100 Notable alumni of University of Vermont
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Vermont is ranked #300 in the world and #114 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from University of Vermont sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Vermont won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Gary Green
1965-. (aged 61)
businessperson
Gary Michael Green is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is the former CEO of Alliance Building Services, one of the largest privately held building service providers in North America and current owner of multiple sports franchises for teams in Minor League Baseball and United Soccer League, including the Richmond Flying Squirrels, Montgomery Biscuits and Union Omaha.
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2. John A. Kasson
1822-1910 (aged 88)
diplomat
lawyer
politician
John Adam Kasson was a nineteenth-century lawyer, politician and diplomat from south-central Iowa. Elected to the U.S. House six times, he repeatedly interrupted his congressional service to serve in the Diplomatic service in many different capacities.
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3. Steven A. Cray
1964-. (aged 62)
military officer
Major General Steven A. Cray was the Adjutant General of Vermont. In this post he served as the senior uniformed officer in the state, and was responsible for the organization, training and equipping of the 4,000 members of the Vermont Army and Air National Guard. As adjutant general, he also served as inspector general, quartermaster general and head of the...
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4. Jonathan Nordbotten
1989-. (aged 37)
alpine skier
Jonathan Nordbotten is a Norwegian former alpine ski racer, who specialised in slalom.
5. Christina E. Nolan
1979-. (aged 47)
lawyer
Christina Elizabeth Nolan is an American attorney and politician who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont from 2017 to 2021. Prior to becoming the U.S. Attorney, she was an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Vermont, where she prosecuted a variety of criminal cases. A member of the Republican Party, she was a...
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6. Jim Louderback
1961-. (aged 65)
businessperson
James Louderback is the CEO of VidCon, and was previously the CEO of Revision3. He has had numerous jobs in media companies involved in technology, most notably with TechTV and editor-in-chief of PC Magazine. He is also well known as the television host of TechTV's Fresh Gear for three years from 1998 to 2000.
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7. Cynthia Dill
1965-. (aged 61)
lawyer
politician
Cynthia Dill is an American lawyer and politician from Maine. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Maine House of Representatives and Maine Senate, representing the 7th district which is composed of South Portland, her hometown of Cape Elizabeth, and a small portion of Scarborough.
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8. W. Patrick Murphy
1963-. (aged 63)
diplomat
Warren Patrick Murphy is a career U.S. diplomat. A Senior Foreign Service Officer, he served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2018 to 2019, fulfilling the duties of Acting Assistant Secretary, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Southeast Asia and Multilateral Affairs, 2016–2018. He previously served as...
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9. Charity Clark
1975-. (aged 51)
lawyer
politician
Charity Rae Clark is an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served as Vermont Attorney General since January 2023.
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10. Jacob Collamer
1791-1865 (aged 74)
lawyer
judge
politician
Jacob Collamer was an American politician from Vermont. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Postmaster General in the cabinet of President Zachary Taylor, and as a U.S. Senator.
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11. Anne Watson
1981-. (aged 45)
teacher
coach
Anne Watson is an American educator and politician who has served as a Democratic / Progressive member of the Vermont Senate since January 2023. She served as Mayor of Montpelier, Vermont, from March 2018 to March 2023. Watson is a physics teacher at Montpelier High School. She served on the Montpelier city council for several years before running unopposed for...
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12. Eugene Foss
1858-1939 (aged 81)
politician
Eugene Noble Foss was an American politician and manufacturer from Massachusetts. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives and served as a three-term governor of Massachusetts.
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13. Kathy Giusti
1958-. (aged 68)
businessperson
Kathy Giusti is a business leader, healthcare professional, and author. She is a two-time cancer survivor having been diagnosed with multiple myeloma and breast cancer. Kathy Co-Founded the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation where she was CEO and president for nearly two decades. She also co-chaired the Harvard Business School (HBS) Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator, which she helped found, and was...
