List of people from Hampton Roads, Virginia

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This is a list of notable peoples that were either born in or have lived in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, United States.

Chesapeake

William Fuller (b. 1962) – professional football defensive end for the Houston Oilers, Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears

Hampton

Newport News

Norfolk

Portsmouth

Jacque Kendall, (b. 1960) -actress, educator; Joan Rivers Show, Unsolved Mysteries, Malcolm X, Bulworth, Simple Justice, Boomerang

Suffolk

Virginia Beach

Williamsburg

York County

Sports

Soccer

  • Corey Ashe (b. 1986) – professional soccer player for the Houston Dynamo
  • Wade Barrett (b. 1976) – professional soccer player for the Houston Dynamo
  • Roy Lassiter – Hampton Roads Mariner; Major League Soccer; USA National Team
  • Jon Busch – Hampton Roads Mariner; Major League Soccer
  • Darren Caskey – Hampton Roads Mariner; Tottenham Hotspur; Reading
  • Trevor Francis – Hampton Roads Mariner; Birmingham City; Manchester City; Rangers; England National Team
  • Cornelius Bernard Huggins – Hampton Roads Mariner; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Team
  • Shane McFaul – Hampton Roads Mariner; Republic of Ireland U21
  • Darin Lewis – Hampton Roads Mariner; MLS New York MetroStars
  • Jay Hoffman – Coached Hampton Roads Mariners; played professionally in the Canadian National Soccer League.

Baseball

  • David Wright – third baseman for the New York Mets from Chesapeake; drafted in 2001 by the New York Mets in the 1st round (38th overall pick)
  • Ryan Zimmerman – third baseman for the Washington Nationals from Virginia Beach; drafted in 2005 by the Washington Nationals in the 1st round (4th overall pick) out of UVirginia
  • Justin Upton – right fielder for the San Diego Padres; from Chesapeake, first overall draft pick by the Diamondbacks in the 2005 draft
  • Melvin Upton, Jr. – center fielder for the San Diego Padres; "Bossman Junior" Upton was drafted second overall in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft by Tampa Bay out of Greenbrier Christian Academy in Chesapeake, Virginia
  • Michael Cuddyer – left fielder for the New York Mets from Chesapeake; drafted in 1997 amateur draft by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (9th pick)
  • Mark Reynolds – third baseman/first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles from Virginia Beach; drafted in 2004 by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 16th round (476th overall)
  • Bill Bray – graduate of Ocean Lakes High School; professional baseball player drafted in the 1st round 13th overall in the 2004 mlb draft by the Montreal Expos; currently playing for the Cincinnati Reds
  • D. J. Dozier – Football / Baseball from Virginia Beach; Penn State All-American, first-round NFL draft 14th pick by Minnesota Vikings who also drafted by major league baseball by the Detroit Tigers in the 18th round in 1983 (459th overall).
  • Josh Rupe – professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers
  • Wayne Kirby – Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians
  • Hank Foiles – From Norfolk. Claim to fame Major league All-Star in 1957; played for seven teams; He finished his career in 1964 with the expansion Los Angeles Angels.
  • Alex Cosmidis – Minor League baseball player and manager and Major League scout
  • Al Barks – Negro league baseball player
  • Leon Ruffin – Longtime Negro Leagues catcher from Portsmouth. Born 1912 – Died 1970
  • Ace Parker – Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback; also played baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics
  • Dave Robertson – from Norfolk Norfolk. Born 1889 – Died 1970; Claim to fame Two-time National League home run leader; hit .500 in 1917 World Series. He hit .287 over nine seasons with the Giants, Cubs and Pirates. A product of Norfolk Academy, he played four sports at Wake Forest and N.C. State and managed the minor league Norfolk Tars for several years in the 1920s.

Basketball

Boxing

Football

Gymnastics

Mixed martial arts

Track and field

References

  1. "David Wright: Bio & Stats." New York Mets. Retrieved on March 15, 2007.
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  3. Class of 2009 announced, Official Site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/enshrinement/story.jsp?story_id=3095. Retrieved February 1, 2009.