List of people from Bennington, Vermont
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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Bennington, Vermont.
Artists and entertainers
- Pamela Blair, actress, singer and dancer (Val in the musical A Chorus Line); born in Bennington
- Beatrice Boepple, actress (A Nightmare on Elm Street 5); born in Bennington
- Henry Brant, composer, awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music (2002); taught at Bennington College
- Carleton Carpenter, actor (Summer Stock); born in Bennington
- Helen Frankenthaler, painter; attended Bennington College
- Robert Frost, poet, four time Pulitzer Prize winner; lived and buried in Bennington
- Cynthia Gibb, actress and former model (Suzi on Search for Tomorrow); born in Bennington
- Milford Graves, free jazz drummer, percussion musician; instructor at Bennington College
- Stanley Edgar Hyman, literary critic; instructor at Bennington College
- Jamaica Kincaid, novelist (Lucy); lived in Bennington
- Ray Magliozzi, co-host of NPR's weekly radio show, Car Talk; taught science in Bennington
- Shane Meaney, contestant on Big Brother 14
- Jules Olitski, painter; taught at Bennington College (1963–67)
- Mary Oliver, poet; lived in Bennington
- Allen Shawn, composer; instructor at Bennington College
- David Smith, sculptor[citation needed]
- R. John Wright, doll designer and maker; lives in Bennington
Professionals
- Hiram Bingham, missionary
- William L. Burke, professor
- James Fisk, Jr., financier
- Simon Fraser, fur trader and explorer
- Daniel Williams Harmon, fur trader and diarist
- Horace Chapin Henry, businessman and art gallery founder
- Alfred Lebbeus Loomis, physician
- Isaac G. Perry, architect
- John F. Winslow, industrialist and college president
Military
- David Fay, participant in the Battle of Bennington during the American Revolution, Adjutant General of the Vermont Militia during the War of 1812, Judge of the Vermont Supreme Court
- Seth Warner, captain of Green Mountain Boys
Murderers
- Mary Rogers, murderer
- Elizabeth Van Valkenburgh, murderer
Politics
- Howard E. Armstrong, Secretary of State of Vermont[1]
- Elijah Brush, second mayor of Detroit, Michigan
- Charles Dewey Day, judge
- Jonas Fay, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
- Joseph Fay, Secretary of State of Vermont
- Hiland Hall, U.S. congressman, Governor of Vermont[2]
- James Stuart Holden, judge
- Pierpoint Isham, Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[3]
- Frederick S. Lovell, Wisconsin state legislator, and military officer
- Orsamus Cook Merrill, U.S. congressman[4]
- Joseph Naper, founder of Naperville, Illinois
- Jesse O. Norton, U.S. congressman[5]
- Paul Offner, educator and Wisconsin state legislator[6]
- Jonathan Robinson, US senator[7]
- Moses Robinson, U.S. senator and Governor of Vermont prior to statehood[8]
- Benjamin Swift, U.S. senator[9]
- Isaac Tichenor, jurist, U.S. senator and the 5th Governor of Vermont[10]
- David S. Walbridge, U.S. congressman[11]
Sports
- Peter Graves, Olympic announcer and cross-country ski coach for Harvard University
- Andrew Newell, Olympic cross country skier
References
- ^ Myrick, Rawson C. (1929). State of Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 506.
- ^ "HALL, Hiland, (1795-1885)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ^ Aldrich, Lewis Cass (1889). History of Bennington County, Vt. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co. pp. 539–541.
- ^ "MERRILL, Orsamus Cook, (1775-1865)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ^ "NORTON, Jesse Olds, (1812-1875)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ^ "Term: Offner, Paul 1942". Wisconsin historical Society. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ^ "ROBINSON, Jonathan, (1756-1819)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ^ "ROBINSON, Moses, (1741-1813)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ^ "SWIFT, Benjamin, (1781-1847)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ^ "TICHENOR, Isaac, (1754 - 1838)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ^ "WALBRIDGE, David Safford, (1802-1868)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 27, 2012.