Biographical Records

Notable People from Virginia

2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 44 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.

Henry T. Wickham
Henry T. Wickham
Member of the Senate of Virginia
1849 – 1943
politician
William Pinckney Mason
Confederate States Navy lieutenant (1843-1922)
1843 – 1922
military officer
Charles Simms
American politician
1755 – 1819
politicianlawyer
Cuthbert Bullitt
Cuthbert Bullitt
American lawyer (died 1791)
1740 – 1791
lawyer
Dabney Carr
American politician, nephew of Thomas Jefferson
1773 – 1837
politicianlawyerjudge
Sydney Smith Lee
Sydney Smith Lee
Confederate States naval officer (1802 - 1869)
1802 – 1869
military officer
David Jameson
American politician (1723–1793)
1723 – 1793
politician
Dennis Pennington
Dennis Pennington
American politician
1776 – 1854
politician
Sandie Pendleton
Sandie Pendleton
Confederate army officer (1840-1864)
1840 – 1864
military personnel
Samuel Lightfoot Flournoy
Samuel Lightfoot Flournoy
American politician and lawyer
1846 – 1904
politicianlawyerteacher
Micajah Woods
Micajah Woods
American lawyer
1844 – 1911
lawyer
Lunsford L. Lewis
Lunsford L. Lewis
American politician (1846-1920)
1846 – 1920
politicianlawyerjudge
Lucien Whiting Powell
Lucien Whiting Powell
American artist (1846-1930)
1846 – 1930
painter
General Washington Johnston
American politician
1776 – 1833
politicianlawyerwriter
James Hervey Otey
James Hervey Otey
Bishop of Tennessee; American Episcopal bishop (1800–1863)
1800 – 1863
Anglican priest
George Hay
George Hay
United States federal judge
1765 – 1830
federal judgepoliticianlawyer
George Keith Taylor
United States federal judge
1769 – 1815
judge
Lewis Linn McArthur
Lewis Linn McArthur
American judge (1843–1897)
1843 – 1897
lawyerjudge
Gideon Blackburn
Gideon Blackburn
American clergyman
1772 – 1838
Christian ministermissionary
Green Clay
Green Clay
American politician (1757-1828)
1757 – 1828
planter classpolitician
Mary Evelyn Hitchcock
Mary Evelyn Hitchcock
American author, traveler (1849-1920)
1849 – 1920
explorerwriter
Emma Green
Emma Green
American woman
1843 – 1929
nurse
T. M. Turner
T. M. Turner
American composer (1847–1917)
1847 – 1917
bandleaderconductorcomposer
Johnson Collins
American politician
1847 – 1906
politician
Richard Norris Brooke
Richard Norris Brooke
American genre and landscape painter (1847–1920)
1847 – 1920
landscape paintergenre painterpainter
James B. Hughes
American politician (1805–1873)
1805 – 1873
journalisteditorpolitician
Henry Timberlake
American explorer
1730 – 1765
explorer
Jack Jouett
Jack Jouett
American farmer, politician, and militiaman (1754–1822)
1754 – 1822
farmerpoliticianmilitary personnel
Robert Atkinson Gibson
Robert Atkinson Gibson
American bishop
1846 – 1919
priest
George Herbert Kinsolving
George Herbert Kinsolving
Bishop of Texas (1849-1928)
1849 – 1928
Anglican bishopAnglican priest
Hugh Blair Grigsby
American historian (1806–1881)
1806 – 1881
historian
Ballard Smith
Continental Army officer and politician
1800 – 1900
politician
James Maury
James Maury
American diplomat
1746 – 1840
diplomat
Edmund Parr
Edmund Parr
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
1849 – 1925
politician
Robert Matthew Sully
American portrait painter (1803–1855)
1803 – 1855
painter
Gessner Harrison
Gessner Harrison
American classical philologist (1807–1862)
1807 – 1862
classical philologistuniversity teacher
Levin R. Marshall
American banker, planter
1800 – 1870
banker
William Henry Huddle
William Henry Huddle
American painter (1847–1892)
1847 – 1892
painter
Bryan Lathrop
Bryan Lathrop
American businessman (1844–1916)
1844 – 1916
businessperson
John Allen
John Allen
American politician and army officer (1771–1813)
1771 – 1813
politicianmilitary personnel
John Archer Elmore
American army officer
1762 – 1834
military personnel
James Edward Hanger
James Edward Hanger
Confederate States Army veteran of the American Civil War, a prosthetist and founder of J E Hanger Inc (1843–1919)
1843 – 1919
prosthetistinventor
Thomas Ruffin Gray
American lawyer
1800 – 1845
lawyer
James Dandridge Halyburton
James Dandridge Halyburton
United States federal judge
1803 – 1879
lawyerjudge
John Gabriel Jones
Kentucky pioneer and statesman
1752 – 1776
lawyer
John Hardin
Revolutionary War Militia Officer & Indian Fighter
1753 – 1792
marksman
Isham Randolph
Isham Randolph
American civil engineer
1848 – 1920
civil engineerengineer
George Moffett Harrison
George Moffett Harrison
American politician (1847–1923)
1847 – 1923
politicianlawyerjudge
George Llewellyn Christian
George Llewellyn Christian
US Confederate soldier and judge
1841 – 1924
judge
James Harvey Carson
Virginia militia Confederate States Army Brigadier General (1808-1884)
1808 – 1884
politician
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