Battle of the States

[SGT Rocket]

Born and Raised in Texas. I hope I did not duplicate any names. Forgive me if I did.

Famous Texans


Red Adair fireman oil well fires, Houston
Alvin Ailey choreographer, Rogers
Mary Kay Ash cosmetics entrepreneur, Hot Wells
Steven Fuller Austin founding father of Texas, Austinville,VA
Gene Autry singer, actor, Tioga
Kathy Baker actress, Midland
Clyde Barrow outlaw, Telico
Carol Burnett comedienne, San Antonio
Cyd Charisse actress, dancer, Amarillo
Henry Cisneros politician, San Antonio
Denton A. Cooley heart surgeon, Houston
Joan Crawford actress, San Antonio
Robert Dennard inventor, Terrell
Dwight David Eisenhower U.S. president, general, Denison
A. J. Foyt auto racer, Houston
Larry Hagman actor, Fort Worth
Ben Hogan golfer, Dublin
Buddy Holly musician, Lubbock
Howard Hughes industrialist, film producer, Houston
Jack Johnson boxer, Galveston
Lyndon B. Johnson U.S. president, Stonewall
Michael Johnson olympic sports, Dallas
George Jones singer, Saratoga
Janis Joplin blues singer, Port Arthur
Tommy Lee Jones actor, San Saba
Trini Lopez singer, Dallas
Mary Martin singer, actress, Weatherford
Roger Miller singer, songwriter, Fort Worth
Spanky McFarland actor, Fort Worth
Audie Murphy actor, war hero, Kingston
Willie Nelson singer, Abbot
Chester Nimitz admiral, Fredricksburg
Sandra Day O'Connor jurist, El Paso
Roy Orbisonsinger, Vernon
Buck Owens singer, Sherman
Bonnie Parker outlaw, Rowena
H. Ross Perot philanthropist, Texarkana
Katherine Anne Porter author, Indian Creek
Wiley Post aviator, Grand Saline
Dan Rather TV newscaster, Wharton
Robert Rauschenberg painter, Port Arthur
Tex Ritter singer, Murval
Eugene Wesley Gene Roddenberry screenwriter, El Paso
Tabitha Soren TV journalist, San Antonio
Rip Torn actor, director, Temple
Ernest Tubb country music, Crisp
Tommy Tune dancer, choreographer, Wichita Falls
Kathy Whitworth golfer, Monahans
Dooley Wilson actor, musician, Tyler
Babe Didrikson Zaharias athlete, golfer, Port Arthur

Musicians:
ZZ TOP
Bob Wills
Old 97's
Alvin Crow
Marcia Ball
Ernest Tubb
Lefty Frizzel
Johnny Horton
George Jones
Ponty Bone
Joe Ely
Lloyd Maines
Butch Handcock
Waylon Jennings
Townes Van Zandt
Nanci Griffith
Steve Earle
TexRitter
Kenny Rogers
George Strait
Buddy Holly
Roy Orbison
Bobby Fuller
Ronnie Dawson
13th Floor Elevators
And Rocky Erickson, solo
Don Henley
Butthole surfers
Pantera
Toadies
Tripping Daisy
Bowling for Soup
Selena Quntanilla
Janis Joplin
J.P. Richardson (AKA The Big Bopper)
T-Bone Walker
Leadbelly
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Brave Combo
Norah Jones


