Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia ranks 267th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Innsbruck, Calgary, and Padua. Memorable people born in Richmond, Virginia include Shirley MacLaine, Warren Beatty, and Arthur Ashe. Memorable people who died in Richmond, Virginia include Julia Gardiner Tyler, Eliza Poe, and John Fenn. Richmond, Virginia has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Richmond, Virginia is located in United States.
Richmond is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. It is the fourth-most populous city in Virginia with a population of 226,610 at the 2020 census, while the Richmond metropolitan area with over 1.37 million residents is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Virginia and 44th-largest in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1804 and 1996, Richmond, Virginia was the birth place of 48 globally memorable people, including Shirley MacLaine, Warren Beatty, and Arthur Ashe. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Richmond, Virginia including Julia Gardiner Tyler, Eliza Poe, and John Fenn.
People Born in Richmond, Virginia
Go to all RankingsShirley MacLaine
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 19
Warren Beatty
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 12
Arthur Ashe
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - 1993
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 32
Tom Wolfe
WRITER
1930 - 2018
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 26
Vince Gilligan
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 21
Chad Coleman
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 5
Jim Bridger
EXPLORER
1804 - 1881
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 37
Stan Winston
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2008
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 29
Al Foster
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2025
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 41
Glenn Youngkin
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 8
David Baldacci
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 2
James Spriggs Payne
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1882
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 36
People Deceased in Richmond, Virginia
Go to all RankingsJulia Gardiner Tyler
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1889
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Eliza Poe
ACTOR
1787 - 1811
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
John Fenn
CHEMIST
1917 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
John Shelby Spong
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Alexandra Ripley
WRITER
1934 - 2004
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
J. E. B. Stuart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1833 - 1864
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Henry A. Wise
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1876
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Charles Munch
CONDUCTOR
1891 - 1968
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Carter Braxton
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1797
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
James Branch Cabell
WRITER
1879 - 1958
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 10
Olavo de Carvalho
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
John Tyler
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1862
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Richmond, Virginia
Go to all RankingsJulia Gardiner Tyler
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1889
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Eliza Poe
ACTOR
1787 - 1811
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
John Fenn
CHEMIST
1917 - 2010
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
John Shelby Spong
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Alexandra Ripley
WRITER
1934 - 2004
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
J. E. B. Stuart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1833 - 1864
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Henry A. Wise
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1876
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Charles Munch
CONDUCTOR
1891 - 1968
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Carter Braxton
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1797
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Olavo de Carvalho
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
John Tyler
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1862
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Herman Daly
ECONOMIST
1938 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Richmond, Virginia were actors (11), writers (6), musicians (6), politicians (5), and tennis players (2), while most who died were politicians (4), writers (2), actors (1), chemists (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Richmond, Virginia, including Shirley MacLaine, Warren Beatty, and Chad Coleman. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Richmond, Virginia, including Shirley MacLaine, Warren Beatty, and Chad Coleman.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Richmond, Virginia since 1700.