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14. Brian Dubie
1959-. (aged 67)
military officer
Brian E. Dubie is an American politician who was the 80th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 2003 to 2011. He lost the 2010 election for governor of Vermont by fewer than 5,000 votes. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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15. David Hyman
1967-. (aged 59)
businessperson
David Hyman is an American entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Unagi Scooters, a manufacturer of electric scooters, which launched in December 2018. Hyman is also the former CEO of Beats Music, MOG, Gracenote and Blin.gy.
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16. Laurence St-Germain
1994-. (aged 32)
alpine skier
Laurence St-Germain is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. She made her World Cup debut in November 2015, and is the 2023 world champion in slalom.
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17. David Schenker
1968-. (aged 58)
David Kenneth Schenker is an American diplomat who worked in the Department of Defense during the George W. Bush administration, and was nominated on April 9, 2018, to head the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in the State Department.
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18. Daniel Adams
film director
screenwriter
Daniel R. Adams is an American feature film director. He is best known for directing and writing the films The Lightkeepers, starring Richard Dreyfuss and Blythe Danner, and The Golden Boys, starring David Carradine, Bruce Dern, Rip Torn, Charles Durning, and Mariel Hemingway.
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19. Tim Ashe
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Timothy R. Ashe is an American politician who ran for a wide range of political offices in Vermont and served as a Democrat/Progressive in the Vermont Senate from Chittenden County from 2009 to 2021 and as President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate from 2017 until 2021.
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20. Lewis A. Craparotta
1960-. (aged 66)
military personnel
Lewis A. Craparotta is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who last served as the commanding general of United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command. Craparotta previously served as commanding general of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms.
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21. Amanda Pelkey
1993-. (aged 33)
ice hockey player
Amanda Pelkey is an American retired professional ice hockey forward who played most recently for the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) with the Metropolitan Riveters. She won the Isobel Cup in 2016 with the Boston Pride and was previously affiliated with the Calgary section of the Professional...
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22. William Greenough Thayer Shedd
1820-1894 (aged 74)
writer
theologian
William Greenough Thayer Shedd was an American Presbyterian theologian from Massachusetts. He also served as a professor of theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York for over sixteen years.
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23. David Harrison Barlow
1942-. (aged 84)
university teacher
psychologist
psychotherapist
David H. Barlow is an American psychologist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry at Boston University. He is board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology. Barlow is known for his research and publications on the etiology, nature, and treatment of anxiety disorders. The models and treatment methods that he developed for anxiety and related disorders are widely...
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24. Ryan Gunderson
1985-. (aged 41)
ice hockey player
Ryan Gunderson is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL).
25. Jeff Weaver
1986-. (aged 40)
politician
Jeffrey P. Weaver is an American political strategist who served as campaign manager for the Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign and an advisor for the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign. He formerly served as the campaign manager for Bernie Sanders's 2006 United States Senate election and as chief of staff in Sanders's House and Senate offices. In August 2016, Weaver...
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26. Wallace M. Greene
1907-2003 (aged 96)
military officer
Wallace Martin Greene Jr. was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 23rd Commandant of the Marine Corps from January 1, 1964, to December 31, 1967.
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27. Gabriel Rothblatt
1982-. (aged 44)
futurist
politician
Gabriel Rothblatt is an American technoprogressive political activist and a writer and speaker in the futurist and transhumanist movements. He ran for Congress in 2014.
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28. Taylor Coppenrath
1981-. (aged 45)
basketball player
Taylor Burton Coppenrath is an American former professional basketball player.
29. Zerah Colburn
1804-1840 (aged 36)
university teacher
autobiographer
mathematician
Zerah Colburn was an American child prodigy of the 19th century who gained fame as a mental calculator.
30. John Eugene Osborne
1858-1943 (aged 85)
politician
John Eugene Osborne was an American physician, farmer, banker, and politician who served as the 3rd governor of Wyoming and United States representative as a member of the Democratic Party.
