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Această pagină este o listă de personalități notabile care au fost născute în statul Virginia, sau pentru care Virginia reprezintă o parte importantă a identității lor. Cei care nu au fost născuți în Virginia sunt marcați cu semnul § .

Cuprins: Început - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Alden Aaroe - WRVA talk show host
Caroline Aaron - actress and producer
John Aboud - writer, comedian and regular commentator on Best Week Ever and other VH1 shows
Hunter "Patch" Adams § - doctor, author, and social activist
Chris Adler - drummer ( Lamb of God)
Willie Adler - guitarist ( Lamb of God)
David Arquette - born on a commune in Winchester (raised there for 2 years)
Arthur Ashe (1943-1993), tennis star and social activist
Kevin Aviance - dancer

B [modificare]

Diedrich Bader - actor
Pearl Bailey - Tony award winning actress and singer
David Baldacci - author
Ronde Barber (1975-) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback
Tiki Barber (1975-) - Sportscaster and former New York Giants running back
Joey Baron - musician
Samuel Barton § (1749-1810) - explorer, pioneer, Patriot, early settler of Nashville, Tennessee
Viola Baskerville (1951-) - Virginia Secretary of Administration
Dave Batista - professional wrestler
Warren Beatty (1937-), actor
Pat Benatar § - 1980s singer (the link says she's born in Brooklyn)
Antoine Bethea - professional football player for the Indianapolis Colts
Rainey Bethea (1909–1936) - last person publicly executed in the United States
Larry Bethea § - late professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys
Leslie Bibb § - actress, plays Carley Bobby in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Jim Bibby - former Major League pitcher, from Madison Heights
Adam Birch - former professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment's SmackDown!
Tom Bliley - member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 3rd then 7th District
Dré Bly - professional football player with the Detroit Lions
Randy Blythe - singer of metal band Lamb of God
Rudy Boesch § - third place finalist on Survivor: Pulau Tiga (first season)
Bill Bolling § - Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Gary U.S. Bonds § - singer and songwriter
J. Evan Bonifant - actor
Maria Boren - contestant on the television show The Apprentice
Wes Borland - guitarist for Limp Bizkit and other rock bands
Mary Bowser - freed slave who worked as a Union spy during the Civil War and was admitted to the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame
Karen Briggs § - violinist
Connie Britton § (1968-) - actress, born in Boston but raised in Lynchburg
Dave Brockie - founder of GWAR
Aaron Brooks - professional football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders
Chris Brown (1989-) - singer
Ruth Brown - Grammy-award winning singer and entertainer
Bebe Buell - fashion model, famous groupie and mother of Liv Tyler
Joyce Bulifant - television actress
Sandra Bullock (1964-) - actress
Plaxico Burress (1977-) - professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants
Curtis Bush - world champion kickboxer and actor
Jeff Burton (1967-) - NASCAR driver
Ward Burton (1961-) - NASCAR driver
Charlie Byrd - jazz guitarist

C [modificare]

James Branch Cabell - author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres
John Campbell - bassist (Lamb of God)
Eric Cantor - Member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 7th District
Robert "King" Carter I (1663-1732) - wealthy colonist businessman
June Carter Cash (1929-2003) - singer, songwriter, actress and comedian, member of the Carter Family, and second wife of singer Johnny Cash
George Rogers Clark (1752-1818), Revolutionary War military leader
Lott Carey - early African-American colonist and missionary to Liberia
Anthony Clark - actor (Yes Dear!, Boston Common), Lynchburg
William Clark (1770-1838) - explorer (Lewis and Clark Expedition); brother of George Rogers Clark
Henry Clay (1777-1852) - nineteenth-century American statesman
Clarence Clemons - saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and former player for the Norfolk Neptunes football team
Patsy Cline (1932-1963) - singer
Coko - former member of SWV and now gospel music singer
Stacy Compton - NASCAR driver/team owner, Grit, VA
Alex Cosmidis - Minor League baseball player and manager and Major League scout
Joseph Cotten (1905-1994) - actor
Katie Couric (1957-) - anchor, CBS Evening News
Patricia Cornwell § - novelist
Henry Creamer - vaudeville song lyricist of the early 20th century
Adrian Cronauer § - disc jockey
Dell Curry (1964-) - former NBA basketball player

D [modificare]

Chris Daniel - President of Torrid
D'Angelo - R&B musician
Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. - U.S. Representative, Governor of Virginia, Chancellor of the College of William and Mary and the third President of the University of Virginia
Wendy Dascomb - Miss USA 1969
Chris Daughtry § (1979-) - American Idol finalist, attended high school in Charlottesville. Born in North Carolina and relocated to Greensboro.
Jimmy Dean - singer and "sausage king"
Junie Donlavey - owner and namesake of the NASCAR "Donlavey" racing team

