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Princess Virginia von Fürstenberg (1974-2023) was an Italian artist, poet, filmmaker, and fashion designer. She was the niece of Princess Virginia von Fürstenberg, known as Ira von Fürstenberg.
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Princess Virginia von Fürstenberg, known professionally as Ira von Fürstenberg, is an Italian socialite, actress, jewelry designer and former public relations manager for the fashion designer Valentino Garavani. She is a member by birth of the princely family of Fürstenberg and a former member by marriage of the princely family of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
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Virginia Coffey (1904–2003), was an American social reformer and civil rights activist who worked for improved race relations in and around Cincinnati, Ohio. She advised and directed several organisations during her career, including a variety of boards and committees.
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Virginia Fate Arnoldson is a character from the horror analogue series Monument Mythos.
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Virginia de’ Medici was an Italian princess apart of the powerful Medici family. She married and became a Duchess of Modena and Reggio.
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Virginia Weilder (1927 - 1968) was an American child actress.
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Virginia Eriksdotter (1559–1633) was the recognized illegitimate daughter of King Erik XIV of Sweden and his mistress Agda Persdotter.
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It is also the first name of Sal Marcano's wife in Mafia III.
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Virginia Berasategui Luna is a Basque triathlete who represented Spain in international competition. In 2009, Berasategui took third place at the Ironman World Championships. In March 2013, she announced that she would retire from the sport after the 2013 season.
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Virginia Cherrill (Born: April 12, 1908, Died: November 14, 1996) was an American actress known for her role as the blind flower girl in Charlie Chaplin's City Lights.
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Virginia Nicholson (Born: 1916, Died: 1996) was an actress.
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Virginia Centurione Bracelli is a saint.
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Virginia Lewis is the name of the main protagonist from the 2000 NBC miniseries "The 10th Kingdom."
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In A Shirley Temple movie [I forget which one] she played a Virginia, and her nickname was "Miss Virgie" pronounced Vir-GEE.
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English actress Virginia McKenna (b. 1931), star of the movie "Born Free".
Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton Mackenzie was the real name of famous English actress Fay Compton. (I put more about her under "Fay")
Famous English singer Vera Lynn's only child is named Virginia.
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Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton Mackenzie was the real name of famous English actress Fay Compton. (I put more about her under "Fay")
Famous English singer Vera Lynn's only child is named Virginia.
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Virginia "Pepper" Potts is Tony Stark's -Iron Man's- assistant in Marvel's Iron Man and Avengers comics.
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Virginia Apgar (1909-1974) was a pediatric anesthesiologist who created the Apgar score, an observational technique used to assess the health of newborns. At one and five-minute intervals after birth, the newborn is given a score ranging from 0 to 2 in the categories heart rate, respiration, muscle tone, reflex, and color. Dr. Apgar was the first woman to chair the anesthesiology department at New York Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and is considered a key founder of the field of neonatology.
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Virginia Gamba (1600-1634) was the oldest daughter of astronomer Galileo Galilei.
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Academy Award-winning actress Ginger Rogers (1911-1995) was born Virginia Katherine McMath.
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Virginia Rappe (1891-1921), Hollywood starlet and model whose scandalous death at a party reduced Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle's career to shambles.
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There is an author named Virginia Andrews aka V C Andrews.
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"Meet Virginia" is a fabulous song by the band Train.
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A famous bearer is actress Virginia Madsen.
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Virginia Dare was the first person born in America, she was born August 18th, 1587 (I'm not sure if that's the right date or not). She disappeared along with 117 other people. (She's a part of the Lost Colony)
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Virgina Dare was NOT the first person born in America. She was the first person of European blood born in America.
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In response to the posts by StevieGrl and an anonymous user, she was the first person of ENGLISH blood born in the Americas. Vikings from nothern Europe travelled to Northern Canada and Greenland and set up colonies that failed miserably (that's why we never hear of them).
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"Yes, Virginia..." is the name of an album by the Dresden Dolls. It refers to the letter in which a girl called Virginia wrote in to the New York Times and asked if there was a Santa Claus. Or was it the NY Post? I forget.
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There is a species of bird called the Virginia’s warbler (Oreothlypis virginiae). It’s not named for the state of Virginia (it doesn’t live there), but for the wife of its discoverer.
By the way, patchworkgirl, it was actually the New York Sun that printed the “Yes, Virginia...” editorial.
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By the way, patchworkgirl, it was actually the New York Sun that printed the “Yes, Virginia...” editorial.
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Virginia Sorensen, who wrote a book called "Miracles on Maple Hill", a John Newbery Medal award winning book. Besides this book, she also wrote another book called "Plain Girl".
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Writer Virginia Woolf is a famous bearer. [noted -ed]
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Virginia Woolf, like said above, was a writer. She commited suicide in Sussex, England in 1941 by drowning herself. She's my hero, and I plan on naming my first future daughter after her (I already have a cat named Woolf!).
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This is Geena Davis' full name.
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This name was borne by American actress Virginia Mayo.
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Virginia Clemm was both Edgar Allan Poe's wife and his cousin. She lived an unfortunate life and died before she was 25.
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A resident of Washington, D.C., she gained notability after a video of her dancing with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House went viral, where she attended to receive the President's Volunteer Service Award for her service to the community on February 18, 2016, during a reception held for annual Black History Month, and also for her longevity claim, which although reported extensively by the media press remained unsourced by government and official records.