Arts and Music

• Virgil Thomson (born 1896, died 1989)

  American composer, musician and critic.

  • Composed Four Saints in Three Acts (see list of Composers of the 20th Century)
  • 1949 Pulitzer Prize winner for Music Composition (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Music)

Leadership

• Virgil Lamar Ware
  • Killed in civil rights movement September 15, 1963 (see list of Names on the Civil Rights Memorial)

Science and Philosophy

• Virgil I. ''Gus'' Grissom

  American astronaut.

  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
  • Astronaut on Mercury 4 (1961), Gemini 3 (1965) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
  • Apollo One astronaut killed January 27, 1967 (see list of Names on the Space Mirror Memorial)

Stage and Screen

• Virgil Starkwell

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Woody Allen (see list of Characters in the film Take the Money and Run)
• Virgil Thomson (born 1896, died 1989)

  American composer, musician and critic.

  • 1983 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
• Virgil
  • Portrayed by Austin Stoker (see list of Characters on ''Roots'')

The Literary World

• Virgil (born -70, died -19)

  Roman poet.

  • Wrote the Aeneid (see list of Ancient and Medieval Writers)