Famous People of Richmond, Virginia

Edward Arnold

He lived in Richmond circa 1920's  He worked at Greentree's at 7th and Broad Street as a male model for men's clothes. They opened in 1912.

Thomas Wolfe

Best-Selling Author

"I used to think of it every night.  First, I thanked God for having been born in America, which was obviously the greatest country on earth. I was pretty dead right on that. And in what was obviously the greatest state, because more presidents came from Virginia than anywhere else. And from the greatest city in the greatest state in the greatest country, because it was the capital of Virginia. Just think of all the people not fortunate enough to be born in Richmond, Va."

Thomas Wolfe                        

Walter W. Gosden

Walter W. Gosden, from left, first row, served in the 43rd Virginia Cavalry, aka Mosby's Raiders and was the father of Freeman Gosden, also known as Kingfish and Amos, of Amos N' Andy.  Walter Gosden and his family sleep in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.

Theresa Pollak

Theresa Pollak was instrumental in the founding of VCU's School Of The Arts