- Nicolae Vermont
Nicolae Vermont (October 10, 1866 - June 14, 1932) was a Romanian painter and graphic artist. - Ronald L. Cohen
Ronald L. Cohen is a social psychologist whose research is focused on justice. He is a faculty member at Bennington College and the co-author or editor of several books and numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, including: * Equity and Justice in Social Behavior, 1982 * Justice: Views from the Social Sciences (Critical Issues in Social Justice), 1986 * Political Attitudes over the Life Span: The Bennington Women After Fifty Years (Life Course Studies), … - Vermont C Royster
Vermont Connecticut Royster (April 30, 1914 - July 22, 1996) was the editor of the Wall Street Journal from 1958 to 1971. He was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He won two Pulitzer Prizes for his writing, and numerous other awards. Although his life began and ended in Raleigh, North Carolina, the parts in between took him to the rest of the world. His distinctive names were the result of a family tradition of using the names of states for offspring, … - Jeff Dinitz
Jeffrey H. Dinitz (born 1952) is an American mathematician, currently teaching combinatorics at the University of Vermont. He is best known for proposing the Dinitz conjecture, which became a major theorem. Jeff Dinitz has three children, Mike, Amy, and Tom. - JoJo
Joanna Noëlle Levesque, known by her stage name JoJo, is an American platinum-selling pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She rose to fame in 2004 with her platinum-certified, self-titled debut album "JoJo" which reached number four on the U.S. "Billboard" 200 chart. JoJo has also begun a film career, starring in two 2006 Hollywood films: "Aquamarine" and "RV". - Bernie Sanders
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is the current junior United States Senator from Vermont. Sanders was elected on November 7, 2006, and is presently a member of the 110th United States Congress. Before becoming Senator, Sanders represented Vermont's at-large district in the United States House of Representatives for 15 years. - Joseph Smith Jr.
Joseph Smith, Jr. (December 23, 1805 - June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader who founded the Latter Day Saint movement, a restorationist movement also known as Mormonism. Smith's followers declared him to be the first latter-day prophet, whose mission was to restore the original Christian church, said to have been lost soon after the death of Apostles because of an apostasy. - Frank Miller
Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957, is an American writer, artist and film director best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. He is one of the most widely-recognized and popular creators in comics, and is one of the most influential comics creators of his generation. - John Dewey
John Dewey (October 20, 1859 - June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, whose thoughts and ideas have been greatly influential in the United States and around the world. He, along with Charles Sanders Peirce and William James, is recognized as one of the founders of the philosophical school of Pragmatism. - Kerr Smith
Kerr Van Cleve Smith (born March 9, 1972) is an American actor best known for playing the gay high school student Jack McPhee on the television drama "Dawson's Creek. " He also starred in the 2006 FOX legal drama "Justice". - Brady Leisenring
Brady Leisenring (born September 7, 1982 in Stowe, Vermont) was a standout hockey player for the University of Vermont Catamounts from 2001-2006. In his final season at UVM he broke John LeClair's alltime record of most points by a Vermont born player with 117. After the end of the 2005-06 season at UVM, he signed a professional hockey contract with the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League. - Deb Markowitz
Deborah "Deb" Markowitz is the incumbent Secretary of State of Vermont. She was first elected in 1988 and was reelected to a fifth term in November 2006. She is a member of the Democratic Party. - Grace Coolidge
Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge was wife of Calvin Coolidge and First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929. Grace Anna Goodhue grew up in the Green Mountain city of Burlington, Vermont, the only child of Andrew and Lemira B. Goodhue. While still a girl she heard of a school for deaf children in Northampton, Massachusetts, and eventually decided to share its challenging work. - John McCrae
Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae, MD (November 30, 1872 - January 28, 1918) was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist, soldier during World War I and a surgeon during the battle of Ypres. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem "In Flanders Fields". - George Dewey
George Dewey (December 26, 1837 - January 16, 1917) was an admiral of the United States Navy, best known for his victory (without the loss of a single life of his own forces due to combat; one man died of a heart attack) at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. He was also the only person in the history of the United States to have attained the rank of Admiral of the Navy, the most senior rank in the United States Navy. - Tom Cheek
