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State flag of Virginia Location of Virginia in the U.S. map. 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 §.
This category includes people who were notable in the Colony of Virginia prior to the era of American Revolution. That is, they were notable before about 1765. People who are primarily associated with the Revolutionary era are located Category:People of Virginia in the American Revolution, instead of this category.
Virginia: From Popham Colony Robert Davis [58] Shipmaster Davies, R. Virginia: Likely brother to James Davis Rachell Davis: Wife of James Davis Virginia: Edward Chart: Sea Venture: Bermudas Eason ️ baby boy [59] Easton, Bermudas [60]-- Born on Bermuda islands, died c. 1610 either on the islands or arriving at Jamestown [60] Edward Eason ...
The exact number of people in the "Lost Colony" is disputed. [7]: 232 Hakluyt's Principal Navigations provides a list of 119 individuals who "safely arrived in Virginia" and remained there as of August 1587. [8] The list is not credited, but was presumably compiled by White, given his unique familiarity with the matter.
Preservation Virginia, formerly known as the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, was founded in Williamsburg in 1889 to memorialize Virginia history. [12] In the 20th century, Preservation Virginia emphasized patriotism by highlighting the Founding Fathers that hailed from Virginia. [ 13 ]
The rest of Virginia was settled almost entirely by Eastern Siouan-speaking peoples, divided between the Monaghan and the Manahoac, who held lands from central West Virginia, through southern Virginia and up to the Maryland border. The region of the Shenandoah River Valley was controlled by a different people.
Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous Black historical figures out there. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early 19th century. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early ...
This is a list of people from Charlottesville, Virginia, or from areas nearby to Charlottesville, who were either born, lived or presently live in the city. Since the city's early formation, it has been the home of numerous notable individuals, including US presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe and author William Faulkner. In the present day, Charlottesville has been the home of movie ...