Editing Martinsville, Virginia (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Rabih Abdullah]] – [[National Football League|NFL]] player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AbduRa00.htm|title=Rabih Abdullah|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.Com|access-date=August 17, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Buddy Arrington]] – former [[NASCAR]] driver<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1985/05/20/buddy-arrington-has-never-won-a-grand-national-but-hes-no-loser|title=Buddy Arrington Has Never Won A Grand National But He's No Loser|last=Buchanan|first=Rob|date=May 20, 1985|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
* [[John Robert Brown (Virginia politician)|John Robert Brown]] – American politician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000931|title=John Robert Brown Biography|website=bioguide.congress.gov|access-date=October 10, 2023}}</ref>
* [[William Fields Carter]] (1908–1999) — member of the [[Virginia House of Delegates]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/martinsville-bulletin-carter-5-apr-1999/156569552/ |title=Carter |date=1999-04-05 |newspaper=Martinsville Bulletin |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-10-04}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[Fred Dove]] – racing driver 
* [[H. Clay Earles]] – NASCAR team owner, founder and chairman of [[Martinsville Speedway]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://greensboro.com/martinsville-track-owner-earles-dies-h-clay-earles-one-of-the-earliest-supporters-of-stock/article_84d49b2d-bdc6-5625-aa5b-79c2aab59d8c.html|title=Martinsville Track Owner Earles Dies/ H. Clay Earles, One of the Earliest Supporters of Stock Car Racing and the Founder of The Martinsville Speedway, Passes Away at Age 86|last=Long|first=Dustin|date=November 16, 1999|website=[[Greensboro News & Record]]|access-date=June 13, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Greg Gaines (linebacker)|Greg Gaines]] – NFL player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com//.htm|title=Greg Gaines|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.Com|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref> 
* [[Tony Gravely]] – [[UFC]] fighter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Local-fighter-Tony-Gravely-is-ready-to-fight-for-his-spot-in-the-UFC-523866921.html|title=Local fighter Tony Gravely ready to fight for spot in UFC|last=Davis|first=Kendall|date=August 6, 2019|website=WDBJ7.com|access-date=August 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/athlete/tony-gravely|title=Tony Gravely Bio|website=[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]|date=December 26, 2019 |access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Clinton Gregory]] — American singer-songwriter 
* [[Carl Hairston]] – NFL player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HairCa20.htm|title=Carl Hairston|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.Com|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bs-sp-catching-up-hairston-20170914-story.html|title=Catching up with former UMES and NFL star Carl Hairston|last=Klingaman|first=Mike|date=September 15, 2017|website=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|access-date=July 15, 2022}}</ref>
* [[George Hairston]] — plantation owner, former sheriff of Henry County, Brigadier General, War of 1812<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hairston.org/p949.htm|title=George Hairston|website=Hairston.org|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Robert Hairston]] — American politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hairston.org/p38.htm|title=Robert Hairston|website=Hairston.org|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Jeremy O. Harris]] — actor and playwright<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/28/theater/jeremy-o-harris-slave-play.html|title=A Playwright Who Won't let Anyone Off the Hook|last=Kumar|first=Naveen|date=November 28, 2018|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=August 17, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Patrick Henry]] — [[Founding Fathers of the United States|American Founding Father]] (resided at [[Leatherwood Plantation]], Henry County, outside current city limits)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.history.com/.amp/topics/american-revolution/patrick-henry|title=Patrick Henry|website=history.com|publisher=[[The History Channel]]|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> 
*[[Odell Hodge]] — played college basketball at [[Old Dominion University]] and former professional basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://odusports.com/sports/2019/9/16/208421971.aspx|title=Odell Hodge|website=ODUsports.com|access-date=September 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-20060725-2006-07-25-0607250104-story.html|title=Star Track: Odell Hodge|date=July 25, 2006|website=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]]|access-date=April 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp971127/11270868.htm|title=What In The World Is Odell Hodge Doing In Istanbul? Former ODU Star Adjusts To Basketball European-Style|last=Miller|first=Ed|date=November 27, 1997|website=scholar.lib.vt.edu|access-date=April 26, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Randy Hundley]] — former Major League Baseball player & coach<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hundlra01.shtml|title=Randy Hundley|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2006/12/18/92825/556|title=The Top 100 Cubs of All Time – #64 Randy Hundley|last=Yellon|first=Al|date=December 18, 2006|website=bleedcubbieblue.com|access-date=July 11, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Todd Hundley]] — former Major League Baseball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hundlto01.shtml|title=Todd