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Virginia Holton Admiral or Virginia De Niro (February 4, 1915 – July 27, 2000) was an American painter, poet and the mother of actor Robert De Niro.She studied painting under Hans Hofmann in New York, and her work was included in the Peggy Guggenheim collection.
Virginia Harrison "Jinks" Rogers Holton (October 21, 1925 – December 16, 2022) was an American public servant who was the First Lady of Virginia from 1970 to 1974. She was a strong supporter of civil rights and integration during her tenure in the role.
Abner Linwood Holton Jr. (September 21, 1923 – October 28, 2021) was an American politician and attorney. He served as the 61st governor of Virginia, from 1970 to 1974, and was the first elected Republican governor of Virginia of the 20th century. [1]
Anne Bright Holton (born February 1, 1958) is an American lawyer and judge who served as the Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2014 to 2016. She is married to United States Senator and former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, the vice presidential running mate of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.
Linwood Holton, an attorney from Roanoke, was nominated by the Republican Party to run against Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Mills Godwin. George Lincoln Rockwell, an avowed white supremacist and founder/leader of the American Nazi Party, ran as an independent candidate. Godwin won the election with a plurality over Holton and Story.
Name Class year Notability References William Harwar Parker: 1848 Naval Academy Instructor and Professor of Mathematics, Navigation and Astronomy (1853–1857); served with the Virginia State Navy during the American Civil War, then the Confederacy and Confederate States Naval Academy by serving as its Superintendent from October 1863 on the school ship CSS Patrick Henry, located outside of ...
four-star admiral. The rank of admiral (or full admiral, or four-star admiral) is the highest rank normally achievable in the United States Navy. It ranks above vice admiral (three-star admiral) and below fleet admiral (five-star admiral). There have been 279 four-star admirals in the history of the U.S. Navy.
Virginia Halas McCaskey: F: January 5, 1923: 101 years, 363 days: American: Football team owner [169] Heinz Rafoth M: January 6, 1923: 101 years, 362 days: German: Military officer and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross [170] Zbigniew Rylski M: January 23, 1923: 101 years, 345 days: Polish: Military officer [171] Jacob Korevaar ...