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Virginia ranks 1,939th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Duluth, Minnesota, Asmara, and Mesa, Arizona. Memorable people born in Virginia include Edward Albee, Richard Mentor Johnson, and Frank Muller. Memorable people who died in Virginia include Powhatan, Karl H. Pribram, and Alketas Panagoulias. Virginia has been the birth place of many writers and politicians and the death place of many politicians and psychologists. Virginia is located in United States.

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach, though its most populous subdivision is Fairfax County, part of Northern Virginia, where slightly over a third of Virginia's population of 8.72 million live as of 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1780 and 1980, Virginia was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Edward Albee, Richard Mentor Johnson, and Frank Muller. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Virginia including Powhatan, Karl H. Pribram, and Alketas Panagoulias.

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Most individuals born in present day Virginia were writers (1), politicians (1), astronomers (1), social activists (1), and athletes (1),  while most who died were politicians (1), psychologists (1), soccer players (1), explorers (1), and writers (1).

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Virginia since 1700.