Academics from Virginia

African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor (1856-1915)

American literary critic, university professor (1928–2021)

Ghazala Firdous Hashmi is an American politician serving as the 43rd lieutenant governor of Virginia since 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a Virginia state senator for the 15th district from 2020 to 2026. She is the first Asian-American and Muslim elected to statewide office in Virginia, along with being the first Muslim woman to win statewide office anywhere in the United States.

American physical therapist (1914-2009)

(1893-1956) American sociologist and university administrator

American microbiologist

American political scientist

American diplomat (1911-2007)

American Civil War surgeon