Arthur Ashe tennis player, Richmond
Bill Bojangles Robinson dancer, Richmond
Booker T. Washington educator, Franklin City
Cyrus Hall McCormick inventor, Rockbridge City
Ella Fitzgerald jazz singer, Newport News
George C. Scott actor, Wise
George Washington first U.S. president, Westmoreland
Henry Clay statesman, Hanover City
James E. West inventor, Prince Edward City
James Jeb Stuart Confederate army officer, Patrick City
James Madison U.S. president, Port Conway
James Monroe U.S. president, Westmoreland
John Payne actor, Roanoke
John Tyler U.S. president, Charles City
Joseph Cotten actor, Petersburg
Matthew Ridgway Army Chief of Staff, Fort Monroe
Meriwether Lewis explorer, Ambemarle City
Nat Turner leader of slave uprising, Southhampton City
Opechancanough Powhatan leader
Patrick Henry statesman, Hanover City
Pearl Bailey singer, Newport News
Richard Arlen actor, Charlottesville
Richard E. Byrd polar explorer, Winchester
Robert E. Lee Confederate general, Stratford
Roy Clark country music artist, Meaherrin
Sam Houston political leader, Rockbridge City
Sam Snead golfer, Hot Springs
Shirley MacLaine actress, Richmond
Thomas Jefferson U.S. president, Shadwell
Thomas Sumter General, Hanover City
Walter Reed army surgeon, Gloucester City
Warren Beatty actor, Richmond
Willa Cather author, Winchester
William Clark explorer, Caroline City
William H. Harrison U.S. president, Charles City County
Woodrow Wilson U.S. president, Staunton
Zachary Taylor U.S. president, Orange City