Virgil (name)

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

Virgil is the most common modern English name used for the Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro (70–19 BC). It functions as a given name or surname made popular by the fame of Virgil. The variant form of this name is Vergil.

Notable people with the name Virgil include:

As a given name

• St. Virgil of Salzburg (aka Vergilius/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 (1980–2021), 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 Bărbuceanu (1927–2004), Romanian equestrian
• Virgil Bernero, mayor of Lansing, Michigan
• Virgil Bogue (1846–1916), municipal planning director of Seattle
• Virgil Bouldin (1866–1949), justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
• Virgil Brennan (1920–1943), Australian aviator
• Virgil Carianopol (1908–1984), Romanian poet
• Virgil J. Cox (1904–1991), American politician and physician from Virginia
• 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 Gheorghiu (disambiguation)
• Virgil Goode (born 1946), a member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1997–2009
• Virgilius Maro Grammaticus, a medieval writer known as "Virgil the Grammarian"
• Virgil Griffith (born 1983), the creator of the Wikipedia Scanner
• Virgil Alexis Griffith (1874–1953), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
• Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom (1926–1967), an American astronaut and one of the first to die in the U.S. space program
• Virgil Hill (born 1964), an American boxer
• Virgil Hooe (born 1947/48), American volleyball coach
• Vergil Patrick Hughes (born 1955), birth name of American sportscaster Pat Hughes
• Virgil Moorefield (born 1956), an American drummer and composer
• Virgil Nemoianu (1940–2025), Romanian essayist and philosopher
• Virgil Parker or Tony Parker (born 1993), American basketball player
• Virgil Partch (1916–1984), an American gag cartoonist
• 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 (1945–2015), an American professional wrestler
• Virgil Severns (born 1929), an American high jumper
• Virgil Solomon (1894–1972), a Romanian physician and politician
• Virgil Oliver Stamps (1892–1940), a shape note singer and composer
• Virgil Thomson (1896–1989), an American composer and music critic
• Virgil van Dijk (born 1991), a Dutch footballer
• Virgil Williams, American television writer
• Virgil Wood (1931–2024), American civil rights activist and former Baptist minister
• Virgil Young Cook (1848–1922), American Confederate veteran and planter
• Virgil (wrestler), stage name of Mike Jones (1951-2024), an American professional wrestler

As a surname

• Alto Virgil (born 1982), British-American basketball player
• Antha Minerva Virgil (1855-1939), American composer, journalist, and inventor
• Elizabeth Virgil (1903–1991), American educator
• Jalen Virgil (born 1998), American football 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

Fictional characters

• Vergil (Devil May Cry), the antagonist of the video game series Devil May Cry and twin brother to Dante (Devil May Cry)
• Virgil Tracy, a character from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Supermarionation television show Thunderbirds