More Famous People:
Flozell Adams, football player
Roger Adams, inventor of Heelys
Troy Aikman, football player
Larry Allen, football player
Clay Allison, the Gentleman Gunfighter
Lance Armstrong, bicyclist, 7-time winner of the Tour de France
Stephen F. Austin, pioneer
Jeff Bagwell, baseball player
Marion Barber III, football player
Ray Bard, book publisher
Roy Bean, frontier judge
Lloyd Bentsen, U.S. senator, secretary of the treasury, and vice presidential candidate
Elvin Bethea, football player
Craig Biggio, baseball player
George Blanda, football player
Drew Bledsoe, football player
Bruce Bowen, basketball player
Corey Bradford, football player
Edgar Brown, oilman
Josh Brown, football player
Barbara Bush, U.S. first lady
Molly Ivans
Mathew “Old Paint” Caldwell, pioneer and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
Earl Campbell, football player
Dave Campo, football coach
David Carr, football player
Dave Casper, football player
Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur de la Salle, explorer
Mia Church, actress
Thomas Haden Church, actor
Roger Clemens, baseball pitcher
Amy Cook, singer
Barry Corbin, actor
John Cornyn, U.S. senator
Jose Cortez, football player
Davy Crockett, Alamo defender
Mark Cuban, Internet billionaire and Dallas Mavericks basketball team owner
Billy Cundiff, football player
Michael DeBakey, doctor that developed first artificial heart
Tom Delay, U.S. congressman and House majority leader
Al Del Greco, football player
Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computers and billionaire
Patrick Dempsey, actor
Eric Dickerson, football player
Tony Dorsett, football player
Tim Duncan, basketball player
Michael Finley, basketball player
Tom Ford, fashion designer
Jamie Foxx, actor and singer
Wick Fowler, humorist
Bud Frazer, gambler
Fray Garcia, pioneer missionary
Sid Gillman, football coach
Givins, football player
Terry Glenn, football player
La'Roi Glover, football player
V. T. Hamlin, comic strip creator, Alley Oop
John Wesley Hardin, killer and gambler
Cliff Harris, football player
Charles Haley, football player
Angie Harmon, actress
Alvin Harper, football player
Bob Hayes, football player and track star
Chad Hedrick, Olympic skater
Priest Holmes, football player
John Houser, sculptor
Ken Houston, football player
Sam Houston, Texas governor
Torii Hunter, baseball player
Kay Bailey Hutchison, senator
Michael Irwin, football player
Molly Ivins, columnist
Steve Jackson, football player
Heywood Jeffires, football player
Charlie Joiner, football player
Andre Johnson, football player
Jimmie Johnson, football coach
Keyshawn Johnson, football player
Lady Bird Johnson, first lady
Lyndon Baines Johnson, senator and U.S. president
Albert Sidney Johnston, general
Jerry Jones, football team owner
Julius Jones, football player
Lee Harvey Oswald
Norah Jones, jazz singer
Janis Joplin, rock singer
Lee Roy Jordan, football player
Jim Kelly, football player
Richard King, founder, King Ranch
Tom Landry, football coach
Leon Lett, football player
Bob Lilly, football player
Ronald Mackenzie, colonel, Mackenzie Raiders
George C. Marshall, general
William “Bat” Masterson, lawman and columnist
Bruce Matthews, football player
Matthew McConaughey, actor
Bubba McDowell, football player
Leander McNelly, Texas Ranger
Steve Melendez, president of the American Indian Genocide Museum
Don Meredith, football player
Steve Miller, rock musician
Yao Ming, basketball player
Warren Moon, football player
Mike Munchak, football player
Clint Murchison, Jr., oilman
Lamar Muse, CEO, Southwest Airlines
Steve Nash, basketball player
Royston Nave, artist
Willie Nelson, singer
Terrance Newman, football player
Dat Nguyen, football player
Austin Nichols, actor
Chester Nimitz, admiral
Ken Norton, football player
Jay Novacek, football player
Dirk Nowitzki, basketball player
Roy Orbison, rock singer
Juan de Onate, explorer
Joel Osteen, TV minister
Bill Parcells, football coach
Jack Pardee, football coach
George C. Patton, general
Ron Paul, U.S. representative
Ross Perot, billionaire and presidential candidate
Cicero Rufus Perry, Texas Ranger
Rick Perry, Texas governor
Adrian Peterson, football player
Andy Pettitte, baseball pitcher
Bum Phillips, football coach
Wade Phillips, football coach
William Sidney Porter, aka O. Henry, short story writer
Johnny Preston, country singer
Dan Rather, news anchor
Sam Rayburn, U.S. speaker of the house
Jim Reeves, country singer
Mel Renfro, football player
Ann Richards, Texas governor
J. P. Richardson, aka The Big Bopper, country singer
Tex Ritter, actor and country singer
Marco Rivera, football player
Nolan Ryan, baseball player
David Robinson, basketball player
Kenny Rogers, baseball player
Deion Sanders, football player
Boz Scaggs, singer
Tex Schramm, football owner
Charles A. Schreiner, Texas Ranger, rancher, and philanthropist
Luke Short, gambler
Ashlee Simpson, singer and actress
Jessica Simpson, singer and actress
Webster Slaughter, football player
Emmitt Smith, football player
H. Allen Smith, humorist
Bob Snead, artist
Alfonso Soriano, baseball player
Roger Staubach, football player
Hallie Stillwell, rancher, teacher, and author
George Strait, country singer
Kathryn Sullivan, astronaut, first American woman to walk in space
Pat Summerall, football broadcaster
Barry Switzer, football player and coach
Zachary Taylor, general and U.S. president
Spencer Tillman, football player
La Dainian Tomlinson, football player
Janine Turner, actress
Charles Umlaug, sculptor
Richie Valens, rock singer
Stevie Ray Vaughan, blues guitarist
Joe Vitale, book author and metaphysician
Bigfoot Wallace, Texas Ranger and frontiersman
Demarcus Ware, football player
George Webster, football player
Forest Whitaker, actor
Danny White, football player
Lorenzo White, football player
Randy White, football player
Ricky Williams, football player
Roy Williams, football player
Owen Wilson, actor
Jason Witten, football player
Rayfield Wright, football player
Vince Young, football player
Mildred Ella “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias, golfer, basketball player, Olympic track star, baseball player
Phil Gramm– senator

