1. Lynn Bari (1913)

Actress

Remembered for her femme fatale roles in numerous 1930s and '40s Twentieth Century Fox films, this American screen actress also appeared in episodes of Fireside Theater, Overland Trail, and City...

2. Ruth Stone (1915)

Poet

American poet and author known for In the Next Galaxy, What Love Comes To, and other poetry collections. She received the 2002 National Book Award for poetry and was a...

3. James Hylton (1934)

American Stock Car Racing Driver

American race car driver and 2-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winner. He was also a competitor in the ARCA Racing Series.

4. Tiki Barber (1975)

Player Of American Football

NFL running back who spent his entire 10-year career with the New York Giants. He became the Giants' all-time rushing leader with 10,449 career yards. His identical twin brother Ronde Barber...

5. Don Pullen (1941)

American Musician

Controversial jazz artist known for his individualistic style that encompassed blues, bebop, and modern jazz.

6. Luke Hancock (1990)

American College Basketball Play

Small forward who had a short-lived professional basketball career, playing with Panionios in the Greek Basket League in 2014. Before going undrafted in the 2014 NBA Draft, he won the NCAA...

7. Seaunna Veasey (2000)

Instagram Star

American Instagram star who is best known for her lifestyle, fashion, and travel content. She also has a popular TikTok account. She has modeled swimsuits professionally.

8. Troy Daniels (1991)

American Basketball Player

Shooting guard who gained renown for his time with the Virginia Commonwealth Rams from 2009 through 2013. In 2015, he was traded to the Charlotte Hornets, with whom he played for...

9. Ronde Barber (1975)

Player Of American Football

5 time Pro Bowl NFL cornerback with Tampa Bay who set the NFL record for most sacks by a cornerback. He helped lead the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl Championship...

10. Jen Lilley (1984)

Actress

Actress best known for her roles on the soap operas Days of Our Lives and General Hospital. She is also known for her role in the film Revelation Road. 

11. K. J. Hippensteel (1980)

Tennis Player

K. J. Hippensteel is a retired American tennis player.

12. Tyler Lumsden (1983)

American Baseball Player

Tyler Ryan Lumsden is a Chinese Professional Baseball League pitcher for the Brother Elephants organization. He attended Cave Spring High School. Lumsden was originally drafted by the Florida Marlins in...

13. Ed Sneed (1944)

Professional Golfer

Ed Sneed is an American professional golfer sportscaster and course design consultant who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Sneed was born in Roanoke Virginia. He attended...

14. Vaughn Taylor (1976)

Professional Golfer

Vaughn Joseph Taylor is an American professional golfer. Taylor was born in Roanoke Virginia but was raised in Augusta Georgia from infancy. After attending Hephzibah High School he played golf...

15. Tharon Musser (1925)

American Lighting Designer

Tharon Musser was an American lighting designer who worked on more than 150 Broadway productions. She was termed the Dean of American Lighting Designers and is considered one of the...

16. Anne Holton (1958)

American Judge

Anne Bright Holton is the wife of United States Senator and former Governor Tim Kaine serving as First Lady of Virginia from 2006 to 2010 and as Virginia Secretary of...

17. Charles Poindexter (1942)

Virginia Politician

Charles D. Poindexter is an American politician. He has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2008 representing the 9th district made up of Patrick County...

18. Maggie Jeffus (1934)

American Politician

Margaret A. Moore Jeffus is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's fifty-ninth House district including constituents in Guilford county. A retired educator from Greensboro...

19. W. Graham Claytor, Jr. (1912)

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Graham Claytor Jr. was an American lawyer naval officer and railroad transportation and defense administrator for the United States government working under the administrations of three US presidents. He...

20. Nicholas F. Taubman (Unknow)

American Politician

Nicholas Frank Taubman is a United States businessman politician and ambassador. He served as the United States Ambassador to Romania 2005–08.

21. Joanne C. Benson (1941)

American Politician

Joanne Claybon Benson is an American politician who represents district 24 in the Maryland State Senate.

22. Dennis Haley (1982)

American Football Player

Dennis Haley is a professional American and Canadian football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He...

23. Willis Allen (1806)

U.s. Representative

s Allen was a U. S. Representative from Illinois and the father of William J. Allen. Born near Roanoke Virginia Allen attended the common schools. He taught school. He moved...

24. Rich McGeorge (1948)

American Football Player

Richard Eugene McGeorge is a former professional American football player who played tight end for nine seasons for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League. He was inducted...

