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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 is for people from the United States state of Virginia Classification : People : By nationality : American : By state : Virginia Also: Countries : United States : States : Virginia : People
Sportspeople from Versailles, Yvelines (1 C, 30 P) W. ... Pages in category "People from Versailles" The following 198 pages are in this category, out of 198 total.
Arthur Ashe was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1943. Chris Smith/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images One thing to know : In 1963, Arthur Ashe became the first Black player selected for the US ...
Twenty-one states have the distinction of being the birthplace of a president. One president's birth state is in dispute; North and South Carolina (British colonies at the time) both lay claim to Andrew Jackson, who was born in 1767 in the Waxhaw region along their common border. Jackson himself considered South Carolina his birth state.
Born in West Virginia, author Mary Lee Settle was best known for her critically acclaimed "Beulah Quintet" series, which was historical fiction that focused on events from Cromwell-era England to ...
A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin. More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state. [4] Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.
Perry Redd (born 1964), social activist and organizer, and songwriter; born in D.C. Tony Ressler (born 1960), billionaire and owner of the Atlanta Hawks; born in D.C. Andrew Tate (born 1986), American-British media personality, businessman, and former professional kickboxer born in D.C.