• Chester A. Arthur (1829 - 1886) The 21^st President of the United States (1881-1885); born in Fairfield.
• Orson Bean (1928 - ) Actor; born in Burlington.
• Ben Cohen (1951 - ) & Jerry Greenfield (1951 - ) Founders of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice-Cream; born in New York and moved to Vermont during the late 1970s.
• Calvin Coolidge (1872 - 1933) The 30^th President of the United States (1923-1929); born in Plymouth Notch.
• Thomas Davenport (1802 - 1851) Inventor; He patented a device for "Improvements in propelling machinery by magnetism and electromagnetism" in 1837; born in Williamstown.
• John Dewey (1859 - 1952) Philosopher; born in Burlington.
• Stephen A. Douglas (1813 - 1861) Politician famous for his debates with Abraham Lincoln; born near Brandon.

• Ralph E. Flanders (1880 - 1970) Senator; born in Barnet.

• Elisha Graves Otis (1811 - 1861) Inventor of the elevator; born near Halifax.

• Katherine Paterson (1932 - ) Children’s author and Newberry Award winner for Jacob Have I Loved; moved to Barre in 1964.

• Rudy Vallee (1901 - 1986) Singer, band leaderl; born in Island Pond.

• Henry Wells (1805 - 1878) Founder of Wells Fargo and Co.; born in Thetford.

• Brigham Young (1801 - 1877) Colonizer, territorial governor, and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; born in Whitingham.

More Famous People of Vermont

• Sherman Adams governor, East Dover
• John Deere inventor, Rutland
• George Dewey admiral, Montpelier
• James Fisk financial speculator, Bennington
• Wilbur Fisk clergyman, educator
• Horace A. Tabor silver king, Holland
• Justin Morrill politician, Strafford
• Richard Morris Hunt architect, Brattleboro
• William Morris Hunt painter, Bratleboro
• Moses Pendleton choreographer
• Patty Sheehan golfer, Middlebury
• Joseph Smith religious leader, Sharon
• Ernest Thompson actor, writer