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1. Benjamin Watson (1980)

American Football Player

NFL tight end and Super Bowl XXXIX champion who was selected 32nd overall by the New England Patriots in the 2004 NFL Draft.

2. Kam Chancellor (1988)

American Football Player Defensi

Strong safety who was named to his first Pro Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks in 2011 and helped lead the Seahawks to victory in Super Bowl XLVIII.

3. Peter Wisoff (1958)

American Astronaut

Physicist who took part in four NASA spaceflights. He participated in 1993 and 1994 missions on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, in a 1997 mission on the Space Shuttle Atlantis, and...

4. Ed Schultz (1954)

American Television And Radio Ho

Political commentator and host of MSNBC's The Ed Show and talk radio's The Ed Schultz Show.

5. Michael Cuddyer (1979)

American Professional Baseball P

2-time MLB All-Star outfielder who began his career with the Minnesota Twins in 2001.

6. Carlton Powell (1985)

American Football Player

Carlton Eugene Powell Jr. is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the...

7. Joe Smith (basketball) (1975)

American Basketball Player

Joseph Leynard Smith is an American former professional basketball player who last played at power forward for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. Born and raised in Norfolk Virginia...

8. Anthony R. Parnther (1943)

Music Conductor

Anthony Parnther is an American conductor of West Indian and Samoan descent. He studied Music Performance at Northwestern University and Music Education at East Tennessee State University. He currently serves...

9. Doris Eaton Travis (1904)

Dancer Actress Rancher

Doris Eaton Travis was an American dancer stage and film actress dance instructor writer and rancher who was the last of the acclaimed Ziegfeld girls. She began performing onstage as...

10. Pearl Eaton (1898)

American Actor

Pearl Eaton was an American Broadway performer choreographer and dance supervisor of the 1910s and 1920s.

11. Jimmie Massie (1958)

Virginia Politician

James P. Jimmie Massie III is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He currently represents the...

12. Joan Dixon (1930)

American Actor

Joan Dixon was an American film and television actress in the 1950s. She is known for her role in the film noir Roadblock.

13. Tarryl Clark (1961)

American Politician

Tarryl Lynn Clark is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate. A Democrat she represented District 15 including portions of Benton Sherburne and Stearns counties from...

14. Chris Stolle (1958)

American Politician

Christopher P. Stolle MD is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 83rd district which includes portions of the cities of Virginia Beach and Norfolk. A Republican...

15. Kenneth Cooper Alexander (1966)

Virginia Politician

Kenneth Cooper Kenny Alexander is an American politician of the Democratic Party. From 2002 - 2012 he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 89th District...

16. Christopher C. Bell (1933)

Writer Author Lecturer

Christopher C. Bell Jr. is an American writer African American author poet and lecturer. Bell is best known for his controversial writings on racial issues in the Black church...

17. Marcus Ball (1987)

Canadian Football Player

Marcus Ball is an American football safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He signed as a free agent with the Toronto Argonauts on February 10...

18. Terrance Woodbury (1987)

American Basketball Player

Terrance Woodbury is an American professional basketball player. Born in Norfolk Virginia he played at Granby High School in Norfolk with his senior season at Coastal Christian Academy in Virginia...

19. F. Vernon Boozer (1936)

American Politician

. Vernon Boozer was a Republican State Senator for District 9 in Maryland.

20. Al Barks (1936)

Negro League Baseball Player

Alfred Al Barks was an African American baseball first baseman in the Negro Leagues. Barks attended St. Joseph High School in Norfolk Virginia. Barks then went on the play for...

21. T. Scott Garrett (1956)

American Politician

T. Scott Garrett M. D. is an American politician. He served on the Lynchburg Virginia city council from 2006 until 2010 when he entered the Virginia House of Delegates...

22. George Loyall (1789)

American Politician

George Loyall was a U. S. Representative from Virginia.

23. Ann Rest (1942)

American Politician

Ann H. Rest is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party she represents District 45 which includes portions of the western...

24. William Albin Young (1860)

American Politician

Albin Young was a U. S. Representative from Virginia.

25. Vivian L. Page (1894)

Virginia Politician

Vivian L. Page was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1924–1936 and the Senate of Virginia 1936–1944 representing the city...

