List of Famous people born in Virginia, United States of America
Andre Ingram
Andre Ingram is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for American University, where he finished his four-year career as the school's fifth all-time leading scorer with 1,655 points. He then spent four seasons with the Utah Flash between 2007 and 2011, and 3½ seasons with the Los Angeles D-Fenders between 2012 and 2016. After a short stint in Australia with the Perth Wildcats, Ingram returned to the D-Fenders in March 2017. He continued on with the re-named South Bay Lakers for the 2017–18 season, before joining the Los Angeles Lakers in April 2018. Ingram is the NBA G League's career leader in three-point field goals and games played. He has also scored the fifth-most points in league history and won the D-League 3-Point Contest in 2010 and 2016.
Sean Parker
Sean Parker is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, most notable for co-founding the file-sharing computer service Napster, and serving as the first president of the social networking website Facebook. He also co-founded Plaxo, Causes, Airtime.com, and Brigade, an online platform for civic engagement. He is the founder and chairman of the Parker Foundation, which focuses on life sciences, global public health, and civic engagement. On the Forbes 2016 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #722 with a net worth of US$2.4 billion.
Todd Grantham
Jeffrey Todd Grantham is an American football coach who previously served as defensive coordinator at the University of Florida. He was hired on November 29, 2017 and relieved of his position on November 7, 2021.
Mackenzie Phillips
Laura Mackenzie Phillips is an American actress and singer, known for her roles in the film American Graffiti, as rebellious but ultimately loving teenager Julie Mora Cooper Horvath on the sitcom One Day at a Time, and on the Disney Channel supernatural series So Weird.
Charles Haley
Charles Lewis Haley is a former American football linebacker and defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys (1992–1996).
Richard M. Burr
Richard Mauze Burr is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from North Carolina, serving since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Burr was previously a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Wanda Sykes
Wanda Yvette Sykes is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She was first recognized for her work as a writer on The Chris Rock Show, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999. In 2004, Entertainment Weekly named Sykes as one of the 25 funniest people in America. She is also known for her roles on CBS' The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–10), HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2001–11), and ABC's Black-ish (2015–present).
Sofia Hublitz
Sofia Hublitz is an American actress. She stars in the American television series Ozark as Charlotte Byrde.
Mick Mulvaney
John Michael Mulvaney is an American politician who served as United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland from March 2020 until January 2021. He also served as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from February 2017 until March 2020, and as acting White House Chief of Staff from January 2019 until March 2020. He previously served as the acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from November 2017 to December 2018.
Rashad Jennings
Rashad Andre Jennings is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He also played for the Oakland Raiders and the New York Giants. Jennings played college football at Liberty.