List of famous people from Hampton Roads
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This is a list of famous people and celebrities that were either born in or have lived in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.
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[edit] Chesapeake
- Dré Bly – professional football player with the Detroit Lions.
- Stewart Copeland – drummer for rock band The Police and jazz ensemble Animal Logic.
- Michael Copon – star of One Tree Hill and winner of VH1's But Can They Sing?
- Michael Cuddyer – professional baseball third baseman for the Minnesota Twins.
- Kenny Easley – professional football player with the Seattle Seahawks.
- DeAngelo Hall – professional football cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons
- Alonzo Mourning – professional basketball player for the Miami Heat.
- Darren Perry – football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Ricky Rudd – professional NASCAR race car driver.
- B.J. Upton – professional baseball shortstop for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays; drafted #2 overall in 2002.
- Justin Upton – B.J.'s younger brother, a professional baseball player drafted #1 overall in 2005 by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- David Wright – professional baseball starting third basemen for the New York Mets
- Ed Beard – professional football player for the San Francisco 49ers.
- Ashton Lewis – NASCAR driver
- Elton Sawyer – NASCAR driver
- Jeff Falk – NASCAR driver
- Josh Rupe – professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers
[edit] Hampton
- Ronald Curry – professional football player for the Oakland Raiders.
- Steve Earle – popular country-rock musician and songwriter.
- Shaun Gayle – professional football player with the San Diego Chargers.
- Chris Hanburger – popular Washington Redskins player in the 1970s.
- Mike Husted – former kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders, and Washington Redskins.
- Allen Iverson – professional basketball player, point guard for the Philadelphia 76ers.
- Dwight Stephenson – professional football player for the Miami Dolphins and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- Nikki Nova – actress.
[edit] Newport News
- Pearl Bailey – Tony award winning actress and singer.
- Larry Bethea – late professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys.
- Aaron Brooks – professional football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders.
- Joyce Bulifant – television actress.
- Robert Cray – blues guitarist.
- Frankie Faison – film actor.
- Ella Fitzgerald – jazz singer.
- The Five Keys – popular soul and doo-wop act in the 1950s; featuring Newport News locals Ripley Ingram, Bernie West, Dickie Threat and Rudy West.
- Johnny Gilbert – announcer for the hit television quiz show Jeopardy!
- Gary Hudson – actor.
- Henry Jordan – professional football player for the Green Bay Packers and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- Leroy Keyes – professional football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Michael McGuire – Tony award-winning actor.
- David Macklin – professional football player for the Arizona Cardinals.
- Hazel R. O'Leary – former Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton and currently President of Fisk University.
- Austin Roberts – singer and songwriter.
- Norm Snead – professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles.
- William Styron – author of The Confessions of Nat Turner and Sophie's Choice.
- Al Toon – professional football player for the New York Jets.
- Marcus Vick – former quarterback for Virginia Tech.
- Michael Vick – professional football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons.
- Wolfman Jack – aka Robert Smith, radio personality.
[edit] Norfolk
- Gary "U.S." Bonds – singer and songwriter.
- Plaxico Burress – professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants.
- Clarence Clemons – saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and former player for the Norfolk Neptunes football team.
- Tom DiCillo – film writer and director.
- Charles "Lefty" Driesell, famed basketball coach at the University of Maryland, College Park, James Madison University, and Georgia State University.
- Rob Estes – actor.
- Gary Fleder – film director.
- William Fuller – professional football defensive end for the Chicago Bears.
- Stephen Furst – television actor.
- Joe Garland – songwriter.
- Eddie Holman – musician.
- Henry Howell – Independent Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
- General Johnson – R&B musician
- Naomi Long Madgett, African American poet
- Timothy "Timbaland" Mosely – Hip-Hop artist and producer, longtime associate of Missy Elliot
- Wayne Newton – a.k.a. "Mr. Las Vegas"; singer and songwriter.
- Tim Reid – television actor, director, and film executive.
- Joseph Jenkins Roberts – First President of Liberia.
