Biographical Records
Notable People from Virginia
2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 25 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.
John C. Gray
1783 – 1823
politician
Archibald Stuart
1795 – 1855
politicianlawyer
Harrison Ruffin Tyler
1928 – 2025
chemical engineerpreservationistbusiness executive
Ray Edenton
1926 – 2022
session musicianmusicianguitarist
Thomas M. Nelson
1782 – 1853
politician
Francis E. Rives
1792 – 1861
politician
Beth A. Brown
1969 – 2008
astrophysicist
G. William Whitehurst
1925
university teacherpolitician
Arthur Frommer
1929 – 2024
travel guide writerlawyer
James Edward Allen Gibbs
1829 – 1902
inventorfarmerengineer
Rice Garland
1795 – 1863
politicianlawyerjudge
Joel Sweeney
1810 – 1860
banjoistsongwriterstage actor
James K. Gibson
1812 – 1879
politician
Reuben C. Baker
1872 – 1957
entrepreneur
Irene Moorman Blackstone
1872
suffragistactivistbusinessperson
Ethel Furman
1893 – 1976
architect
Sadie L. Adams
1872 – 1945
suffragistactivistteacher
James B. Bowlin
1804 – 1874
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Thomas Green
1814 – 1864
military personnel
John William Clark Watson
1808 – 1890
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry St. George Tucker
1874 – 1959
Anglican priest
J. Russell Smith
1874 – 1966
geographer
Melanie Wade Goodwin
1970 – 2020
politician
Alexander W. Weddell
1876 – 1948
historianauthordiplomat
Patrick Henry Drewry
1875 – 1947
politicianlawyer
Norman R. Hamilton
1877 – 1964
journalistpolitician
Wells Goodykoontz
1872 – 1944
politicianlawyer
Samuel B. Avis
1872 – 1924
politicianlawyer
George Washington Dixon
1801 – 1861
athletics competitorcircus performerjournalist
Benjamin Edwards
1753 – 1829
politician
Charles F. Mercer
1778 – 1858
army officerpoliticianlawyer
Harris Hancock
1867 – 1944
university teachermathematician
Josephine Turpin Washington
1861 – 1949
journalistauthordocent
Jack Rose
1971 – 2009
guitarist
Johnathan McCarty
1795 – 1852
politician
Edward Colston
1786 – 1852
politicianlawyer
Hilary Pollard Jones Jr.
1863 – 1938
military officer
George Watkins
1902 – 1970
politician
Edwin Gray
1743 – 1801
politicianlawyer
Archie Edwards
1918 – 1998
songwritermusiciansinger
Joseph Winston
1746 – 1815
politician
Francis Johnson
1776 – 1842
politicianlawyer
Joseph R. Cockerill
1818 – 1875
military officerlawyerpolitician
Francis Willis
1745 – 1829
politician
Vivian Louise Aunspaugh
1869 – 1960
painter
Martin E. Green
1815 – 1863
military personnel
Evelyn Byrd Harrison
1920 – 2012
archaeologistanthropologistart historian
Pete Hill
1880 – 1951
baseball player
William Fitzhugh Gordon
1787 – 1858
politicianlawyer
Eric McClure
1978 – 2021
NASCAR team owner