Editing Salem, Virginia (section)

==Notable people==
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*[[Mark Byington]], current head [[Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball|men's basketball]] coach at [[Vanderbilt University]]
*[[Leslie D. Carter]], U.S. Army major general.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/4389003?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a22415739724a55363136684f4a4847574d567337453143335171706f54647151784f38564c575238744f6d453d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d |title=1910 United States Federal Census, Entry for Edward R. Carter Family |date=April 23, 1910 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com, LLC |location=Lehi, UT |access-date=Jun 19, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[Dennis Haley]], former NFL Linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and San Francisco 49ers.
*[[John McAfee]], computer programmer and businessman.
*Marcus Parker, former Virginia Tech and NFL, Cincinnati Bengals running back.
*[[Ruth Painter Randall]], biographer
*[[Billy Sample]], former Major League baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves; broadcaster and writer
*[[David C. Shanks]], US Army major general<ref name="Davis">{{cite book |last=Davis |first=Henry Blaine Jr. |date=1998 |title=Generals in Khaki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fJvvAAAAMAAJ |location=Raleigh, NC |publisher=Pentland Press |pages=327–328 |isbn=978-1-5719-7088-6 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
*[[Leander J. Shaw, Jr.]], Chief Justice of the [[Florida Supreme Court]], was born in Salem.<ref>[http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/justices/retired/shaw.html Florida Supreme Court-Leander J. Shaw, Jr.]</ref>
*[[Adam Ward (murder victim)|Adam Ward]], photojournalist, killed on live television while reporting for WDBJ7.