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31. Duane Graveline
1931-2016 (aged 85)
physician
military officer
astronaut
Duane Edgar "Doc" Graveline was an American physician and NASA astronaut. He was one of the six scientists selected in 1965, in NASA's fourth group of astronauts, for the Apollo program. He was best known for being immersed in water for seven days as part of his zero gravity deconditioning research while working as a United States Air Force (USAF)...
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32. Scott Milne
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Scott Edward Milne is an American businessman and political candidate from North Pomfret, Vermont. A Republican, Milne was the party's nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 2020, losing to Democrat Molly Gray; the nominee for United States Senate in 2016, losing to incumbent Democrat Patrick Leahy; and the nominee for Governor of Vermont in 2014, losing to two-term incumbent...
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33. Andreas Varsakopoulos
1990-. (aged 36)
celebrity
teacher
Andreas Jacques Varsakopoulos is a Greek-American who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea as a director, producer, and actor. He was born to a Greek father and an American mother. He is one of very few foreign directors/producers working in the Korean entertainment industry.
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34. Frederick H. Billings
1823-1890 (aged 67)
lawyer
Frederick H. Billings was an American lawyer, financier, and politician. He is known for his legal work on land claims during the early years of California's statehood and his presidency of the Northern Pacific Railway from 1879 to 1881.
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35. Herb Brown
1936-. (aged 90)
basketball player
basketball coach
Herbert Michael Brown is an American basketball coach and the brother of Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown. He is the former head coach of the Detroit Pistons (1976–78).
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36. Marqus Blakely
1988-. (aged 38)
basketball player
Marqus Austin Blakely is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Vermont.
37. Samuel Worcester
1798-1859 (aged 61)
missionary
Bible translator
translator
Samuel Austin Worcester was an American missionary to the Cherokee, translator of the Bible, printer, and defender of the Cherokee sovereignty. He collaborated with Elias Boudinot (Cherokee) in Georgia to establish the Cherokee Phoenix, the first Native American newspaper, which was printed in both English and the Cherokee syllabary. The Cherokee gave Worcester the honorary name A-tse-nu-sti, which translates to...
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38. Jack Arute
1950-. (aged 76)
sports commentator
Jack Arute III is an American former sportscaster for the NFL and college sports for Sirius XM Radio. He was formerly an auto racing pit reporter and college football sideline reporter for ESPN and ABC, and covered the Izod IndyCar Series and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour on Versus.
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39. Warren Austin
1877-1962 (aged 85)
lawyer
diplomat
judge
politician
Warren Robinson Austin was an American politician and diplomat who served as United States Senator from Vermont and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
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40. Todd T. Semonite
1957-. (aged 69)
military officer
Todd Thurston Semonite was the 54th chief of engineers of the United States Army and the commanding general of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Semonite graduated from the United States Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and was commissioned into the Army Corps of Engineers in 1979. He also holds a Master of...
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41. The Dude of Life
composer
songwriter
Steve Pollak, best known by his stage name The Dude of Life, is a musician and lyricist.
42. Paul G. Tremblay
1971-. (aged 55)
writer
novelist
Paul Gaetan Tremblay is an American author and editor of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction. His most widely known novels include A Head Full of Ghosts, The Cabin at the End of the World, and Survivor Song. He has won multiple Bram Stoker Awards and is a juror for the Shirley Jackson Awards.
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43. Níkos Papandréou
1956-. (aged 70)
writer
politician
Nikos Papandreou is a Greek politician, businessman, cultural commentator and writer. He has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament for PASOK since May 2023, as he replaced MEP Nikos Androulakis who resigned in order to run in the 2023 Greek legislative election.
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44. Torrey Mitchell
1985-. (aged 41)
ice hockey player
Torrey Charles Mitchell is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He was selected in the fourth round, 126th overall, by the San Jose Sharks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Mitchell also previously played for the Minnesota Wild, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as Lausanne HC of the National...
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45. Trae Bell-Haynes
1995-. (aged 31)
basketball player
Trae Anthoney Bell-Haynes is a Canadian basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the Vermont Catamounts.
