Biographical Records
Notable People from Virginia
2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 10 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.
John Page
1743 – 1808
politician
Charles Pollard Olivier
1884 – 1975
astronomer
John Winston Jones
1791 – 1848
politicianlawyer
Robert Selden Garnett
1819 – 1861
military personnel
Samuel A. Cartwright
1793 – 1863
surgeonmilitary physicianphysician
William Cocke
1748 – 1828
politicianlawyerjudge
Edward Lamar Johnstone
1884 – 1919
film actoractor
Bernadotte Everly Schmitt
1886 – 1969
historian
Thomas ap Catesby Jones
1790 – 1858
military officer
Walker Brooke
1813 – 1869
politicianlawyer
Moses Jacob Ezekiel
1844 – 1917
artistsculptor
Suzanne Whang
1962 – 2019
political activistfilm actortelevision actor
John D. Imboden
1823 – 1895
meteorological observerpoliticianlawyer
Waller Taylor
1775 – 1826
politicianlawyer
Perry Moore
1971 – 2011
film screenwriterfilm directorfilm producer
John M. Jones
1820 – 1864
military personnel
Frances Parkinson Keyes
1885 – 1970
novelistbiographerwriter
Ben Chafin
1960 – 2021
politicianlawyer
Hamilton Rowan Gamble
1798 – 1864
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Chris Ayres
1965 – 2021
voice actorscreenwriter
Claudia Emerson
1957 – 2014
poetwriter
John Newton
1823 – 1895
soldiermilitary officer
Kenny Easley
1959 – 2025
American football playerbasketball player
Charles Tait
1768 – 1835
politicianlawyerjudge
Dorothy B. Porter
1905 – 1995
bibliographercuratorhistorian
John Randolph Tucker
1823 – 1897
university teacherpoliticianlawyer
John S. Barbour Jr.
1820 – 1892
politicianlawyer
William Lewis Herndon
1813 – 1857
cartographertravelerexplorer
Joseph W. Chalmers
1806 – 1853
politicianlawyer
Elbert Lee Trinkle
1876 – 1939
governorbusinesspersonpolitician
Ronald Jensen
1936 – 2025
philosopheruniversity teachermathematician
Albertis Harrison
1907 – 1995
politicianlawyerjudge
Benjamin W. Leigh
1781 – 1849
politicianlawyer
Richard Dale
1756 – 1826
military officer
James William Marshall
1822 – 1910
university teacherpolitician
James Westcott
1802 – 1880
politicianlawyer
William Spong Jr.
1920 – 1997
university teacherjuristpolitician
James Barron
1768 – 1851
bretteurmilitary personnel
Thomas Watkins Ligon
1810 – 1881
politicianlawyer
David Meriwether
1800 – 1893
juristgovernorpolitician
Edith Taliaferro
1893 – 1958
film actorstage actoractor
Freeman Gosden
1899 – 1982
radio personalitycomedianactor
James A. Walker
1832 – 1901
politicianlawyer
Ray Copeland
1926 – 1984
music educatorjazz musiciantrumpeter
Robert Brooke
1761 – 1800
governorpoliticianlawyer
Edward James Gay
1816 – 1889
politician
Benjamin Prentiss
1819 – 1901
military officermajor generaldiplomat
James F. Trotter
1802 – 1866
politicianlawyerjudge
William Morgan
1774 – 1826
artisanbrewermilitary officer
William Terry
1824 – 1888
politicianlawyer