Biographical Records

Notable People from Virginia

2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 41 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.

Kelly Harrell
Kelly Harrell
American musician (1889-1942)
1889 – 1942
musiciansongwriter
John Long
American politician (1785-1857)
1785 – 1857
politician
John M. Washington
John M. Washington
Governor of New Mexico Territory (1797–1853)
1797 – 1853
military personnel
Blind Alfred Reed
American musician (1880–1956)
1880 – 1956
fiddlermusiciansongwriter
Christopher Chenery
American businessman and racehorse owner (1886-1973)
1886 – 1973
engineer
Gideon Smith
Gideon Smith
American football player and coach (1889–1961)
1889 – 1968
American football coachAmerican football player
Charlie Pick
American baseball player
1888 – 1954
baseball player
William Terrell
William Terrell
American politician
1788 – 1855
politician
Buck Hopkins
American baseball player (1883-1929)
1883 – 1929
baseball player
Buck Hooker
American baseball player (1880-1929)
1880 – 1929
baseball player
Ashton Dovell
Ashton Dovell
American politician (1885-1949)
1885 – 1949
politicianlawyer
Armistead Mason Dobie
Armistead Mason Dobie
United States federal judge (1881–1962)
1881 – 1962
lawyerjudge
Abram Penn Staples
Abram Penn Staples
American politician (1885–1951)
1885 – 1951
politicianlawyerjudge
J.O. Taylor
American cinematographer (1887-1974)
1887 – 1974
cinematographer
Richetta Randolph Wallace
administrator from the USA
1884 – 1971
Beatrice Chanler
Beatrice Chanler
American actor, artist and philanthropist (1881-1946)
1880 – 1946
actor
Ora Brown Stokes Perry
Ora Brown Stokes Perry
American educator and clubwoman
1882 – 1957
teacher
Kathleen Bruce
American historian
1885 – 1950
historian
Edna Meade Colson
American teacher
1888 – 1985
teacher
Robert Nelson Pollard
United States federal judge (1880–1954)
1880 – 1954
lawyerjudge
Queena Stovall
American artist (1888-1980)
1888 – 1980
painterartist
Paul Jordan-Smith
Paul Jordan-Smith
American journalist (1885-1971)
1885 – 1971
bibliophileopinion journalistjournalist
Shadrach Minkins
American enslaved person
1814 – 1875
abolitionist
Nick Cullop
Nick Cullop
American baseball player (1887-1961)
1887 – 1961
baseball player
Lloyd W. Williams
Lloyd W. Williams
Recipient of the DSC
1887 – 1918
military officer
Samuel Augustine Miller
Confederate Army officer (1819-1890)
1819 – 1890
politician
Jules James
Jules James
United States Navy officer (1885-1957)
1885 – 1957
military officer
Harvey Russell
American baseball player (1887-1980)
1887 – 1980
baseball player
Fannie Salter
Fannie Salter
American lighthouse keeper
1883 – 1966
military personnel
Richens Lacey Wootton
Richens Lacey Wootton
American frontiersman (1816–1893)
1816 – 1893
Julia Mackley
American actress (1878-1964)
1878 – 1964
film actoractor
Robert A. Gilbert
African-American nature photographer and ornithologist
1870 – 1942
ornithologistphotographer
Alberta Virginia Scott
Alberta Virginia Scott
American educator
1875 – 1902
teacher
Lacy Irvine Moffett
Lacy Irvine Moffett
American Presbyterian missionary
1878 – 1957
missionaryphotographer
John Randolph Tucker
John Randolph Tucker
American lawyer and law professor (1879-1954)
1879 – 1954
lawyer
Richard P. Strong
Richard P. Strong
American tropical medicine academic (1872-1948)
1872 – 1948
tropical physicianacademicphysician
George Latham Fletcher
George Latham Fletcher
Member of the Senate of Virginia
1874 – 1929
politician
J. Powell Royall
J. Powell Royall
Member of the Senate of Virginia
1874 – 1945
politicianlawyer
John Murray Bartels
John Murray Bartels
American stamp dealer and philatelist (1871–1944)
1871 – 1944
philatelic authorphilateliststamp dealer
Randolph C. Berkeley
Randolph C. Berkeley
Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
1875 – 1960
military officer
Watty Lee
Watty Lee
American baseball player (1879–1936)
1879 – 1936
baseball player
W. Gregory Hatcher
American politician
1876 – 1960
lawyer
Virginia Randolph
Virginia Randolph
American schoolteacher (1870–1958)
1870 – 1958
educatorteacher
Thomas A. Davis
US Army officer (1873–1964)
1873 – 1964
military personnel
Preston W. Campbell
Preston W. Campbell
American politician (1874–1954)
1874 – 1954
politicianlawyerjudge
Nick Carter
baseball player from the United States
1879 – 1961
baseball player
Robert Herndon Fife Jr.
Robert Herndon Fife Jr.
American academic (1871–1958)
1871 – 1958
literary scholargermanisthistorian
Duncan Lawrence Groner
Duncan Lawrence Groner
United States federal judge (1873–1957)
1873 – 1957
lawyerjudge
Davey Crockett
Davey Crockett
Major League Baseball player
1875 – 1961
baseball player
Dave Wills
American baseball player (1877-1959)
1877 – 1959
baseball player
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