Biographical Records

Notable People from Virginia

2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 13 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.

Abner Lacock
Abner Lacock
American politician (1770–1837)
1770 - 1837
civil engineerpoliticianengineer
Hardy Cross
American engineer (1885–1959)
1885 - 1959
university teacherengineer
Frankie Muse Freeman
Frankie Muse Freeman
American lawyer
1916 - 2018
lawyer
Thomas Jordan
Thomas Jordan
Confederate Army general (1819–1895)
1819 - 1895
spy
Noah Haynes Swayne
Noah Haynes Swayne
American jurist (1804–1884); US Supreme Court justice from 1862 to 1881
1804 - 1884
politicianlawyerjudge
Howard Ensign Simmons, Jr.
Howard Ensign Simmons, Jr.
American chemist (1929–1997)
1929 - 1997
chemistengineer
Harrison H. Riddleberger
Harrison H. Riddleberger
American politician (1844-1890)
1844 - 1890
politicianlawyer
John Parke Custis
John Parke Custis
American politician (1754-1781)
1754 - 1781
politicianplanter class
Carroll Williams
American entomologist and biochemist
1916 - 1991
entomologistzoologist
Robert Wilson
Robert Wilson
United States Senator from Missouri (1803-1870)
1803 - 1870
politicianlawyerjudge
Herman Branson
Herman Branson
American physicist (1914–1995)
1914 - 1995
physicist
Charlotte Zolotow
author (1915–2013)
1915 - 2013
children's writerpublishereditor-in-chief
Richard Bland Lee
Richard Bland Lee
American politician
1761 - 1827
politicianjudge
Thomas Lee
Thomas Lee
Virginia colonist (1690-1750)
1690 - 1750
politician
Eli H. Janney
American mechanical engineer (1831–1912)
1831 - 1912
inventorengineer
Albert Rust
Albert Rust
American politician (c. 1818-1870)
1818 - 1870
planter class
Robert Carter I
Robert Carter I
American politician (1663-1732)
1663 - 1732
entrepreneurpolitician
John R. Chambliss
John R. Chambliss
Confederate Army general (1833-1864)
1833 - 1864
military personnel
Thomas Brown
Thomas Brown
American politician who served as Florida's second Governor (1785-1867)
1785 - 1867
governorpolitician
Don Bexley
Don Bexley
American actor (1910-1997)
1910 - 1997
television actoractor
Ruth Stone
American poet (1915–2011)
1915 - 2011
poetwriter
John Carlyle Herbert
John Carlyle Herbert
American politician (1775-1846)
1775 - 1846
politicianlawyer
Theophilus Painter
American zoologist (1889-1969)
1889 - 1969
geneticistuniversity teacherzoologist
James T. Jones
James T. Jones
American politician (1832-1895)
1832 - 1895
politicianlawyerjudge
Charles Milton Bell
Charles Milton Bell
American photographer (1848–1893)
1848 - 1893
photographer
Thomas Rolfe
Son of Pocahontas and John Rolfe
1615 - 1680
William Atkinson Jones
William Atkinson Jones
American politician (1849–1918)
1849 - 1918
politicianlawyer
Gladys Blake
Gladys Blake
American actress (1910-1983)
1910 - 1983
film actoractor
Kevin Grubb
Kevin Grubb
American racing driver (1978–2009)
1978 - 2009
racing automobile driverracing driver
Jethro Sumner
Jethro Sumner
American Continental Army officer (c1733–c1785)
1733 - 1785
military officerpolitician
Nathaniel Claiborne
Nathaniel Claiborne
American politician (1777-1859)
1777 - 1859
politician
Tuck Tucker
American animator, storyboard artist, and screenwriter
1961 - 2020
storyboard artistfilm directortelevision director
Benjamin Logan
Benjamin Logan
American politician
1743 - 1802
explorerpolitician
Nicholas Trist
Nicholas Trist
American diplomat (1800-1874)
1800 - 1874
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Alpheus P. Hodges
Alpheus P. Hodges
American politician
1821 - 1858
politicianphysicianmayor
Leanza Cornett
Leanza Cornett
American beauty pageant contestant
1971 - 2020
beauty pageant contestantmodel
Tucker McGuire
British actress (1913–1988)
1912 - 1988
film actoractor
Catesby ap Roger Jones
Catesby ap Roger Jones
United States Navy officer (1821–1877)
1821 - 1877
military officer
Watkins Moorman Abbitt
Watkins Moorman Abbitt
American politician (1908-1998)
1908 - 1998
bank officerpoliticianlawyer
John Hartman
John Hartman
American drummer (1950–2021)
1950 - 2022
graphic artistmusicianartist
Charles S. Fairfax
Charles S. Fairfax
American politician (1829-1869)
1829 - 1869
politician
Joe Garland
American musician (1903-1977)
1903 - 1977
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusic arranger
Henry Creamer
American popular song lyricist (1879–1930)
1879 - 1930
dancerlibrettisttheatrical producer
Heather Heyer
American paralegal, activist and murder victim
1985 - 2017
paralegal
C. Bascom Slemp
C. Bascom Slemp
American politician (1870-1943)
1870 - 1943
secretarypoliticianlawyer
John Boyle
John Boyle
United States federal judge and member of the U.S. House of Representatives
1774 - 1835
politicianlawyerjudge
John Albert Broadus
John Albert Broadus
American pastor and theologian (1827–1895)
1827 - 1895
theologianmilitary chaplainuniversity teacher
Samuel Augustus Merritt
Samuel Augustus Merritt
American politician in California, Utah and Idaho
1827 - 1910
politicianlawyer
Marshall Carter
Marshall Carter
lieutenant general in the United States Army (1909-1993)
1909 - 1993
military personnel
Wendell Cushing Neville
Wendell Cushing Neville
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and 14th Commandant of the Marine Corps
1870 - 1930
military officer
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