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The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, raised in, or were one-time residents of Roanoke, Virginia. Roanoke natives are also referred to as Roanokers . Born in Roanoke
The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Roanoke, Virginia. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
The Roanoke Valley itself was originally home to members of the Tutelo tribe, [9] [10] a Siouan-speaking people who were gradually pushed out of the area by advancing European settlers. [10] Many of those settlers were Scotch-Irish who arrived in the region during the 18th and early 19th centuries following the Plantation of Ulster.
The colonists requested that White return to England, with the expectation that he would come back to Roanoke with fresh supplies in 1588. [5] When White finally returned in 1590, the site of the colony was abandoned. [6] The exact number of people in the "Lost Colony" is disputed.
The Roanoke Colony (/ ˈ r oʊ ə n oʊ k / ROH-ə-nohk) was an attempt by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in North America. The colony was founded in 1585, but when it was visited by a ship in 1590, the colonists had inexplicably disappeared.
The Roanoke (/ ˈ r oʊ ə ˌ n oʊ k /), also spelled Roanoac, were a Carolina Algonquian-speaking people whose territory comprised present-day Dare County, Roanoke Island, and part of the mainland at the time of English exploration and colonization.