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46. Éric Perrin
1975-. (aged 51)
ice hockey player
Éric Perrin is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who last played for JYP Jyväskylä in the Finnish Liiga. As of December 2017, he is the highest scoring foreign player in the history of Liiga.
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47. Cyma Zarghami
1962-. (aged 64)
entrepreneur
businessperson
Cyma Zarghami is an Iranian-born American film studio and former cable television executive who served as the president of Nickelodeon and Viacom Media Networks' Kids & Family Group from 2006 to 2018. She is the founder and CEO of MiMo Studios.
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48. Lowell Bailey
1981-. (aged 45)
biathlete
cross-country skier
Lowell Bailey is an American biathlon coach and retired biathlete who competed from 2001 until 2018.
49. Carole Demas
1940-. (aged 86)
stage actor
actor
Carole Demas is an American actress, best known for originating the roles of Sandy in the 1971 Broadway musical Grease and the title role in the original 1976 production of The Baker's Wife, for many prime time television roles, hundreds of commercials, and for her role in the long-running children's television show The Magic Garden. The winding path of Carole's...
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50. Molly Gray
1984-. (aged 42)
lawyer
politician
Molly Rose Gray is an American attorney and politician who served as the 83rd lieutenant governor of Vermont from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was an assistant attorney general for Vermont from 2018 to 2021.
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51. Madeleine Kunin
1933-. (aged 93)
diplomat
writer
politician
Madeleine Kunin is a Swiss-born American diplomat, author and politician. She served as the 77th governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991, as a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999. She was Vermont's first and, to date, only female governor as well as the first Jewish governor of...
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52. Viktor Stålberg
1986-. (aged 40)
ice hockey player
Viktor Stålberg is a Swedish former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes, Ottawa Senators and Chicago Blackhawks with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2013.
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53. Ross Colton
1996-. (aged 30)
ice hockey player
Ross Colton is an American professional ice hockey player who is a center for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
54. Brooke Gladstone
1955-. (aged 71)
radio personality
podcaster
journalist
Brooke Gladstone is an American journalist, author, and media analyst. She is the host and managing editor of the WNYC radio program On the Media.
55. Billy Kidd
1943-. (aged 83)
alpine skier
William Winston Kidd is a former World Cup alpine ski racer, a member of the U.S. Ski Team from 1962 to 1970.
56. Beth Heiden
1959-. (aged 67)
cross-country skier
sport cyclist
speed skater
Elizabeth Lee Heiden Reid is an American athlete who excelled in speed skating, cross-country skiing, and bicycle racing. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin. She was a speedskating bronze medalist at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, where her brother Eric won five speedskating gold medals.
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57. Kevan Miller
1987-. (aged 39)
ice hockey player
Kevan Michael Miller is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
58. Mark Papermaster
1961-. (aged 65)
Mark D. Papermaster is an American business executive who is the chief technology officer (CTO) and executive vice president for technology and engineering at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). On January 25, 2019 he was promoted to AMD's Executive Vice President.
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59. Jeff Holdsworth
1963-. (aged 63)
singer
Jeff Holdsworth is a musician who was a founding member of the rock band Phish. Founded at the Redstone campus dormitories of the University of Vermont (UVM) in the fall of 1983, the band originally featured Holdsworth and Trey Anastasio sharing lead vocal and guitar duties, Jon Fishman on drums, and Mike Gordon on bass guitar. Holdsworth left the band...
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60. Alex Wilcox
1970-. (aged 56)
businessperson
chief executive officer
Alex Wilcox is an American airline executive and businessman. He co-founded JetSuiteX, since renamed JSX, and is JSX's CEO. Wilcox was a founding executive of JetBlue Airways as well as president and COO of Kingfisher Airlines until 2006. Wilcox started his career in customer service at Virgin Atlantic Airways, where he helped David Tait, who headed US Virgin Atlantic.
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61. Barbara Cochran
1951-. (aged 75)
alpine skier
Barbara Ann Cochran is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from the United States.
