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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