 

[Mike K.]

I am a native Virginian and here's my list...

Somehow, I think Virginia will come out on top on this contest.

and this is the SHORT list!!


A
* Alden Aaroe – WRVA talk show host
* Caroline Aaron – Actress and producer
* John Aboud – writer, comedian and regular commentator on Best Week Ever and other VH1 shows
* Hunter "Patch" Adams § – doctor, author, and social activist.
* Chris Adler - drummer ( Lamb of God)
* Willie Adler - guitarist ( Lamb of God)
* David Arquette - Born on a commune in Winchester, VA (raised there for 2 years)
* Arthur Ashe (1943-1993), tennis star and social activist
* Kevin Aviance – dancer

B
* Diedrich Bader – actor.
* Pearl Bailey - Tony award winning actress and singer.
* David Baldacci – author
* Ronde Barber (1975-), Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback
* Tiki Barber (1975-), New York Giants running back
* Joey Baron – musician
* Samuel Barton § , (1749-1810), Explorer, pioneer, Patriot, early settler of Nashville, TN
* Viola Baskerville (1951-), Virginia Secretary of Administration
* David Batista – professional wrestler.
* Warren Beatty (1937-), actor
* Pat Benatar § – 1980s singer (the link says she's born in Brooklyn)
* Antoine Bethea – professional football player for the Indianapolis Colts.
* Rainey Bethea (1909–1936), last person publicly executed in the United States
* Larry Bethea § – late professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys.
* Leslie Bibb § – actress, plays Carley Bobby in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
* Adam Birch – former professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment's smack down!.
* Tony Bitch – Record Executive Owner and operator of Riff Raff Records, also lead singer of the Ladies.[citation needed]
* Tom Bliley – Member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 3rd then 7th District
* Dré Bly - professional football player with the Detroit Lions.
* Randy Blythe – singer of metal band Lamb of God
* Rudy Boesch § – third place finalist on Survivor: Pulau Tiga (first season).
* Bill Bolling § – Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
* Gary U.S. Bonds § – singer and songwriter.
* J. Evan Bonifant - actor.
* Maria Boren – contestant on the Television show The Apprentice
* Wes Borland – guitarist for Limp Bizkit and other rock bands
* Mary Bowser – American freed slave who worked as a Union spy during the Civil War and was admitted to the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame
* Karen Briggs § – Violinist
* Connie Britton § (196 , actress, born in Boston but raised in Lynchburg.
* Dave Brockie – founder of GWAR
* Aaron Brooks - professional football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders.
* Chris Brown (1989-), singer
* Ruth Brown - Grammy-award winning singer and entertainer.
* Bebe Buell, fashion model, famous groupie and mother of Liv Tyler
* Joyce Bulifant - television actress.
* Sandra Bullock (1964-), actress
* Plaxico Burress (1977-) - professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants.
* Curtis Bush - World Champion Kickboxer and Actor.
* Jeff Burton (1967-), NASCAR driver
* Ward Burton (1961-), NASCAR driver
* Charlie Byrd - jazz guitarist.