62. Michael A. Stackpole
1957-. (aged 69)
writer
science fiction writer
novelist
role-playing game designer
Michael Austin Stackpole is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his Star Wars and BattleTech books. He was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, but raised in Vermont. He has a BA in history from the University of Vermont. From 1977 on, he worked as a designer of role-playing games for various gaming companies, and wrote dozens of...
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63. Gail Sheehy
1936-2020 (aged 84)
biographer
opinion journalist
novelist
writer
journalist
Gail Sheehy was an American author, journalist, and lecturer. She was the author of seventeen books and numerous high-profile articles for magazines such as New York and Vanity Fair. Sheehy played a part in the movement Tom Wolfe called the New Journalism, sometimes known as creative nonfiction, in which journalists and essayists experimented with adopting a variety of literary techniques...
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64. Brian Halligan
1967-. (aged 59)
writer
Brian Halligan is an American executive and author. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of software company HubSpot based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is also a senior lecturer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Halligan coined the term "inbound marketing" to describe the type of marketing he advocates.
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65. Merritt A. Edson
1897-1955 (aged 58)
military officer
Merritt Austin Edson, Sr., known as "Red Mike", was a major general in the United States Marine Corps, First President of the Marine Corps War Memorial Foundation and First Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Public Safety & Vermont State Police.
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66. Horatio Nelson Jackson
1872-1955 (aged 83)
physician
Horatio Nelson Jackson was a Canadian-American physician, Army medical officer, businessman, and automobile pioneer. In 1903, he and his hired mechanic and driving partner Sewall K. Crocker became the first people to drive an automobile across the United States, a road trip from San Francisco to New York City, with additional miles travelled to his home in Vermont.
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67. John LeClair
1969-. (aged 57)
ice hockey player
John Clark LeClair is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins from 1991 to 2006. LeClair was a member of the Montreal Canadiens' Stanley Cup winning team in 1993, scoring two overtime game-winning goals in consecutive games during the Finals. With...
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68. Anthony Lamb
1998-. (aged 28)
basketball player
Anthony Miles Lamb is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Ligat HaAl and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the Vermont Catamounts.
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69. Tim Thomas
1977-. (aged 49)
basketball player
Timothy James Thomas Jr. is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who mainly played in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably with the Boston Bruins.
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70. David Zuckerman
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
David E. Zuckerman is an American politician who was the lieutenant governor of Vermont from 2017 to 2021 and again from 2023 to 2025. A member of the Vermont Progressive Party, he previously served in the Vermont House of Representatives for seven terms (1997–2011), and the Vermont Senate for two (2013–2017). In 2020, Zuckerman was a candidate for governor of...
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71. Alyssa Mastromonaco
1976-. (aged 50)
White House Deputy Chief of Staff
politician
press agent
manager
executive
Alyssa Mende Mastromonaco is an American author, podcaster, spokeswoman, and former government official. She served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for operations in the administration of President Barack Obama from 2011 to 2014. She was the youngest woman to hold that position. She was later President of Global Communications Strategy & Talent at A&E Networks and the chief...
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72. Rollie Massimino
1934-2017 (aged 83)
basketball coach
basketball player
Roland Vincent Massimino was an American basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Stony Brook University (1969–1971), Villanova University (1973–1992), the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1992–1994), Cleveland State University (1996–2003), and at Northwood University's Florida campus, which was sold in 2014 to Keiser University (2006–2017). He reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament five...
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73. William A. Wheeler
1819-1887 (aged 68)
banker
lawyer
politician
William Almon Wheeler was an American politician and attorney who served as the 19th vice president of the United States from 1877 to 1881 under President Rutherford B. Hayes. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a United States representative from New York from 1861 to 1863 and 1869 to 1877.
