Biographical Records

Notable People from Virginia

2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 42 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.

Dave Fultz
Dave Fultz
American football and baseball player and coach (1875-1959)
1875 – 1959
American football playerbaseball player
Clarence Richeson
Clarence Richeson
American murderer
1876 – 1912
Bob Lawson
Baseball player and coach
1875 – 1952
baseball player
Bill Kay
Major League Baseball outfielder
1878 – 1945
baseball player
Archie Hoxton
Archie Hoxton
American football player and coach, educator (1875-1951)
1875 – 1951
American football player
Adah Belle Thoms
Adah Belle Thoms
American nurse and activist (1870-1943)
1870 – 1943
nurse
William H. Tyers
William H. Tyers
American composer, orchestrator, conductor (1876–1924)
1876 – 1924
music arrangercomposer
Jacob A. Garber
Jacob A. Garber
American politician (1879-1953)
1879 – 1953
politician
Caroline M. Bell
American artist (1874–1970)
1874 – 1970
painter
William Nauns Ricks
William Nauns Ricks
American poet
1876 – 1948
soldierpoet
Nat M. Wills
Nat M. Wills
American vaudeville entertainer (1873-1917)
1873 – 1917
musician
King Bailey
American baseball player (1870-1917)
1870 – 1917
baseball player
John Lee Pratt
American businessman
1878 – 1975
managerchemistbusinessperson
Wilhelm Miller
Wilhelm Miller
American horticulturist and landscape architect
1869 – 1938
horticulturistlandscape architectbotanist
Lucy Addison
Lucy Addison
American teacher and head teacher (1861-1937)
1861 – 1937
head teacher
Melvin Colvin Hazen
Melvin Colvin Hazen
American politician
1869 – 1941
surveyorpolitician
Mary Greenhow Lee
Mary Greenhow Lee
diarist
1819 – 1907
diarist
Leopold Copeland Parker Cowper
American politician (1811-1875)
1811 – 1875
politicianlawyer
David Walker
U.S. Representative from Kentucky (1763-1820)
1763 – 1820
politician
Dennis Smelt
American politician (1763-1818)
1763 – 1818
politician
John M. Hart
John M. Hart
Member of the Senate of Virginia
1866 – 1955
politician
Walter E. Addison
Walter E. Addison
Member of the Senate of Virginia
1863 – 1925
politician
R. Ewell Thornton
R. Ewell Thornton
Member of the Senate of Virginia (1865-1928)
1865 – 1928
politician
Roland E. Chase
Roland E. Chase
Member of the Senate of Virginia
1867 – 1948
politician
Nathaniel B. Early
Nathaniel B. Early
Member of the Senate of Virginia
1866 – 1947
politician
Hugh S. Cumming
Hugh S. Cumming
American surgeon general (1869-1948)
1869 – 1948
surgeon
John Fulmer Bright
American politician
1877 – 1953
politician
William Cabell Brown
William Cabell Brown
American Episcopal missionary in Brazil and bishop
1861 – 1927
Anglican priest
Bernard Edmunds
American golfer (1868-1930)
1868 – 1930
golfer
John William Noell
American politician (1816-1863)
1816 – 1863
politicianlawyer
William Neal Reynolds
William Neal Reynolds
American businessman (1863-1951)
1863 – 1951
businessperson
Conway Robinson
American lawyer
1805 – 1884
authorjuristpolitician
William Henry Lewis
William Henry Lewis
American football player and coach, politician (1868-1949)
1868 – 1949
American football playerpoliticianlawyer
Jabez Leftwich
American politician (1765-1855)
1765 – 1855
politician
Henry A. Walke
Henry A. Walke
1809-1896, United States Navy admiral
1809 – 1896
military officer
William F. Willoughby
American scholar (1867–1960)
1867 – 1960
public administration scholareconomist
William Ashbie Hawkins
William Ashbie Hawkins
American lawyer (1862-1941)
1862 – 1941
lawyer
Washington L. Capps
Washington L. Capps
United States admiral (1864-1935)
1864 – 1935
military officer
Walt Preston
American baseball player (1868–1937)
1868 – 1937
baseball player
John Murrell
John Murrell
American slave trader and bandit (1806-1844)
1806 – 1844
slave trader
Spencer Darwin Pettis
American politician (1802–1831)
1802 – 1831
politicianlawyer
Robert Russa Moton
Robert Russa Moton
American educator and writer (1867-1940)
1867 – 1940
writer
Mitchell Mark
Pioneer of Motion Picture Exhibition: world's first permanent movie theater.
1868 – 1918
businessperson
Louis McCoy Nulton
Louis McCoy Nulton
United States Navy admiral
1869 – 1954
military officer
Robert Malone Bugg
American politician (1805-1887)
1805 – 1887
politician
Lila Meade Valentine
Lila Meade Valentine
American suffragist
1865 – 1921
suffragist
Richard Clauselle Puryear
American politician (1801–1867)
1801 – 1867
politician
William Lattimore
American physician and politician (1774-1843)
1774 – 1843
politician
George W. Summers
George W. Summers
American politician (1804-1868)
1804 – 1868
politicianlawyerjudge
Joseph W. Chinn
American politician (1866-1936)
1866 – 1936
politicianlawyerjudge
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