C
* James Branch Cabell – author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres
* John Campbell – bassist (Lamb of God)
* Eric Cantor – Member of the United States House of Representatives representing the 7th District
* Robert "King" Carter I – (1663-1732), wealthy colonist businessman
* June Carter Cash (1929-2003) – singer, songwriter, actress and comedian, member of the Carter Family, and second wife of singer Johnny Cash
* George Rogers Clark (1752-1818), Revolutionary War military leader
* Lott Carey – early African-American colonist and missionary to Liberia
* William Clark (1770-1838), explorer (Lewis and Clark Expedition); brother of George Rogers Clark
* Henry Clay (1777-1852) – nineteenth-century American statesman
* Clarence Clemons - saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and former player for the Norfolk Neptunes football team.
* Patsy Cline (1932-1963), singer
* Coko - Former member of SWV and now Gospel Music singer
* Alex Cosmidis - Minor League baseball player and manager and Major League scout.
* Joseph Cotten (1905-1994), actor
* Katie Couric (1957-), anchor, CBS Evening News
* Patricia Cornwell § – novelist
* Henry Creamer – an American Vaudeville song lyricist of the early 20th century
* Adrian Cronauer § – disc jockey.
* Dell Curry (1964-) - former NBA basketball player

D
* Chris Daniel – President of Torrid
* D'Angelo – R&B musician
* Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. - U.S. Representative, Governor of Virginia, Chancellor of the College of William and Mary and the third President of the University of Virginia.
* Wendy Dascomb - Miss USA 1969
* Chris Daughtry § (1979-) , American Idol finalist, attended high school in Charlottesville. Born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina and relocated to Greensboro.
* Jimmy Dean – singer and, "sausage king"
* Junie Donlavey – owner and namesake of the NASCAR "Donlavey" racing team

E
* Missy Elliott (1971-), rapper

F
* Frankie Faison - film actor.
* Jerry Falwell (1933–2007), Christian minister, televangelist, and political leader
* James Farrior – NFL linebacker
* William Faulkner § , (1897-1962), Writer-in-Residence at The University of Virginia from 1957 until his death.
* Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), legendary jazz singer.
* Chip Franklin – comedian and talk show host.
* Jon Foreman- Lead singer for Rock band Switchfoot.
* Tim Foreman- Bass player for Rock band Switchfoot

G
* Forrest Gander § (1956-) poet, essayist and translator
* Jim Gilmore, former governor of Virginia
* Ellen Glasgow – an early 20th century novelist who was born and lived there
* Lauren Graham - Gilmore Girls
* Samuel Gravely – an African-American Officer who broke many racial barriers while serving in the U.S. Navy
* David Grohl - Foo Fighters (Born in Ohio, moved to Virginia at age 3)
* Wayne Grubb – NASCAR crew chief and former driver
* Kevin Grubb – NASCAR driver

H
* DeAngelo Hall (1983-), Atlanta Falcons cornerback
* Mark Hamill § - (1951-), actor (attended highschool in Annandale, Va.)
* Denny Hamlin (1980-), NASCAR driver of the #11 FedEx Chevrolet, 2006 rookie
* Benjamin Harrison V, Signer of Declaration of Independence, father of Pres Wm Henry Harrison
* Benjamin Harrison, President of US, grandson of Wm Henry Harrison
* William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), 9th President of the United States
* Bryan Harvey – musician, noted for his fronting role in House of Freaks, who was brutally murdered with his family in 2006
* Earl Hebner – professional wrestling referee
* William Henderson – NFL fullback
* Ray Hendrick – NASCAR driver
* Patrick Henry (1736-1799), American Revolution figure and first Governor of Virginia after American independence
* Kate Higgins, (1969-), Anime Voice actor
* Grant Hill § (1972-), NBA star
* Bruce Hornsby (1954-), musician
* Chad Hugo (1974-), musician and music producer, one-half of The Neptunes

