Biographical Records

Notable People from Virginia

2,381 notable figures born in Virginia, showing page 8 of 48, ranked by historical prominence.

Stevens T. Mason
Stevens T. Mason
American politician (1811-1843)
1811 – 1843
politician
Mary H. Eastman
Mary H. Eastman
American writer on Native American life, pro-slavery novelist
1818 – 1887
novelisthistorianpoet
Lemuel J. Bowden
Lemuel J. Bowden
American politician (1815-1864)
1815 – 1864
politicianlawyer
John Letcher
John Letcher
American politician (1813-1884)
1813 – 1884
editorjournalistjurist
Elizabeth Keckley
Elizabeth Keckley
American dressmaker and author (1818–1907)
1818 – 1907
fashion designerseamstressmodiste
David P. Lewis
David P. Lewis
American politician (1820-1884)
1820 – 1884
governorpoliticianlawyer
Frank Hereford
Frank Hereford
American politician (1825-1891)
1825 – 1891
prosecutorjuristpolitician
William B. Taliaferro
William B. Taliaferro
Confederate Army general (1822-1898)
1822 – 1898
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry Cornelius Burnett
Henry Cornelius Burnett
American politician (1825–1866)
1825 – 1866
politicianlawyer
Robert E. Withers
Robert E. Withers
Confederate Army officer (1821-1907)
1821 – 1907
diplomatpolitician
John Mercer Langston
John Mercer Langston
American politician (1829–1897)
1829 – 1897
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
John McEnery
John McEnery
politician (1833-1891)
1833 – 1891
governorpoliticianlawyer
William Lindsay
William Lindsay
U.S. Senator from Kentucky (1835-1909)
1835 – 1909
politicianlawyerjudge
George S. Patton, Sr.
George S. Patton, Sr.
American general
1833 – 1864
lawyer
James Mortimer
James Mortimer
American chess player (1833-1911)
1833 – 1911
chess playerjournalist
James Ronald Chalmers
James Ronald Chalmers
American politician (1831-1898)
1831 – 1898
politicianlawyer
Thomas L. Rosser
Thomas L. Rosser
United States Army general (1836–1910)
1836 – 1910
civil engineer
James Henry Lane
James Henry Lane
Confederate Army general (1833-1907)
1833 – 1907
army officermilitary personnel
James Hoge Tyler
James Hoge Tyler
Confederate Army soldier and politician (1846-1925)
1846 – 1925
genealogisthistoriangovernor
William Hodges Mann
William Hodges Mann
American politician (1843-1927)
1843 – 1927
governorpoliticianlawyer
William E. Cameron
William E. Cameron
American soldier, lawyer, journalist, and politician (1842-1927)
1842 – 1927
editorpublisherjournalist
James Taliaferro
James Taliaferro
Confederate Army soldier and politician (1847-1934)
1847 – 1934
politician
John W. Daniel
John W. Daniel
Confederate Army officer (1842-1910)
1842 – 1910
Majorjuristpolitician
Marion Fairfax
Marion Fairfax
American actress, playwright and producer (1875–1970)
1875 – 1970
film producerfilm directorfilm editor
Andrew Jackson Montague
Andrew Jackson Montague
American politician (1862-1937)
1862 – 1937
governorpoliticianlawyer
Thomas G. Burch
Thomas G. Burch
American politician (1869–1951)
1869 – 1951
politician
Lillian Lawrence
Lillian Lawrence
American actress
1868 – 1926
opera singerstage actoractor
Nannie Helen Burroughs
Nannie Helen Burroughs
American activist (1879–1961)
1879 – 1961
women's rights activistsuffragistclubwoman
George C. Peery
George C. Peery
American Democratic politician, and Governor of Virginia, 1934-1938
1873 – 1952
governorpoliticianlawyer
Henry Cotton
Henry Cotton
American psychiatrist (1876–1933)
1876 – 1933
psychiatrist
Roy Watson
Roy Watson
actor (1876-1937)
1876 – 1937
film actoractor
Catherine Doucet
Catherine Doucet
actress (1875-1958)
1875 – 1958
film actoractor
Kathleen Clifford
Kathleen Clifford
American actress (1887-1962)
1887 – 1962
film actorstage actoractor
William N. Doak
William N. Doak
American politician (1882–1933)
1882 – 1933
trade unionistpolitician
Jack Hill
American actor (1887-1963)
1887 – 1963
actor
Aida Overton Walker
Aida Overton Walker
American vaudeville performer (1880-1914)
1880 – 1914
vaudeville performerstage actordancer
Colgate Darden
Colgate Darden
American congressman and governor of Virginia (1897-1981)
1897 – 1981
member of parliamentgovernorpolitician
Claude Hopkins
Claude Hopkins
American pianist (1903-1984)
1903 – 1984
jazz musicianbandleadermusician
Robert Buckner
American filmmaker (1906–1989)
1906 – 1989
film producerjournalistwriter
Haywood S. Hansell
Haywood S. Hansell
American U.S. Air Force major general (1903-1988)
1903 – 1988
military officer
Alice T. Schafer
American mathematician (1915-2009)
1915 – 2009
university teachermathematician
Frank Shaughnessy, Jr.
Canadian/American ice hockey player (1911–1982)
1911 – 1982
ice hockey player
Hollis B. Chenery
American economist (1918–1994)
1918 – 1994
economist
John Otho Marsh, Jr.
John Otho Marsh, Jr.
American politician from Virginia (1926-2019)
1926 – 2019
lawyerpolitician
John Barron McKay
John Barron McKay
USAF/NASA test pilot and astronaut (1922–1975)
1922 – 1975
military flight engineeraircraft pilotmilitary officer
Paul van Buren
Christian theologian (1924–1998)
1924 – 1998
philosopherAnglican priestuniversity teacher
Joe Weatherly
Joe Weatherly
American NASCAR and motorcycle racer (1922-1964)
1922 – 1964
racing automobile drivermotorcycle racer
M. Caldwell Butler
M. Caldwell Butler
American politician (1925-2014)
1925 – 2014
politicianlawyer
Charles Schultze
Charles Schultze
American government official (1924–2016)
1924 – 2016
university teachereconomist
Henry Jordan
Henry Jordan
Player of American football (1935-1977)
1935 – 1977
American football player
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