Williamsburg
- Jimmy Fortune (b. 1955) – vocalist with the Statler Brothers
- Mel Gray (b. 1961), professional football player and member of NFL all decade team of 1990s
- Bruce Hornsby (b. 1954) – singer and songwriter
- Wayne Kirby (b. 1964), Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians
- Linda Lavin (b. 1937) – actress
- Seven Mary Three – alternative rock band
- Ron Springs (b. 1956) – played running back for the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Shawn Springs (b. 1975) – football player for the Washington Redskins
- Lawrence Taylor (b. 1959) – former professional football player for the New York Giants, professional wrestler, and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Jack Tatum of indie rock band Wild Nothing
- George Wythe (1726–1806) – First professor of law at William and Mary teaching future Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, and future Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Marshall. Signer of the Declaration of Independence
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