Biographical Records

Notable People from West Virginia

795 notable figures born in West Virginia, showing page 13 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

George G. Moore
Recipient of the Medal of Honor
1844 – 1925
military personnel
Levi Johnson Dean
American architect (1878-1951)
1878 – 1951
architect
Adam Brown Littlepage
Adam Brown Littlepage
American politician (1859-1921)
1859 – 1921
politicianlawyer
Isaac Parsons
American planter, politician, and military officer
1814 – 1862
politician
William C. Clayton
American educator, lawyer, politician, and businessperson in the U.S. state of West Virginia (1831-1915)
1831 – 1915
politicianteacher
Thomas J. Ward
Thomas J. Ward
American soldier who fought in the American Civil War (1837-1924)
1837 – 1924
military personnel
Christian Streit White
Christian Streit White
American military officer, lawyer, court clerk, pisciculturist, and politician
1839 – 1917
lawyer
Clarence Fisher
Major League Baseball pitcher
1898 – 1965
baseball player
Nick Mumley
American football player (1937–2022)
1937 – 2022
American football player
Art Finley
Art Finley
American radio personality
1926 – 2015
radio personality
Bill Robinson
Bill Robinson
African-American tenor jazz singer
1929
jazz musiciansinger
Margaret Leach
American politician
1926 – 2007
politician
John Stock
American football player (born 1933)
1933 – 2023
American football player
Sonny Allen
Sonny Allen
American basketball player and coach (1936-2020)
1936 – 2020
basketball playerbasketball coach
John Wockenfuss
John Wockenfuss
American baseball player (1949–2022)
1949 – 2022
baseball player
Chuck Drazenovich
Chuck Drazenovich
American football player
1927 – 1992
American football player
Fred Bailey
Major League Baseball outfielder
1895 – 1972
baseball player
D. Ray White
American dancer
1927 – 1985
dancer
Dallas H. Cook
United States Marine
1921 – 1942
military personnel
Dave Stephenson
American football player (1925-1975)
1925 – 1975
American football player
David Martin Baker
American politician
1923 – 2010
politicianlawyer
Lawrence Berry Washington
American lawyer, military officer, author, Forty-niner, Border Ruffian, and a member of the Washington family
1811 – 1856
novelistpoetmilitary personnel
Walt Helmick
American politician
1944 – 2025
politician
Frank Gaylord
American sculptor (1925-2018)
1925 – 2018
sculptor
Gene Leedy
American architect (1928-2018)
1928 – 2018
architect
Frank G. Fahrion
Frank G. Fahrion
United States Navy Admiral (1894-1970)
1894 – 1970
military officer
George Hughes Revercomb
United States federal judge
1929 – 1993
lawyerjudge
Gus Douglass
Gus Douglass
West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner (1927-2015)
1927 – 2015
civil servant
Hal Rice
Hal Rice
Major League Baseball player (1924–1997)
1924 – 1997
baseball player
Philip C. Pendleton
United States federal judge (1779-1863)
1779 – 1863
politicianlawyerjudge
Lonnie Warwick
American football player
1942 – 2024
American football player
Gloria Ann Taylor
American singer
1944 – 2017
singer
William Price Craighill
William Price Craighill
United States Army Chief of Engineers (1833-1909)
1833 – 1909
engineer
William D. Hare
William D. Hare
American politician (1834-1910)
1834 – 1910
politician
Russ Thomas
Russ Thomas
American football player (1924-1991)
1924 – 1991
American football player
Dick Hensley
Dick Hensley
American football player (1927-2015)
1927 – 2015
American football player
Charles Irving Elliott
Charles Irving Elliott
pioneer aviator in the Hawaiian Islands
1892 – 1972
aircraft pilot
John Brewer
American gridiron football player (1928-1983)
1928 – 1983
American football player
Howard Hartley
Howard Hartley
American football player (1924-2006)
1924 – 2006
American football player
Calvin Hicks
Calvin Hicks
Artist (1941-2012)
1941 – 2012
photographer
Jackie Hunt
American football player (1920-1991)
1920 – 1991
American football player
Ethel Caffie-Austin
Ethel Caffie-Austin
American gospel singer (1949–2024)
1949 – 2024
singer
John W. Riely
John W. Riely
American politician (1839-1900)
1839 – 1900
politicianlawyerjudge
Jim Foglesong
Country music executive (1922-2013)
1922 – 2013
music promoterrecord producercomposer
Claud Ashton Jones
Claud Ashton Jones
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1885-1948)
1885 – 1948
military officer
Bill Powell
Major League Baseball pitcher
1885 – 1967
baseball player
Jim Jordan
Jim Jordan
American basketball player
1925 – 1999
basketball player
Bill Chambers
American baseball player and coach
1888 – 1962
baseball player
David Hunter Strother
David Hunter Strother
American author and illustrator (1816–1888)
1816 – 1888
topographerillustratordiplomat
Jonah Edward Kelley
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1923-1945)
1923 – 1945
military personnel
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