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List of people from Roanoke, Virginia

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The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, raised in, or were one-time residents of Roanoke, Virginia. Roanoke natives are also referred to as Roanokers.

Born in Roanoke

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Raised in Roanoke

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One-time resident

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References

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  1. ^ "Tony Atlas Biography". WWE. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  2. ^ Berman, Mark (February 9, 2022). "Hard work has put Ronde Barber on cusp of Canton". The Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.(subscription required)
  3. ^ "WHO honors Henrietta Lacks, Roanoke native whose cells served science". WDBJ7.com. October 13, 2021. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Lundquist, Jerry (June 20, 2022). "Jerry Lundquist's Sports Memories: Catching Up with Curtis Staples". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.(subscription required)
  5. ^ Dan Casey (January 6, 2013). "Sunday's column: Rename high school for Wayne LaPierre?". The Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2023. To consider them, let's take a single school -- Patrick Henry High in Roanoke. That happens to be Wayne LaPierre's alma mater. He was in the class of '67.
  6. ^ Quinlan, Adriane (August 1, 2006). "For Wayne Newton, It's Viva Virginia". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2022.(subscription required)
  7. ^ Berman, Mark (September 21, 2021). "Former Cave Spring star J.J. Redick retires from the NBA". Roanoke.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.(subscription required)