Biographical Records

Notable People from Virginia

2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 35 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.

William Carter Love
American politician
1784 – 1835
politicianlawyer
William Lee Ball
American politician (1781-1824)
1781 – 1824
politician
John D. Henley
John D. Henley
United States Navy officer (1781-1835)
1781 – 1835
military officer
Thomas H. Hall
American congressman for North Carolina
1773 – 1853
politician
Austin Steward
Austin Steward
American writer
1793 – 1869
writer
David Fanning
David Fanning
American Revolutionary War militia leader and Canadian politician
1755 – 1825
politician
George Adams
George Adams
judge
1784 – 1844
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry Potter
Henry Potter
American judge (1766–1857)
1766 – 1857
lawyerjudge
James Hemings
James Hemings
American chef and enslaved person
1765 – 1801
chef
James Henry
American politician (1731–1804)
1731 – 1804
politicianlawyerjudge
James Robertson
James Robertson
explorer and pioneer, born 1742
1742 – 1814
discoverermilitary officer
James Taylor
James Taylor
American banker and settler in Kentucky
1769 – 1848
bankersettler
Jeremiah Sullivan
Jeremiah Sullivan
American jurist from Indiana (1794-1870)
1794 – 1870
politicianlawyerjudge
John Davenport
American politician from Ohio (1788-1855)
1788 – 1855
politicianjudge
John Day
Liberian politician and jurist
1797 – 1859
politicianjudge
Moses H. Kirby
Moses H. Kirby
American politician in Ohio (1798-1889)
1798 – 1889
politicianlawyer
Nathaniel Chapman
Nathaniel Chapman
American physician 1780-1853
1780 – 1853
physician
John Thomson Mason
American lawyer (1765-1824)
1765 – 1824
lawyer
Joseph Bowman
American militia officer
1752 – 1779
military officer
Peter Custis
American naturalist
1781 – 1842
botanistnaturalist
John Stratton
American politician and lawyer from Virginia (1769-1804)
1769 – 1804
politicianlawyer
George Strother
American politician (1783-1840)
1783 – 1840
politicianlawyer
John Johns Trigg
American politician (1748–1804)
1748 – 1804
politician
John Smith
John Smith
United States Representative for Virginia (1750-1836)
1750 – 1836
politician
Martha Parke Custis Peter
Martha Parke Custis Peter
American socialite
1777 – 1854
socialite
Bartholomew Dandridge
American politician
1737 – 1785
politicianlawyerjudge
Frank W. Johnson
Frank W. Johnson
Co-commander of the Texian Army
1799 – 1884
military officer
Elizabeth Hunter Holt
American newspaper publisher
1726 – 1788
publisherprinter
Abram Trigg
18th-century American politician
1750 – 1900
politicianlawyerjudge
William McComas
William McComas
American politician (1795-1865)
1795 – 1865
politicianlawyerjudge
David S. Garland
American politician (1769-1841)
1769 – 1841
politicianlawyer
Julian Scheer
journalist (1926-2001)
1926 – 2001
children's writerwriter
Barry Mitchell
American basketball player (born 1965)
1965 – 2025
basketball player
Andrew Glassell
Andrew Glassell
lawyer, California land owner (1827-1901)
1827 – 1901
lawyer
Gene Grabeel
Gene Grabeel
American mathematician and cryptanalyst
1920 – 2015
mathematician
Effie Morris
American librarian (1921-2009)
1921 – 2009
librarian
Dorothy Gillespie
Dorothy Gillespie
American artist and sculptor (1920-2012)
1920 – 2012
sculptorartist
Gregory Swanson
American lawyer
1924 – 1992
lawyer
Joseph Henry Lonas
American sculptor (1925–2011)
1925 – 2011
art educatoruniversity teachersculptor
Paul S. Williams Jr.
Paul S. Williams Jr.
US Army officer
1929 – 1995
military officer
Matilene Berryman
Matilene Berryman
American oceanographer and lawyer
1926 – 2003
environmentalistoceanographerlawyer
Alfred Madison Barbour
Confederate Army officer (1829-1866)
1829 – 1866
lawyer
Ruth Jean Baskerville Bowen
business woman, entertainment promoter
1924 – 2009
talent agentbusinessperson
Waller Redd Staples
Waller Redd Staples
American politician (1826–1897)
1826 – 1897
politicianlawyerjudge
Jack N. Young
American stunt performer
1926 – 2018
stunt performeractor
Tyra Hunter
American transgender woman
1970 – 1995
hairdresser
George T. Alexander
soldier, 2,000th American soldier killed in combat in Iraq
1971 – 2005
soldier
Thomas Barbour Bryan
Thomas Barbour Bryan
American businessman, politician and art patron (1828–1906)
1828 – 1906
art collectorpolitician
Bucky Curtis
American gridiron football player (1929-2019)
1929 – 2019
Canadian football playerAmerican football playerbasketball player
Robert Wynn
American military personnel (1921-2000)
1921 – 2000
military personnel
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