- Larry Sabato – National Political Pundit and Professor at the University of Virginia.
- Deborah Shelton – television actor.
- John Wesley Shipp – television actor.
- Bruce Smith – professional football player for the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins.
- Margaret Sullavan – actress and wife of Leland Hayward.
- Joe Smith – professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks.
- Scott Travis – drummer for rock band Judas Priest.
- Marc Vann – actor
- Gene Vincent – trailblazing rock-a-billy artist recorded the huge hit "Be-Bop-A-Lula."
- Ernie Watts – composer, jazz saxophonist, and long-time touring member of The Rolling Stones.
- Joe Weatherly, NASCAR driver
- Patrick Wilson (actor).
- Ben Watson American Football player for the New England Patriots
[edit] Portsmouth
- Virginia C. Andrews – aka V.C. Andrews, mystery and horror writer.
- Karen Briggs – Violinist
- Ruth Brown – Grammy-award winning singer and entertainer.
- Bebe Buell, fashion model, famous groupie and mother of Liv Tyler
- LaTasha Colander – track and field sprint star, 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist (4x400m)
- Missy Elliott – rapper
- Perry Ellis – fashion designer.
- Tommy Facenda – singer and songwriter
- Shadow Morton – aka George Morton, record producer and songwriter.
- Tommy Newsom – musician featured in Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen.
- John "Toast" Oast – professional skateboarder and skateboard industry entrepreneur.
- Patton Oswalt – comedian and television actor.
- William Russ – actor
- Bill Schneider – political commentator for CNN.
- Wanda Sykes – actress, comedian, and comedy writer.
- Nicole Wray – rapper and protege of Missy Elliott.
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[edit] Suffolk
- Charlie Byrd – jazz guitarist.
- Joe Maphis – country music singer and songwriter.
- Ramon Williamson – author, motivational speaker, life coach and actor.
[edit] Virginia Beach
- Anthony Addabbo – daytime television actor.
- BLACKstreet – R&B musician.
- Rudy Boesch – third place finalist on Survivor: Pulau Tiga (first season).
- J. Evan Bonifant – actor.
- Maria Boren – contestant on The Apprentice 2.
- Curtis Bush-World Champion Kickboxer and Actor
- Jason George– television actor.
- Keith Goganious – professional football player for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- Jonathan D. Gordon– Illustrator and Sports Artist
- Percy Harvin-Current football player at The University Of Florida
- Steve Holland – guitarist for 70s and 80s rock group Molly Hatchet.
- David Hull – bassist for 90s rock groups Naked Reaction and The Boneshakers; co-star of 90s sitcom Boredom.
- Wes Lane – prosurfer.
- Evan Marriott – reality television star on Joe Millionaire.
- Scott McKenzie – singer and songwriter.
- The Neptunes – (Pharrell (Williams) and Chad Hugo), hip-hop and pop music production duo superstars.
- Juice Newton – pop and country singer.
- Brandon Noble – professional football player for the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, and Washington Redskins.
- J.R. Reid – former professional basketball player.
- Teddy Riley – musician and songwriter.
- Pat Robertson – founder of Regent University and The 700 Club, produced by the Christian Broadcasting Network.
- Bruce Smith – former professional football player for the Buffalo Bills.
- Kendra Todd – winner of The Apprentice 3.
- The Clipse – rap group.
- Sean Murphy – NASCAR driver.
- Mark Worrell Drummer for Hickey Necklace and Naked Reaction
[edit] Williamsburg
- Jimmy Fortune – vocalist with the Statler Brothers
- Bruce Hornsby – singer and songwriter.
- Linda Lavin – actress.
- Seven Mary Three – alternative rock band.
- Shawn Springs – football player for the Washington Redskins.
- Lawrence Taylor – professional football player for the New York Giants and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
[edit] York County
- Terry Kirby – professional football player for the Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders.
- Chris Slade – professional football player for the New England Patriots.
- Bruce Cunningham-- Baltimore sportscaster
- Nancy Thomas-- Nationally-Known Folk Artist
