Editing South Boston, Virginia (section)

== Notable people ==
* [[Jeremy Jeffress]], former pitcher for the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] and [[Toronto Blue Jays]]
* [[Michael Tucker (baseball)|Michael Tucker]], Major League Baseball player
* [[William M. Tuck]], 55th Governor of [[Virginia]], born in [[Halifax County, Virginia]] and rests in South Boston.
* [[Walter B. Scates]], Chief Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Illinois|Illinois Supreme Court]] and Illinois Attorney General, born in South Boston
* Burton Family of [[NASCAR]]. [[Ward Burton|Ward]] and [[Jeff Burton]], both brothers, are from South Boston and prepared for their racing career at [[South Boston Speedway]]. Their children [[Jeb Burton|Jeb]] (Ward) and [[Harrison Burton|Harrison]] (Jeff) are from the city as well.
* [[NFL]] player [[Tyrone Davis (American football)|Tyrone Davis]] of the [[New York Jets]] and [[Green Bay Packers]] is from South Boston.
* [[Robert Llewellyn (photographer)|Robert Llewellyn]], born December 29, 1945, in [[Roanoke, Virginia]], is a professional photographer who grew up in South Boston and now lives in [[Earlysville, Virginia]].
* [[Grandmaster Slice]], American hip-hop musician
* [[Greg Vanney]], former professional soccer player and head coach of the [[LA Galaxy]].
* [[G. C. Waldrep]], poet and historian, was born and raised in South Boston.
* Olympic high jumper [[Tisha Waller]] is from South Boston.
* [[Jay Blackton]], who won an Academy Award for [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture]] in ''[[Oklahoma! (film)|Oklahoma!]]'', is buried in South Boston.
* [[Colin Garrett]], racing driver