I
* Allen Iverson (1975-), NBA star

J
* 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.)
* Mickie James (1979-), WWE Diva
* Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), 3rd President of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence, founder of the University of Virginia
* Jim Jinkins – cartoonist
* Nicole Johnson (c. 1974-), Miss America 1999
* Julius Jones (1981-), NFL football player, Dallas Cowboys
* Thomas Jones (197, NFL football player, Chicago Bears, New York Jets
* Orlando Jordan – professional wrestler
* Samuel Jordan -1621 , earliest Virginia leader at Jamestown

K
* Tim Kaine § , (1958- ), current Governor of Virginia
* Alfred Kelly III Lord of the Manor


L
* Jeffrey M. Lacker – chief executive of the Fifth District Federal Reserve Bank at Richmond
* Jake E. Lee (1957-), guitarist for RATT, Rough Cutt, Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, and others
* Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), Confederate military leader, commander of Army of Northern Virginia
* Tim Legler, ESPN NBA Analyst
* Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), explorer (Lewis and Clark Expedition)
* Shaquan Lewis – aka "Skillz" from the Supafriendz, African-American rapper
* David Lowery – lead singer of Cracker and co-founder of Sound of Music Studios

M
* Douglas MacArthur § (1880-1964), World War II and Korean War military leader, mother from Norfolk § , MacArthur always considered Norfolk his home town because he spent more time there as a child than anywhere else and it was a stable force in his life, He and his wife are buried in downtown Norfolk. (born in Arkansas)
* 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"
* William Mahone (1826-1895), Confederate General, founder of Norfolk and Western Railroad, now Norfolk Southern
* Moses Malone (1955-), former NBA star, Basketball Hall of Famer
* Aimee Mann, composer (Midlothian / Richmond area)
* Chris Marion § , (1962-) musician, member of classic rock band Little River Band
* George Marshall § (1880-1959), World War II military leader, winner of Nobel Peace Prize for developing the Marshall Plan (graduate of Virginia Military Institute)
* John Marshall – lawyer, statesman, and third Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
* Sean Marshall- Professional Baseball Player, Starting Pitcher, Chicago Cubs
* George Mason (1725-1792), politician, author of Virginia Declaration of Rights, model for the US Bill of Rights.
* Debbie Matenopoulos – television co-host
* Dave Matthews § (1967-), musician, frontman of Dave Matthews Band (has lived most of his adult life in Charlottesville)
* Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806–1873), USN national observatory, naval observatory, astronomer, astrophysicist, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, educator.
* John McCargo (1983-), NFL defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills
* Michael McGlothlin (1951-), Appalachian Leader, former President of the [University of Appalachia] School of Pharmacy, politician, and activist.
* William Holmes McGuffey § (1800-1873), creator of McGuffey Readers (spent his later years as a professor at the University of Virginia)
* Billy McMullen – UVA standout football player now playing for the Minnesota Vikings
* Joseph Meek (1810-1875), explorer and fur trader
* Philip B. Meggs – internationally recognized scholar and design historian, author of the seminal work on graphic design history, Meggs' History of Graphic Design
* Joey Mercury (1979-), WWE Superstar
* Heath Miller (1982-), NFL Tight End for Pittsburgh Steelers
* Mike K., scientist and explorer, member of the Fedora Lounge
* James Monroe (1758-1831), 5th President of the United States, namesake of Monroe Doctrine
* Lottie Moon (1840-1912) Christian Missionary to China
* Jim Morrison § (1943-1971), singer and songwriter, frontman of The Doors (attended and graduated from high school in Alexandria)(born in Melbourne Florida)
* Mark Morton – guitarist ( Lamb of God)
* Matt Moses – Minnesota Twins baseball player and first round draft pick in 2003
* John Most (1977-), poet
* Alonzo Mourning (1970-), NBA star
* Jason Mraz (1977-), musician
* Remy Munasifi (1980-), parody musician and video artist known as GoRemy on YouTube

