Notable Alumni of University of Vermont

Jody Williams 1950–

1997 Nobel Peace laureate; anti-landmine activist

Also attended: Johns Hopkins University, SIT Graduate Institute

William A. Wheeler 1819–1887

19th Vice President of the United States

Grace Coolidge 1879–1957

First Lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929

Bachelor of Arts · Education · Class of 1902

Spouse: Calvin Coolidge (Amherst College)

Child: John Coolidge (Amherst College)

Phil Scott 1958–

82nd Governor of Vermont

Attended until 1980

James Skivring Smith 1825–1892

Sixth President of Liberia

Warren Austin 1877–1962

Former U.S. Senator and UN Ambassador

Pedro Albizu Campos 1891–1965

Puerto Rican independence leader and Nationalist Party president

Also attended: Harvard University

Madeleine Kunin 1933–

Former Vermont governor and ambassador to Switzerland

Also attended: University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Columbia University in the City of New York

John Eugene Osborne 1858–1943

Third governor of Wyoming

Jacob Collamer 1791–1865

Vermont politician, Postmaster General under Taylor

Merritt A. Edson 1897–1955

US Marine Corps major general and Medal of Honor recipient

Eugene Foss 1858–1939

Three-term Governor of Massachusetts and U.S. Representative

Consuelo N. Bailey 1899–1976

First woman Speaker of Vermont House

Also attended: Boston University

William A. Palmer 1781–1860

Governor of Vermont and U.S. Senator

Diane Greene 1955–

Founder and former CEO of VMware

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Spouse: Mendel Rosenblum (University of California-Berkeley, University of Virginia-Main Campus)

John Dewey 1859–1952

Philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer

Also attended: Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Sibling: Davis Rich Dewey (Johns Hopkins University, University of Vermont)

Grace Alele-Williams 1932–2022

Nigeria's first woman doctorate holder and Benin vice-chancellor

Attended until 1959

Also attended: University of Chicago

Robert Gilpin 1930–2018

Political scientist and Princeton professor

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, Cornell University

Duane Graveline 1931–2016

NASA astronaut and physician

Also attended: Johns Hopkins University

Zerah Colburn 1804–1840

19th-century child prodigy and mental calculator

Jacqueline Noonan 1928–2020

Pediatric cardiologist who characterized Noonan syndrome

Doctor of Medicine · Class of 1954

Also attended: Albertus Magnus College

Ben Affleck 1972–

Actor, director and screenwriter, two-time Oscar winner

Also attended: Occidental College

Spouse: Jennifer Garner (Denison University)

Sibling: Casey Affleck (George Washington University, Columbia University in the City of New York)

Annie Proulx 1935–

Novelist and short story writer

Bachelor of Arts · Study of history · Class of 1969

Also attended: Colby College

Mark Boone Junior 1955–

Actor known for Sons of Anarchy

Robert Richardson 1955–

Cinematographer known for Oliver Stone films

Also attended: American Film Institute Conservatory, Rhode Island School of Design

Kerr Smith 1972–

Actor

Bill Camp 1964–

Actor in Joker and 12 Years a Slave

Also attended: The Juilliard School

Spouse: Elizabeth Marvel (The Juilliard School)

Dierks Bentley 1975–

Country singer and songwriter

Also attended: Vanderbilt University

Henry Jarvis Raymond 1820–1869

Journalist, co-founder of The New York Times

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

David Franzoni 1947–

Screenwriter and producer of Gladiator

Whip Hubley 1957–

Actor

Gail Sheehy 1936–2020

Author and journalist

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Spouse: Clay Felker (Duke University)

Jon Cypher 1932–2026

Actor and singer known as Chief Fletcher Daniels

Master's degree

Also attended: CUNY Brooklyn College

Will McBride 1931–2015

Photographer, painter and sculptor

Also attended: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Syracuse University

Malcolm Stewart 1948–

Canadian film actor

Trey Anastasio 1964–

Lead guitarist and co-founder of Phish

Also attended: Mercer County Community College, Goddard College

Michael A. Stackpole 1957–

Science fiction and fantasy author

Eric Steinberg 1969–

Actor in Pretty Little Liars

Martin St. Louis 1975–

Former NHL player, head coach of Montreal Canadiens

Albert Gutterson 1887–1965

1912 Olympic long jump gold medalist

Barbara Cochran 1951–

Alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist

Sibling: Marilyn Cochran (University of Vermont)

Sibling: Lindy Cochran (University of Vermont)

Tim Thomas 1974–

NHL goaltender, played for the Boston Bruins

Paula Moltzan 1994–

World Cup alpine ski racer

Patrick Sharp 1981–

Former NHL player with the Chicago Blackhawks

Beth Heiden 1959–

Speed skater, cross-country skier and cyclist

Child: Joanne Reid (University of Colorado Boulder)

Sibling: Eric Heiden (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stanford University)

Lowell Bailey 1981–

American biathlete and coach

Environmental science, Political science · Attended until 2005

John LeClair 1969–

Former NHL player with the Philadelphia Flyers

Laurence St-Germain 1994–

Canadian alpine skier, 2023 slalom world champion

Billy Kidd 1943–

Alpine skier, 1964 Olympic slalom silver medalist

Jonathan Nordbotten 1989–

Norwegian former alpine skier, slalom specialist

Aaron Miller 1971–

Former NHL defenseman with a 14-year career

Ekaterina Vinogradova 1977–

Russian-born biathlete and cross-country skier

Viktor Stålberg 1986–

Swedish hockey player, 2013 Stanley Cup winner

Kristina Riis-Johannessen 1991–

Former Norwegian alpine ski racer

Marilyn Cochran 1950–

Alpine skier, first American World Cup discipline champion

Sibling: Barbara Cochran (University of Vermont)

Sibling: Lindy Cochran (University of Vermont)

Kris Freeman 1980–

Olympic cross-country skier

Kevin Drury 1988–

Canadian freestyle skier, three-time Winter Olympian

Éric Perrin 1975–

Canadian ice hockey player

H. H. Holmes 1861–1896

American con artist and serial killer

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Paul Percy Harris 1868–1947

Lawyer who founded Rotary International

Also attended: University of Iowa, Princeton University