Virgil (name)

This article is about the given name or surname. For other uses, see Virgil (disambiguation).

Virgil and Vergil are the most common modern English names used for the Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro (70–19 BC). Both forms are also given names or surnames made popular by the fame of Virgil.

Notable people with the name Virgil or Vergil include:

As a given name

• St. Vergilius of Salzburg (aka. Vigil/Fearghal/Fergal), an eighth-century Irish bishop who believed the earth was round and was accused of believing in "men living under the earth"
• Virgil Abloh (born 1980), 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 Bernero, mayor of Lansing, Michigan
• Virgil Bogue (1846–1916), municipal planning director of Seattle
• Virgil Carianopol (1908–1984), Romanian poet
• 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 Franklin Partch, an American gag cartoonist
• Virgil Gheorghiu (disambiguation)
• Virgil Goode (born 1946), a member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1997–2009
• Virgil Griffith (born 1983), the creator of the Wikipedia Scanner
• Virgil Hill (born 1964), an American boxer
• Virgil Patrick Pat Hughes (sportscaster) (born 1955), an American sportscaster
• Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom (1926–1967), an American astronaut and one of the first to die in the U.S. space program
• Virgilius Maro Grammaticus, a medieval writer known as "Virgil the Grammarian"
• Virgil Moorefield (born 1956), an American drummer and composer
• 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 (wrestler) (born 1945), an American professional wrestler
• Virgil Oliver Stamps (1892–1940), a shape note singer and composer
• Virgil Parker or Tony Parker (born 1993), American basketball player
• Virgil Severns (born 1929), an American high jumper
• Virgil Thomson (1896–1989), an American composer and music critic
• Virgil van Dijk (born 1991), a Dutch footballer
• Virgil Williams, American television writer
• Virgil Young Cook (1848–1922), American Confederate veteran and planter
• Virgil (wrestler), stage name of Mike Jones (born 1962), an American professional wrestler

As a surname

• Alto Virgil (born 1982), British-American basketball player
• Lawrence Virgil (born 1990), American football player
• Ozzie Virgil Jr. (born 1956), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Ozzie Virgil Sr. (born 1932), Dominican Republic baseball player
• Pedro Virgil, Australian photographer
• Polydore Vergil (1470–1555), an Italian-born scholar and historian of England