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Virgil (name)

Virgil is the most common modern English name used for the Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro (70–19 BC). It functions as a given name or surname made popular by the fame of Virgil. The variant form of this name is Vergil.

Notable people with the name Virgil include: TOC

As a given name

  • St. Virgil of Salzburg (aka Vergilius/Vigil/Fearghal/Fergal), an eighth-century Irish bishop and astronomer
  • Virgil Abloh (1980–2021), an American fashion designer and founder of fashion label Off-White
  • Virgil Aldrich (1903–1998), an American philosopher
  • Virgil I. Bărbat (1879–1931), Romanian sociologist
  • Virgil Bărbuceanu (1927–2004), Romanian equestrian
  • Virgil Bernero, mayor of Lansing, Michigan
  • Virgil Bogue (1846–1916), municipal planning director of Seattle
  • Virgil Bouldin (1866–1949), justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
  • Virgil Brennan (1920–1943), Australian aviator
  • Virgil Carianopol (1908–1984), Romanian poet
  • Virgil J. Cox (1904–1991), American politician and physician from Virginia
  • Virgil Donati (born 1958), an Australian drummer
  • Virgil Earp (1843–1905), an American city marshal of Tombstone, Arizona
  • Virgil Exner (1909–1973), an American automobile designer
  • Virgil Finlay (1914–1971), a science fiction illustrator
  • Virgil Fox (1912–1980), American organist
  • Virgil Gheorghiu (disambiguation)
  • Virgil Goode (born 1946), a member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1997–2009
  • Virgilius Maro Grammaticus, a medieval writer known as "Virgil the Grammarian"
  • Virgil Griffith (born 1983), the creator of the Wikipedia Scanner
  • Virgil Alexis Griffith (1874–1953), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
  • Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom (1926–1967), an American astronaut and one of the first to die in the U.S. space program
  • Virgil Hill (born 1964), an American boxer
  • Virgil Hooe (born 1947/48), American volleyball coach
  • Vergil Patrick Hughes (born 1955), birth name of American sportscaster Pat Hughes
  • Virgil Moorefield (born 1956), an American drummer and composer
  • Virgil Nemoianu (1940–2025), Romanian essayist and philosopher
  • Virgil Parker or Tony Parker (born 1993), American basketball player
  • Virgil Partch (1916–1984), an American gag cartoonist
  • Virgil Walter Ross (1907–1996), American artist, cartoonist, and animator best known for his work on the Warner Bros. animated shorts.
  • Virgil Runnels, Jr., real name of Dusty Rhodes (1945–2015), an American professional wrestler
  • Virgil Severns (1929–2024), an American high jumper
  • Virgil Solomon (1894–1972), a Romanian physician and politician
  • Virgil Oliver Stamps (1892–1940), a shape note singer and composer
  • Virgil Thomson (1896–1989), an American composer and music critic
  • Virgil Thornton Sr., American politician
  • Virgil van Dijk (born 1991), a Dutch footballer
  • Virgil Williams, American television writer
  • Virgil Wood (1931–2024), American civil rights activist and former Baptist minister
  • Virgil Young Cook (1848–1922), American Confederate veteran and planter
  • Virgil (wrestler), stage name of Mike Jones (1951-2024), an American professional wrestler

As a surname

  • Alto Virgil (born 1982), British-American basketball player
  • Antha Minerva Virgil (1855-1939), American composer, journalist, and inventor
  • Elizabeth Virgil (1903–1991), American educator
  • Jalen Virgil (born 1998), American football player
  • Lawrence Virgil (born 1990), American football player
  • Ozzie Virgil Jr. (born 1956), Puerto Rican baseball player
  • Ozzie Virgil Sr. (1932–2024), Dominican Republic baseball player
  • Pedro Virgil, Australian photographer
  • Polydore Vergil (1470–1555), an Italian-born scholar and historian of England
  • Reggie Virgil (born 2004), American football player

Fictional characters

  • Vergil (Devil May Cry), the antagonist of the video game series Devil May Cry and twin brother to Dante (Devil May Cry)
  • Virgil Tracy, a character from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Supermarionation television show Thunderbirds
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