E [modificare]

Missy Elliott (1971-) - rapper
Erick Edwards (1973-) - șmecher

F [modificare]

Frankie Faison - film actor
Jerry Falwell (1933–2007) - Christian minister, televangelist, and political leader
James Farrior - NFL linebacker
William Faulkner § (1897-1962) - Writer-in-Residence at The University of Virginia from 1957 until his death
Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) - legendary jazz singer
Chip Franklin - comedian and talk show host
Jon Foreman - lead singer for rock band Switchfoot
Tim Foreman - bass player for rock band Switchfoot

G [modificare]

Forrest Gander § (1956-) - poet, essayist and translator
Jim Gilmore - former governor of Virginia
Ellen Glasgow - early 20th century novelist
Lauren Graham - actress, comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls
Samuel Gravely - African-American officer who broke many racial barriers while serving in the U.S. Navy
David Grohl - Foo Fighters (born in Ohio, moved to Virginia at age 3)
Wayne Grubb - NASCAR crew chief and former driver
Kevin Grubb - NASCAR driver
Johnny Grubb - Major League Baseball player

H [modificare]

DeAngelo Hall (1983-) - Atlanta Falcons cornerback
Charles Haley - pro football player Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, Naruna, VA
Mark Hamill § - (1951-) - actor (attended high school in Annandale)
Denny Hamlin (1980-) - NASCAR driver of the #11 FedEx Chevrolet, 2006 rookie
Benjamin Harrison V - signer of the Declaration of Independence, father of President William Henry Harrison
Benjamin Harrison - President of US, grandson of William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) - 9th President of the United States
Bryan Harvey - musician, noted for his fronting role in House of Freaks, who was brutally murdered with his family in 2006
Earl Hebner - professional wrestling referee
William Henderson - NFL fullback
Ray Hendrick - NASCAR driver
Rick Hendrick - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team owner for Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Casey Mears; born in South Hill
Patrick Henry (1736-1799) - American Revolution figure and first Governor of Virginia after American independence
Kate Higgins (1969-) - anime voice actor
Grant Hill § (1972-) - NBA star
Bruce Hornsby (1954-) - musician
Chad Hugo (1974-) - musician and music producer, one-half of The Neptunes

I [modificare]

Brandon Inge - Major League Baseball player, Detroit Tigers, from Lynchburg
Allen Iverson (1975-) - NBA star

J [modificare]

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863) - Confederate military leader, born and raised in a part of Virginia that is now West Virginia
Mickie James (1979-) - WWE Diva
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) - 3rd President of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence, founder of the University of Virginia
Jim Jinkins - cartoonist
Nicole Johnson (c. 1974-) - Miss America 1999
Julius Jones (1981-) - NFL football player, Dallas Cowboys
Thomas Jones (1978-) - NFL football player, Chicago Bears, New York Jets
Orlando Jordan - professional wrestler
Samuel Jordan ( -1621) - earliest Virginia leader at the Jamestown Settlement

K [modificare]

Tim Kaine § (1958- ) - current Governor of Virginia

L [modificare]

Jeffrey M. Lacker - chief executive of the Fifth District Federal Reserve Bank at Richmond
Jake E. Lee (1957-) - guitarist for Ratt, Rough Cutt, Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, and others
Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) - Confederate States of America military leader, commander of Army of Northern Virginia
Tim Legler - ESPN NBA analyst
Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) - explorer with the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Shaquan Lewis - aka "Skillz" from the Supafriendz, African-American rapper
David Lowery - lead singer of Cracker and co-founder of Sound of Music Studios

M [modificare]

