List of people from Montpelier, Vermont
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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Montpelier, Vermont
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Montpelier, Vermont
Montpelier is a city in the U.S. state of Vermont that serves as the state capital and the shire town of Washington County. As the capital of Vermont, Montpelier is the site of the Vermont State House, seat of the legislative branch of Vermont government. The population was 7,855 at the 2010...
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Artists and authors
- Frederick W. AdamsFrederick W. AdamsFrederick Whiting Adams was a noted physician, author, and violin maker.-Biography:He was born in Pawlet, Vermont in 1786, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1822....
, physician and author - Michael ArnowittMichael ArnowittMichael Arnowitt is an American classical and jazz pianist and political activist living in Montpelier, Vermont. A documentary film about his life, Beyond 88 Keys: The Music of Michael Arnowitt , premiered at the 2004 Green Mountain Film Festival and was awarded the 2004 Goldstone Award by the...
, classical and jazz pianist - Jessica ComolliJessica ComolliJessica May Comolli is a beauty queen from Montpelier, Vermont who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.Comolli won the Miss Vermont USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Burlington, Vermont on November 5, 2006. She had previously placed first runner-up to Amanda Gilman in the 2006 event...
, beauty queen - Kathryn DavisKathryn DavisKathryn Davis is an award-winning American novelist.Davis has taught at Skidmore College, and is now senior fiction writer in the Writing Program in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St...
, award-winning novelist - Alison GoodwinAlison GoodwinAlison Goodwin is a contemporary Canadian-American painter. Goodwin was born in Montreal, Quebec on January 16, 1959 and moved to Portland, Maine with her family in 1968. She studied art at the University of Southern Maine and at Maine College of Art . In 1992 she settled in Montpelier,...
, artist - Garrett GraffGarrett GraffGarrett Graff is the editor-in-chief for Washingtonian magazine in Washington, D.C. and an instructor at Georgetown University in the Masters in Professional Studies Journalism and Public Relations program...
, editor and educator - Rob MerminRob MerminRob Mermin is the founder of the award-winning international touring youth circus Circus Smirkus.Rob Mermin ran off to join the circus in 1969...
, founder of Circus SmirkusCircus SmirkusCircus Smirkus is a non-profit, award-winning, international youth circus founded in 1987 by Rob Mermin. Based in Greensboro, Vermont, the mission of Circus Smirkus is to promote the skills, culture and traditions of the traveling circus and to inspire youth to engage in life-changing adventures in... - Frank MillerFrank Miller (comics)Frank Miller is an American comic book artist, writer and film director best known for his dark, film noir-style comic book stories and graphic novels Ronin, Daredevil: Born Again, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City and 300...
, comic book writer and artist - Anais MitchellAnais MitchellAnaïs Mitchell is an American singer-songwriter.-Early life:Anaïs Mitchell grew up on a farm in Addison County, Vermont and attended Middlebury College. Her father is a novelist and a retired college professor....
, singer/songwriter - Arthur E. ScottArthur E. ScottArthur E. "Scotty" Scott was the United States Senate's first photo-historian. He was a professional photographer in Washington, D.C. from 1934 to 1976.-Early life and career:...
, photo-historian of U.S. Senate - Samuel C. UphamSamuel C. UphamSamuel Curtis Upham was an American journalist, lyricist, merchant, and counterfeiter during the later part of the 19th century, sometimes known as "Honest Sam Upham".-Early life:...
, journalist and counterfeiter - Thomas Waterman WoodThomas Waterman WoodThomas Waterman Wood was an American painter born in Montpelier, Vermont.- Origins :Thomas Waterman Wood's father, John Wood, came to Montpelier from Lebanon, New Hampshire in 1814. The Wood family was of Puritan stock, and it was from Lebanon that John Wood, the father of the artist, married his...
, painter - Eric ZenceyEric ZenceyEric Zencey is an American author of two books.Panama is an historical novel set in Paris in 1893, in which the American historian Henry Adams becomes entangled in the Panama scandals, the scandals and political crisis that befell France as a consequence of the bankruptcy of the French Panama...
, novelist and essayist
Military
- Richard A. CodyRichard A. CodyRichard A. Cody is a retired United States Army general who served as the 31st Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from June 24, 2004 to July 31, 2008. He retired from the Army on August 1, 2008.-Early life and career:...
, general - Hannibal DayHannibal DayHannibal Day served as an officer in the regular army before and during the American Civil War, briefly commanding a brigade in the Army of the Potomac....
, army officer - George DeweyGeorge DeweyGeorge Dewey was an admiral of the United States Navy. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War...
, admiral - William Charles FitzgeraldWilliam Charles FitzgeraldWilliam "Bill" C. Fitzgerald was a United States Navy officer who was killed in action during the Vietnam War, while serving as an advisor to the Republic of Vietnam Navy...
, naval officer
Politicians
- George W. CateGeorge W. CateGeorge Washington Cate was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Montpelier, Vermont, Cate attended the common schools.He studied law and was admitted to the bar at Montpelier in April 1844....
, congressman - Mary HooperMary HooperMary S. Hooper is an American politician and civic leader from the state of Vermont. She is a second-term member of the Vermont House of Representatives representing the Washington-5 Representative District....
, mayor - Vincent IlluzziVincent IlluzziVincent Illuzzi is an American politician and a Republican member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Essex-Orleans senate district....
, politician - Patrick LeahyPatrick LeahyPatrick Joseph Leahy is the senior United States Senator from Vermont and member of the Democratic Party. He is the first and only elected Democratic United States Senator in Vermont's history. He is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Leahy is the second most senior U.S. Senator,...
, senator - Lucas Miltiades Miller, congressman from Wisconsin
- Asahel PeckAsahel PeckAsahel Peck was the 35th Governor of Vermont from 1874 to 1876.Peck was born in Royalston, Massachusetts in 1803. He moved to Montpelier, Vermont with his family at the age of three years old. A graduate of the University of Vermont he was also educated at Hinesburgh Academy and Washington County...
, governor of Vermont - Samuel PrentissSamuel PrentissSamuel Prentiss was a United States Senator from Vermont and later a United States federal judge.Born in Stonington, Connecticut, he moved to Northfield, Massachusetts in 1786; he completed preparatory studies and was instructed in the classics by a private tutor...
, senator - John Mellen Thurston, senator
- William UphamWilliam UphamWilliam Upham was a United States Senator from Vermont.-Biography:William Upham was born in Leicester, Massachusetts to Samuel Upham and Martha Upham. He moved with his father to Montpelier, Vermont in 1802...
, senator - Eliakim Persons WaltonEliakim Persons WaltonEliakim Persons Walton was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.Born in Montpelier, Vermont, Walton attended the common schools.Apprenticed to a printer.He studied law, but did not practice....
, congressman - Charles W. WillardCharles W. WillardCharles Wesley Willard was a U.S. Representative from Vermont.Born in Lyndon, Vermont, Willard was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1851. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Montpelier in 1853. He was Secretary of State of Vermont in...
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