N
* Thomas Nelson, Jr. Gov of Virginia, Signer of Declaration of Independence
* Diandra Newlin – singer, actor, and model
* Johnny Newman, (1963-), former NBA star

O
* Patton Oswalt - (1969-20-) Actor and Comedian
* Uncle Charlie Osborne - (1890-1992) Musician

P
* Matthew Parsons – punker born in Marion VA, resides in Richmond, is a punk rock superstar.
* George Patton § (1885-1945), World War II military leader, family was from Fredericksburg, attended Virginia Military Institute.
* James Spriggs Payne – fourth and eighth president of Liberia
* Tom Peloso, a former member of the Hackensaw Boys, and a current member of Modest Mouse
* Pocahontas (1595-1617) princess of Powhatan tribe
* Lewis F. Powell – Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
* Chief Powhatan (1547-1618), ruler of Eastern Virginia at the time of the founding of Jamestown.

R
* Edmund Randolph (1853-1813) - Gov of Virginia, Atty General of US, US Secretary of State
* Peyton Randolph - 1775 , President of the Continental Congress
* J. J. Redick § - (1984-), shooting guard for the Orlando Magic
* Chris Richardson § (1984-), American Idol finalist
* Pat Robertson (1930-), Christian televangelist and political leader
* Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, dancer
* David Robinson § (1965-), former NBA star
* John Rolfe § (c1585-1622) settler at Jamestown, first developer of cultivated tobacco for the European market.
* J. Sargeant Reynolds – businessman, statesman, and Virginia Lieutenant Governor
* Tom Robbins – author, studied art at Richmond Professional Institute (now VCU) and worked for the Richmond Times Dispatch
* Felipe Rose § – founding member of the Village People
* Bobby Ross § – American football coach

S
* Elliot Sadler (1975-), NASCAR driver
* George C. Scott (1927-1999), Actor, Won an Oscar for portraying George Patton in Patton (film)
* Wendell Scott (1921-1990), Danville, First African-American to race in NASCAR. He won a race in Jacksonville in 1963.
* Willard Scott (1934-), former weather reporter on The Today Show; earlier, was the original Ronald McDonald
* Winfield Scott (1786-1866), Military leader
* Darren Sharper – safety for the Minnesota Vikings
* Meghann Shaughnessy – professional tennis player.
* Deborah Shelton – actress, Miss USA 1970
* Sam Sloan (1944-), political prisoner, kidnapping victim
* Bruce Smith (1963-), former NFL star and career Sack leader
* John Smith of Jamestown § (1580-1631) co-founder Jamestown, 1st English Colony in America 1607.
* John W. Snow – former United States Secretary of the Treasury and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CSX Corporation
* Trey Songz (1984-), singer
* Ralph Stanley (1927-), musician
* Sean Stillwell – Record Collector 200 South represent!
* J.E.B. Stuart (1833-1864), Confederate military leader
* William Styron (1925-2006), novelist
* Hidetaro Suzuki § (1937-), violinist and former Concertmaster of Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

T
* William Taptico (-1719), King of Wicomicco Indians
* Fran Tarkenton, American football player
* Lawrence Taylor (1959-), former NFL star, Football Hall of Famer
* Peter Taylor (1917-1994), writer; born in Tennessee, but spent most of his career teaching at the University of Virginia
* Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), 12th President of the United States
* Lewis Temple – escaped African American slave who invented a new kind of harpoon known as "Temple's Toggle"
* David Terrell – football player
* Timbaland (1974-), music producer/rapper
* Scott Travis (1961-), drummer for Judas Priest and Racer X
* Cy Twombly (192, American abstract artist
* Nat Turner (1800-1831) leader of famous slave rebellion
* John Tyler (1790-1862), 10th President of the United States

U
* Skeet Ulrich, actor, starred in Scream (film), The Newton Boys, and currently the drama series Jericho (TV series) on CBS

