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Meriwether Lewis (1774 - 1809) and William Clark (1770 - 1838) Led a famous expedition to the Pacific ocean; both born in Virginia.

Edgar Allen Poe (1809 - 1849) Author of works such as The Tell-Tale Heart and The Fall of the House of Usher; lived in Richmond.

Warren Beatty (1937 - ) Director, actor, producer, writer; born in Richmond.

Roy Clark (1933 - ) Country music artist; born in Meherrin.

James E. West (1931 - ) Inventor of the Foil Electret Microphone; born in Prince Edward County.

Arthur Ashe (1943 - 1993) Famous tennis player; born in Richmond.

Ella Fitzgerald (1917 - 1996) Jazz singer; born in Newport News.

Booker T. Washington (1856 - 1915) African-American educator and founder of Tuskegee Institute; born on a small farm in the Virginia backcountry.

George Washington (1732 - 1799) First president of the U.S.; born in Westmoreland county.

Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826) Third president of the U.S.; born in Albermarle County.

James Madison (1751 - 1836) Fourth president of the U.S.; born in Orange County.

James Monroe (1758 - 1831) Fifth president of the U.S.; born in Westmoreland County.

William Henry Harrison (1773 - 1841) Ninth president of the U.S.; born in Berkeley.

John Tyler (1790 - 1862) Tenth president of the U.S.; born in Charles City County.

Zachary Taylor (1784 - 1850) 12th president of the U.S.; born in Orange County.

Woodrow Wilson (1856 - 1924) 28th president of the U.S.; born in Stauton.

Admiral Richard E. Byrd (1888 - 1957) Explorer and first man to fly over North and South poles; born in Winchester.