Biographical Records

Notable People from Virginia

2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 26 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.

Wiley Thompson
American politician (1781-1835)
1781 – 1835
politician
Leander J. McCormick
Leander J. McCormick
businessman and philanthropist (1819–1900)
1819 – 1900
inventor
William McCoy
American politician (1768–1864)
1768 – 1864
politician
Aylett Hawes Buckner
Aylett Hawes Buckner
American politician (1816-1894)
1816 – 1894
juristpoliticianlawyer
Joseph G. Baldwin
Joseph G. Baldwin
American politician, humorist and writer (1815–1864)
1815 – 1864
humoristjuristpolitician
Orlandus Wilson
Orlandus Wilson
American singer (1917-1998)
1917 – 1998
singercomposer
William McMillan
American politician
1764 – 1804
politicianlawyer
James H. Cravens
James H. Cravens
American politician (1802-1876)
1802 – 1876
politicianlawyer
Edna Thomas
Edna Thomas
American actress (1885-1974)
1885 – 1974
actor
Corinne Melchers
Corinne Melchers
American painter, humanitarian, and gardener (1880-1955)
1880 – 1955
paintergardenerhumanitarian
Augustin Smith Clayton
American politician (1783-1839)
1783 – 1839
politicianlawyerjudge
Joseph Miller
Joseph Miller
American politician (Democrat) 1819-1862
1819 – 1862
lawyerpoliticianjudge
William Taylor
nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia
1788 – 1846
politicianlawyer
Mann Page
Mann Page
American politician (1749–1781)
1749 – 1781
lawyer
Edward David Shames
Edward David Shames
U.S. army officer during World War II & 101 Airborne Division.
1922 – 2021
military personnel
Charles H. Grasty
Charles H. Grasty
American newspaper executive (1863-1924)
1863 – 1924
journalist
Evan Helmuth
American actor (1977-2017)
1977 – 2017
television actoractor
Adam Clayton Powell
Adam Clayton Powell
American pastor (1865–1953)
1865 – 1953
religious leadernovelisttheologian
John W. Fishburne
American politician (1868-1937)
1868 – 1937
politicianlawyerjudge
James P. Woods
James P. Woods
American politician (1868-1948)
1868 – 1948
politicianlawyer
Harry L. Maynard
Harry L. Maynard
American politician (1861-1922)
1861 – 1922
politician
Joseph T. Deal
Joseph T. Deal
American politician (1860-1942)
1860 – 1942
politician
Francis R. Lassiter
Francis R. Lassiter
American politician (1866-1909)
1866 – 1909
politicianlawyer
John H. Fulton
American politician (1792-1836)
1792 – 1836
politicianlawyer
Walter Allen Watson
U.S. Representative from Virginia (1867-1919)
1867 – 1919
politicianlawyerjudge
Meriwether Lewis Walker
Meriwether Lewis Walker
Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1924 to 1928
1869 – 1947
engineer
Edward W. Saunders
Edward W. Saunders
American politician (1860-1921)
1860 – 1921
politicianlawyerjudge
Alexander White
American politician, lawyer
1738 – 1804
politicianlawyer
Daniel Webster Davis
Daniel Webster Davis
American educator, minister, and poet
1862 – 1913
educatorpoet
Aline Murray Kilmer
Aline Murray Kilmer
American poet, children's book author, and essayist (1888-1941)
1888 – 1941
children's writeressayistpoet
Alexander D. Orr
American politician
1761 – 1835
politician
Natalie Savage Carlson
American children's writer
1906 – 1997
children's writerwriter
Fulwar Skipwith
Fulwar Skipwith
American politician (1765-1839)
1765 – 1839
consuldiplomatpolitician
Genevieve Caulfield
American blind teacher
1888 – 1972
teacherwriter
Edyth Carter Beveridge
Edyth Carter Beveridge
journalist
1862 – 1927
journalistphotographer
Thomas Ruffin
Thomas Ruffin
American judge (1787-1870)
1787 – 1870
slave traderpoliticianlawyer
Marietta Minnigerode Andrews
American painter and designer (1869–1931)
1869 – 1931
artistpainter
Zedekiah Kidwell
Zedekiah Kidwell
American politician (1814-1872)
1814 – 1872
politicianlawyer
John Thomson Mason
John Thomson Mason
American lawyer and politician (1787-1850)
1787 – 1850
lawyer
Addie Waites Hunton
Addie Waites Hunton
American suffragist, activist, writer, political organizer, educator (1867-1943)
1875 – 1943
suffragistuniversity teacherbiographer
George Douglas Ramsay
George Douglas Ramsay
(1802-1882)
1802 – 1882
military personnel
Hugh W. Mercer
Hugh W. Mercer
Confederate Army general (1808–1877)
1808 – 1877
military officer
Alexander Rives
Alexander Rives
American judge (1806-1885)
1806 – 1885
lawyerjudge
Edmund Brooke Alexander
Edmund Brooke Alexander
American military officer (1802-1888)
1802 – 1888
military officer
Eston Hemings
son of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings (1808-1856)
1808 – 1856
John Hill
U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of John Thomas Harris (1800-1880)
1800 – 1880
politicianlawyerjudge
Francis W. Eppes
Francis W. Eppes
American politician (1801-1881)
1801 – 1881
politician
Alexander Wilson
U.S. Representative from Virginia
1800 – 1900
politician
Thomas Lawson Price
American politician (1809-1870)
1809 – 1870
military officerpolitician
Richard Kidder Meade
American politician (1803-1862)
1803 – 1862
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
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