Thomas F. Cheek (June 13 1939 - October 9 2005) was an American-born broadcaster who announced Major League Baseball games for the Toronto Blue Jays on radio from the team's establishment in 1977 until 2004. Cheek's best-known call was perhaps his description of Joe Carter's dramatic title-clinching home run in Game 6 of the 1993 World Series, when he said, "Touch 'em all, … - Gail Sheehy
Gail Sheehy (b. November 27, 1937) is an American writer and lecturer, most notable for her books on life and the life cycle. She is also a contributor to "Vanity Fair (magazine)". Her fifth book, "Passages", has been called "a road map of adult life". Several of her books continue the theme of passages through life's stages, including menopause and what she calls "Second Adulthood", including "Pathfinders", "Spirit of Survival", … - Tom Draper
Tom Draper (born November 20, 1966, in Outremont, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He was chosen in the eighth round, 165th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. Draper played collegiately at the University of Vermont and, after college, played one season in Finland with Tappara of the SM-liiga. He made his North American professional debut with the AHL's Moncton Hawks in the 1988-89 season, … - James O'Halloran
James O'Halloran (ca 1822-June 1 1913) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He was born near Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland in 1821 or 1822 and came to Canada in 1828. He studied at the University of Vermont and served in the U.S. Army during the war with Mexico. He returned to Lower Canada in 1849, was admitted to the bar in 1852 and set up practice in Cowansville. - Jon Fishman
Jon Fishman is a drummer, best known for his work with the American jam band Phish. He is credited with co-writing 18 Phish originals, 7 of them as a solo credit - Henry Jarvis Raymond
Henry Jarvis Raymond (24 January 1820-1869) was an American journalist and politician born in Livingston County, New York, near the village of Lima. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1840. After assisting Horace Greeley in publishing several newspapers, Raymond formed Raymond, Jones & Co. in 1851, and founded the New York Times. He was the newspaper's editor and chief proprietor until his death in New York City. - Edward John Phelps
Edward John Phelps (July 1822 - March 1900) was a lawyer and diplomat from Vermont. Born in Middlebury, his father, Samuel S. Phelps had been a U.S. Senator from Vermont. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1840, and was a schoolmaster for a year in Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and began practice at Middlebury, but in 1845 removed to Burlington, Vermont. From 1851 to 1853 he was second controller of the United States Treasury, … - Eugene Foss
Eugene Noble Foss, (September 24, 1858-September 13, 1939) was a Representative and govenor from Massachusetts, as well as brother of George Edmund Foss. Born in West Berkshire, near St. Albans, Vermont, he attended the public schools, Franklin County Academy at St. Albans, Vermont, and the University of Vermont. He settled in Boston, Massachusetts in 1882 working in the manufacture of iron and steel. - Jody Williams
Jody Williams (born October 9, 1950 in Putney, Vermont) is an American teacher and aid worker who received the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the campaign she led, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). Williams first trained as a teacher of English as a Second Language (ESL), receiving a BA from the University of Vermont in 1972 and a Master's degree in teaching Spanish and ESL from the School for International Training (also in Vermont) in 1974. - David L. Morril
David Lawrence Morril (June 10, 1772-January 28, 1849) graduated from Dartmouth College and later received his law degree from the University of Vermont. He was an American physician and clergyman and lived for a time in Goffstown, New Hampshire. He served as a U.S. Senator for New Hampshire from 1817 to 1823, and Governor of New Hampshire from 1824 to 1827. Morril was the son of Samuel and Anna (Lawrence) Morrill. He married Lydia Poor in 1824 and had four children. - Ira Allen
Ira Allen (April 21, 1751-January 7, 1814) was one of the founders of Vermont and leaders of the Green Mountain Boys; he was born in Cornwall, Connecticut and was the brother of Ethan Allen. He was a member of the Vermont Legislature in 1776-77. Allen designed the Great Seal of Vermont and the seal of the University of Vermont. In 1780 he presented to the Legislature a memorial for the establishment of the University of Vermont. - Warren Austin
Warren Robinson Austin was an American politician and statesman; among other roles, he served as Senator from Vermont. Born in Highgate Center in Franklin County, Vermont, he attended public schools and then the University of Vermont, from which he graduated in 1899. He then studied law and entered practice in 1902. In 1904 he was appointed State's attorney of Franklin County, a position he held for two years. - David Huddle
