The White House party-crashing was the first I--or probably any normal non-Virginian--had heard of Michaele or Tareq Salahi since 2005.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Robinson in "Little Caesar"...or maybe best of all, Gary Cooper, "The Virginian" -- or Johnny Mack Brown, the Alabama running back (hero of the Rose Bowl in 1926), who now bestrode the screen as Billy the Kid.

CNN: Excerpt: 'Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life'

Pointing a finger right back at him is Todd, the West Virginian who built Birmingham from a two-mill bolt shop into the top producer of reinforcing bar for concrete.

FORBES: Iron Wills

His conservatism, staunch even by Virginian standards, puts off many businessmen and Republican-minded women.

ECONOMIST: The Virginia governor's race

According to our ranking, Virginian women could (and should) be the most sought-after voters this November.

FORBES: Where Women Matter Most In Election 2012

Sick animals often have higher white-cell counts as their bodies churn out more ammunition to fight the infection, but those in the Virginian study all came from zoos, and were believed to be hale and hearty.

ECONOMIST: Promiscuity pays