. "John Martin Thomas". Rutgers. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
3. Middlebury College, Catalogue of the Graduates of Middlebury College, 1853, page 79
4. "Vermont Governor Percival W. Clement". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
5. "Democrat Tom Costello for lieutenant governor". Addison County Independent. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
6. Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont Illustrated. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. pp. 137–138.
7. "Portraits and Sketches of the Officers: Vice-Presidents". The Bankers Magazine. New York, NY: Bradford Rhodes & Co. LXI: 413. 1901.
8. "HODGES, George Tisdale, (1789–1860)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
9. "Wait, what's Steve Howard doing in Burlington?". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
10. "JEFFORDS, James Merrill, (1934 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
11. Armstrong, Howard E. (1955). Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 593.
12. Myrick, Rawson C. (1935). Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 562.
13. "L. C. Jones, Candidate for Attorney General". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. June 3, 1930. p. 2. (subscription required (help)).
14. "Vermont Governor Israel Smith". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
15. "Vermont Governor Robert T. Stafford". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
16. "Vermont Governor Charles Kilborn Williams". National Governors Association. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
17. "David Giancola". IMDb. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
18. "Cherilee Taylor". IMDb. Retrieved November 1, 2012.