List of people from Virginia

This is a list of notable people who were born in the U.S. state of Virginia, were raised or lived in Virginia, or for whom Virginia is a significant part of their identity. Those not born in Virginia are marked with §.

State flag of Virginia
Location of Virginia in the U.S. map
 
Arthur Ashe
Ba–Bm
 
Warren Beatty
 
Beth Behrs
 
Leslie Bibb
Bn–Bz
 
Sandra Bullock
 
Hilarie Burton
 
George Rogers Clark
 
Katie Couric
 
Dell Curry
 
Desmond Doss
 
Gabby Douglas
 
Bill Dudley
 
Missy Elliott
 
Roberta Flack
 
David Grohl
 
Denny Hamlin
 
William Henry Harrison
 
Patrick Henry
 
Grant Hill
 
Daniel Hudson
 
Allen Iverson
 
Thomas Jefferson
 
Wendy B. Lawrence
 
Rob Lowe
Ma–Md
 
Shirley MacLaine
 
James Madison
 
Danny McBride
Me–Mz
 
LaShawn Merritt
 
Heath Miller
 
Nannie Jacquelin Minor
 
James Monroe
 
Patton Oswalt
 
Ace Parker
 
Edgar Allan Poe
 
Chesty Puller
 
JJ Redick
 
David Robinson
Sa–Sm
 
Ralph Sampson
 
George C. Scott
 
Winfield Scott
 
Bruce Smith
Sn–Sz
 
Norm Snead
 
Sam Snead
 
Wanda Sykes
 
Lawrence Taylor
 
Zachary Taylor
 
Mike Tomlin
 
John Tyler
 
Justin Verlander
Wa–Wh
 
Booker T. Washington
 
George Washington
Wi–Wz
 
Casey Wilson
 
Russell Wilson
 
Woodrow Wilson
 
Ryan Zimmerman

See also

edit
By educational institution affiliation
By governmental office
By location

Other

References

edit
  1. ^ "Shakira Austin". WNBA. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Perla, Cory (August 17, 2016). "Spotlight: Uncertain". The Public. Buffalo Public Media, LLC. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Jackman, Tom (July 8, 2013). "Reston's Grant Hill, possibly NoVa's greatest athlete, talks old South lake days". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2020.