Category
page 1Suicides by firearm in Virginia

Seung-Hui Cho
South Korean mass murderer; perpetrator of the Virginia Tech massacre (1984-2007)

Alice Bradley Sheldon
American science fiction writer (1915–1987)
Ota Benga
Mbuti pygmy featured in an anthropology exhibit in 1904
Roy Sullivan
American park ranger
Vince Foster
American lawyer (1945-1993)

Justin Fairfax
Justin Edward Fairfax was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second African American to be elected to statewide office in Virginia, after Douglas Wilder. In 2019, he faced sexual assault allegations dating to 2000 and 2004, resulting in his departure from his law firm and calls for his resignation as lieutenant governor. He served out the remainder of his term.
Phil Graham
American newspaper publisher (1915-1963)

Trevor N. Dupuy
American military historian (1916–1995)
Kevin Grubb
American racing driver (1978–2009)

2022 Chesapeake shooting
mass shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia
Breece D'J Pancake
American writer (1952–1979)
William Byrd III
American politician (1728-1777)
Edmund Ruffin
Virginia planter and slaveholder