Notables
Edmund Pendleton
- Birthday: September 9, 1721
- Birthplace: Edmundsbury, outside Bowling Green
- Date of Death: October 23, 1803
- Buried: Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, VA
- Known for:
- 1st speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Member, House of Burgesses from 1752 to 1776
- Represented Virginia at the Continental Congress in 1774-1775
- Historical Marker: Northbound 301, 0.2 miles north of Sparta Road
John Penn
- Birthday: May 17, 1741
- Birthplace: Near Port Royal
- Date of Death: September 14, 1788
- Known for: Signer of the Declaration of Independence (for North Carolina)
- Links:
William Clark
- Birthday: August 1, 1770
- Birthplace: Western Caroline County, near Ladysmith
- Date of Death: September 1, 1838
- Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, MO
- Known for: The 1804-1806 expedition of the Midwest and Pacific Northwest with Meriwether Lewis
- Historical marker: At the corner of Ladysmith Road and County Line Church Road
- Links: Britannica online
York
- Birthday: Sometime between 1770 and 1775
- Birthplace: Believed to be at Clark family home near Ladysmith
- Date of Death: Unknown
- Known for: Accompanying Lewis and Clark on their expedition where he was the 1st African American to travel from coast to coast of the present United States of America
William Woodford
- Birthday: October 6, 1734
- Birthplace: Windsor, near the area of Rappahannock Academy
- Date of Death: November 13, 1780
- Known for:
- Trusted officer of General George Washington
- Waging the first Revolutionary War battle on Virginia soil (Battle of Great Bridge), where he was in command of the Second Regiment and won the Norfolk fort
- Historical Marker: Southbound US 17, 0.5 miles south of Ware Creek Road
John Taylor
- Birthday: December 19, 1753 Birthplace: Mill Hill, and later lived at Hazelwood outside Port Royal
- Date of Death: August 21, 1824
- Known for:
- Author of political and agricultural literature including Arator, leading to being called the "father of American agriculture"
- Served on the Virginia legislature between 1776 and 1800 as well as 3 terms in the U.S. Senate where he supported states' rights
- Historical Marker: Northbound US 17, outside of Port Royal
- Links: Independent Institute Online
George Armistead
- Birthday: April 10, 1780
- Birthplace: New Market Plantation, outside Bowling Green
- Date of Death: April 25, 1818
- Buried: Old St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, MD
- Known for:
- Known as the "Guardian of the Star-Spangled Banner"
- Ordering the raising of the American flag during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812, which inspired the creation of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Secretariat
- Birthday: March 30, 1970
- Birthplace: Meadow Farm, Doswell, VA
- Date of Death: October 4, 1989
- Buried: Claiborne Farm, Paris, KY
- Known for:
- Set a world record at the 1973 Belmont Stakes with a time of 2:24 and winning by 31 lengths
- Winner of the 1973 Triple Crown
- Links:
Riva Ridge
- Birthday: 1969
- Birthplace: Claiborne Farm, Paris, KY
- Date of Death: April 21, 1985
- Known for:
- 12th horse to become an equine millionaire
- Stablemate of Secretariat at Meadow Farm
- Won the 1972 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes (missed the Triple Crown by losing at the Preakness)