Biographical Records

Notable People from Virginia

2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 27 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.

Joseph Segar
Joseph Segar
American politician (1804-1880)
1804 – 1880
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Narsworthy Hunter
American politician
1800 – 1802
politician
Philip St. George Cocke
Philip St. George Cocke
Confederate Army general 1809-1861
1809 – 1861
military personnel
William Daniel
William Daniel
American lawyer and politician (1806–1873)
1806 – 1873
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James Lyons
James Lyons
Confederate politician (1801–1882)
1801 – 1882
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James W. Stephenson
James W. Stephenson
19th century American state militia officer (1806–1838)
1806 – 1838
politician
John S. Preston
John S. Preston
Confederate Army general (1809-1881)
1809 – 1881
politician
John Walker Maury
John Walker Maury
American mayor (1809–1855)
1809 – 1855
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Green Berry Samuels
Green Berry Samuels
American politician (1806-1859)
1806 – 1859
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James Johnson
Virginia congressman
1800 – 1825
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Pleasant Moorman Miller
American politician
1800 – 1849
politician
Thomas Evans
congressman
1800 – 1815
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Thomas H. Averett
American politician (1800–1855)
1800 – 1855
politician
William Tredway
American politician (1807-1891)
1807 – 1891
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James T. Sandford
American politician
1800 – 1900
politician
Edmund W. Hubard
Confederate Army officer (1806-1878)
1806 – 1878
politician
Edward Rumsey
Edward Rumsey
American politician (1800-1868)
1800 – 1868
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John White Brockenbrough
John White Brockenbrough
United States federal judge (1806–1877)
1806 – 1877
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James Turner Barclay
James Turner Barclay
American Biblical scholar (1807-1874)
1807 – 1874
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Peter Burwell Starke
Peter Burwell Starke
Confederate Army general
1815 – 1888
politician
Peter W. Gray
American lawyer, judge, and legislator from Texas
1819 – 1874
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Richard Wallach
Richard Wallach
American politician (1816–1881)
1816 – 1881
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Robert Henry Whitfield
American politician (1814–1868)
1814 – 1868
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Samuel B. Pryor
Samuel B. Pryor
American politician
1816 – 1866
politician
Thornton A. Jenkins
Thornton A. Jenkins
United States Navy admiral (1811–1893)
1811 – 1893
cartographeradmiralmilitary officer
William A. A. Wallace
William A. A. Wallace
Texas ranger (1817-1899)
1817 – 1899
military personnel
William C. Price
William C. Price
American lawyer and politician (1816–1901)
1816 – 1901
lawyerjudge
Henry A. Edmundson
Henry A. Edmundson
American politician and Confederate Army officer (1814-1890)
1814 – 1890
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Lucy Goode Brooks
Lucy Goode Brooks
American slave (1818-1900)
1818 – 1900
activist
Harriet Robinson Scott
Harriet Robinson Scott
African American abolitionist wife of Dred Scott
1815 – 1876
Benjamin Raphael
Benjamin Raphael
American physician
1818 – 1880
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Jane Rose Roberts
Jane Rose Roberts
First Lady of Liberia
1818 – 1914
First Lady
Richard Parker
Richard Parker
American politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia (1810-1893)
1810 – 1893
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James Broadhead
James Broadhead
American politician (1819-1898)
1819 – 1898
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John Kerr Jr.
American politician (1811-1879)
1811 – 1879
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John M. S. Williams
American politician (1818-1886)
1818 – 1886
politician
Leander Cox
Leander Cox
American politician (1812-1865)
1812 – 1865
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Robert Johnston
politician in the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War
1818 – 1885
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Samuel Phillips Lee
Samuel Phillips Lee
United States Navy admiral (1812-1897)
1812 – 1897
soldiermilitary officer
Thomas Ara Spence
American politician (1810–1877)
1810 – 1877
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Thomas Flournoy
American politician (1811-1883)
1811 – 1883
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Henry Wirtz Thomas
American politician (1812-1890)
1812 – 1890
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Gilchrist Porter
Gilchrist Porter
American politician (1817-1894)
1817 – 1894
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Henry A. G. Lee
soldier and politician in Oregon Country in the 1840s (1818–1851)
1818 – 1851
journalist
David Seth Doggett
David Seth Doggett
American bishop (1810–1880)
1810 – 1880
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James Shelton Dickinson
Confederate States of America politician (1818–1882)
1818 – 1882
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Landon Garland
Landon Garland
American university administration (1810-1895)
1810 – 1895
academic
Walter Preston
American politician
1819 – 1867
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William Henry Brockenbrough
American politician (1812–1850)
1812 – 1850
politicianlawyer
William W. Paine
American politician (1817-1882)
1817 – 1882
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