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74. Diane Greene
1955-. (aged 71)
computer scientist
engineer
Diane B. Greene is an American technology entrepreneur and executive. Greene started her career as a naval architect before transitioning to the tech industry, where she was a founder and CEO of VMware from 1998 until 2008. She was a board director of Google and CEO of Google Cloud from 2015 until 2019. She was also the co-founder and CEO...
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75. Bruce Rockowitz
1958-. (aged 68)
entrepreneur
Bruce Philip Rockowitz is a Canadian businessman based in Hong Kong. He is the chairman of Rock Media International, co-founder of the Pure Group and a director of technology consultancy firm Step Digital Group.
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76. Henry Jarvis Raymond
1820-1869 (aged 49)
politician
writer
journalist
Henry Jarvis Raymond was an American journalist, newspaper publisher, and politician who co-founded both the Republican Party and The New York Times.
77. Mike Gordon
1965-. (aged 61)
singer
film director
Michael Eliot Gordon is an American bass guitarist and vocalist most recognized as a founding member of the band Phish. In addition to bass, Gordon plays banjo, piano, and guitar. He is a filmmaker (Rising Low, Outside Out) and author (Mike's Corner). He has released six solo studio albums and three studio albums with acoustic guitar pioneer Leo Kottke.
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78. Grace Coolidge
1879-1957 (aged 78)
teacher
politician
Grace Anna Coolidge was first lady of the United States from 1923 to 1929 as the wife of the 30th president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge. She was previously the second lady of the United States from 1921 to 1923 and the first lady of Massachusetts from 1919 to 1921.
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79. Phil Scott
1958-. (aged 68)
general contractor
politician
racing automobile driver
Philip Brian Scott is an American politician, stock car racer, and businessman who has served since 2017 as the 82nd governor of Vermont. A member of the Republican Party, he was a representative for the Washington District in the Vermont Senate from 2001 to 2011 and the 81st lieutenant governor of Vermont from 2011 to 2017.
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80. Patrick Sharp
1981-. (aged 45)
ice hockey player
Patrick Sharp is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks, and Dallas Stars. After his retirement as a player, Sharp worked as an analyst for NBC Sports and as a color commentary for Blackhawks broadcasts on NBC Sports Chicago. He joined the Flyers in...
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81. Martin St. Louis
1975-. (aged 51)
ice hockey player
ice hockey coach
Martin St. Louis is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, St. Louis played a total of 1,134 games, scoring 391 goals and 1,033 points in an NHL career that began with the Calgary Flames in 1998 and ended with...
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82. Annie Proulx
1935-. (aged 91)
librettist
screenwriter
writer
non-fiction writer
novelist
Edna Ann Proulx is an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She has written most frequently as Annie Proulx but has also used the names E. Annie Proulx and E. A. Proulx.
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83. Robert Richardson
1955-. (aged 71)
cinematographer
Robert Bridge Richardson, ASC is an American cinematographer.
84. Pedro Albizu Campos
1891-1965 (aged 74)
military personnel
politician
Pedro Albizu Campos was a Puerto Rican attorney and politician, and a leading figure in the Puerto Rican independence movement. He was the president and spokesperson of the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico from 1930 until his death. He led the nationalist revolts of October 1950 against the United States government in Puerto Rico. Albizu Campos spent a total of...
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85. Mark Boone Junior
1955-. (aged 71)
video game actor
film producer
film actor
television actor
actor
Mark Boone Junior is an American character actor, best known for his TV roles as Bobby Munson in Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014) and Patrick "Pat" Brown in The Last Man on Earth (2016–2017), and film roles in Die Hard 2 (1990), Memento (2000), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and Batman Begins (2005).
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86. Kerr Smith
1972-. (aged 54)
film actor
actor
television actor
Kerr Smith is an American actor. He began his career with a recurring role as Ryder Hughes on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (1996–1997). Smith had his breakout with a main role as Jack McPhee on the WB teen drama television series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003).
