Biographical Records

Notable People from Virginia

2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 47 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.

Mel Roach
American baseball player
1933 – 2023
baseball player
Phyllis Trible
feminist biblical scholar from the United States (1932–2025)
1932 – 2025
biblical scholaruniversity teacher
William Tinsley Keeton
American ethologist and professor (1933–1980)
1933 – 1980
ornithologistzoologist
A. Welford Castleman Jr.
US-american Chemist
1936 – 2017
chemistphysicistprofessor
J. Alfred Broaddus
J. Alfred Broaddus
American banker
1939 – 2025
Edmund Dick Taylor
Edmund Dick Taylor
American politician and businessman (1804–1891)
1804 – 1891
politician
Reginald I. Vachon
American mechanical engineer, lawyer and inventor
1937 – 2020
mechanical engineerexecutiveinventor
Lewis Burwell
Lewis Burwell
American planter and politician
1710 – 1756
Alexander Mosby Clayton
American politician (1801–1889)
1801 – 1889
politicianjudge
Benjamin Wigfall
American artist (1930-2017)
1930 – 2017
art educatorgalleristpainter
Pete Wade
American session guitarist
1934 – 2024
session musicianguitarist
Barnett Michael Clinedinst
American photographer and inventor (1835-1904)
1837 – 1904
photographer
Harold Reid
American singer (1939–2020)
1939 – 2020
singer-songwriter
Tommy Boyce
Tommy Boyce
American songwriter
1939 – 1994
songwritersinger
Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell
American basketball player-coach (1933-2020)
1933 – 2020
basketball coachbasketball player
Thomas Underwood Dudley
Thomas Underwood Dudley
second Bishop of Kentucky in The Episcopal Church (United States)
1837 – 1904
cleric
Michael Watford
musician (1959–2024)
1959 – 2024
musiciansinger
Stay High 149
American graffiti artist (1950-2012)
1950 – 2012
graffiti artistpainter
Don Testerman
American football player (1952–2018)
1952 – 2018
American football player
Tony Middleton
American boxer and singer (b. 1934)
1934 – 2024
musiciansongwritersinger
Sonny Easley
American racing driver (1939–1978)
1939 – 1978
engineer
Lewis B. Williams, Jr
Confederate Army officer
1833 – 1863
military officer
Robert Shepherd
American jurist (1937–2008)
1937 – 2008
academic
M. D. Ball
M. D. Ball
American politician (1835-1887)
1835 – 1887
politician
Tom Moss
Tom Moss
American politician in Virginia (1928-2015)
1928 – 2015
politician
Tom Hurd
American baseball player (1924-1982)
1924 – 1982
baseball player
Cabell R. Berry
Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate
1848 – 1910
politician
Toby Atwell
Toby Atwell
American baseball player (1924–2003)
1924 – 2003
baseball player
Thomas Miller
Thomas Miller
American artist (1920–2012)
1920 – 2012
graphic designer
Gerry Bertier
American high school football player and Paralympian (1953-1981)
1953 – 1981
association football player
Russ Sullivan
American baseball player (1923-2013)
1923 – 2013
baseball player
Robert C. Duncan
Robert C. Duncan
American engineer (1923–2003)
1923 – 2003
engineer
Richard Leroy Williams
United States federal judge (1923–2011)
1923 – 2011
lawyerjudge
Noel C. Taylor
American politician
1924 – 1999
politician
Monte Kennedy
American baseball player
1922 – 1997
baseball player
Texas Jack Vermillion
Confederate Army soldier, posse member of Earp Vendetta Ride
1842 – 1911
police officer
Marvin Frederick Cole
American judge
1922 – 2005
military officerlawyerjudge
George W. L. Bickley
George W. L. Bickley
Founder of the Knights of the Golden Circle
1823 – 1867
physician
Mike Cubbage
Mike Cubbage
American baseball player
1950 – 2024
baseball player
Randy Wiles
American baseball player (1951–2015)
1951 – 2015
baseball player
Robert Hite
American artist
1956 – 2020
artist
Ronald Jones
American academic (1952–2019)
1952 – 2019
printmakerart criticjournalist
Barry Knight
Barry Knight
American politician
1954 – 2026
politician
Brent Budowsky
American journalist
1952 – 2023
journalist
Margie Day
American musician
1926 – 2014
musiciansinger
Bud Webster
short story writer, essayist, editor (1952-2016)
1952 – 2016
science fiction writernovelist
Mahlon Clark
American musician
1923 – 2007
musician
Stevie Woods
American singer
1951 – 2014
musiciansinger
Edward Higgins
Edward Higgins
Confederate States Army brigadier general
1821 – 1875
military officer
Lacey E. Putney
Lacey E. Putney
American politician (1928-2017)
1928 – 2017
politician
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