Biographical Records

Notable People from Virginia

2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 39 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.

William Knox Martin
William Knox Martin
American aircraft pilot
1894 – 1927
aircraft pilot
Percy P. Turner
American architect
1891 – 1958
architect
Molly Craft
Molly Craft
Major League Baseball pitcher (1895-1978)
1895 – 1978
baseball player
Martha Copeland
American classic blues singer
1891
singer
Lloyd C. Bird
American politician (1894-1978)
1894 – 1978
politician
Lewis A. Pick
Lewis A. Pick
United States Army general (1890-1956)
1890 – 1956
engineer
Joe Boehling
Joe Boehling
American baseball player
1891 – 1941
baseball player
Henry Garrett
American psychologist and opponent of racial integration (1894–1973)
1894 – 1973
journalistpsychologist
Frank Brower
Frank Brower
American baseball player (1893-1960)
1893 – 1960
baseball player
Charles Sterling Hutcheson
United States federal judge
1894 – 1969
lawyerjudge
Charles Quinby
American swimmer, Olympic athlete, U.S. naval officer
1899 – 1988
swimmermilitary officer
Bud Davis
American baseball player
1895 – 1967
baseball player
Bill Clarkson
Major League Baseball pitcher
1898 – 1971
baseball player
George Washington Lent Marr
American politician (1779-1856)
1779 – 1856
politician
Tommy Tomlin
Player of American Football (1894-1949)
1894 – 1949
American football player
Joseph McDowell, Jr.
Joseph McDowell, Jr.
American politician (1756-1801)
1756 – 1801
politician
Isham Hardy
American professional football player (1899-1983)
1899 – 1983
American football player
Willis D. Miller
American politician (1893-1960)
1893 – 1960
lawyerjudge
Leslie Garland Bolling
Leslie Garland Bolling
Early 20th century African-American sculptor. (1898–1955)
1898 – 1955
wood carversculptor
Lucy Gwynne Branham
Lucy Gwynne Branham
American suffragist (1892-1966)
1892 – 1966
suffragist
Lester Granger
Lester Granger
American civic leader
1896 – 1976
military personnel
Withers A. Burress
Lieutenant General, United States Army (1894-1977)
1894 – 1977
military personnel
David Funsten
American politician
1819 – 1866
politicianlawyer
William T. Clement
William T. Clement
United States Marine Corps general
1894 – 1955
military officer
Connally Findlay Trigg
Connally Findlay Trigg
United States federal judge (1810–1880)
1810 – 1880
politicianlawyerjudge
Caleb Claiborne Herbert
American politician
1814 – 1867
politician
Thelma Cudlipp
American artist (1892–1983)
1891 – 1983
artist
Ted Wingfield
American baseball player (1899-1975)
1899 – 1975
baseball player
Sam Greene
sportswriter
1895 – 1963
sports journalistjournalist
Walter Karig
Walter Karig
American writer (1898-1956)
1898 – 1956
novelistmilitary historianmilitary officer
Samuel Melvin Kootz
American art dealer (1898-1982)
1898 – 1982
art criticart historianmerchant
Posey Rorer
Posey Rorer
American musician (1891–1936)
1891 – 1936
fiddlermusician
John Lester Johnson
John Lester Johnson
20th-century American boxer and actor
1893 – 1968
boxerfilm actoractor
Alexander Brydie Dyer
Alexander Brydie Dyer
Union Army general (1815–1874)
1815 – 1874
military officer
Albert C. Smith
Albert C. Smith
United States Army General (1894-1974)
1894 – 1974
military personnel
Ruth Painter Randall
American historian (1892-1971)
1892 – 1971
historianwriter
Alexander Holladay
American politician (1811–1877)
1811 – 1877
politicianlawyer
Joseph C. Talbot
Joseph C. Talbot
American Episcopal bishop (1816-1883)
1816 – 1883
Anglican priest
Pearl Lee Boone
Invertebrate zoologist
1895 – 1954
scientific collectorcarcinologistinvertebrate zoologist
Peter Randolph
United States federal judge
1779 – 1832
politicianlawyerjudge
Peyton Short
Peyton Short
politician from Kentucky (1761-1825)
1761 – 1825
politician
John Thomas Towers
John Thomas Towers
American politician (1811-1857)
1811 – 1857
printerpolitician
Louise Lentz Woodruff
American sculptor
1893 – 1966
sculptor
Linn Enslow
1891 – 1957
engineer
John E. Massey
John E. Massey
American politician (1819-1901)
1819 – 1901
politician
Richard Lee II
Richard Lee II
American politician
1647 – 1715
politician
Jeremiah Watkins Clapp
American politician (1814-1898)
1814 – 1898
lawyerpoliticianjudge
Myra Page
American writer, union activist, and communist
1897 – 1993
trade unionistjournalistwriter
Robert McCormick
Robert McCormick
inventor (1780-1846)
1780 – 1846
inventor
Robert Morgan Evans
Robert Morgan Evans
American politician (178_-184_)
1783 – 1844
politician
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