Douglas MacArthur § (1880-1964) - World War II and Korean War military leader, mother from Norfolk §. MacArthur, born in Arkansas, always considered Norfolk his home town because he spent more time there as a child than anywhere else and it was a stable force in his life. He and his wife are buried in downtown Norfolk.
Shirley MacLaine (1934-) - actress and author
James Madison (1751-1836) - 4th President of the United States, co-author of Federalist Papers, "father of the United States Constitution"
William Mahone (1826-1895) - Confederate States of America general, founder of Norfolk and Western Railroad, now Norfolk Southern
John Maine (1981-) - Pitcher for the New York Mets, Born in Fredericksburg, graduated from North Stafford High school
Moses Malone (1955-) - former NBA star, Basketball Hall of Famer
Aimee Mann - musician (Midlothian / Richmond area)
Sally Mann (1951-) - photographer (Lexington)
Chris Marion § (1962-) - musician, member of classic rock band Little River Band
George Marshall § (1880-1959) - World War II military leader, winner of Nobel Peace Prize for developing the Marshall Plan (graduate of Virginia Military Institute)
John Marshall - lawyer, statesman, and third Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Sean Marshall - professional baseball player; starting pitcher, Chicago Cubs
George Mason (1725-1792) - politician, author of Virginia Declaration of Rights, model for the US Bill of Rights
Debbie Matenopoulos - television co-host
Dave Matthews § (1967-) - musician, frontman of Dave Matthews Band (has lived most of his adult life in Charlottesville)
Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806–1873) - USN national observatory, naval observatory, astronomer, astrophysicist, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, educator
John McCargo (1983-) - NFL defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills
Michael McGlothlin (1951-) - former President of the [University of Appalachia] School of Pharmacy, politician, and activist
William Holmes McGuffey § (1800-1873) - creator of McGuffey Readers (spent his later years as a professor at the University of Virginia)
Billy McMullen - UVA standout football player now playing for the Minnesota Vikings
Joseph Meek (1810-1875) - explorer and fur trader
Philip B. Meggs - internationally-recognized scholar and design historian, author of the seminal work on graphic design history, Meggs' History of Graphic Design
Joey Mercury (1979-) - former WWE Superstar
Heath Miller (1982-) - NFL tight end for Pittsburgh Steelers
James Monroe (1758-1831) - 5th President of the United States, namesake of Monroe Doctrine
Lottie Moon (1840-1912) - Christian missionary to China
Jim Morrison § (1943-1971) - singer and songwriter, frontman of The Doors ((born in Melbourne, Florida; attended and graduated from high school in Alexandria)
Mark Morton - guitarist ( Lamb of God)
Matt Moses - Minnesota Twins baseball player and first-round draft pick in 2003
John Most (1977- ) - poet
Alonzo Mourning (1970- ) - NBA star
Jason Mraz (1977- ) - musician
Remy Munasifi (1980- ) - parody musician and video artist known as GoRemy on YouTube

N [modificare]

Thomas Nelson, Jr. - Governor of Virginia, signer of Declaration of Independence
Diandra Newlin - singer, actor, and model
Johnny Newman (1963-) - former NBA star
Wayne Newton (1942-) - singer, entertainer, and occasional actor

O [modificare]

Texas Jack Omohundro (1846-1880) - American frontier scout, actor, and cowboy
Uncle Charlie Osborne (1890-1992) - musician
Patton Oswalt (1969-20-) - actor and comedian

P [modificare]

George Patton § (1885-1945) - World War II military leader, family was from Fredericksburg, attended Virginia Military Institute
James Spriggs Payne - fourth and eighth president of Liberia
Tom Peloso - a former member of the Hackensaw Boys, and a current member of Modest Mouse
Pocahontas (1595-1617) - princess of Powhatan tribe
Lewis F. Powell - Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Chief Powhatan (1547-1618) - ruler of Eastern Virginia at the time of the founding of Jamestown

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R [modificare]

Edmund Randolph (1853-1813) - Gov of Virginia, United States Attorney General, United States Secretary of State
Peyton Randolph - 1775 President of the Continental Congress
J. J. Redick § (1984-) - shooting guard for the Orlando Magic
Chris Richardson § (1984-) - American Idol finalist
Pat Robertson (1930-) - Christian televangelist and political leader
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson - dancer
David Robinson § (1965-) - former NBA star
John Rolfe § (c.1585-1622) - settler at Jamestown Settlement, first developer of cultivated tobacco for the European market
J. Sargeant Reynolds - businessman, statesman, and Virginia Lieutenant Governor
Tom Robbins - author, studied art at Richmond Professional Institute (now VCU) and worked for the Richmond Times Dispatch
Felipe Rose § - founding member of the Village People
Bobby Ross § - American football coach

S [modificare]

Elliot Sadler (1975-) - NASCAR driver
Seka (1954- ) Legendary International Adult Film Star
George C. Scott (1927-1999) - actor who won an Oscar for portraying George Patton
Wendell Scott (1921-1990) - Danville, first African-American to race in NASCAR. He won a race in Jacksonville in 1963.
Willard Scott (1934-) - former weather reporter on The Today Show; earlier, was the original Ronald McDonald
Winfield Scott (1786-1866) - United States Army general
Darren Sharper - safety for the Minnesota Vikings
Meghann Shaughnessy - professional tennis player
Deborah Shelton - actress, Miss USA 1970
Ricky Van Shelton- country music/gospel singer, Altavista
Sam Sloan (1944-) - political prisoner, kidnapping victim
Bruce Smith (1963-) - former NFL star and career sack leader
John Smith of Jamestown § (1580-1631) - co-founder of Jamestown Settlement, 1st English colony in America (1607)
John W. Snow - former United States Secretary of the Treasury and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CSX Corporation
Trey Songz (1984-) - singer
Ralph Stanley (1927-) - musician
Jessica Mae Stover - actor, filmmaker, author
J.E.B. Stuart (1833-1864) - Confederate military leader
William Styron (1925-2006) - novelist
Hidetaro Suzuki § (1937-) - violinist and former concertmaster of Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

