Writers from Virginia

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as one of the central figures of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States and of early American literature. Poe was one of the country's first successful practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered to be one of the pioneers of the detective fiction genre. In addition, he is credited with contributing significantly to the emergence of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living exclusively through writing, which resulted in a financially difficult life and career.

president of the United States from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)

American author (1883-1970)

software engineer, businessman, former Google CEO

American actor (born 1964)

First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921

chief justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005 (1924–2005)

American media mogul and minister (1930–2023)

American journalist, presenter, producer, and author

United States Navy officer

American gymnast

American actor (1935–2021)

American businessman and politician

American novelist (born 1981)

American white supremacist author (born 1951)

American singer (1907-1986)

American multi-instrumentalist musician (1933–2018)

American writer and satirist (1925-2019)

American rock musician

American founder of The Monroe Institute (1915–1995)

U.S. diplomat

American nonfiction writer

Confederate Army officer (1833-1916)

American literary critic, university professor (1928–2021)

American writer and feminist

American writer and journalist

Lebanese-American anti-Islam activist (1964-)

American philosopher (1910–2009)

American politician (1760–1841)

Librarian of Congress (1757-1807)

American journalist, novelist and spy for the Soviet Union (1908–1990)

American author, journalist, and producer

American army officer

American comics writer and artist

British American anthropologist (1924-1994)

American planter (1674-1744)

American chef

adopted son of George Washington (1781-1857)

American journalist

former US Senator from North Carolina and unsuccessful Vice Presidential nominee

American librarian (1905-1995)

writer, columnist (1946-2010)

American academic, writer and poet

writer, researcher, teacher

American author and activist

American political commentator

American politician (1823–1897)

American journalist

American comic book editor, publisher and critic

American lawyer and judge (1752-1827)

American diplomat (1949–2013)

American lawyer

American writer (born 1945)

American writer, artist

American activist (1806-1881)

American writer, TV producer, and politician (1929-1995)

United States Army officer and military historian

Confederate Army general (1822-1900)

American chef, author & television personality

Virginia planter and slaveholder