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Notable Residents and Natives of Valdosta, GA


 
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[edit] Notable people of Charlottesville

Thomas Jefferson - The third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Father.

Meriwether Lewis - American explorer, soldier, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Corps of Discovery, whose mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase.

S. S. Van Dine - A U.S. art critic and author.

Edgar Allan Poe - Lived in the city while attending the University of Virginia.

Nicholas Philip Trist - Author of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican War

John Mosby - Also known as the "Gray Ghost," was a Confederate partisan Ranger (a partisan is similar to a guerrilla fighter) in the American Civil War.

William Faulkner - Writer in residence at the University of Virginia, to which he bequeathed all of his original manuscripts.

William McGuffey - Lived in Charlottesville while serving as a professor at the University and was buried nearby upon death.

Anna Anderson - A woman claiming to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia, lived out her final years in Charlottesville.

John Grisham - Lives just outside of Charlottesville.

Dave Matthews - Bartender in a Charlottesville bar called Miller's when he formed the rock band Dave Matthews Band, and now divides his time between homes in Seattle and the Charlottesville area.

Boyd Tinsley - Violinist and one of the backup singers for the rock band Dave Matthews Band.

Carter Beauford - Percussionist (drummer) and founding member of the rock band Dave Matthews Band.

LeRoi Moore - Saxophonist for the rock band Dave Matthews Band.

Coran Capshaw - Manager for the rock band Dave Matthews Band (among others) and a real estate mogul responsible for significant development in the city.

Kathleen Clifford - Silent film, vaudeville and Broadway stage actress was born in Charlottesville.

Sissy Spacek - famous for her portrayal of tormented high schooler Carrie, lives just outside of Charlottesville, in Albemarle County.

Howie Long - TV sports personality and former defensive end for the Oakland Raiders, also lives in Charlottesville year-round.

John W. Kluge - Multi-billionaire and philanthropist, lives outside Charlottesville.

Noteable homeoweners - Actors Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard have maintained homes in the area.

Other music notables are - Bella Morte and Stephen Malkmus of rock band Pavement, David Berman of rock band Silver Jews lived for a time in and formed their respective bands while residing in the city. James McNew, currently a member of Yo La Tengo, is from Charlottesville and went to Albemarle High School. Other bands from Charlottesville include Rude Buddha, the Landlords, Happy Flowers, Skip Castro, and the Michael Guthrie Band.

Thomas Adams, born in Augusta County, member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and signer of the Articles of Confederation[1]

Robert Allen, born in Augusta County, United States Congressman from Tennessee[1]

George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879), born in Augusta County, noted painter and State Treasurer of Missouri [1]

Gideon Blackburn (1772-1838), born in Augusta County, noted clergyman and founder of Blackburn College[1]

Samuel Brown, born in Augusta County, noted surgeon and editor[1]

John Wilson Campbell, born in Augusta County, United States Congressman from Ohio [1]

William Campbell, born in Augusta County, general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War[1]

John Colter (c.1774–May 7, 1812(?)), born near Stuarts Draft, was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804−1806); best remembered for his explorations made after being honorably discharged in 1806 when he became the first person of European descent to enter the region now known as Yellowstone National Park

Samuel Doak, (1749-1830), born in Augusta County, noted Presbyterian clergyman, founder of Washington College, the first college west of the Alleghenies, noted abolitionist[1]

John H. Fulton, (died 1836), born in Augusta County, United States Congressman from Virginia[1]

John P. Gaines, (1795-1857), born in Augusta County, United States Congressman from Kentucky and governor of the Oregon Territory. [1]

John D. Imboden, (1823-1895), born in Augusta County, member of the Virginia General Assembly, Confederate Army cavalry general and partisan fighter in the American Civil War. [1]

Thomas Lewis, Jr., born in Augusta County, United States Congressman from Virginia. [1]

William J. Lewis, (1766-1828), born in Augusta County, United States Congressman from Virginia. [1]

Benjamin Logan, (c.1742-1803), born in Augusta County, United States Congressman from Kentucky. [1]

George Mathews, (1739-1812), born in Augusta County, later United States Congressman and Governor of Georgia. [1]

Robert McKnight (c.1789-1846), born in Augusta County, moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1809, member of a trading expedition under Zebulon Pike to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1812, captured by Spanish and imprisoned until 1821, eventually renounced his United States citizenship, moved to Mexico, and became owner of the Santa Rite del Cobre copper mine in Chihuahua, Mexico. [1]

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