Biographical Records

Notable People from Virginia

2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 7 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.

Frederick W. M. Holliday
Frederick W. M. Holliday
American politician (1828-1899)
1828 - 1899
governorcolonelpolitician
James T. Farley
James T. Farley
American politician (1829-1886)
1829 - 1886
politicianlawyer
Roger Atkinson Pryor
Roger Atkinson Pryor
(1828-1919) Confederate Army general, judge
1828 - 1919
army officerpoliticianlawyer
John B. Henderson
John B. Henderson
American politician (1826-1913)
1826 - 1913
politicianlawyer
Edward C. Walthall
Edward C. Walthall
Confederate Army general (1831-1898)
1831 - 1898
politician
Edwin J. Houston
Edwin J. Houston
American businessman (1847-1914)
1847 - 1914
civil engineerinventor
Thomas S. Martin
Thomas S. Martin
American politician (1847–1919)
1847 - 1919
politicianlawyer
Francis Vielé-Griffin
Francis Vielé-Griffin
French symbolist poet (1864-1937)
1864 - 1937
translatorpoetwriter
Edward P. Costigan
Edward P. Costigan
American politician (1874-1939)
1874 - 1939
politicianlawyer
Hugh Henry Breckenridge
Hugh Henry Breckenridge
American painter (1870-1937)
1870 - 1937
painter
Fred Allison
American physicist (1882-1974)
1882 - 1974
chemistphysicist
Anne Spencer
Anne Spencer
American poet (1882–1975)
1882 - 1975
librarianpoetwriter
Edward H. Griffith
Edward H. Griffith
American film director, screenwriter and producer (1888-1975)
1894 - 1975
directorfilm producerfilm director
Fred Guy
Fred Guy
American musician (1897–1971)
1897 - 1971
jazz musicianjazz guitaristbanjoist
A. P. Carter
A. P. Carter
American country musician
1891 - 1960
singer-songwritersingercomposer
Luther H. Hodges
Luther H. Hodges
American politician (1898-1974)
1898 - 1974
governorpolitician
James Lindsay Almond, Jr.
James Lindsay Almond, Jr.
United States federal judge (1898-1986)
1898 - 1986
head teachergovernorpolitician
Howard Scott
Howard Scott
American engineer (1890–1970)
1890 - 1970
sociologistengineer
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
American artist (1890-1973)
1890 - 1973
painterillustrator
James Bell
James Bell
American actor (1891-1973)
1891 - 1973
stage actoractor
Pearl Eaton
Pearl Eaton
American actress (1898–1958)
1898 - 1958
film actorchoreographerdancer
Natalie Joyce
Natalie Joyce
American actress (1902-1992)
1902 - 1992
film actoractor
Mills E. Godwin
Mills E. Godwin
American politician (1914-1999)
1914 - 1999
politicianlawyer
William L. Scott
William L. Scott
American politician (1915–1997)
1915 - 1997
politicianlawyer
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
American politician (1923–2021)
1923 - 2021
lawyerpolitician
Melba Roy Mouton
Melba Roy Mouton
African-American Assistant Chief of Research Programs at NASA
1929 - 1990
academicmathematiciancomputer scientist
Tom Cora
Tom Cora
American cellist and composer (1953–1998)
1953 - 1998
jazz musiciancellistjazz guitarist
Chaney Kley
American actor (1972-2007)
1972 - 2007
film actortelevision actoractor
John Wayles Eppes
John Wayles Eppes
American politician (1773-1823)
1773 - 1823
politicianlawyer
William Byrd II
William Byrd II
American planter (1674-1744)
1674 - 1744
diaristentomologistlawyer
William H. Cabell
William H. Cabell
American politician (1772-1853)
1772 - 1853
governorjuristpolitician
William Smith
William Smith
lawyer, congressman, the 30th and 35th Governor of Virginia (1796–1887)
1797 - 1887
major generalgovernorpolitician
George Poindexter
George Poindexter
American politician (1779-1853)
1779 - 1853
politicianjudgelawyer
Aaron V. Brown
Aaron V. Brown
American politician (1795-1859)
1795 - 1859
jurisprudencegovernorjurist
William S. Archer
William S. Archer
American politician (1789-1855)
1789 - 1855
politicianlawyer
Edmund P. Gaines
Edmund P. Gaines
United States army officer
1777 - 1849
military personnel
Thomas Mann Randolph
Thomas Mann Randolph
American politician, son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson (1768–1828)
1768 - 1828
politician
Thomas Posey
Thomas Posey
American politician (1750-1818)
1750 - 1818
politician
John Walker
John Walker
American politician (1744–1809)
1744 - 1809
politicianlawyer
Andrew Moore
Andrew Moore
American politician (1752-1821)
1752 - 1821
politicianlawyer
Mary Randolph
Mary Randolph
American food writer
1762 - 1828
writer
James Pleasants
James Pleasants
Governor of Virginia, 1822-1825
1769 - 1836
governorpoliticianjudge
Thomas Metcalfe
Thomas Metcalfe
American politician (1780–1855)
1780 - 1855
politician
Thomas Todd
Thomas Todd
United States federal judge
1765 - 1826
lawyerjudge
Philip Pendleton Barbour
Philip Pendleton Barbour
U.S. Congressman from Virginia and an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1783-1841)
1783 - 1841
politicianlawyerjudge
Solomon P. Sharp
Solomon P. Sharp
American politician (1787–1825)
1787 - 1825
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Samuel Price
Samuel Price
American politician (1805-1884)
1805 - 1884
politicianlawyer
Mary Anna Custis Lee
Mary Anna Custis Lee
wife of Robert E. Lee (1808-1873)
1808 - 1873
socialite
James Pearce
James Pearce
American politician (1805-1862)
1805 - 1862
politician
John F. Lewis
John F. Lewis
19th century U.S. senator from Virginia
1818 - 1895
politician
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