A remarkable number of famous people were born in Virginia.
For example, eight presidents of the United States: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson, all hailed from Virginia.
Famous Virginian musicians include Pat Benatar, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Dave Matthews. Notable black Virginians include Sally Hemmings, Booker T., Washington, and Mildred Loving.
Basketball great Moses Malone and football’s Fran Tarkenton hailed from the state.
Russell Baker, Willa Cather, and Edgar Allen Poe were famous Virginian people of letters.
Other famous Virginians include Patrick Henry, Pocahontas, and the Lee family, including Richard Henry Lee, Henry “Lighthorse Harry” Lee, and Robert E. Lee.