V
* Justin Verlander (1983-), MLB pitcher, currently playing for the Detroit Tigers
* Michael Vick (1980-), Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback (Do we have to claim him?!)
* Marcus Vick (1984-), Miami Dolphins wide receiver/punt return/quarterback specialist

W
* Bobby Wadkins – professional golfer
* Lanny Wadkins – professional golfer
* Amina Wadud – controversial female Islamic VCU professor who led over 100 muslims in prayer in New York on March 18, 2005
* Billy Wagner (1971-), MLB pitcher, currently playing for the New York Mets
* Richard Wagoner, President of General Motors
* Maggie L. Walker – first woman to found a bank in the United States
* Travis Wall (1971-), reality TV star from So You Think You Can Dance: Season 2
* Ben Wallace – NBA basketball player
* Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), Educator, Activist, founder of Tuskegee Institute
* George Washington (1732-1799), 1st President of the United States, commander-in-chief of Continental Army in the Revolutionary War
* Mac Watson – WRVA talk show host
* Paul Wellstone § (1944-2002), U.S. Senator from Minnesota
* Jason White – NASCAR driver
* L. Douglas Wilder (1931-), first elected African American governor of a U.S. state (Governor of Virginia, 1990-1994) and current Richmond City Mayor
* Keller Williams (1970-), musician
* Kiely Williams- member of 3LW
* Pharrell Williams (1973-), musician and music producer, one-half of The Neptunes
* Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), 28th President of the United States
* Stan Winston, film special effects designer
* Tom Wolfe (1931-), journalist and novelist and father of the "New Journalism"
* David Wright (1982-), MLB 3rd baseman, currently playing for the New York Mets

Y
* Elliott Yamin § (197, American Idol finalist



Bands From Virginia
* Alabama Thunderpussy, Southern Metal band (Richmond)
* Avail, Punk Rock band (Richmond)
* Carbon Leaf, Pop-Rock/Folk Rock band (Richmond)
* Clipse, rap group (Virginia Beach)
* Dave Matthews Band, Alt. Rock band (Charlottesville)
* Deceased, Death/Thrash Metal band and first band to sign with Relapse Records (Arlington)
* Far-Less, Post Hardcore (Marion, Pulaski, Blacksburg)
* GWAR, shock rock punk thrash band (Richmond)
* The Hackensaw Boys, bluegrass band (Charlottesville)
* Lamb of God, contemporary extreme metal band (Richmond)
* Mae, Indie/Indie Rock band (Virginia Beach)
* Pig Destroyer, deathgrind band (Northern VA)
* The Statler Brothers, country (Staunton)
* Timelord, Power/Speed/Thrash Metal band (Springfield)
* Twisted Tower Dire, Power metal band (Chantilly)
* Winter Solstice, Christian Metalcore band (Lynchburg)
* While Heaven Wept, Doom Metal band (Dale City)
* The Brandy Stills Band, country (Berryville)

 

[SGT Rocket]

and this is the SHORT list!!

Wow, you even took the time to alphabetize. That is awesome. :eusa_clap

 

[WideBrimm]

Long Lists

I'm Impressed by the length of some of these lists of distinguished personalities. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap How much time did you all spend putting them together?

 

[Undertow]

Believe it or not, Iowa has had some pretty famous people living here including: Johnny Carson, John Wayne, Elmer and Fred Maytag, John Deere, "Dear Abby" sisters, Glenn Miller (the musician), Jesse James, Wyatt Earp, Buffalo Bill, George Washington Carver, Herbert Hoover, Ringling Brothers. For more people and further info, here's the list I found.

Julie Adams
Fran Allison
Don Ameche is buried in Dubuque. He starred in the film "Cocoon".
Tom Arnold
Sarah Bernhart was born in Rochester in 1845.
Johnny Carson was born in Corning in 1925.
Fred Grandy
Mary Beth Hurt
Alex Karras
Cloris Leachman
Harriet Nelson, wife of Ozzie, was born here in 1914.
Nick Nolte
Dick Patterson

Donna Reed was born in Denison in 1921. She starred in the films, "It's a Wonderful Life," and "From Here to Eternity."

George Reeves
Sada Thompson

John Wayne was born in Winterset in 1907 at 216 S. Second St.. Winterset is the county seat of Madison County.

