Editing Abingdon, Virginia (section)

==Notable people==
Three Virginia governors lived here: [[Wyndham Robertson]], [[David Campbell (Virginia)|David Campbell]], and [[John B. Floyd]].

* [[Robert Armstrong (1792–1854)|Robert Armstrong]] (1792–1854), born in Abingdon, [[United States Army]] officer and candidate for [[Governor of Tennessee]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | year = 1967}}</ref>
* [[Martin Beaty]] (1784–1856), born in Abingdon, [[United States Congressman]] from Kentucky<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Francis Preston Blair]] (1791–1876), born in Abingdon, journalist and politician<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Rick Boucher]] (born 1946), Abingdon native, U.S. [[Congressman]] for the {{ushr|Virginia|9|9th congressional District}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20080410212140/http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/va09_109.gif map]), served 13 terms (1983–2011).
* [[Colette Burson]] (born 1970), writer, screenwriter, producer, and director
* [[Scott Cooper (director)|Scott Cooper]] (born 1970), film director
* [[Elizabeth Litchfield Cunnyngham]] (1831–1911), missionary and church worker
* [[James K. Gibson|James King Gibson]] (1812–1879), born in Abingdon, United States Congressman from Virginia<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Gail Harris (baseball)|Gail Harris]] (1931–2012), born in Abingdon, major league baseball player for New York Giants and Detroit Tigers<ref>{{cite news
 |last=Hayes 
 |first=Tim 
 |title=LOCAL LEGENDS IN THE PROS: Harris' Big League Career Was A Hit 
 |publisher=Bristol Herald Courier 
 |date=June 28, 2008 
 |url=https://www.heraldcourier.com/sports/local-legends-in-the-pros-harris-big-league-career-was/article_8f1ee302-93bd-560b-8c8c-3701e809e59f.html
 |access-date=February 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=harriga01 Gail Harris Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac]</ref>
* [[Caleb Holman]] (born 1984), racing driver
* [[Henry Jackson (Minnesota pioneer)|Henry Jackson]] (1811–1857), Minnesota pioneer<ref>'Minnesota Historical Society collection, 1901, pg. 144-146</ref>
* [[John W. Johnston]] (1818–1889), nephew of Gen. [[Joseph E. Johnston]], served as [[United States Senator]] after Virginia readmitted to the Union in 1869.
* [[Joseph E. Johnston]] (1807–1891), lived in Abingdon as a boy, [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[general]] in the [[American Civil War]].
*[[Frances Fisher]] (born 1954), American actress, worked at The Barter Theatre before being discovered by Hollywood.
*[[Eric McClure]] (1978–2021), driver in the [[NASCAR]] [[Nationwide Series]].
* [[William McMillan (congressman)|William McMillan]] (1764–1804), born in Abingdon, lawyer. district attorney, and United States Congressman from [[Northwest Territory|Ohio Territory]].<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Henry Warren Ogden]] (1842–1905), born in Abingdon, became a Louisiana planter and politician; [[Confederate States of America]] [[lieutenant]] and [[prisoner of war]].
* [[Granville Henderson Oury]] (1825–1885), born in Abingdon, [[Captain (OF-2)|captain]] in the [[Confederate Army]] and later United States Congressman from [[Arizona]].<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Gillian Oyos]] (born 2000), soccer player for [[Asheville City SC]] and [[Newcastle United W.F.C.|Newcastle United]].
* [[John S. Preston]] (1809–1881), born in Abingdon, Confederate general in the American Civil War and South Carolina politician
* [[Caleb Roark]] (born 1993), racing driver
*[[Robert Sheffey]] (1820–1902), grew up in Abingdon, eccentric Methodist circuit-rider and evangelist.
*[[Frank Trigg (educator)|Frank Trigg]] (c. 1850–1933) American educator, college president<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Holowchak |first1=M. Andrew |last2=Holowchak |first2=David M. |date=March 1, 2021 |title=A "Biography" of Lynchburg: City with a Soul |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RaghEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22frank+trigg%22&pg=PA219 |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |pages=219–221 |isbn=978-1-5275-6688-0 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* [[Hiram Emory Widener Jr.]] (1923–2007), born and died in Abingdon, judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]], and one of the longest-serving federal judges in United States history.
* [[Boogie2988|Steven Jay Williams]], better known by his alias [[Boogie2988]]. He is an American [[YouTuber]] with as of 2024 almost 4 million subscribers. He was Born July 24, 1974 In Abingdon but was raised in [[St. Paul, Virginia]].
* [[Stu Worden]] (1907-1978), American football player