Editing Smithfield, Virginia (section)

== Notable people ==
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* [[William K. Barlow]] (1936–2022) – Virginia state politician
* [[Mary Batten]] (b. 1937) – science writer
* [[Lewis C. Bidamon]] (1806–1891) – Illinois militia leader
* [[Brian Blount]] –  [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] minister, [[New Testament]] scholar and former president of the [[Union Presbyterian Seminary]]
* [[Robert Butler (Virginia politician)|Robert Butler]] (1784–1853) – Virginia [[state adjutant general]] and [[state treasurer]]
* [[Cynthia Clarey]] (b. 1949) – [[opera]]tic singer and educator
* [[Cliff Daniels]] (b. 1988) – [[NASCAR Cup Series|NASCAR]] crew chief
* [[Aaron De Groft]] (b. 1966) – museum director, author, and art curator
* [[Willie Drew]] (b. 2000) – professional [[American football|football]] player
* [[Ernest A. Finney Jr.]] (1931–2017) – [[South Carolina Supreme Court|Chief Justice of South Carolina]]
* [[Robert H. Hodsden]] (1806–1864) – Tennessee state politician
* [[Joseph W. Luter III]] (b. 1939) – chairman of [[Smithfield Foods]]
* [[Otelia B. Mahone]] (1835–1911) – nurse during the [[American Civil War]] and wife of Confederate Major General [[William Mahone]]
* [[Parke S. Rouse Jr.]] (1915–1995) – journalist, writer, and historian
* [[Arthur Smith (U.S. representative)|Arthur Smith]] (1785–1853) – [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for Virginia
* [[Arthur Smith (captain)|Arthur Smith IV]] (1680–1755) – British colonial landowner, politician, and captain who incorporated Smithfield
* [[Allie Edward Stakes Stephens]] (1900–1973) – [[Lieutenant Governor of Virginia]]
* [[Chris Taliaferro]] (b. 1965) – [[Chicago City Council]] member
* [[F. Palmer Weber]] (1914–1986) – activist and politician
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