This is a list of famous people from Virginia, USA.
Born and raised in Virginia
- Arthur Ashe (1943-1993), tennis star and social activist
- Ronde Barber (1975-), Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback
- Tiki Barber (1975-), New York Giants running back
- Warren Beatty (1937-), actor
- Sandra Bullock (1964-), actress
- George Rogers Clark (1752-1818), Revolutionary War military leader
- William Clark (1770-1838), explorer (Lewis and Clark Expedition); brother of George Rogers Clark
- Katie Couric (1957-), cohost of The Today Show
- Missy Elliott (1971-), rapper
- Jerry Falwell (1933-), Christian minister, televangelist, and political leader
- William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), 9th President of the United States
- Patrick Henry (1736-1799), American Revolution figure and first Governor of Virginia after American independence
- Bruce Hornsby (1954-), musician
- Chad Hugo (1974-), musician and music producer, one-half of The Neptunes
- Allen Iverson (1975-), NBA star
- Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863), Confederate military leader (note: Jackson was born and raised in a part of Virginia that is now in West Virginia.)
- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), 3rd President of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence, founder of the University of Virginia
- Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), Confederate military leader, commander of Army of Northern Virginia
- Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), explorer (Lewis and Clark Expedition)
- 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"
- Moses Malone (1955-), former NBA star, Basketball Hall of Famer
- James Monroe (1758-1831), 5th President of the United States, namesake of Monroe Doctrine
- Alonzo Mourning (1970-), NBA star
- Pat Robertson (1930-), Christian televangelist and political leader
- Willard Scott (1934-), former weather reporter on The Today Show; earlier, was the original Ronald McDonald
- J.E.B. Stuart (1833-1864), Confederate military leader
- William Styron (1925-), novelist
- Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), 12th President of the United States
- John Tyler (1790-1862), 10th President of the United States
- Michael Vick (1980-), Atlanta Falcons quarterback
- George Washington (1732-1799), 1st President of the United States, commander-in-chief of Continental Army in the Revolutionary War
- Douglas Wilder (1931-), first elected African American governor of a U.S. state (Governor of Virginia, 1990-1994)
- Pharrell Williams (1973-), musician and music producer, one-half of The Neptunes
- Tom Wolfe (1931-), journalist and novelist
Born, but not raised, in Virginia
Raised, but not born, in Virginia
Otherwise connected to Virginia
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