Biographical Records

Notable People from Virginia

2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 30 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.

Billy Nash
Billy Nash
Major League Baseball player
1864 – 1929
baseball player
Charles M. Robinson
Charles M. Robinson
American architect (1867-1932)
1867 – 1932
architect
Charlie Ferguson
Charlie Ferguson
American baseball pitcher, 1863-1888
1863 – 1888
baseball player
Fitz Lee
Fitz Lee
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1866 – 1899
military officer
John Mitchell, Jr.
John Mitchell, Jr.
American newspaper editor
1863 – 1929
newspaper editoropinion journalistjournalist
John Stewart Barney
John Stewart Barney
American architect and painter (1867–1925)
1869 – 1925
painter
Lewis Nixon
Lewis Nixon
American naval architect (1861-1940)
1861 – 1940
military officerengineer
Steve Brodie
Steve Brodie
American baseball player (1868–1935)
1868 – 1935
baseball player
Verner Moore White
Verner Moore White
American painter (1863-1923)
1863 – 1923
journalistpainter
William Dinwiddie
American journalist and photographer (1867-1934)
1867 – 1934
war photographerjournalistwar correspondent
James Riely Gordon
American architect
1863 – 1937
architect
Charles DeLano Hine
Charles DeLano Hine
Colonel, United States Army; civil engineer; lawyer; and railway official
1867 – 1927
civil engineerlawyer
John R. Saunders
John R. Saunders
American politician (1869-1934)
1869 – 1934
politicianlawyer
Catharine Carter Critcher
Catharine Carter Critcher
American painter (1868–1964)
1868 – 1964
painterartist
Joseph Winston Cox
Joseph Winston Cox
United States federal judge
1875 – 1939
lawyerjudge
Merch Bradt Stewart
Merch Bradt Stewart
United States Army general (1875–1934)
1875 – 1934
military personnel
Augustus Lukeman
Augustus Lukeman
American artist (1872–1935)
1872 – 1935
sculptor
Cary Travers Grayson
Cary Travers Grayson
United States admiral (1878–1938)
1878 – 1938
military officer
Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn
Sarah Norcliffe Cleghorn
American writer (1876-1959)
1876 – 1959
autobiographerpolitical activistjournalist
Addams Stratton McAllister
Addams Stratton McAllister
American electrical engineer and editor (1875–1946)
1875 – 1946
editorelectrical engineerengineer
Andrew Sledd
Andrew Sledd
American university president, professor, theologian
1870 – 1939
university teacherChristian ministertheologian
Bob Williams
Bob Williams
American football coach, college athletics administrator (1877-1957)
1877 – 1957
American football playerlawyer
Clarence E. Sutton
Clarence E. Sutton
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1871 – 1916
military personnel
Deacon Phillippe
Deacon Phillippe
American baseball player
1872 – 1952
baseball player
Robert Penn
Robert Penn
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1872-1912)
1872 – 1912
military personnel
Rufus Edward Foster
Rufus Edward Foster
United States federal judge (1871-1942)
1871 – 1942
lawyerjudge
Saxon Winston Holt
Saxon Winston Holt
American politician (1871-1940)
1871 – 1940
politician
Sands Gayle
Sands Gayle
American politician
1870 – 1918
politician
Walter Loving
Walter Loving
African American soldier and musician
1872 – 1945
musician
Dugald Stewart Walker
Dugald Stewart Walker
American illustrator (1883–1937)
1883 – 1937
illustrator
Ed Willett
Ed Willett
American baseball pitcher
1884 – 1934
baseball player
Ralph S. Keyser
Ralph S. Keyser
American Marine Corps general (1883–1955)
1883 – 1955
military officer
George E. Allen, Sr.
George E. Allen, Sr.
Virginia lawyer and state senator
1885 – 1972
lawyer
Lucy Diggs Slowe
Lucy Diggs Slowe
first Dean of Women at Howard University; tennis player (1883-1937)
1883 – 1937
suffragisttennis playereducator
Lucy Randolph Mason
American activist (1882-1959)
1882 – 1959
trade unionistlibrariansuffragette
Nora Houston
Nora Houston
American painter
1883 – 1942
paintersuffragistartist
Lillie Barbour
American suffrage activist and labor advocate
1885 – 1985
suffragist
William J. Reiter
Assistant Director
1889 – 1979
film director
John William Flannagan, Jr.
American politician (1885-1955)
1885 – 1955
bankerpoliticianlawyer
John Paul, Jr.
John Paul, Jr.
American politician and judge (1883-1964)
1883 – 1964
politicianlawyerjudge
William P. Upshur
William P. Upshur
American military officer (1881–1943); United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1881 – 1943
military officer
Williana Burroughs
Williana Burroughs
American Communist political activist
1882 – 1945
politicianteacher
Leslie Pinckney Hill
Leslie Pinckney Hill
American writer
1880 – 1960
playwrightpoetteacher
Wyatt C. Hedrick
American architect
1888 – 1964
engineerarchitect
James W. Watts
American neurosurgeon (1904-1994)
1904 – 1994
neurosurgeonsurgeonphysician
John Alan Maxwell
American artist
1904 – 1984
illustratorartist
Henry Whitter
American musician (1892–1941)
1892 – 1941
songwriterguitaristmusician
James Rives Childs
James Rives Childs
American diplomat and writer (1893–1987)
1893 – 1987
authordiplomat
Harry Strang
American actor (1892-1972)
1892 – 1972
film actoractor
Lena C. Artz
Lena C. Artz
American botanist
1891 – 1976
scientific collectorconservationistbotanical collector
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