- John Warner
John William Warner (born February 18, 1927) is an American politician, who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and has served as the Republican senior U.S. Senator from Virginia since his appointment on January 2, 1979. He is one of the few World War II veterans left in the United States Senate. (the others are Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ).)
- George Allen
George Felix Allen (born March 8, 1952) is a former Republican United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the son of former NFL head coach George Allen. Allen served Virginia in the state legislature, as Governor, and in both bodies of the U.S. Congress. Allen lost his 2006 bid for re-election to Democrat Jim Webb. Allen presently serves on the Reagan Ranch Board of Governors of Young America's Foundation where he is a Reagan Ranch Presidential Scholar.
- Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of the macabre and mystery, Poe was one of the early American practitioners of the short story and a progenitor of detective fiction and crime fiction. He is also credited with contributing to the emergent science fiction genre. Poe died at the age of 40.
- Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22, 1932) is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. In office since November 1962, Kennedy is presently the second-longest serving member of the Senate, after Robert Byrd of West Virginia. The most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he is the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both of whom were assassinated in the 1960s.
- Larry Sabato
Dr. Sabato is Director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, and along with being the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs, he is one of just a half-dozen University Professors at U.Va. He is a former Rhodes Scholar and Danforth Fellow.
- Jim Gilmore
James Stuart "Jim" Gilmore III (born October 6, 1949) is a Republican politician who was Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002. He ran a brief campaign for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, but in July 2007 became the first major GOP candidate to leave the race.
- Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy
Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy (born January 11 1965), also known as Max Kennedy, was born in New York, New York. He is the ninth child of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy.He graduated with honors from Harvard University and majored in American History. He married Victoria Anne Stauss on July 13 1991 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Both he and his wife graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1992.
- Marvin Bush
Marvin Pierce Bush (born October 22, 1956) is the youngest son of George H. W. Bush and Barbara Pierce, and brother of George W., John (Jeb), Neil and Dorothy. He is named for his maternal grandfather. He and wife Margaret have two adopted children from the Gladney Center in Ft. Worth, Texas: a daughter, Marshall, and a son, Walker.
- Tina Fey
Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (born May 18, 1970) is an American writer, comedian and actress. Fey currently co-produces, writes and stars in the television program "30 Rock", a sitcom loosely based on her experiences at "Saturday Night Live".
- Tiki Barber
Atiim Kiambu "Tiki" Barber (born April 7, 1975 in Roanoke, Virginia) is a news and sports broadcaster, author, and former American football running back for the New York Giants. Tiki retired from the NFL at the end of the 2006 NFL postseason as the franchise's all-time rushing and reception leader. On February 13 he was formally introduced as a member of NBC's "Today Show" and "Football Night in America/Sunday Night Football".
- Evan Bayh
Evan Bayh is a heartland Democrat with a history of advancing progressive values in a traditionally Republican state. First elected Indiana governor at age 32-America's youngest governor at the time-he served two terms as Indiana's chief executive and is now in his second term in the United States Senate. Throughout his career in public service, Evan Bayh has been a common-sense pragmatist who focuses on innovative solutions to help tackle our toughest challenges at home and abroad.
- Katie Couric
Katherine Anne Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American media personality who became well-known as co-host of NBC's "Today". In 2006, she made a highly publicized move from NBC to CBS, and on September 5, 2006 she became the first woman to solo-anchor the weekday evening news on one of the three traditional U.S. broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC).
- Ronde Barber
Jamael Orondé Barber is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He is the identical twin brother of former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber. On December 11, 2005, in a game against the Carolina Panthers, he became the first cornerback in the history of the NFL to record at least 20 interceptions and 20 sacks in his career. He became the seventh member of the 20/20 club, joining linebackers Seth Joyner, …
- Frank Batten
Frank Batten (1927-) is a communications entrepreneur who began his career when he assumed leadership of his uncle Samuel L. Slover's newspaper, "The Virginian-Pilot" and "The Ledger-Star" in Norfolk, Virginia at age 27 in 1954. Batten grew his uncle's business by acquiring additional newspapers, radio stations, and television stations, as well as founding a new cable station The Weather Channel.
- Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank (born 1965) is an American author who writes about what he calls "cultural politics". He is the founder and editor of "The Baffler" and the author of several books, most recently "What's the Matter with Kansas?". Other writings include essays for "Harper's Magazine", "Le Monde diplomatique", and the "Financial Times". Frank was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1965. He grew up in a local suburb, Mission Hills, Kansas.
- Henry Howell
Henry Evans Howell, Jr. (September 5, 1920 - July 7, 1997), nicknamed "Howlin'" Henry Howell, was an American politician from the U.S. state of Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in both houses of the state legislature, was elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia as an Independent, and made several runs for Governor. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Howell grew up in Norfolk.
- Hanan Ashrawi
Hanan Ashrawi is currently the Secretary-General of the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH). She was the Official Spokesperson for the Palestinian movement during the Madrid peace negotiations (1991-1993), and continues to be active in the efforts towards peace in the region. She was also a member of the Task Force on Higher Education convened by UNESCO and the World Bank.
- Raymond Moody
Raymond Moody (born June 30 1944) is a parapsychologist. He is most famous as an author of books about life after death and near-death experiences, (a term which he coined in 1975). His best selling title is "Life After Life". Moody studied philosophy at the University of Virginia where he obtained a B.A. (1966), a M.A. (1967) and a Ph.D (1969) in the subject. He also obtained a Ph.D in psychology from West Georgia College, …
- Paul Tudor Jones
Paul Tudor Jones (b. 1954, Memphis, Tennessee) is a well-known commodity trader. Having made $500 million in 2005, he is worth an estimated $2.5 billion, and was ranked by "Forbes" in September 2006 as the 117th richest person in the world. One of his earliest successes was predicting Black Monday in 1987, tripling his money during the event due to large short positions. Jones uses a global macro strategy when trading in some of his funds.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (b. January 17, 1954), often referred to as RFK Jr. or Bobby Jr., is the third of eleven children born to Ethel Skakel Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. He is an environmental lawyer and co-host of "Ring of Fire" on the Air America Radio network.
- Kit Bond
Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond (born March 6, 1939) is the former governor and current senior United States Senator of Missouri. He has been in the Senate since 1987 and is a member of the Republican Party.
- Mark Sanford
Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford, Jr. (born May 28, 1960) is an American Republican politician who has been Governor of South Carolina since 2003.
- Sheila Jackson-Lee
Sheila Jackson-Lee (born January 12, 1950 in Queens, New York), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995. She represents Texas' 18th Congressional District (map), which was once the domain of her role model, former congresswoman Barbara Jordan.
- Linda Fairstein
Linda Fairstein (born 1947) is one of America's foremost legal experts on crimes of violence against women and children. She was head of the sex crimes unit of the Manhattan District Attorney's office from 1976 until 2002 and prosecuted several highly publicized cases. Ms. Fairstein is an honors graduate of Vassar College (1969) and the University of Virginia School of Law (1972).
- Robert Mueller
Robert Swan Mueller III (born August 7, 1944) is the current Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. Mueller and his wife, Ann, have two daughters.
- Alfred Berkeley
Alfred R. Berkeley is an American businessman who served as President and later Vice-Chairman of the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., from June 1996 until August 2003. Before Nasdaq, Berkeley was a General Partner and then a Managing Director of Alex. Brown & Sons, an investment bank. He was a Captain in the United States Air Force from 1968 to 1972.
- Edward Stettinius Jr.
Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr. was United States Secretary of State under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, serving from 1944 to 1945. Stettinius was born in Chicago and went to the Pomfret School until 1920, after which he attended the University of Virginia until 1924. In 1926 he became assistant to John Lee Pratt, the vice-president of General Motors, and in 1931 he succeeded Pratt in that position.