Hundley|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1992-03-08-9201120937-story.html|title=Hand-Me-Down Now A Prize Catch|last=Edes|first=Gordon|date=March 8, 1992|website=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|access-date=February 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/todd-hundley-116316|title=Todd Hundley Stats, Fantasy & News|website=[[MLB.com]]|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|access-date=February 23, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Hodgetwins]] — stand-up comedians<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://martinsvillebulletin.com/news/local/two-martinsville-area-children-injured-in-a-road-rage-shooting-last-month-are-gaining-worldwide/article_388b0766-a975-5183-abf9-1828b22af0e1.html |title=Two Martinsville-area children injured in a road-rage shooting last month are gaining worldwide support inspired by the famous Hodgetwins |last=Kozelsky | first=Holly |date=May 3, 2019|website=[[Martinsville Bulletin]]}}</ref>
* [[Magdalen Hsu-Li]] — American singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://staff.washington.edu/kendo/magdalenhsuli.html|title=Magdalen Hsu-Li Biography|website=staff.washington.edu|publisher=[[University of Washington]]|access-date=April 13, 2022}}</ref>
* [[George Hairston Jamerson]] — brigadier general during [[World War I]]
* [[Kristen-Paige Madonia]] — novelist and creative writing teacher<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://martinsvillebulletin.com/lifestyles/madonia-crosses-genres-in-latest-book/article_adbb39be-6e14-5633-b183-cc0a5b1858f8.html|title=Madonia crosses genres in latest book|last=Kozelsky|first=Holly|date=May 20, 2016|website=[[Martinsville Bulletin]]|access-date=August 31, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Joseph Martin (general)|Joseph Martin]] — [[American Revolutionary War]] general, [[legislator]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://martinsvillebulletin.com/news/local/monument-placed-in-martins-honor/article_1ebaa659-5992-59ad-8597-bb911affe3f2.html|title=Monument placed in Martin's honor|last=Powell|first=Mickey|date=June 29, 2008|website=[[Martinsville Bulletin]]|access-date=August 19, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Delvin Joyce]] — NFL player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoycDe00.htm|title=Delvin Joyce|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.Com|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://martinsvillebulletin.com/news/residents-encouraged-to-pursue-their-dreams-at-naacp-ceremony/article_7405b3d7-ac0a-5cba-84bc-3cbb1dc4f12d.html|title=Residents encouraged to pursue their dreams at NAACP ceremony|last=Collins|first=Paul|date=February 19, 2017|website=[[Martinsville Bulletin]]|access-date=April 26, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Matur Maker]] — professional basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usatodayhss.com/2015/younger-maker-a-big-part-of-his-brothers-possible-reclassifcation-decision|title=Jordan Brand Classic: Mature Maker a big part of brother Thon's possible reclassification decision|last=Halley|first=Jim|date=April 17, 2015|website=usatodayhss.com|access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Thon Maker]] — NBA player for [[Milwaukee Bucks]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.roanoke.com/sports/high_schools/ceiling-high-for-foot-nba-draft-prospect-thon/article_56f88267-f240-5853-9c97-be4583865dc5.html|title=Ceiling high for 7-foot 1 NBA draft prospect Thon Maker|work=www.roanoke.com|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://martinsvillebulletin.com/sports/meeting-the-maker-how-one-moment-changed-basketball/article_5fc1e38e-3b44-11e6-abe0-0fad4ff46f45.html|title=Meeting the Maker: How one moment changed basketball|last=Hamlet|first=Harrison|date=June 25, 2016|website=[[Martinsville Bulletin]]|access-date=July 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/2016/06/24/thon-maker-taken-no-10-by-milwaukee-bucks-in-nba-draft.html|title=Thon Maker taken No.10 by Milwaukee Bucks in NBA Draft|last=Armas|first=Genaro|date=June 24, 2016|website=[[Toronto Star]]|access-date=April 24, 2023}}</ref>
* [[J. C. Martin (baseball)|J. C. Martin]] — former MLB player for [[New York Mets]], 1969 [[World Series]] champion<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/article236196058.html|title=50 years removed from Mets' improbable World Series, J.C. Martin still has the bunt|last=Garfield|first=Ken|date=October 17, 2019|website=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|access-date=February 19, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Jonah McReynolds]] — Major League Baseball [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers Organization]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Register Players Encyclopedia |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Barry Michaels]] — American radio personality<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocala.com/story/news/2014/06/26/wind-fms-barry-michaels-has-taken-his-vw-bug-all-over-this-land/31940408007/|title=Wind FM's Barry Michaels has taken his VW Bug all over this land|last=Filmore|first=Andy|date=June 26, 2014|website=Ocala.com|access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref> 
* [[Clyde Minter]] — racing driver<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/owner/Clyde_Minter/|title=Clyde Minter|website=racing-reference.info|access-date=October 8, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Shawn Moore]] — NFL and [[Canadian Football League]] player<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1990/09/28/really-these-moores-are-the-most/031719cb-5462-426f-998e-37fe6fc7fbe7/|title=Really, These Moore's are the most|last=Gildea|first=William|date=September 28, 1990|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoorSh00.htm|title=Shawn Moore|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.Com|access-date=April 11, 2019}}</ref> 