26. John Millson (1808)

American Politician

John Singleton Millson was a U. S. Representative from Virginia.

27. Betsy B. Carr (1946)

American Politician

Betsy B. Carr is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 69th district which includes part of Richmond and Chesterfield County.

28. Jerrauld Jones (1954)

Virginia Politician Jurist

Jerrauld Corey Jones is an American politician and jurist. He was a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1988-2002 representing the 89th District in Norfolk. He is currently...

29. Thurop Van Orman (1976)

Voice Actor And Animator

Mark Thurop Van Orman is an American TV writer director cartoonist producer animator storyboard artist storyboard director singer and voice actor. He is known for being the creator of the...

30. Stephen Bogardus (1954)

American Actor

Stephen Bogardus is an American actor.

31. Lin Dawson (1959)

American Football Player

Lin Dawson for the Kansas City Chiefs Hall Of Fame quarterback see Len Dawson

32. Daun Sessoms Hester (1955)

American Politician

Daun Sessoms Hester is an American politician and educator. She served on the nonpartisan Norfolk Virginia City Council 1996–2010 and was vice mayor 2004–08. She is currently a Democratic member...

33. Roy Ebron (1951)

American Basketball Player

Roy Lester Ebron was an American basketball player who played one season in the original American Basketball Association. Ebron played college basketball at Louisiana–Lafayette and later played for the Utah...

34. Charles A. Jenkins (1962)

American Politician

Charles A. Jenkins is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Maryland District 3B which covered Frederick and Washington County Maryland. He was appointed by Governor Martin...

35. Willis Smith (1887)

American Politician

s Smith was a Democratic U. S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1950 and 1953.

36. Wilhelmina Wright (1964)

Minnesota Judge

Marie Mimi Wright is an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. She is a former judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

37. Lonnie Perrin (1952)

American Football Player

Lonnie Perrin is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos the Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at...

38. Paul Stagg Coakley (1955)

Catholic Bishop

Paul Stagg Coakley is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the current archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

39. Matthew James (politician) (1955)

American Politician

Matthew James is a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 80th district which includes parts of the cities Norfolk Portsmouth and Chesapeake. He won his seat...

40. Wilson Washington (1955)

American Professional Basketball

son Washington Jr. is a retired American basketball player and a former assistant coach at Norfolk State University. Washington was an All-American player at Old Dominion University and played...

41. D. J. Dozier (1965)

All-american College Football Pl

Henry D. J. Dozier Jr. is a retired American National Football League running back and Major League Baseball outfielder. He played five seasons with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and...

42. Frederick H. Creekmore (1937)

Former Virginia Politician And J

H. Fred Creekmore Sr. is a politician and former Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represented the 38th district which included the city of Chesapeake from...

43. Cedric Jones (wide receiver) (1960)

American Football Player

Cedric Decorrus Jones is a former wide receiver who played nine professional seasons with the National Football League's New England Patriots. He played in Super Bowl XX. After his NFL...

44. Donovan Rose (1957)

unknow

Donovan James Rose is a former American and Canadian football defensive back in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. He was the head coach of the Hampton Pirates...

45. Ronnie Valentine (1957)

American Basketball Player

Ronnie L. Valentine is an American former professional basketball player.

46. Brenda Pogge (1957)

Virginia Politician

Brenda L. Pogge is an American politician of the Republican Party. Since 2008 she has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. She currently represents the 96th district...

47. Nick Rerras (1957)

American Politician

Dimitrios Nick Rerras is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. A Republican he served in the Senate of Virginia from 2000 to 2008 representing the 6th District. At...

48. Randy Peele (1957)

American Basketball Coach

Randy Peele is a men's basketball coach that was most recently the head men's basketball coach at Winthrop University. He took over the position vacated by Gregg Marshall in 2007....

49. G. William Whitehurst (1925)

American Politician

George William Whitehurst is a professor and retired politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from the state of Virginia. He began his career as a professor...

50. Lacy Janson (1983)

American Pole Vaulter

Lacy Janson is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the pole vault. She was the 2010 USA indoor champion in the event and represented her country at...

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