List of People From Hampton Roads - Newport News

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• Willie Armstead (b. 1952) – former professional football player in the Canadian Football League
• Pearl Bailey (1918–90) – Tony award winning actress and singer
• Antoine Bethea (b. 1984) – professional football player for the Indianapolis Colts
• Larry Bethea (1956–87) – late professional football player for the Dallas Cowboys
• Darryl Blackstock (b. 1983) – professional football player for the Cincinnati Bengals
• Aaron Brooks (b. 1976) – former professional football quarterback for the Oakland Raiders, land developer
• Elton Brown (b. 1982) - former professional football player for the Arizona Cardinals
• Joyce Bulifant (b. 1937) – television actress
• Robert Cray (b. 1953) – blues guitarist
• Frankie Faison (b. 1949) – film actor
• Ella Fitzgerald (1917–96) – 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 (b. 1924) – announcer for the hit television quiz show Jeopardy!
• Marques Hagans (b. 1982) - NFL Player
• Henry Jordan (1935–77) – former professional football player for the Green Bay Packers and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Richard Kelly (b. 1975) – film director and writer; films include Donnie Darko and Domino, among others
• Leroy Keyes (b. 1947) – former professional football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles
• J. J. Lankes (1884–1960) – Woodcut artist, lived for many years in the Hilton Village neighborhood
• Michael Maguire (b. 1955) – Tony award-winning actor
• Queen Esther Marrow (b. 1941) - Soul and Gospel singer
• David Macklin (b. 1978) – professional football player for the Washington Redskins
• J. Clyde Morris – the first executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, former city manager of the City of Warwick and namesake of that stretch of U.S. Route 17 from Warwick Blvd. to Interstate 64
• Hazel R. O'Leary (b. 1937) – former Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton and currently President of Fisk University
• Clifford "Quan" Peacock – underground Hip hop artist
• Tommy Reamon (b. 1952) – former pro football player and coach.
• Austin Roberts (b. 1945) – singer and songwriter
• Nick "The Goat" Thompson (b. 1981) Professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter. Bodog Fight Welterweight Champion
• Tony "Tonedeff" Rojas – underground Hip hop artist
• Norm Snead (b. 1939) – former professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles
• William Styron (1925–2006) – author of The Confessions of Nat Turner and Sophie's Choice
• Mike Tomlin (b. 1972) – head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Al Toon (b. 1963) – former professional football player for the New York Jets
• Marcus Vick (b. 1984) – former NFL player, quarterback for Virginia Tech
• Michael Vick (b. 1980) – football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Christian Wiggins (b. 1988) - former Junior National Spelling Bee Champion, 1994 and son of Washington D.C. kingpin Tim Holley.