25. Lois Weaver (1949)

American Artist

Lois Weaver is a Guggenheim winning artist activist writer director and Professor of Contemporary Performance at Queen Mary University of London. Her work centres on feminism human rights and possibilites...

26. Yancy Spencer III (1950)

American Surfer

Yancy Bailey Spencer III was a surfer from Pensacola Florida who was widely regarded as the father of Gulf Coast surfing.

27. Leanne Banks (1959)

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Leanne Banks is an award-winning American writer of over 50 romance novels since 1991.

28. Louis A. Johnson (1891)

Politician

Louis Arthur Johnson was the second United States Secretary of Defense serving in the cabinet of President Harry S. Truman from March 28 1949 to September 19 1950.

29. William Paul Johnson (1959)

United States Federal Judge

Paul Johnson is a United States federal judge. Born in Roanoke Virginia Johnson received a B. A. from Virginia Military Institute in 1981 and a J. D. from Washington and...

30. Clifton A. Woodrum (1887)

American Politician

Clifton Alexander Woodrum was a U. S. Representative from Virginia.

31. G. Steven Agee (1952)

Judge

George Steven Agee is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia.

32. Al Holland (1952)

Baseball Player

Alfred Willis Holland is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who mostly pitched in the Major Leagues from 1980 to 1986. Holland finished seventh in the National League Rookie...

33. Bud Webster (1952)

Short Story Writer Essayist Edit

Clarence Howard Bud Webster is a science fiction and fantasy writer who is also known for his essays on both the history of science fiction and sf/fantasy anthologies as well....

34. Ralph K. Smith (1942)

American Politician

Ralph K. Smith is an American politician and businessman. A Republican Smith currently represents the 19th District in the Virginia Senate.

35. Billy Sample (1955)

American Baseball Player

Amos Sample is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder from 1978-1986. Sample played for the Texas Rangers New York Yankees and...

36. Raymond E. Basham (1945)

American Politician

Raymond Edward Basham is a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan. He was a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate representing the 8th District from 2003-9. His district...

37. John S. Edwards (Virginia) (1943)

American Politician

John Saul Edwards is an American politician and lawyer. He is a member of the Senate of Virginia representing the 21st district.

38. M. Caldwell Butler (1925)

American Politician

Manley Caldwell Butler is a U. S. Representative from Virginia great grandson of James A.

39. Mark Freiburger (1983)

American Film Director

Stephen Mark Freiburger is an American filmmaker. Freiburger grew up in Charlotte North Carolina attending Providence High School and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. At 22...

40. Tosca Lee (1969)

American Author Of Christian Fic

Tosca Lee is a bestselling American author of historical novels and supernatural thrillers. She is best known for her exploration of maligned characters prodigious research and vivid imagery.

41. Henry H. Fowler (1908)

American Lawyer And Politician

Henry Hammill Fowler was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the United States Secretary of Treasury under President Lyndon B. Johnson.

42. James P. Woods (1868)

American Politician

James Pleasant Woods was a U. S. Representative from Virginia.

43. Lee Suggs (1980)

Player Of American Football

Lee Ernest Suggs Jr. is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the...

44. Jill Holtzman Vogel (1970)

American Politician

Jill Holtzman Vogel is an American politician. A Republican she was elected to the Senate of Virginia in 2007. She currently represents the 27th district in the northern part of...

45. Curtis Blair (1970)

American Basketball Player

Curtis Blair is a retired American professional basketball player and current referee in the NBA. A 6'3 and 185 lb point guard Blair played college basketball for the University of...

46. Todd Cauthorn (1971)

American Basketball Player

Todd Cauthorn is a retired American-British professional basketball player. After attending the College of William & Mary Cauthorn moved to Europe in 1993 signing for Austrian club ABC Graz.

47. Khadijah Whittington (1986)

American Basketball Player

Khadijah Ameenah Whittington is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. After graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School Whittington attended North Carolina State University where...

48. Davey Crockett (baseball) (1875)

Major League Baseball Player

Daniel Solomon Davey Crockett was a professional baseball player who played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball for one season. Born in Roanoke Virginia he played for the...

49. Mack Eggleston (1896)

Negro League Baseball Player

Macajah Marchand Mack Eggleston Jr. was an American baseball catcher and outfielder in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1919 to 1934 with over a dozen teams.

50. Bernie Harris (1962)

Australian Rules Footballer

Bernard 'Bernie' Harris is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy the Brisbane Bears and St Kilda in the Victorian/Australian Football League. Harris joined his elder brother Leon...