Biographical Records

Notable People from West Virginia

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

Chester R. Bender
Chester R. Bender
Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (1914-1996)
1914 – 1996
military officer
Eric Moss
American football player (1974-2019)
1974 – 2019
American football player
Earl E. Anderson
Earl E. Anderson
Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (1919-2015)
1919 – 2015
military officer
Olivia A. Davidson
Olivia A. Davidson
American educator (1854–1889)
1854 – 1889
teacher
Bernie Mehen
American basketball player
1918 – 2007
basketball player
John B. Floyd
American lawyer and politician
1854 – 1935
politicianlawyer
James Edward Young
American physicist
1926
physicist
Don McKay
American actor (1925-2018)
1925 – 2018
actor
Jack Glasscock
Jack Glasscock
American baseball player (1857–1947)
1857 – 1947
baseball player
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
Henry Bell Gilkeson
Henry Bell Gilkeson
American politician, lawyer, school administrator, and banker (1850–1921)
1850 – 1921
politicianteacherlawyer
Frank Coe
Frank Coe
American outlaw (1851-1931)
1851 – 1931
gunfightercowboy
Jeanne Hines
American writer (1922–2014)
1922 – 2014
novelistwriter
Andrew Delmar Hopkins
Andrew Delmar Hopkins
American entomologist (1857–1948)
1857 – 1948
entomologistbotanical collectorzoologist
Alice Mary Dowd
Alice Mary Dowd
American educator, author, botanical collector (1855 - 1943)
1855 – 1943
textbook writercollectorpoet
Anthony di Bonaventura
Music professor
1929 – 2012
music educatormusicologistpianist
John Joseph Swint
American writer (1879-1962)
1879 – 1962
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
John F. Snodgrass
John F. Snodgrass
American politician (1804–1854)
1804 – 1854
politicianlawyer
E. T. Paull
E. T. Paull
American composer and publisher (1858-1924)
1858 – 1924
composer
Alexander W. Monroe
Alexander W. Monroe
American schoolteacher, farmer, lawyer, surveyor, military officer, politician, newspaper editor and newspaper publisher, Confederate States Army officer, and Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates
1817 – 1905
editorpoliticianlawyer
Lewis Lindsay Dyche
Lewis Lindsay Dyche
American naturalist, taxonomist and conservationist (1857-1915)
1857 – 1915
scientific collectortaxonomistzoologist
John O. Pendleton
John O. Pendleton
American politician (1851–1916)
1851 – 1916
politicianlawyer
Willard Duncan Vandiver
Willard Duncan Vandiver
American politician (1854-1932)
1854 – 1932
academic administratoruniversity teacherpolitician
William B. Cornwell
William B. Cornwell
American lawyer, businessperson, newspaper editor and publisher, and railroad and timber executive (1864-1926)
1864 – 1926
editorlawyer
Harry Clay Smith
Harry Clay Smith
African American newspaper editor and politician (1863-1941)
1863 – 1941
editorpoliticiancomposer
Charley Harper
American Modernist artist (1922-2007)
1922 – 2007
artistgraphic designer
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
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
Eugenia Washington
Eugenia Washington
American historian and civil servant (1838-1900)
1838 – 1900
historian
Andy Seminick
Andy Seminick
American baseball player and coach
1920 – 2004
baseball player
James Pindall
American politician (1783-1825)
1783 – 1825
military officerpoliticianlawyer
John Moore
John Moore
American politician and planter (1788-1867)
1788 – 1866
politician
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
Henry Swearingen
Henry Swearingen
American politician (1792-1849)
1792 – 1849
politician
George Freese
George Freese
American baseball player
1926 – 2014
baseball player
Henry Clay Caldwell
Henry Clay Caldwell
United States federal judge
1832 – 1915
politicianlawyerjudge
Nicholas E. Worthington
Nicholas E. Worthington
American politician
1836 – 1916
politicianlawyerjudge
Virginia Mae Brown
civil servant, government official, and lawyer (1923-1991)
1923 – 1991
lawyercivil servantteacher
Robert White
Robert White
American lawyer, born 1833
1833 – 1915
politicianlawyer
Jack Fleming
American sports announcer (1924-2001)
1924 – 2001
sports commentator
Jackson L. Kiser
United States federal judge
1929 – 2020
lawyerjudge
John McKay
John McKay
American football player and coach (1923-2001)
1923 – 2001
American football playerAmerican football coach
Ray Harm
American artist (1926-2015)
1926 – 2015
painter
Granville Stuart
Granville Stuart
American diplomat (1834-1918)
1834 – 1918
diplomatpolitician
Felix Walker
American politician (1753-1828)
1753 – 1828
politician
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