T [modificare]

William Taptico (-1719) - king of Wicomicco Indians
Fran Tarkenton - American football player
Lawrence Taylor (1959-) - former NFL star, Football Hall of Fame
Peter Taylor (1917-1994) - writer; born in Tennessee but spent most of his career teaching at the University of Virginia
Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) - 12th President of the United States
Lewis Temple - escaped African American slave who invented a new kind of harpoon known as "Temple's Toggle"
David Terrell - football player
Timbaland (1974-) - music producer/rapper
Randy Tomlin - former Major League pitcher from Madison Heights
Scott Travis (1961-) - drummer for Judas Priest and Racer X
Cy Twombly (1928-) - American abstract artist
Nat Turner (1800-1831) - leader of famous slave rebellion
John Tyler (1790-1862) - 10th President of the United States

U [modificare]

Skeet Ulrich - actor, starred in Scream, The Newton Boys, and currently the drama series Jericho on CBS

V [modificare]

Phil Vassar - country music singer/songwriter, Lynchburg
Justin Verlander (1983-) - Major League Baseball pitcher, currently playing for the Detroit Tigers
Marcus Vick (1984-) - Miami Dolphins wide receiver/punt return/quarterback specialist
Michael Vick (1980-) - former Atlanta Falcons quarterback

W [modificare]

Bobby Wadkins - professional golfer
Lanny Wadkins - professional golfer
Amina Wadud - controversial female Islamic VCU professor who led over 100 Muslims in prayer in New York on March 18, 2005
Billy Wagner (1971-) - MLB pitcher, currently playing for the New York Mets
Richard Wagoner - President of General Motors
Maggie L. Walker - first woman to found a bank in the United States
Travis Wall (1971-) - reality TV star from So You Think You Can Dance: Season 2
Ben Wallace - NBA basketball player
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) - educator, activist, founder of Tuskegee Institute
George Washington (1732-1799) - 1st President of the United States, commander-in-chief of Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War
Kelley Washington-New England Patriots (Stephens City, VIrginia-born and raised)
Mac Watson - WRVA talk show host
Paul Wellstone § (1944-2002) - member of the United States Senate from Minnesota
Jason White - NASCAR driver
L. Douglas Wilder (1931-) - first elected African American governor of a U.S. state (Governor of Virginia, 1990-1994) and current Richmond City Mayor
Keller Williams (1970-) - musician
Kiely Williams - member of 3LW
Pharrell Williams (1973-) - musician and music producer, one-half of The Neptunes
Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) - 28th President of the United States
Stan Winston - film special effects designer
Tom Wolfe (1931-) - journalist and novelist and father of the "New Journalism"
David Wright (1982-) - MLB 3rd baseman, currently playing for the New York Mets

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Y [modificare]

Elliott Yamin § (1978-) - American Idol finalist

Z [modificare]

Bands from Virginia [modificare]

Alabama Thunderpussy, Southern Metal band (Richmond)
Arsis, Death/Thrash Metal band (Virginia Beach)
Avail, Punk Rock band (Richmond)
Carbon Leaf, Pop-Rock/Folk Rock band (Richmond)
Clipse, rap group (Virginia Beach)
Dave Matthews Band, Alt. Rock band (Charlottesville)
dc Talk, Christian rapcore band (Lynchburg)
Deceased, Death/Thrash Metal band and first band to sign with Relapse Records (Arlington)
Far-Less, Post-hardcore (Marion, Pulaski, Blacksburg)
GWAR, shock rock punk thrash band (Richmond)
The Hackensaw Boys, bluegrass band (Charlottesville)
HURT, Art Rock/Hard Rock band
Lamb of God, contemporary extreme metal band (Richmond)
Mae, Indie/Indie rock band (Virginia Beach)
Pig Destroyer, deathgrind band (Northern VA)
Rosland (Rosland D.C.)
Twisted Tower Dire, Power metal band (Chantilly)
Winter Solstice, Christian Metalcore band (Lynchburg)
While Heaven Wept, Doom metal band (Dale City)