Notable burials · VT
Notable people buried in Vermont
Wikidata records 437 notable people as buried in Vermont, spread over 145 of the cemeteries we list, the 32nd highest count of any state. Lakeview Cemetery in Burlington holds the most, with 34 (8% of the state total).
437
notable burials
145
cemeteries with one or more
34
at Lakeview Cemetery
By theme
Who is buried in Vermont
Government
First Ladies of the United States1Governors27Presidents of the United States1United States representatives36United States senators16Vice Presidents of the United States1
Military
American Civil War veterans14Korean War veterans1Medal of Honor recipients13Mexican-American War veterans2American Revolutionary War veterans1Spanish-American War veterans2Vietnam War veterans1War of 1812 veterans1World War I veterans4World War II veterans9
Arts and entertainment
Actors9Architects6Painters, sculptors and photographers19Journalists6Musicians and singers5Pulitzer Prize winners1Writers and poets29
Sports
American football players5Baseball players1Basketball players2
Science and work
Aviators and astronauts1Business leaders16Inventors and engineers8Nobel Prize laureates1Physicians11Scientists24
From occupations, offices, awards and military service recorded on Wikidata. One person can appear in several lists.
People
Best-documented burials in Vermont
- Calvin Coolidge1872-1933President of the United States from 1923 to 1929Plymouth Notch Cemetery, Mount Holly, VT
- Saul Bellow1915-2005Canadian-American writerMorningside Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT
- Charles Bronson1921-2003American actorBrownsville Number 1 Cemetery, Windsor, VT
- Grace Coolidge1879-1957First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929Plymouth Notch Cemetery, Mount Holly, VT
- M. Emmet Walsh1935-2024American actorHoly Cross Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- Ethan Allen1738-1789American farmer, military officer and politicianGreenmount Cemetery, Burlington, VT
- Rudolf Serkin1903-1991Bohemian-born American pianistChrist Church Cemetery, White River Junction VA Medical Center, VT
- William M. Evarts1818-1901American lawyer and politicianAscutney Cemetery, Windsor, VT
- Robert Mills1928-1999American physicist, co-author of the Yang-Mills theoryHillside Cemetery, Charleston, VT
- Oliver Otis Howard1830-1909United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army generalLakeview Cemetery, Burlington, VT
- Michael Hastings1980-2013American journalistMiltonboro Cemetery, Milton, VT
- Adolf Busch1891-1952German violinist and composerChrist Church Cemetery, White River Junction VA Medical Center, VT
- George Aiken1892-1984American politicianMount Pleasant Cemetery, Newfane, VT
- Thomas Davenport1802-1851American inventorPine Hill Cemetery, Brandon, VT
- John Gunther1901-1970American journalistLincoln - Noyes Cemetery, Greensboro, VT
- Dean Conant Worcester1866-1924U.S. zoologist and ornithologistPleasant Ridge Cemetery, Hartford, VT
- William Morris Hunt1824-1879American artistProspect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT
- Carl Ruggles1876-1971American composerEvergreen Cemetery, Arlington, VT
- Esther Dale1885-1961American actressOakwood Cemetery, Townshend, VT
- Robert Stafford1913-2006American politicianEvergreen Cemetery, Rutland, VT
- John Burgess1844-1931American political scientistGreen Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, VT
- Justin Smith Morrill1810-1898American politicianStrafford Cemetery, Strafford, VT
- Ely Culbertson1891-1955American contract bridge entrepreneurMeetinghouse Hill Cemetery, West Brattleboro, VT
- Ernest W. Gibson1871-1940American politicianMorningside Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT
- Ruth Aaronson Bari1917-2005American mathematicianMeetinghouse Hill Cemetery, West Brattleboro, VT
- Ellsworth Bunker1894-1984American diplomatDummerston Center Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT
- Ernest W. Gibson Jr.1901-1969American judge and politicianMorningside Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT
- Richard A. Snelling1927-1991American politicianShelburne Village Cemetery, Burlington, VT
- James Fisk1835-1872American businessmanProspect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT
- Edward Whittemore1933-1995American writerMaple Hill Cemetery, Manchester Center, VT