*[[Murders of Alison Parker and Adam Ward|Alison Parker]] — former journalist and news reporter for [[WDBJ]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://myfox8.com/news/martinsville-remembers-their-little-angel-slain-wdbj-reporter-alison-parker/|title=Martinsville community remembers their little angel; slain WDBJ reporter Alison Parker|website=myfox8.com|date=August 27, 2015 |access-date=April 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/virginia-tv-shooting/wdbj7-reporter-alison-parker-photographer-adam-ward-killed-live-tv-n416221|title=WDBJ7 Reporter Alison Parker, Photographer Adam Ward Killed on Live TV|last=Vinograd|first=Cassandra|date=August 26, 2015|website=[[NBC News]]|access-date=April 26, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Jesse Penn]] — Football player<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://martinsvillebulletin.com/lifestyles/features/martinsville-native-nancy-redd-writes-bedtime-bonnet-to-share-black-culture-style-and-heritage-with/article_9dcae915-2ce0-5046-a98e-0916d78c5849.html |title=Martinsville native Nancy Redd writes 'Bedtime Bonet' to share black culture, style, and heritage with children |last=Kozelsky |first=Holly |date=April 1, 2020 |website=[[Martinsville Bulletin]] |access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Jessamine Shumate]] — Virginia artist<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://martinsvillebulletin.com/news/local/philpott-dam-construction-paintings-given-to-center/article_44335269-3e9b-5361-824d-bf3769848b7a.html |title=Philpot Dam construction paintings given to center |last=Winston |first=Eliza |date=September 21, 2010 |website=[[Martinsville Bulletin]] |access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Whitney Shumate]] — businessman, civic leader<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mymartinsville.com/shumate3.php |title=Whitney Shumate – Martinsville and Henry County VA |website=myMartinsville.com |access-date=April 12, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Gregory Swanson]] — practiced law in Martinsville until 1957<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.law.virginia.edu/uvalawyer/spring-2018/article/long-walk |title=The Long Walk: What Life Was Like for Gregory Swanson, the Lawyer Who Integrated UVA |last=Williamson |first=Eric |date=April 9, 2018 |website=[[University of Virginia School of Law]] |publisher=[[University of Virginia]] |access-date=October 10, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Robert Tuggle]] — author, director of the archives at the [[Metropolitan Opera]], Grammy-nominated<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/arts/music/robert-tuggle-longtime-archivist-of-the-metropolitan-opera-dies-at-83.html|title=Robert Tuggle, Longtime Archivist of the Metropolitan Opera, Dies at 83|last=Roberts|first=Sam|date=January 27, 2016|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Dennis L. Via]] — former Commanding General of the United States Army Materiel Command (AMC)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.army.mil/article/172911/meet_your_army_gen_dennis_l_via_army_materiel_command |title=Meet your Army: Gen. Dennis L. Via, Army Materiel Command |date=August 8, 2016 |website=army.mil |publisher=[[United States Army]] |access-date=April 19, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Marilyn Tavenner]] — American politician<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/16/us/ex-medicare-chief-marilyn-tavenner-top-lobbyist.html |title=Head of Obama's Health Care Rollout to Lobby for Insurers |last=Pear |first=Robert |date=July 15, 2015 |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 12, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Sonny Wade]] — Canadian Football League player<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://vasportshof.com/inductee/jesse-sonny-wade/ |title=Jesse "Sonny" Wade |website=vasportshof.com |publisher=Virginia Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Lou Whitaker|"Sweet Lou" Whitaker]] — MLB player for [[Detroit Tigers]], 1978 [[AL Rookie of the Year]], 1984 [[World Series]] champion<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://martinsvillebulletin.com/sports/if-that-day-comes-martinsville-is-welcome-lou-whitaker-benefiting-from-second-look-at-his/article_fdb3deda-1116-5219-9df6-07f6c72e7d5b.amp.html|title=If that day comes, Martinsville is welcome: Lou Whitaker benefiting from second look at his baseball career|last=Cooper|first=Cara|date=November 11, 2019|website=[[Martinsville Bulletin]]|access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/1427914/2019/12/05/lou-whitakers-hall-of-fame-dreams-start-and-end-with-a-little-town-in-virginia/|title=Lou Whitaker's Hall of Fame dreams start and end with a little town in Virginia|last=Stavenhagen|first=Cody|date=December 5, 2019|website=[[The Athletic]]|access-date=July 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/lou-whitaker-124154|title=Lou Whitaker Stats, Fantasy & News|website=[[MLB.com]]|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|access-date=February 19, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Kennon C. Whittle]] — judge, [[Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://scvahistory.org/scv/w/whittle-kennon-caithness-1951-1965/ |title=Kennon Caithness Whittle, March 14, 1951-February 1, 1965 |website=scvahistory.org |date=May 2, 2014 |access-date=April 13, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Stafford G. Whittle]] — judge, [[Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://libguides.law.virginia.edu/c.php?g=39996&p=254139 |title=Our History: Featured Alumni/ae: Whittle, Stafford G., 1871 |website=libguides.law.virginia.edu |publisher=[[University of Virginia]] |access-date=April 13, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Red Top Young]] — American singer-songwriter