- Donald J. Boudreaux
Donald J. Boudreaux became chairman of the department of economics at George Mason University in August 2001. He previously served as president of the libertarian think tank Foundation for Economic Education, a post he accepted in May 1997. He also teaches Economic Foundations of Legal Studies at the George Mason University School of Law. From 1992 to 1997, Boudreaux was professor of law and economics at Clemson University.
- Hugh Scott
Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr. (November 11, 1900 - July 21, 1994) was a politician from Pennsylvania who served in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, and who also served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
- Alben W. Barkley
Alben Barkley (1877–1956) 35th vice president of the United States, during President Harry Truman's second term (1949–53). He served from 1937 to 1947 as Senate majority leader, and was one of the architects of the New Deal. ( To Sail Beyond the Sunset )
- Augustus Maxwell
Augustus Emmett Maxwell (September 21, 1820 - May 5, 1903) was a United States Representative from Florida as well as a senator in the Confederate Congress representing Florida.
- Ryan Zimmerman
Ryan Wallace Zimmerman (Born September 28, 1984 in Washington, North Carolina) was the first first-round draft pick of the Washington Nationals. A 6-foot 3-inch third baseman from the University of Virginia and Floyd E. Kellam High School, Zimmerman has quickly established himself as a quality major-league third baseman -- with potential to blossom into one of the game's true stars -- with his defensive abilities and contact hitting.
- Bob Sellers
Bob Sellers is an anchor for WTTG's "Fox 5 Morning News". He was previously an anchor for Fox News Channel. Joining the network in 2002, he regularly hosted weekend hours of "Fox News Live" and sometimes did headline updates during weekend evenings. Prior to Fox News, Sellers worked at CNBC anchoring "Market Watch" and "Today's Business", in addition to filling in for anchors during the daytime programs, …
- Benjamin McKenzie
Benjamin McKenzie (born Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan on September 12, 1978) is an American actor best known for playing Ryan Atwood on the television series "The O.C."
- Francis Collins
Francis S. Collins (born April 14, 1950), M.D., Ph.D., is a physician-geneticist, noted for his landmark discoveries of disease genes, and his leadership of the Human Genome Project (HGP). He is director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). With Collins at the helm, the HGP has attained several milestones, while running ahead of schedule and under budget. A working draft of the human genome was announced in June 2000, …
- Missy Cummings
Mary (Missy) Cummings was one of the United States Navy's first female fighter pilots. She attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating with a B.S. in mathematics in 1988; she received her master's degree in Space Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1994 and her Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2003. Dr. Cummings spent eleven years (1988-1999) as a naval officer and military pilot earning the rank of Lieutenant, …
- Joseph D. Selby
Joseph David Selby (August 9, 1950 - April 20, 2007) was a Cheyenne lawyer who served as municipal judge from 1978-1982 and as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from District 41 in Laramie County from 1995-1997. Selby was born in Monaca in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, west of Pittsburgh, to Frank G. Selby (1922-1996) and Nellie Selby (1923-1992).
- D. French Slaughter Jr.
Daniel French Slaughter, Jr. (20 May, 1925 - 2 October, 1998) was an American politician.
- Halsey Minor
Halsey Minor (born 1964 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is a technology entrepreneur who founded CNET in 1993 (initial plans for the company began in 1992). He is currently investing in new companies via Minor Ventures. Minor attended Woodberry Forest School and the University of Virginia, where he was a member of St. Elmo Hall and received a degree in anthropology. After graduation, he worked at Merrill Lynch, before moving on to start his own company.
- Sarah Drew
Sarah Drew (born October 1, 1980) is an American actress, most celebrated for her recent role as Hannah Rogers in The WB's hit drama "Everwood". A newcomer to the public eye, Drew's previous roles have included the voice of Stacy Rowe on MTV's animated series "Daria", Mary Helen in the 2003 movie "Radio" and a guest starring role in the television series "Wonderfalls".