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87. Dierks Bentley
1975-. (aged 51)
singer
songwriter
singer-songwriter
composer
guitarist
Frederick Dierks Bentley is an American country singer and songwriter. Bentley moved to Nashville in the late 90s to pursue a career in music, leading up to his releasing the self-funded and independent album Don't Leave Me in Love in 2001. In 2003, he signed to Capitol Nashville and released his eponymous debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's...
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88. Mat Fraser
1990-. (aged 36)
athlete
Mathew Edward Fraser is a retired Canadian-American professional CrossFit athlete, competing from 2014 to 2020. Fraser is the first athlete to have won five CrossFit Games titles, winning the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 CrossFit Games consecutively. He is widely considered to be the most dominant and successful individual male athlete in the sport of CrossFit.
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89. John Dewey
1859-1952 (aged 93)
sociologist
psychologist
trade unionist
pedagogue
professor
John Dewey was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century.
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90. Jessica Seinfeld
1971-. (aged 55)
writer
Jessica Seinfeld is an American author and wife of comedian Jerry Seinfeld. She has released five cookbooks about preparing food for families, and is the founder of the GOOD+ Foundation (formerly Baby Buggy), a New York City-based charitable organization that provides essential items for families in need throughout New York City.
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91. Bill Camp
1964-. (aged 62)
actor
television actor
stage actor
Bill Camp is an American actor. He has played supporting roles in many films such as Lincoln (2012), Compliance (2012), Lawless (2012), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Love & Mercy (2015), Loving (2016), Molly's Game (2017), Vice (2018), Wildlife (2018), Joker (2019), News of the World (2021), and Sound of Freedom (2023); the HBO miniseries The Night Of in 2016...
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92. Ben Affleck
1972-. (aged 54)
film director
manufacturer
television actor
voice actor
executive producer
Benjamin Géza Affleck is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes. Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984–1988). He later appeared in the independent comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and several Kevin Smith comedies, including...
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93. Jehudi Ashmun
1794-1828 (aged 34)
politician
Jehudi Ashmun was an American religious leader and social reformer from New England who helped lead efforts by the American Colonization Society to "repatriate" African Americans to a colony in West Africa. It founded the colony of Liberia in West Africa as a place to resettle free people of color from the United States.
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94. James Van Ness
1808-1872 (aged 64)
lawyer
politician
James Van Ness was an American politician who served as the 7th mayor of San Francisco from 1855 to 1856.
95. Jody Williams
1950-. (aged 76)
peace activist
human rights defender
university teacher
Jody Williams is an American political activist known for her work in banning anti-personnel landmines, her defense of human rights (especially those of women), and her efforts to promote new understandings of security in today's world. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her work toward the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines.
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96. Jon Fishman
1965-. (aged 61)
drummer
Jon Fishman is an American drummer and co-founder of the band Phish, which was, in part, named after him. He is credited with co-writing nineteen Phish songs, eight with a solo credit.
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97. Trey Anastasio
1964-. (aged 62)
composer
guitarist
singer
academic musician
Ernest Joseph "Trey" Anastasio III is an American guitarist, composer, and singer-songwriter best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983. He is credited by name as composer of 152 Phish original songs, 141 of them as a solo credit, in addition to 41 credits attributed to the band as a whole.
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98. Will McBride
1931-2015 (aged 84)
painter
sculptor
visual artist
illustrator
photographer
Will McBride was an American photographer in reportage, art photography and book illustration as well as a painter and sculptor.
99. Grace Alele-Williams
1932-2022 (aged 90)
university teacher
vice-chancellor
mathematician
Grace Awani Alele-Williams OON, FMAN, FNAE was a Nigerian professor of mathematics education, who made history as the first Nigerian woman to receive a doctorate, and the first female vice-chancellor at any Nigerian university, at the University of Benin.
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100. Mark Bailey
1968-. (aged 58)
documentary filmmaker
screenwriter
Mark Craig Bailey is an Australian politician who has been the Labor member for Miller in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015. Bailey most recently served as the Minister for Transport and Main Roads of Queensland until 17 December 2023. He has also worked in gambling, liquor and racing policy for the Queensland state government.
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