Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

male, deceased (1849)
poet, Short story writer, Romanticism, Horror writer, American, Detective fiction…From Boston, University of Virginia alumni, Virginia writer, from the Bronx, FromRichmond, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist and one of the...
Elliott Yamin

Elliott Yamin

male, 31 years old
American Idol, 90% deaf in right ear, Type I diabetes, Douglas S. Freeman High School, musician, Jewish person…FromRichmond, Virginia, Virginia musician, from Los Angeles
Elliott Yamin (born Efraym Elliott Yamin on July 20, 1978) is an American singer who is known for being the third-place finalist on the fifth...
Mickie James

Mickie James

female, 30 years old
World Wrestling Entertainment, WWE, lita, WWE Brand Extension, brand, Melina…from Virginia, FromRichmond, Virginia
Mickie James (born on August 31, 1979) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its RAW...
John Marshall

John Marshall

male, deceased (1835)
from Virginia, enumerated powers, Continental Army captains, Chief Justices of the United States, Founding Fathers of the United States, FromRichmond, Virginia…Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
John Marshall was born in Fauquier County, Virginia, on the 24th of September, 1755. He was the oldest of a family of fifteen children, and was the...
Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe

male, deceased (1993)
tennis player, UCLA Bruins athletics, Richmond, Australian Open champion, US Open champion, Wimbledon champion…FromRichmond, Virginia
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. (July 10, 1943 - February 6, 1993) was a prominent African American tennis player who was born and raised in Richmond,...
Aimee Mann

Aimee Mann

female, 49 years old
bass guitar, Songwriter, FromRichmond, Virginia, rock, From Boston, bassist
Aimee Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American rock guitarist, bassist, singer, and noted songwriter.
Ellen Glasgow

Ellen Glasgow

female, deceased (1945)
novelist, pulitzer prize, American, Southern United States, FromRichmond, Virginia, memoirist…Virginia writer
Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow (April 22, 1873 - November 21, 1945) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American novelist from Richmond, Virginia....
Tom Wolfe

Tom Wolfe

male, 78 years old
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, Washington and Lee University alumni, atheist, St. Christopher's School, FromRichmond, Virginia, Doctor of Philosophy…Virginia writer, Richmond
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe (born March 2, 1931 in Richmond, Virginia), known as Tom Wolfe, is a best-selling American author and journalist. He is one...

Richard Parker

male, deceased (1893)
Democrat, from Virginia, democratic party, circuit court, abolitionist, congressman…Virginia lawyer, FromRichmond, Virginia, Virginia state court judge, from Winchester, Virginia
Richard Parker (December 22, 1810 - November 10, 1893) was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia. Born in Richmond,...
James Branch Cabell

James Branch Cabell

male, deceased (1958)
Obscenity controversy, novelist, Obscenity controversies, belles lettres, Virginia writer, fantasy fiction…FromRichmond, Virginia
James Branch Cabell (April 14, 1879 - May 5, 1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres. While Cabell's surname is often...