- Solomon Foot1802-1866U.S. Senator, Vermont State Representative, American LawyerEvergreen Cemetery, Rutland, VT
- John Wolcott Stewart1825-1915American lawyer and politicianWest Cemetery, Middlebury (village), VT
- George Brinton McClellan Harvey1864-1928American journalist and diplomatPeacham Village Cementery, Saint Johnsbury, VT
- Lawrence Brainerd1794-1870American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- Hendrik S. Houthakker1924-2008Dutch economistRiverside Cemetery, Woodstock, VT
- Frank L. Greene1870-1930American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- Nathaniel Chipman1752-1843United States federal judgeTinmouth Cemetery, Danby, VT
- Otis Skinner1858-1942American actorRiver Street Cemetery, Woodstock, VT
- John Cotton Dana1856-1929American librarian and museum directorRiver Street Cemetery, Woodstock, VT
- James Fisk1763-1844American politicianChurch Street Cemetery, Swanton, VT
- Consuelo N. Bailey1899-1976American lawyer and politicianSheldon Cemetery, Enosburg Falls, VT
- Reginald Marsh1898-1954American painterMaple Hill Cemetery, Manchester Center, VT
- Karl Bitter1867-1920American sculptorGreen Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, VT
- George F. Edmunds1828-1919Republican U.S. Senator from VermontGreenmount Cemetery, Burlington, VT
- Benjamin Swift1781-1847American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- Frances Parkinson Keyes1885-1970American novelist, memoirist, biographerOxbow Cemetery, Washington, VT
- Henry W. Keyes1862-1938American politicianOxbow Cemetery, Washington, VT
- William P. Dillingham1843-1923American politicianHope Cemetery, Barre, VT
- Jeremiah Curtin1835-1906American folkloristGreenwood Cemetery, Bristol, VT
- John Mattocks1777-1847American politicianPeacham Village Cementery, Saint Johnsbury, VT
- Frederick G. Fleetwood1868-1938American politicianPleasant View Cemetery, Morrisville, VT
- Paul Brigham1746-1824American politicianFairview Cemetery, Wilder, VT
- Edward John Phelps1822-1900American lawyer and diplomatGreenmount Cemetery, Burlington, VT
- J. Gregory Smith1818-1891American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- Franklin S. Billings1862-1935American politicianRiverside Cemetery, Woodstock, VT
- Kittredge Haskins1836-1916American politicianProspect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT
- Percival W. Clement1846-1927American politicianEvergreen Cemetery, Rutland, VT
- Richard Skinner1778-1833American politicianDellwood Cemetery, Manchester, VT
- John A. Mead1841-1920American politicianEvergreen Cemetery, Rutland, VT
- Elizabeth Prentiss1818-1878American musician, hymnwriterMaple Hill Cemetery, Manchester Center, VT
- Helen Flanders Dunbar1902-1959American psychiatristDellwood Cemetery, Manchester, VT
- Benjamin Alvord1813-1884Union Army generalEvergreen Cemetery, Rutland, VT
- Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin1837-1914American artist, journalist and diplomatLakeview Cemetery, Burlington, VT
- Henry T. Mayo1856-1937United States Navy admiralLakeview Cemetery, Burlington, VT
- Ruth Payne Burgess1865-1934American artistGreen Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, VT
- William Slade1786-1859American politicianWest Cemetery, Middlebury (village), VT
- Carlos Coolidge1792-1866American politicianOld South Church Cemetery, Windsor, VT
- Portus Baxter1806-1868American politicianStrafford Cemetery, Strafford, VT
- Ebenezer J. Ormsbee1834-1924American politicianPine Hill Cemetery, Brandon, VT
- Levi Knight Fuller1841-1896American politicianMorningside Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT
- Ryland Fletcher1799-1885American politicianCavendish Village Cemetery, Cavendish, VT
- George Whitman Hendee1832-1906American politicianPleasant View Cemetery, Morrisville, VT
- William Chamberlain1755-1828American politician from VermontPeacham Village Cementery, Saint Johnsbury, VT
- Edward Curtis Smith1854-1935Governor of VermontGreenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- Ernest N. Harmon1894-1979United States Army generalOxbow Cemetery, Washington, VT
- Robert Alton1902-1957American dancer and choreographerPark Lawn Cemetery, Bennington, VT
- Stephen Royce1787-1868American politicianEast Berkshire Episcopal Cemetery, Montgomery, VT
- James Manning Tyler1835-1926American politicianProspect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT
- Frederick Holbrook1813-1909American politicianProspect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT
- James B. Herrick1861-1954American physicianMaple Hill Cemetery, Manchester Center, VT
- Julia C. R. Dorr1825-1913American writerEvergreen Cemetery, Rutland, VT
- John Tileston Edsall1902-2002American molecular biologistGreensboro Village Cemetery, Greensboro, VT
- Harold J. Arthur1904-1971American politicianLakeview Cemetery, Burlington, VT
- David J. Foster1857-1912American politicianLakeview Cemetery, Burlington, VT
- Philip Franklin1898-1965American mathematicianNortheast Cemetery, Pawlet, VT
- William W. Grout1836-1902Union Army officer and politicianGrove Cemetery, St Johnsbury, VT
- John W. Phelps1813-1885Union Army general from VermontChrist Church Cemetery, White River Junction VA Medical Center, VT
- George Henry Perkins1844-1933American naturalistGreenmount Cemetery, Burlington, VT
- David Allen Smalley1809-1877United States federal judgeGreenmount Cemetery, Burlington, VT
- Bradley Barlow1814-1889American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- Worthington Curtis Smith1823-1894American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- William B. Franke1894-1979American politicianFair View Cemetery, Fair Haven, VT
- Nathaniel Niles1741-1828American lawyer and politicianWest Fairlee Center Cemetery, Chelsea, VT
- Allen Hazen1869-1930American engineerChristian Street Cemetery, Wilder, VT
- William A. Mitchell1911-2004American food chemistShelburne Village Cemetery, Burlington, VT
- Frederick H. Billings1823-1890American businessmanRiver Street Cemetery, Woodstock, VT
- Horace F. Graham1862-1941American politicianCraftsbury Common Cemetery, Hardwick, VT
- Edward Howland Robinson Green1868-1936American businessman and politicianImmanuel Cemetery, Bellows Falls, VT
- Dudley Chase Denison1819-1905American politicianNorth Royalton Cemetery, Randolph, VT
- Henry Olin1768-1837American politicianBrookside Cemetery, Leicester, VT
- Dick Harter1930-2012American basketball coachLakeview Cemetery, Newport, VT
- Stuart Sherman1881-1926American literary criticMaple Hill Cemetery, Manchester Center, VT
- Urban A. Woodbury1838-1915American politicianLakeview Cemetery, Burlington, VT
- Lucius Benedict Peck1802-1866American politicianGreen Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, VT
- Thomas Waterman Wood1823-1903American painterGreen Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, VT
- H. Henry Powers1835-1913American politician, VermontPleasant View Cemetery, Morrisville, VT
- Hildegard Bachert1921-2019American art dealerMorningside Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT
- Orestes Cleveland1829-1896American politicianFairview Cemetery, Wilder, VT
- Alden Partridge1785-1854United States Army officerFairview Cemetery, Wilder, VT
- Ann Eliza Smith1819-1905American author, patriotGreenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- Grace Gassette1871-1955American artist and sculptor, who developed orthopedic devices for the injured during World War IRiverside Cemetery, Woodstock, VT
- John Smith1789-1858American politician from VermontGreenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- Augustus Young1784-1857American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- Ronald Read1921-2014American janitor, investorMeetinghouse Hill Cemetery, West Brattleboro, VT
- William Henry1788-1861American politicianBrookside Cemetery, Chester, VT
- Frederick Cecil Mills1892-1964American economistHillside Cemetery, Charleston, VT
- Charles Rich1771-1824American lawyer and politicianRich Family Cemetery, Bridport, VT
- Daniel Buck1753-1816American politicianOld Chelsea Cemetery, Chelsea, VT
- Homer Elihu Royce1820-1891American politicianEast Berkshire Episcopal Cemetery, Montgomery, VT
- Thomas L. Hayes1926-1987American politicianSaint Mary's Cemetery, Fair Haven, VT
- Ahiman Louis Miner1804-1886American politicianDellwood Cemetery, Manchester, VT
- Ellery Cory Stowell1875-1958American lawyerMaple Hill Cemetery, Manchester Center, VT
- William W. Henry1831-1915United States Army Medal of Honor recipientLakeview Cemetery, Burlington, VT
- Jonathan Hatch Hubbard1768-1849American politicianOld South Church Cemetery, Windsor, VT
- George H. Guernsey1839-1900American architectGreen Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, VT
