List of people from Charlottesville, Virginia
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This is a list of people from Charlottesville, Virginia, or from areas nearby to Charlottesville, who were either born, lived or presently live in the city.
Since the city's early formation, it has been the home of numerous notable individuals, from the historic figures of Thomas Jefferson to James Monroe, to the renowned literary giants of Edgar Allan Poe to William Faulkner. In the present day, Charlottesville has become or been the home of movie stars such as Sissy Spacek and Sam Shepard, novelists like John Grisham and musicians like Dave Matthews.
Historic
- Anna Anderson – claimed to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia; lived out her final years in Charlottesville
- Kathleen Clifford – silent film, vaudeville and Broadway stage actress; born in Charlottesville
- Fountain Hughes – former slave interviewed by the Works Progress Administration to record slave narratives
- Thomas Jefferson – third President of the United States (1801–1809); principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776); one of the most influential Founding Fathers
- Meriwether Lewis – explorer, soldier, and public administrator; best known for his role as the leader of the Corps of Discovery, whose mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase
- James Madison – fourth President of the United States
- James Monroe – Founding Father of the United States; fifth President of the United States; lived at Ash Lawn-Highland, adjacent to Jefferson's Monticello
- John Mosby – known as the "Gray Ghost," a Confederate partisan Ranger in the American Civil War
- Nicholas Philip Trist – author of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican War
- S. S. Van Dine – art critic and author
- Alexander Vandergrift – victor of Guadalcanal; Commandant of the USMC; born in Charlottesville; attended the University of Virginia
Authors and academics
- Julian Bond – lived between Charlottesville and Washington DC while serving as a professor at the University of Virginia
- William Faulkner – writer in residence at the University, to which he bequeathed all of his original manuscripts
- Steven M. Greer – ex-physician best known for founding the Disclosure Project
- John Grisham – novelist; lives outside of Charlottesville
- Julia Magruder – novelist
- William McDonough – environmental architect, planner, author; former Dean of Architecture at the University
- William McGuffey – lived in Charlottesville while serving as a professor at the University; buried nearby
- Kenneth R. Mladenka – political scientist who researched in urban studies; lived in Charlottesville 1975–1979
- Edgar Allan Poe – lived in Charlottesville while attending the University of Virginia
- Arthur T. Prescott - educator and founding president of Louisiana Tech University, 1894-1899; lived in Charlottesville 1887-1893, as commandant of cadets at the University of Virginia[1]
- Rob Sheffield – author of Love is a Mix Tape, a memoir that takes place in Charlottesville
- Ben C. Toledano - lawyer and columnist, former Louisiana politician; lived in Charlottesville, 1983-1991[2][3]
Musicians
- Don Barnes - member of 38 Special
- Carter Beauford – percussionist (drummer) and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band
- Bella Morte
- David Berman - member of Silver Jews
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Paul Curreri
- John D'earth
- The Hackensaw Boys
- Schuyler Fisk
- Happy Flowers
- Corey Harris – blues and reggae musician and teacher; winner of a MacArthur Fellowship in 2007
- Greg Howard – Chapman Stick player
- Hush Arbors – folk and experimental guitarist
- Maxine Jones - an original member of the R&B singing group En Vogue
- The Landlords
- Stephen Malkmus - member of Pavement
- Dave Matthews – bartender in a Charlottesville bar, Miller's, when he formed the rock band Dave Matthews Band; now divides his time between homes in Seattle and the Charlottesville area
- James McNew - member of Yo La Tengo
- LeRoi Moore – saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band
- Tom Peloso - member of Modest Mouse
- Sparky's Flaw
- Devon Sproule
- Boyd Tinsley – violinist and backup singer for the Dave Matthews Band
- Sarah White
Sports
- Charlie Ferguson – former MLB pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Larry Haney – former Major League Baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals
- Ralph Horween - Harvard Crimson and NFL football player
- Chris Long – graduate of St. Anne's-Belfield School; award-winning football defensive end on the 2007 Virginia Cavaliers football team; drafted 2nd overall by the St. Louis Rams in the 2008 NFL Draft
- Howie Long – father of Chris Long; TV sports personality; former football defensive end for the Oakland Raiders
- Tommy Toms – former Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, 1975-1977; born in Charlottesville
- Billy Wagner – former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves
- Eric Wilson – former NFL football player for the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins
Others
- Coran Capshaw – manager for the Dave Matthews Band; real estate mogul responsible for significant development in the city
- Miriam Cooper – silent film actress; known for her role in Birth of a Nation; spent her last years here
- Lauren Brie Harding – contestant on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 11
- Kate Higgins – voice actress, Naruto
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson – actor, entertainer, wrestler; owns a farm just outside the city
- Jody Kielbasa – director of the Virginia Film Festival
- Wythe Leigh Kinsolving - Episcopal priest, writer, poet, political advocate; lived here in the 1940s through 1964
- John Kluge – businessman and philanthropist; lived in Charlottesville for a number of years and built the Albemarle House
- Jessica Lange – Hollywood actress; has maintained homes in the area
- Rob Lowe – Hollywood actor; born in Charlottesville
- Eduardo Montes-Bradley – writer and filmmaker
- Sam Shepard – Hollywood actor; has maintained homes in the area
- Sissy Spacek – known for her portrayal of tormented high schooler in the film Carrie; won Academy Award for Coal Miner's Daughter; lives near Charlottesville
- Alexander Vandegrift – Medal Of Honor recipient; first US Marines four-star general; born in Charlottesville
References
- ↑ Henry E. Chambers, A History of Louisiana, Vol. 2 (Chicago and New York City: American Historical Society, 1925), pp. 313–314
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