Editing Rockbridge County, Virginia (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Robert H. Adams]] (1792–1832), born in Rockbridge County, [[United States Senator]] from [[Mississippi]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | year = 1967}}</ref>
* [[John Allen (soldier)|John Allen]] (1771–1813), born in Rockbridge County, a Kentucky political figure and colonel of militia, killed in the [[War of 1812]]
* [[Adam Rankin Alexander]] (1781–1848), born in Rockbridge County, [[United States Congressman]] from [[Tennessee]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Archibald Alexander]] (1772–1851), born in Rockbridge County, noted [[Presbyterian]] [[clergyman]], president of [[Hampden–Sydney College]], and one of the founders of and the first professor of [[Princeton Theological Seminary]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Samuel Dale]] (1772–1841), born in Rockbridge County, American frontiersman, known as the "Daniel Boone of Alabama" and a veteran of the [[Creek War]] of 1813–1814
* [[Pierre Daura]] (1896–1976), Spanish/Catalan painter, naturalized American who lived in the county
*[[Jessie Benton Frémont]] (1824–1902), born in Rockbridge County, American writer and political activist
* [[William C. Friday]] (1920–2012), born in Raphine, Rockbridge County, American educator, public servant and President of [[University of North Carolina]]
* [[Sam Houston]] (1793–1863), born in Rockbridge County, the only person to serve as governor of two U.S. states ([[Texas]] and [[Tennessee]]), victor at the [[Battle of San Jacinto]], President of the [[Republic of Texas]], and [[United States Senate|United States Senator]]
* [[Stonewall Jackson]] (1824–1863), one-time resident of [[Lexington, Virginia|Lexington]], the county seat; General in the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army
* [[Robert E. Lee]] (1807–1870), former commander of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army of Northern Virginia in the [[U.S. Civil War]]; after the war he accepted the presidency of [[Washington and Lee University]] (then Washington College)
* [[Robert Wood Lynn]], American poet, winner of [[Yale Series of Younger Poets|Yale Younger Poets Prize]]
* [[Sally Mann]] (born 1951), celebrated American photographer
* [[Charlie Manuel]] (born 1944), American and Japanese baseball player and [[World Series]] champion manager of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
* [[Rick Mast]] (born 1957), Fan-favorite [[NASCAR Cup Series|Winston Cup]] and [[NASCAR Xfinity Series|Busch Series]] driver
* [[Cyrus McCormick]] (1809–1884), inventor of the reaper
* [[Miles Poindexter]] (1868-1946), Graduate of [[Fancy Hill Academy]] and [[Washington & Lee University]], [[United States]] [[Senator]] from [[Washington (state)|Washington]], 1920 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Primary Presidential Candidate, United States [[Ambassador]] to [[Peru]], Author, retired to and died in his home in [[Natural Bridge Station, Virginia|Arnolds Valley]]
* [[Samuel B. Pryor]] (1816–1866), First mayor of [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]]. He was in the first class of the [[Virginia Military Institute]].
* [[Archibald Roane]] (1759/60–1819), lived in Rockbridge County in the 1780s, [[Governor of Tennessee]]
* [[William Taylor (missionary)]] -- Nineteenth century missionary who spread and/or introduced Methodism around the world through his missionary work.
*  [[Absalom Willis Robertson|A. Willis Robertson]] (1887–1971), U.S. Senator, father of [[Pat Robertson]]
* [[Pat Robertson]] (1930–2023), American minister, university president and media figure
* [[Archibald Stuart]] (1795–1855), founder of [[Phi Beta Kappa]]
* [[Cy Twombly]] (1928–2011), born in Lexington, American [[expatriate]] painter
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