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.
- Beatrice Boepple, actress.
- Henry Brant, composer.
- Carleton Carpenter, actor.
- Helen Frankenthaler, painter.
- Robert Frost, poet.
- Cynthia Gibb, actress and former model.
- Milford Graves, free jazz drummer, percussion musician.
- Stanley Edgar Hyman, literary critic.
- Shirley Jackson, author.
- Jamaica Kincaid, novelist.
- Ray Magliozzi, co-host of NPR's weekly radio show, Car Talk.
- Jules Olitski, painter.
- Mary Oliver, poet.
- Allen Shawn, composer.
- David Smith, sculptor.
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
Murderess
Government
- Charles Dewey Day, judge.
- Hiland Hall, congressman.
- James Stuart Holden, judge.
- Orsamus Cook Merrill, congressman.
- Jesse O. Norton, congressman.
- Paul Offner, Wisconsin State Legislature and educator.
- Jonathan Robinson, senator.
- Moses Robinson, senator and governor of Vermont.
- Benjamin Swift, senator.
- Isaac Tichenor, governor of Vermont, jurist and senator.
- David S. Walbridge, congressman.
Sports
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