Virgil (name)

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 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 Alexis Griffith (1874–1953), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
 * 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 (1945–2015), 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 Solomon (1894–1972), a Romanian physician and politician
 * 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 (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