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- William Howard Armstrong (1914-1999)
Children's Author
- Arthur Ashe (1943-1993)
Tennis Player
- Pearl Bailey (1918-1990)
Singer, Actress, Author
- James Barbour (1775-1842)
Statesman
- Warren Beatty (1938-)
Actor
- Sir William Berkeley (1606-1677)
Colonial Governor of Virginia
- Ruth Brown (1928-2006)
Singer
- Harry
F. Byrd (1887-1966)
U.S. Senator
- Harry
F. Byrd Jr. (1914-)
U.S. Senator
- Richard Byrd (1888-1957)
Explorer
- Robert King Carter (1663-1732)
Colonial Leader
- Willa Cather (1873-1947)
Author
- George Rogers Clark (1752-1818)
Revolutionary War
- William Clark (1770-1838)
Explorer
- Henry Clay (1777-1852)
U.S. Senator
- Patsy Cline (1932-1963)
Singer
- Virginius Dabney (1901-1995)
Author
- Peter
V. Daniel (1784-1860)
Supreme Court Justice
- Jubal Early (1816-1894)
Confederate General
- Ella Fitzgerald (1918-1996)
Singer
- John B.
Floyd (1807-1863)
Secretary of War, Governor
- Ellen
Glasgow (1873-1945)
Author, Women's Rights
- John
H. Hager (1936-)
Lieutenant Governor
- Benjamin Harrison (1726?-1791)
Governor, Signer of Declaration of Independence
- William Henry Harrison (1773-1841)
President 1841
- Patrick Henry (1736-1799)
Governor
- Ambrose Powell Hill (1825-1865)
Confederate General
- Oliver
W. Hill (1907-2007)
Attorney
- "Stonewall"
Jackson (1824-1863)
Confederate General
- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
President 1801-1809
- Joseph
E. Johnston (1807-1891)
Confederate General
- Willie Lanier (1945-)
Football Player
- Fitzhugh Lee (1835-1905)
Lee Confederate General
- "Lighthorse
Harry" Lee (1756-1818)
Revolutionary War
- Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794)
Revolutionary War Politician
- Robert
E. Lee (1807-1870)
Civil War Leader
- William "Rooney" Lee (1837-1891)
Confederate General
- Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809)
Explorer
- Shirley MacLaine (1934-)
Actress
- James Madison (1749-1836)
President 1809-1817
- Moses Malone (1955-)
Basketball Player
- John Marshall (1755-1835)
Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court
- George Mason (1725-1792)
Revolutionary War
- Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873)
Naval Officer, Oceanographer
- Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884)
Inventor
- William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873)
Teacher, Author
- James Monroe (1758-1831)
President 1817-1825
- Daniel Morgan (1736-1802)
Revolutionary War
- John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916)
Confederate Soldier
- Opechancanough (1556?-1646)
Powhatan Indian Leader
- George Pickett (1825-1875)
Confederate General
- Pocahontas (1595-1617)
Powatan Princess
- Edgar
Allan Poe (1809-1849)
Author
- Powhatan (1550?-1618)
American Tribal Leader
- Edmund Randolph (1753-1813)
Revolutionary War
- John Randolph (1773-1833)
Politician
- Peyton Randolph (1721-1775)
Revolutionary War
- Walter Reed (1851-1902)
Physician
- Pat Robertson (1930-)
Televangelist
- Bill
"Bojangles" Robinson (1878-1949)
Dancer, Actor
- John Rolfe (1585-1622)
Tobacco Cultivator, Husband to Pocahontas
- Edmund Ruffin (1794-1865)
Agriculturalist
- Kate
Smith (1907-1986)
Singer, Actress
- John Smith (1580-1631)
English Colonist
- Sam
Snead (1912-2002)
Golfer
- Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740)
Royal Governor
- Jeb Stuart (1833-1864)
Confederate General
- William
Styron (1925-2006)
Author
- Fran Tarkenton (1940-)
Football Player
- Zachary Taylor (1784-1850)
President 1849-1850
- Mary Sue Terry (1947-)
Lawyer, 1st Woman Attorney General of Virginia
- John Tyler (1790-1862)
President 1841-1845
- Maggie Lena Walker (1867?-1934)
1st Woman Bank President in U.S.
- Booker
T. Washington (1856-1915)
Founder of Tuskegee Institute
- George Washington (1732-1799)
President 1789-1797
- Martha Washington (1732-1802)
First Lady 1789-1797
- L.
Douglas Wilder (1931-)
1st African American Governor in U.S.
- Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924)
President 1913-1921
- George Wythe (1726-1806)
Signer of Declaration of Independence