Authors and Academics
- Edgar Allan Poe - Lived in the city while attending the University of Virginia.
- William Faulkner - Writer in residence at the University, to which he bequeathed all of his original manuscripts.
- Julia Magruder - Novelist
- William McGuffey - Lived in Charlottesville while serving as a professor at the University and was buried nearby upon death.
- Kenneth R. Mladenka - Political scientist who researched in urban studies, resided in Charlottesville from 1975-1979.
- John Grisham - Novelist lives just outside of Charlottesville.
- Steven M. Greer - An ex-physician best known for founding the Disclosure Project.
- William McDonough - Environmental architect, planner, author; former Dean of Architecture at the University.
- Rob Sheffield - Author of Love is a Mix Tape, a memoir that takes place in Charlottesville.
- Julian Bond - Lived between Charlottesville and Washington DC while serving as a professor at the University of Virginia.
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