Biographical Records
Notable People from Virginia
2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 19 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.
Charles Lee Remington
1922 – 2007
entomologistlepidopteristzoologist
John McKee
1771 – 1832
politician
Samuel Barron
1765 – 1810
military officer
Julian Vaughan Gary
1892 – 1973
juristpoliticianlawyer
Joel Holleman
1799 – 1844
politicianlawyer
Howard Drew
1890 – 1957
athletics competitorbaseball playerjudge
Wade Fox
1920 – 1964
herpetologistzoologist
James French Patton
1843 – 1882
politicianlawyerjudge
John Brown Baldwin
1820 – 1873
politicianlawyer
Theresa Merritt
1924 – 1998
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Thomas P. Hughes
1923 – 2014
historian of sciencehistorian of technologyuniversity teacher
Wendell Scott
1921 – 1990
racing automobile driver
James Garland
1791 – 1885
politicianlawyerjudge
James Stewart Martin
1826 – 1907
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Thomas S. Hinde
1785 – 1846
diaristexplorerpublisher
Isaac Coles
1747 – 1813
politician
Corinne Conley
1929
film actorstage actor
Billie Allen
1925 – 2015
film actortelevision actortheatre director
Simon Kenton
1755 – 1836
explorer
Philemon Thomas
1763 – 1847
politician
Richard Harding Poff
1923 – 2011
politicianlawyerjudge
William Wirt Henry
1831 – 1900
historianpoliticianlawyer
John S. Horner
1802 – 1883
juristgovernorpolitician
William D. Washington
1833 – 1870
painter
Samuel Hopkins
1753 – 1819
politicianlawyerjudge
Samuel Griffin
1746 – 1810
slave traderpoliticianlawyer
Philip R. Thompson
1766 – 1837
politicianlawyer
Edward Alfred Pollard
1831 – 1872
journalisthistorianwriter
Thomas Adams
1730 – 1788
churchwardenpoliticianbusinessperson
David E. Satterfield III
1920 – 1988
military officerpoliticianlawyer
John Alexander Cocke
1772 – 1854
politicianlawyer
Charles Marshall
1830 – 1902
military personnel
George Hancock
1754 – 1820
politicianlawyer
Sarah Louise Delany
1889 – 1999
writer
Seldon Powell
1928 – 1997
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Henry St. George Tucker, Sr.
1780 – 1848
university teacherjuristpolitician
John Esten Cooke
1830 – 1886
novelistsoldierbiographer
Bill Potts
1928 – 2005
music educatorjazz musicianmusician
John Powell
1882 – 1963
musicianpianistcomposer
Julian Hatcher
1888 – 1963
writer
Willie Lee Rose
1927 – 2018
historian
George Cabell
1836 – 1906
politicianlawyer
James Beverley Sener
1837 – 1903
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry Carrington Lancaster
1882 – 1954
literary historianromanistliterary critic
Jimmy Cox
1882 – 1925
songwritercomposer
Clay Blair
1925 – 1998
non-fiction writerjournalisthistorian
John Randolph Tucker
1812 – 1883
military officer
Powhatan Beaty
1837 – 1916
stage actoractor
John Pegram
1832 – 1865
military personnel
Dave Robertson
1889 – 1970
baseball player