Editing Franklin County, Virginia (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Jubal Anderson Early]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] general
* [[Booker T. Washington]], a [[freedman]] (former slave) who became a leading educator and one of the prominent [[civil rights activist]]s of his era, was born on the Burroughs Farm in [[Hale's Ford, Virginia|Hale's Ford]].
* [[Adam Clayton Powell Sr.]] (1865–1953), a prominent Baptist minister nationally, was born to Sally Dunning, a [[free people of color|free woman of color]] whose family had been free for at least three generations before the Civil War. He worked his way through [[Wayland Seminary]] and graduate school at [[Yale University]]. After working in New Haven, he was called to the [[Abyssinian Baptist Church]] in [[Harlem, New York]] from 1908 to 1936, which he developed as the largest congregation in the US at the time, reaching 10,000 members.
* Bondurant Brothers; Howard, Forrest and Jack, were bootlegging brothers during the Prohibition Era from the Snow Creek Area of Franklin County. They are the main characters in [[Matt Bondurant]]'s historical novel, ''[[The Wettest County in the World]]'' (2008), and in the film adapted from it, ''[[Lawless (film)|Lawless]]'' (2012).
* [[Ron Hodges]], [[Major League Baseball]] catcher who played his entire career for the [[New York Mets]] from 1973 to 1984.
* [[Dwaine Board]], [[National Football League]] Defensive Lineman and now [[Cleveland Browns]] defensive line coach was part of four [[Super Bowl]] victories for the [[San Francisco 49ers]], three as a player ([[Super Bowl XVI]], [[Super Bowl XIX]], and [[Super Bowl XXIII]]) and one as a coach ([[Super Bowl XXIX]]). As a player Board recorded 61.0 career sacks and eight more in the postseason from 1979 to 1988. He earned Defensive Player of the Game honors in San Francisco's 38–16 win over Miami.
* [[Jesse L. Martin]], actor, primarily known for his role as Detective Ed Green on the TV show [[Law & Order]].
*[[Tarell Basham]], [[National Football League]] outside linebacker for the [[Dallas Cowboys]]
*[[Clover-Lynn]], bluesgrass and [[gothic country]] musician