Biographical Records

Notable People from Virginia

2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 28 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.

Alexander Keith McClung
Alexander Keith McClung
American diplomat (1811–1855)
1811 – 1855
diplomatpoet
Alexander W. Reynolds
Alexander W. Reynolds
Confederate Army general (1816-1876)
1816 – 1876
military officer
Bethany Veney
Bethany Veney
American writer
1813 – 1916
autobiographerwriter
Charles Fenton Collier
American politician
1817 – 1899
politicianlawyer
David A. Weisiger
David A. Weisiger
Confederate States Army brigadier general
1818 – 1899
military officer
David Bullock Harris
David Bullock Harris
Confederate States Army Colonel
1814 – 1864
military officer
James Philemon Holcombe
James Philemon Holcombe
American politician (1820–1873)
1820 – 1873
politicianlawyer
John Davidson
John Davidson
Union army general
1825 – 1881
military officer
John Dunlap Stevenson
John Dunlap Stevenson
American lawyer, Missouri politician and army officer (1821–1897)
1821 – 1897
military officerpoliticianlawyer
John R. Conway
American mayor (1825-1870)
1825 – 1870
politician
John R. Jones
John R. Jones
Confederate Army general
1827 – 1901
Lucy Virginia French
Lucy Virginia French
American writer (1825-1881)
1825 – 1881
editorpoetwriter
Robert Benjamin Hilton
American lawyer, newspaper editor, soldier, and Confederate politician (1821–1894)
1821 – 1894
editorjournalistpolitician
Robert William Hughes
American judge (1821-1901)
1821 – 1901
lawyerjudge
Robert Williams
Robert Williams
American general, born 1829 (1829–1901)
1829 – 1901
military personnel
Samuel Mosheim Schmucker
American historical writer and popular biographer (1823-1863)
1823 – 1863
historianbiographer
William Andrew Quarles
William Andrew Quarles
Confederate Army general (1825-1893)
1825 – 1893
politicianlawyer
William Henry Harman
American lawyer (1828-1865)
1828 – 1865
politicianlawyer
William J. Gilmore
William J. Gilmore
Ohio Jurist (1821-1896)
1821 – 1896
lawyerjudge
William R. Terry
William R. Terry
Confederate Army general
1827 – 1897
military officer
William Taylor
William Taylor
American Missionary Bishop, born 1821
1821 – 1902
autobiographertheologianmissionary
Elbert S. Martin
Confederate Army officer and American politician (1829-1876)
1829 – 1876
journalistpolitician
Addison White
politician (1824-1909)
1824 – 1909
politician
Chatham Roberdeau Wheat
Chatham Roberdeau Wheat
Captain in the United States Army Volunteers (1826-1862)
1826 – 1862
military officer
Edward H. Moren
Edward H. Moren
American politician (1825-1886)
1825 – 1886
surgeonpolitician
Thomas Croxton
U.S. Representative from Virginia (1822-1903)
1822 – 1903
politicianlawyerjudge
John B. Hoge
John B. Hoge
American politician (1825-1896)
1825 – 1896
journalistpoliticianlawyer
John Caskie
John Caskie
American politician (1821-1869)
1821 – 1869
politicianlawyerjudge
Presley T. Glass
Presley T. Glass
American politician (1824–1902)
1824 – 1902
politicianlawyer
Stephen Friel Nuckolls
Stephen Friel Nuckolls
American politician (1825–1879)
1825 – 1879
politician
William Mordecai Cooke Sr.
William Mordecai Cooke Sr.
American politician (1823–1863)
1823 – 1863
politicianjudge
Samuel J. Jones
Samuel J. Jones
American frontier settler (1820–1880)
1820 – 1880
rebel
Thomas Balch
Thomas Balch
American historian (1821-1877)
1821 – 1877
historianjurist
James E. Slaughter
James E. Slaughter
Confederate Army general
1827 – 1901
Mary S. Peake
Mary S. Peake
American teacher and humanitarian (1823–1862)
1823 – 1862
educatorteacher
William P. Wood
William P. Wood
Director of the United States Secret Service (1820–1903)
1820 – 1903
U.S. Secret Service agent
Albert E. Summers
American politician (1824–1901)
1824 – 1901
politician
Anthony Martin Branch
Anthony Martin Branch
American politician
1823 – 1867
politicianlawyer
Armistead Lindsay Long
Armistead Lindsay Long
Brigadier General for the Confederate States of America, and later wrote the 1886 book Memoirs of Robert E. Lee (1827-1891)
1825 – 1891
biographersecretarymilitary personnel
Carr Waller Pritchett, Sr.
American astronomer
1823 – 1910
astronomer
Charles S. Venable
Charles S. Venable
American mathematician and military officer
1827 – 1900
mathematicianastronomer
Franklin J. Dickman
Franklin J. Dickman
Ohio Jurist and Legislator
1828 – 1908
politicianlawyerjudge
Gabriel C. Wharton
Gabriel C. Wharton
Confederate Army general American soldier & engineer
1824 – 1906
politician
Peter J. Otey
Peter J. Otey
American politician (1840-1902)
1840 – 1902
politician
Thomas H. B. Browne
Thomas H. B. Browne
American politician (1844–1892)
1844 – 1892
politicianlawyer
Andrew Hunter Boyd
Andrew Hunter Boyd
American judge (1849-1935)
1849 – 1935
lawyerjudge
Barbour Lathrop
Barbour Lathrop
American philanthropist (1847–1927)
1847 – 1927
explorerjournalist
Charles Browne Fleet
Charles Browne Fleet
pharmacist, inventor
1843 – 1916
inventorpharmacist
Henry Thompson Stanton
Henry Thompson Stanton
American poet
1834 – 1898
politicianpoetlawyer
Silas Chandler
Silas Chandler
American slave
1838 – 1919
carpenter
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