Biographical Records

Notable People from Virginia

2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 29 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.

Virginia Granbery
Virginia Granbery
American painter
1831 – 1921
painterartist
Virginia Prentiss
Virginia Prentiss
American nanny and community leader
1831 – 1922
wet nursemidwife
Maria I. Johnston
Maria I. Johnston
American author and editor (1835-1921)
1835 – 1921
suffragistshort story writernovelist
Henry Harrison Walker
Henry Harrison Walker
Confederate States Army brigadier general (1832–1912)
1832 – 1912
military officer
Henry Marshall Ashby
Henry Marshall Ashby
Confederate States Army colonel during the American Civil War
1836 – 1868
military leader
Hunter McGuire
Hunter McGuire
American physician (1835-1900)
1835 – 1900
soldiermilitary physicianphysician
James B. Terrill
James B. Terrill
Confederate States Army brigadier general (1838-1864)
1838 – 1864
military personnel
James Keith
James Keith
American lawyer, soldier, politician and judge
1839 – 1918
politicianlawyerjudge
Hassel T. Hicks
American architect
1896 – 1952
architect
R. Taylor Scott
R. Taylor Scott
American lawyer and politician (1834–1897)
1834 – 1897
politicianlawyer
Thomas T. Munford
Thomas T. Munford
Confederate Army general (1831–1918)
1831 – 1918
military officer
Auburn Pridemore
Auburn Pridemore
Confederate Army officer (1837-1900)
1837 – 1900
politicianlawyer
Benjamin Stephen Hooper
American politician (1835-1898)
1835 – 1898
politician
Caleb Burwell Rowan Kennerly
Caleb Burwell Rowan Kennerly
American naturalist
1830 – 1861
zoologistornithologistnaturalist
George Tankard Garrison
American politician (1835-1889)
1835 – 1889
politicianlawyerjudge
William R. Terrill
William R. Terrill
Union Army general (1834–1862)
1834 – 1862
military officer
Charles Henry Tompkins
Charles Henry Tompkins
Union Army General, Medal of Honor recipient
1830 – 1915
military officer
Charles Page Thomas Moore
Charles Page Thomas Moore
American judge (1831-1904)
1831 – 1904
lawyerjudge
William B. Preston
William B. Preston
Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1830-1908)
1830 – 1908
politician
William S. Mason
William S. Mason
American politician
1832 – 1899
politician
Mary-Cooke Branch Munford
Mary-Cooke Branch Munford
American activist, suffragist (1866–1938)
1865 – 1938
suffragettepolitician
Barnett McFee Clinedinst
American photographer, served as White House photographer 1900-1913 (1862–1953)
1862 – 1953
photographer
Erskine Mayo Ross
Erskine Mayo Ross
American judge (1845-1928)
1845 – 1928
lawyerjudge
James Taylor Ellyson
James Taylor Ellyson
American politician (1847-1919)
1847 – 1919
politician
James E. Shepherd
James E. Shepherd
American judge (1847–1910)
1847 – 1910
lawyerjudge
Ellen Battelle Dietrick
American suffragist, author
1847 – 1895
suffragistwriter
Lydia Avery Coonley Ward
Lydia Avery Coonley Ward
American writer and poet (1845-1924)
1845 – 1924
poet
John Wesley Cromwell
John Wesley Cromwell
American teacher, lawyer, civil servant, journalist, historian and civil rights activist (1846-1927)
1846 – 1927
civil servanthistorianjurist
Lottie Moon
Lottie Moon
Missionary in China
1840 – 1912
missionary
R. Preston Chew
R. Preston Chew
Horse artillery commander in the Confederate States Army
1843 – 1921
military officer
Silas Z. Landes
Silas Z. Landes
American politician (1842-1910)
1842 – 1910
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry McIver
Henry McIver
American mercenary
1841 – 1907
military officermercenary
John Henry Smyth
John Henry Smyth
American diplomat (1844-1908), ambassador to Liberia
1844 – 1908
politician
Hester C. Jeffrey
Hester C. Jeffrey
African American activist
1842 – 1934
community organizersuffragistactivist
Evelyn Magruder DeJarnette
Evelyn Magruder DeJarnette
American author (1842-1902)
1842 – 1902
writer
James William Marshall
American politician and lawyer (1844-1911)
1844 – 1911
politicianlawyer
Connally Findlay Trigg
Connally Findlay Trigg
American lawyer and politician (1847–1907)
1847 – 1907
politicianlawyer
Julian M. Quarles
Julian M. Quarles
American politician (1848-1929)
1848 – 1929
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry Bowen
Henry Bowen
Virginia lawyer and politician (1841-1915)
1841 – 1915
politicianlawyer
Isaac S. Struble
Isaac S. Struble
American politician (1843-1913)
1843 – 1913
politicianlawyer
James C. McDearmon
James C. McDearmon
American politician (1844-1902)
1844 – 1902
politicianlawyer
John Ambler Smith
John Ambler Smith
American politician (1847-1892)
1847 – 1892
politicianlawyer
Floyd H. Roberts
Floyd H. Roberts
American judge (1879-1967)
1879 – 1967
lawyerjudge
Walter Drew McCaw
Walter Drew McCaw
Chief surgeon in the United States Army Medical Corps
1863 – 1939
physician
Irvine Garland Penn
Irvine Garland Penn
American journalist and educator from Virginia (1867-1930)
1867 – 1930
journalistwriter
Sara Winifred Brown
Sara Winifred Brown
African American teacher and doctor
1868 – 1948
physician
Elizabeth Fry Page
Elizabeth Fry Page
American author, editor
1865 – 1943
newspaper editorwriter
Charles Lee Underhill
Charles Lee Underhill
American politician from Massachusetts (1867-1946)
1867 – 1946
non-fiction writermerchantpolitician
Sydney Parham Epes
Sydney Parham Epes
American politician (1865–1900)
1865 – 1900
politician
Ben Sanders
Ben Sanders
Major League Baseball player
1865 – 1930
baseball player
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