- Farrand Stewart Stranahan1842-1904American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- Richard C. Thomas1937-1991American politicianSaint Sylvester Cemetery, South Barre, VT
- Walter S. Gibson1932-2018American art historianOak Hill Cemetery, Pownal, VT
- Norman Williams1791-1868American politicianRiver Street Cemetery, Woodstock, VT
- Elmer Bragg Adams1842-1916American judgeRiver Street Cemetery, Woodstock, VT
- Benjamin Swan1762-1839Vermont State TreasurerRiver Street Cemetery, Woodstock, VT
- Charles B. Stoughton1841-1898Union Army officerImmanuel Cemetery, Bellows Falls, VT
- Jonathan Hunt1738-1823American politicianNorth Cemetery, White River Junction VA Medical Center, VT
- Charles Montgomery Skinner1852-1907American writerHillcrest Cemetery, Chester, VT
- Lebbeus Egerton1773-1846American politicianRandolph Center Cemetery, Randolph, VT
- Tracy Elliot Hazen1874-1943American botanist and botanical collectorJericho Center Cemetery, Jericho, VT
- Chandler Cowles1917-1997American actor and theater producerLakeview Cemetery, Newport, VT
- George Grafton Wilson1863-1951American academicMiddletown Cemetery, Grafton, VT
- Daniel Kellogg1791-1875American politicianProspect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, VT
- Edward Swift Isham1836-1902American politicianDellwood Cemetery, Manchester, VT
- Job Lyman1781-1870American politicianLakeview Cemetery, Burlington, VT
- James Meacham1810-1856American politicianWest Cemetery, Middlebury (village), VT
- Maxwell Evarts1862-1913American lawyer and politicianAscutney Cemetery, Windsor, VT
- Edward Elisha Phelps1803-1880American physician and botanistAscutney Cemetery, Windsor, VT
- Charles Cotesworth Beaman1840-1900American lawyerAscutney Cemetery, Windsor, VT
- Hiram F. Stevens1852-1904American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- Arthur Scott Bailey1877-1949American writerGreenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- Walter F. Scott1856-1938American politician in VermontGreenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- Mary Sollace Saxe1865-1942Canadian librarian and authorGreenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, VT
- Hosea Mann1858-1948Member of Vermont House of RepresentativesRiverview Cemetery, Wilmington, VT
Showing 150 of 437. Each cemetery page lists everyone recorded there.
Ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article about the person.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Lakeview Cemetery · Burlington34
- Prospect Hill Cemetery · Brattleboro19
- Evergreen Cemetery · Rutland19
- Dellwood Cemetery · Manchester17
- Greenwood Cemetery · Saint Albans17
- River Street Cemetery · Woodstock16
- Greenmount Cemetery · Burlington15
- Maple Hill Cemetery · Manchester Center14
- Green Mount Cemetery · Montpelier13
- West Cemetery · Middlebury (village)11
- Ascutney Cemetery · Windsor10
- Pine Hill Cemetery · Brandon9
- Morningside Cemetery · Brattleboro8
- Riverside Cemetery · Woodstock7
- Park Lawn Cemetery · Bennington7
- Lincoln - Noyes Cemetery · Greensboro5
- Shelburne Village Cemetery · Burlington5
- Plymouth Notch Cemetery · Mount Holly5
- Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery · West Brattleboro5
- Oxbow Cemetery · Washington5
- Greensboro Village Cemetery · Greensboro4
- Riverview Cemetery · Wilmington4
- Weathersfield Bow Cemetery · Springfield4
- Immanuel Cemetery · Bellows Falls4
- Lakeview Cemetery · Newport4
Method
About this list
Names, years and descriptions come from Wikidata, where each person’s entry gives the cemetery as their place of burial. It covers people with an encyclopedia entry, not every grave. How we build it.
Other states
Notable burials in other states
- Alabama635
- Alaska139
- Arizona297
- Arkansas378
- California9,351
- Colorado247
- Connecticut1,850
- Delaware100
- District of Columbia1,261
- Florida478
- Georgia859
- Hawaii172
- Idaho150
- Illinois3,508
- Indiana1,269
- Iowa748
- Kansas487
- Kentucky889
- Louisiana450
- Maine589
- Maryland1,397
- Massachusetts5,034
- Michigan1,368
- Minnesota839
- Mississippi289
- Missouri1,271
- Montana137
- Nebraska404
- Nevada250
- New Hampshire422
- New Jersey1,938
- New Mexico222
- New York10,713
- North Carolina560
- North Dakota46
- Ohio2,567
- Oklahoma376
- Oregon566
- Pennsylvania3,541
- Rhode Island699
- South Carolina391
- South Dakota151
- Tennessee902
- Texas1,599
- Utah626
- Virginia5,460
- Washington487
- West Virginia252
- Wisconsin1,183
- Wyoming107