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==Notable people== * [[Nicholas H. Cobbs]] (1796-1861), former Episcopal prelate, served as the first [[Bishop of Alabama]]. * [[Colonel Chaffin]] (1826 β April 1873), little person who toured the United States and was billed as the "Virginia Dwarf".<ref>Wood, Edward J. [https://archive.org/details/giantsanddwarfs00woodgoog/page/n460 <!-- pg=442 --> Giants and Dwarfs], p. 442-43 (1868)</ref> * [[Erik Estrada]] (born March 16, 1949), an American actor, voice actor, and subsequent Bedford County deputy sheriff, known for his co-starring lead role in the police drama television series, ''[[CHiPs]]'', which ran from 1977 to 1983. * Carl Overstreet, (1929-2015) first U2 pilot to fly over Soviet Air Space<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2016-featured-story-archive/remembering-u2-pilot-carl-overstreet.html|title=Remembering Carl Overstreet|date=June 9, 2016|website=www.cia.gov|access-date=October 20, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021003016/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2016-featured-story-archive/remembering-u2-pilot-carl-overstreet.html|archive-date=October 21, 2016}}</ref> * [[Thomas Jefferson]] had a summer retreat in Bedford County called "[[Poplar Forest]]". * [[James P. Ownby]] (1845–1906), Illinois state representative; was born in Bedford County.<ref>'Directory of the Legislature of Illinois of 1895,' Biographical Sketch of James Polk Ownby, pg 61</ref> * [[Lacey E. Putney|Lacey Putney]] was born and raised in Bedford County, VA. * [[Jerry Falwell Jr]], former [[Liberty University]] President, lives in Bedford County on a farm.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.liberty.edu/aboutliberty/?PID=14588|title=Biography of Jerry Falwell - About Liberty - Liberty University|website=www.liberty.edu|access-date=May 7, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507124449/https://www.liberty.edu/aboutliberty/?PID=14588|archive-date=May 7, 2018}}</ref> * [[Sam Sloan]], book publisher, lives in Bedford County and attended Boonsboro School Elementary School and High School in Bedford County
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