David Huddle (Born 11 July, 1942) is an American multi-genre writer. His poems, essays, and short stories have appeared in "Esquire", "Harper's Magazine", "The New York Times Magazine", "Story", "The Autumn House Anthology of Poetry", and "The Best American Short Stories". His work has also been included in anthologies of writing about the Vietnam War. - Paul Reiber
Paul Reiber is the Chief Justice on the Vermont Supreme Court. Reiber graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1970 and from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974. Reiber was in private practice in Rutland until becoming a partner in Kenlan, Schweibert & Facey in 1986. He was appointed by Governor Jim Douglas as an Associate Justice in October 2003. Douglas swore him in as Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court on December 17, 2004. - Luke P. Poland
Luke Potter Poland (November 1, 1815 - July 2, 1887) was a United States Senator and Representative from Vermont. Born in Westford, he attended the common schools and Jericho Academy. He taught at schools and studied law, being admitted to the bar in December 1836. He practiced in Morrisville. He was register of probate from 1839 to 1840 and was a member of the State constitutional convention of 1843; in 1844 and 1845 he was prosecuting attorney of Lamoille County, … - Brooke Gladstone
Brooke Gladstone is the editor and co-host of National Public Radio's weekend show, "On the Media". A co-winner of two Peabody awards for broadcast excellence, she is a frequent contributor to magazines and newspapers, including The Washington Post and Slate. Gladstone lectures at universities and conferences and has served as substitute host on PBS's "Charlie Rose Show". Widely quoted as an expert on press trends, … - E. U. Essien-Udom
Professor Essien Udosen Essien-Udom was born in Ikot Osong, Eastern Provinces, Nigeria (now Akwa Ibom State), on 25 October 1928, the first son of Timothy and Adiaha Essien. He was educated in the local primary school and Holy Family College, Abak, Eastern Nigeria; Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio (1951-55); and the University of Chicago (1955-61). - Roger Woolger
Roger Woolger is an internationally renowned therapist, lecturer and author specializing in past life regression. He was educated at Oxford University and London University, where he gained degrees in psychology, religion and philosophy. He then trained as an analyst at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zürich. He began his practice with conventional Jungian therapy methods, including dreamwork, but through this began to discover images which seemed to be past life memories. - J. Gregory Smith
John Gregory Smith (July 22, 1818 - November 6, 1891), railroad tycoon, politician, war-time governor of Vermont Smith was born in St. Albans, Vermont, son of John and Maria (Curtis) Smith. The elder Smith was a pioneer railroad builder in Vermont, and a leading lawyer and public man of his generation. John Gregory graduated from the University of Vermont in 1841, and subsequently Yale Law School. He married in 1842, Anne Eliza, daughter of Lawrence Brainerd, … - Katherine Paterson
Katherine Paterson is an award-winning American author of books for children. She was born in China on October 31, 1932 to missionary parents. She graduated with a degree in English from King College in Bristol, Tennessee. She then spent a year at a rural school in Virginia before going to graduate school. She received a Master's degree and worked as a missionary in Japan. - Michelle Gardner-Quinn
Michelle Gardner-Quinn (January 28 1985 - October ??, 2006) was an undergraduate at the University of Vermont who was kidnapped on October 7 2006. Her body was later found along a road in the neighboring town of Richmond on October 13. - James Loewen
James (Jim) W. Loewen (b. 6 February 1942) is an author, historian, and professor. He attended Carleton College and has a Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard University. For 20 years, Loewen taught race relations at the University of Vermont. Prior to that, he taught at Mississippi's Tougaloo College, a historically black college. Since 1997, he has been a Visiting Professor of Sociology at The Catholic University of America. - Jessamyn West
Jessamyn Charity West (born September 5, 1968) is a librarian and a former member of the American Library Association Council. Her father is Tom West. She is a self-described "anti-capitalist" who as of 2006 operates the blog librarian.net. She also operates the websites jessamyn.com and jessamyn.info and is a moderator on MetaFilter. - Samuel Weiss
Samuel Weiss is a Canadian neurobiologist. Weiss was an undergraduate at McGill University, where he received a B.Sc. in Biochemistry. He then went on to take his Ph.D. in Neurobiology at the University of Calgary. From 1983 to 1988 he held two postdoctoral fellowships funded by the AHFMR and the Medical Research Council of Canada (now the Canadian Institutes of Health Research), the first at the Centre de Pharmacologie-Endocologie, Montpellier, France, … - Kenny Johnson
Kenneth "Kenny" Johnson (July 13, 1963, Vermont) is an American actor well known for his portrayal of Detective Curtis Lemansky on the American drama "The Shield".
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