Jerry Mathers
Norman Breyfogle Illustrator for DC Comics, “Batman”
Grant Wood

James Norman Hall Co-wrote “Mutiny on the Bounty” and “Men Against the Sea”

Grace Pearl Ingalls “Little House on the Prairie”
W.P. Kinsella “Field of Dreams” including Field of Dreams Moviesite
Phil Strong “State Fair”

Mark Twain lived in Muscatine with his mother at 109 Walnut in 1853. He worked in Keokuk in a print ship when a young man. He gave his first after-dinner speech at the Hawkeye Hotel at 2nd and Main.

Robert Waller “Bridges of Madison County”
Laura Ingalls Wilder

Elmer and Fred Maytag, founders of the Maytag Washing Machine Co., are buried in Newton in the Union Cemetery at 1600 W. 4th St. N.

John Deere
Harry Reasoner TV Newsman
Abigail Van Buren “Dear Abby”
Ann Landers

Leon “Bix” Beiderbeck was born and raised in Davenport at 1934 Grand Ave. He is buried in Oakdale Cemetery at 25th and Eastern.

The Everly Brothers

Glenn Miller was born in Clarinda on March 1, 1904 at 601 So. 16th . His family moved to Nebraska in 1909.

C.W. McCall Country Music Singer
Andy Williams Singer

Meredith Wilson was born in Mason City in 1902. He wrote the music for "The Music Man," and the Iowa U. fight song. Mason City is immortalized as the fictional 1912 town of River City in the film "The Music man."

Karl King (Band leader)

Chief Black Hawk - Indian Chief Black Hawk died in 1832 and was buried on James Jordan's farm near Iowaville. On July 3, 1839, James Turner, a local dentist, stole the corpse, fled to Quincy, Illinois, cooked off the flesh in a hog-scalding kettle, and prepared to exhibit the skeleton. The Iowa governor insisted on its return, then gave the skeleton to a physician friend, who kept it here in his Burlington office. A fire destroyed both office and bones in 1855.

Black Hawk

Chief War Eagle - The grave of Chief War Eagle is located in Sioux City in War Eagle Park.

Norman Borlaug Agronomist, 1970

Mamie Eisenhower Wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in Boone in 1896 at 709 Carroll.

Doug Henning Magician
Carrie Chapman Catt Women’s Suffrage Movement

Jesse and Frank James and their gang robbed their first train near Adair on July 21, 1873. They killed the engineer. They, and Cole Younger, robbed the bank Corydon of $10,000 on June 3, 1871. In 1864, Jesse and Frank James robbed a train near Council Bluffs. On a curving stretch of the Rock Island line's tracks, the gang pulled a rail out of the tracks. Just as a train approached, the engineer, John Rafferty, spotted the sabotage and tried to stop, but the engine and coaches toppled off the tracks. Rafferty was crushed to death and a dozen passengers were injured.

Nathan M. Pusey Educator

Wyatt and Virgil Earp grew up in Pella at 507 Franklin Street. They lived here from 1850 to 1865. Morgan Earp was born here on April 4, 1851. Their father Nicholas was the Provost Marshall here in 1865. Virgil Earp married Ellen Rysdam in Knoxville on September 21, 1861. The names on the marriage license were Walter Earp and Eleanor Donahoo. When Wyatt Earp's second wife, Mattie Blaylock died in Arizona, her effects were sent to Fairfax to her mother Mrs. Sarah Blaylock. Mattie was with Wyatt during the shootout at the O.K. Corral.

Ringling Brothers Circus
Tom Thumb Circus performer

William “Buffalo Bill” Cody was born in Davenport in 1846. He grew up in LeClaire, two miles outside town on Route 61.

Julien Dubuque Lead mining & Explorer

Herbert Hoover former President of the United States born and raised in West Branch. His home was on the west side of Downey St. He is buried here at the Hoover National Historic site.

Henry Wallace Vice President of the United States under Franklin Roosevelt

Clark Moellenhoff
Mona VanDuyn
James Alfred Van Allen Space Physicist
George Washington Carver