Biographical Records

Notable People from West Virginia

795 notable figures born in West Virginia, showing page 10 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Kenneth Keller Hall
United States federal judge (1918-1999)
1918 - 1999
politicianlawyerjudge
Louis L. Wilson Jr.
Louis L. Wilson Jr.
American general
1919 - 2010
military personnel
Marshall Goldberg
Marshall Goldberg
American football player (1917-2006)
1917 - 2006
American football playerscreenwriter
Billy Moore
American musician and pianist
1917 - 1989
music arrangermusicianpianist
William A. Ryan
William A. Ryan
American politician in Michigan (1919-2001)
1919 - 2001
trade unionistpolitician
Howard Hille Johnson
Howard Hille Johnson
American educator and school founder
1846 - 1913
lobbyistpoetteacher
Lawrence T. Neal
Lawrence T. Neal
American politician (1844-1905)
1844 - 1905
politicianlawyer
William L. Goggin
William L. Goggin
Confederate Army officer (1807-1870)
1807 - 1870
politicianlawyer
J. R. Clifford
J. R. Clifford
American lawyer (1848-1933)
1848 - 1933
publisherlawyerteacher
Granville D. Hall
American writer; 2nd Secretary of State of West Virginia
1837 - 1934
journalistpoliticianwriter
Lloyd Hartman Elliott
former President of George Washington University (1918–2013)
1918 - 2013
educator
Eugenia Washington
Eugenia Washington
American historian and civil servant (1838-1900)
1838 - 1900
historian
Charles Kenzie Steele
Charles Kenzie Steele
American civil rights activist (1914–1980)
1914 - 1980
Christian minister
Harrison C. Summers
American Army officer
1918 - 1983
military personnel
Henry Clay Caldwell
Henry Clay Caldwell
United States federal judge
1832 - 1915
politicianlawyerjudge
Nicholas E. Worthington
Nicholas E. Worthington
American politician
1836 - 1916
politicianlawyerjudge
Babe Barna
American baseball player
1915 - 1972
baseball player
Bernard P. Bell
Bernard P. Bell
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1911 - 1971
military personnel
Bob Adkins
American football back, defensive lineman, linebacker, offensive lineman (1917-1997)
1917 - 1997
American football player
Bob Hoffman
American football player (1917-2005)
1917 - 2005
American football player
Eugenia Price
American writer (1916-1996)
1916 - 1996
novelist
Chester R. Bender
Chester R. Bender
Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (1914-1996)
1914 - 1996
military officer
Earl E. Anderson
Earl E. Anderson
Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (1919-2015)
1919 - 2015
military officer
Bernie Mehen
American basketball player
1918 - 2007
basketball player
James Edward Young
American physicist
1926
physicist
Don McKay
American actor (1925-2018)
1925 - 2018
actor
Robert White
Robert White
American lawyer, born 1833
1833 - 1915
politicianlawyer
Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown
(1922-2008) United States Air Force pilot
1922 - 2008
fighter pilotairman
Titus Pankey
Titus Pankey
American physicist (1925–2003)
1925 - 2003
cosmologistphysicistmilitary personnel
Jeanne Hines
American writer (1922–2014)
1922 - 2014
novelistwriter
Granville Stuart
Granville Stuart
American diplomat (1834-1918)
1834 - 1918
diplomatpolitician
Edwin Gray Lee
Edwin Gray Lee
Confederate Army general (1836–1870)
1836 - 1870
Anthony di Bonaventura
Music professor
1929 - 2012
music educatormusicologistpianist
Thomas Larkin Thompson
Thomas Larkin Thompson
American politician (1838–1898)
1838 - 1898
diplomatpolitician
John Blackwell Hale
John Blackwell Hale
American politician (1831-1905)
1831 - 1905
politicianlawyer
Bathsheba W. Smith
Bathsheba W. Smith
American Mormon leader (1822–1910)
1822 - 1910
suffragette
Charley Harper
American Modernist artist (1922-2007)
1922 - 2007
artistgraphic designer
Edwin Maxwell
Edwin Maxwell
American lawyer, judge, and politician in West Virginia
1825 - 1903
politicianjudge
Benjamin Carl Unseld
Benjamin Carl Unseld
American gospel musician
1843 - 1923
composer
William Pallister Hubbard
William Pallister Hubbard
American politician (1843–1921)
1843 - 1921
politicianlawyer
Andy Seminick
Andy Seminick
American baseball player and coach
1920 - 2004
baseball player
Charles Peters
Charles Peters
American journalist, editor, and author
1926 - 2023
academicjournalistbiographer
Cornelius H. Charlton
Cornelius H. Charlton
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1929 - 1951
soldier
Dick Huffman
Dick Huffman
American football player (1923-1992)
1923 - 1992
American football playerCanadian football player
George Freese
George Freese
American baseball player
1926 - 2014
baseball player
Virginia Mae Brown
civil servant, government official, and lawyer (1923-1991)
1923 - 1991
lawyercivil servantteacher
Philip Pendleton Cooke
Philip Pendleton Cooke
American writer and lawyer (1816-1850)
1816 - 1850
juristpoetwriter
Jack Fleming
American sports announcer (1924-2001)
1924 - 2001
sports commentator
Jackson L. Kiser
United States federal judge
1929 - 2020
lawyerjudge
Charles Wells Russell
American diplomat (1818-1867)
1818 - 1867
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
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