List of sons and daughters of the city of Norfolk, Virginia
This is a list of public figures that American US in the city of Norfolk ( Virginia ) were born. The list does not claim to be complete.
18th century
- Nathaniel Portlock (1747 / 1749–1817), British naval officer and explorer
- Thomas Newton junior (1768–1847), politician
- William Lattimore (1774–1843), politician
- William Carter Love (1784–1835), politician
- George Loyall (1789–1868), politician
19th century
- John H. Harmanson (1803-1850), politician
- John Millson (1808–1874), politician
- Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809–1876), first President of Liberia
- John Newton (1822–1895), general and engineer
- Crawford Howell Toy (1836-1919), theologian and Hebraist
- William Albin Young (1860–1928), politician
- Francis Vielé-Griffin (1864–1937), French writer of American origin
- Trigant Burrow (1875-1950), psychoanalyst
- Henry Cotton (1876-1933), psychiatrist
- William Morton Dey (1880–1961), Romanist
- Willis Smith (1887–1953), politician
- Murray Leinster (1896–1975), science fiction writer
- Lemuel C. Shepherd Junior (1896–1990), General
- Robert Walter Johnson (1899–1971), tennis official
- Charles Quinby (1899–1988), swimmer
20th century
1901-1930
- Mary Eaton (1901–1948), actress and dancer
- Jimmy Archey (1902–1967), jazz trombonist and band leader
- Ed Cuffee (1902-1959), jazz trombonist
- Natalie Joyce (1902-1992), actress
- Ella Baker (1903–1986), civil rights activist
- Joe Garland (1903–1977), jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger
- Doris Eaton Travis (1904-2010), actress and dancer
- John Huffman (1905-1979), fencer
- Charles Holland (1909–1987), singer
- Margaret Sullavan (1909–1960), actress
- Peanuts Holland (1910–1979), jazz trumpeter and singer of swing
- Dorothy Maynor (1910-1996), singer
- Jimmy Clark (1914-1994), boxer
- Archie Savage (1914–2003), dancer and actor
- Charlotte Zolotow (1915–2013), children's book author
- Henry E. Howell (1920–1997), politician
- Charles H. Schneer (1920–2009), film producer
- Erroll Grandy (1921–1991), jazz musician
- Tommy Gwaltney (1921-2003), jazz musician
- Barbara Perry (1921–2019), actress
- Joe Weatherly (1922–1964), racing car driver
- Frank Sturgis (1924–1993), one of the five burglars into the headquarters of the Democrats in the " Watergate Affair "
- Paul van Buren (1924–1998), Episcopal theologian, pastor of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America
- G. William Whitehurst (born 1925), politician
- Gene Barge (* 1926), saxophone player and producer
- Ray Copeland (1926-1984), jazz musician
- George Herman (born 1928), author
- Keely Smith (1928-2017), jazz and pop singer
- Eleanor Jones (* 1929), mathematician and university professor; was among the first African American women to earn a PhD in mathematics
- Howard E. Simmons (1929-1997), industrial chemist
- Cliff Gallup (1930–1988), guitarist
1931-1950
- Lewis Binford (1931–2011), anthropologist and archaeologist
- Emily Banks (born 1933), actress
- Larry Bright (1934–2003), rock and roll musician
- Gene Vincent (1935–1971), rockabilly musician
- Angie Stardust (1939–2007), singer, stage artist, film actress and nightclub operator
- Clarence Clemons (1942-2011), saxophonist
- Harold W. Gehman junior (born 1942), admiral
- Thompson Mann (1942-2019), swimmer
- Tim Reid (* 1944), actor, director, film producer and screenwriter
- Ernie Watts (* 1945), jazz saxophonist and flutist
- Donny the Punk (1946–1996), prisoner rights activist
- M. Jodi Rell (* 1946), politician
- Deborah Shelton (born 1948), actress
1951-1970
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- Sangoma Everett (* 1952), jazz musician
- Stephen Bannon (* 1953), publicist and filmmaker
- Stephen Bogardus (born 1954), actor
- Stephen Furst (1954–2017), actor, director and film producer
- Ed Schultz (1954–2018), television and radio presenter and commentator
- Marc Vann (* 1954), actor
- Paul Stagg Coakley (born 1955), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Oklahoma City
- John Wesley Shipp (born 1955), actor
- Curtis Strange (born 1955), professional golfer
- Jake E. Lee (born 1957), heavy metal musician
- Peter Wisoff (* 1958), astronaut
- Scott Travis (* 1961), drummer for the heavy metal band "Judas Priest"
- Veanne Cox (born 1963), actress
- Rob Estes (* 1963), actor and director
- Bruce Smith (born 1963), American football player
- Dylan Taylor (* ≈1963), jazz musician
- Pernell Whitaker (1964-2019), boxer
- Gary Fleder (* 1965), director and producer
- Kenneth C. Alexander (* 1966), politician; Mayor of Norfolk
- Michael Bunin (born 1970), actor
1971-2000
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- Danny Hakim (* 1971), journalist
- Rhea Seehorn (* 1972), actress
- Timbaland (* 1972), rapper and producer
- Magoo (born 1973), rapper
- Scott McLemore (* 1973), jazz musician
- Patrick Wilson (* 1973), actor and singer
- Lawrence Johnson (born 1974), track and field athlete
- Joe Smith (born 1975), basketball player
- Thurop van Orman (* 1976), screenwriter, cartoonist and voice actor
- Plaxico Burress (born 1977), American football player
- Bjorn Aubre McKie (born 1977), basketball player
- Nottz (* 1977), hip-hop producer and rapper
- Sebastian (* 1977), rapper
- Andy Bussey (* 1979), canoeist
- Crystal Cox (* 1979), athlete
- Nate Parker (* 1979), film actor, film director and film producer
- Ben Watson (born 1980), American football player
- Rachelle Boone-Smith (born 1981), track and field athlete
- Valerie LaPointe (* 1981), film director
- Dexter Reid (born 1981), American football player
- David Wright (born 1982), baseball player
- Franchon Crews (* 1987), boxer
- Kam Chancellor (born 1988), American football player
- Emmy Raver-Lampman (* 1988), actress
- Grant Gustin (born 1990), actor
- DeShawn Painter (born 1990), basketball player
- LaRoy Reynolds (born 1990), American football player
- James Michael McAdoo (born 1993), basketball player
- Keyshawn Davis (born 1999), boxer
Year of birth unknown
- Bryan Zentz (* 20th century), techno producer
Web links
Commons : Births in Norfolk, Virginia - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ John Newton , findagrave.com
- ↑ John Newton (1822-1895) , encyclopediavirginia.org
- ↑ Newton, John , anb.org
- ↑ Charles Quinby in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- ↑ Natalie Joyce , imdb.com
- ↑ John Huffman in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- ↑ Jimmy Clark in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- ↑ Thompson Mann in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- ↑ Stephen Bogardus , imdb.com
- ↑ Michael Bunin , imdb.com
- ↑ Andy Bussey in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- ↑ James Michael McAdoo , basketball-reference.com