Biographical Records

Notable People from West Virginia

795 notable figures born in West Virginia, showing page 14 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Mel Clark
Mel Clark
American baseball player
1926 – 2014
baseball player
Jake Boyd
Jake Boyd
Major League Baseball player
1874 – 1932
baseball player
John James Dyer
United States federal judge (1809-1855)
1809 – 1855
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert White
Robert White
American lawyer and politician from West Virginia
1876 – 1935
politicianlawyer
Mike Kume
American baseball player
1926 – 2012
baseball player
Paul M. Doty
American Professor of Biochemistry (1920–2011)
1920 – 2011
biochemistchemistuniversity teacher
Bill Blizzard
Bill Blizzard
American labor leader (1892-1958)
1892 – 1958
trade unionist
Bill Denver
American racing driver (1895-1933)
1895 – 1933
engineer
Homer A. Holt
American justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court (1831–1898)
1831 – 1898
lawyerjudge
Donald Wilson
Donald Wilson
United States Army Air Force general (1892-1978)
1892 – 1978
military officer
Jake Hewitt
Major League Baseball pitcher (1870-1959)
1870 – 1959
baseball player
Eloise Hughes Smith
Eloise Hughes Smith
Titanic survivor
1893 – 1940
James B. Stephens
James B. Stephens
American pioneer of the Oregon Territory (1806–1889)
1806 – 1889
ship-ownercooper
Ray Flanigan
American baseball player (1923-1993)
1923 – 1993
baseball player
John Douglas
American first baseman, born 1917
1917 – 1984
baseball player
John Rokisky
John Rokisky
American football player (1915-1993)
1915 – 1993
American football player
Betty Zane
Betty Zane
heroine of the Revolutionary War on the American frontier
1759 – 1823
Harold H. Thompson
Irish-American anarchist activist and prisoner
1942 – 2008
military personnel
Robert Edward Femoyer
Robert Edward Femoyer
United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient (1921-1944)
1921 – 1944
military personnel
Fred Graham
American football player (1900-1952)
1900 – 1952
American football player
Gibby Welch
Gibby Welch
American football player and coach (1904-1984)
1904 – 1984
American football playerathletics competitor
Herman Layne
Major League Baseball outfielder (1901-1973)
1901 – 1973
baseball player
Jimmy G. Stewart
Jimmy G. Stewart
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1942 – 1966
military personnel
Jim Tennant
Major League Baseball pitcher (1907-1967)
1907 – 1967
baseball player
John L. Hines Jr.
John L. Hines Jr.
US Army officer (1905–1986)
1905 – 1986
military personnel
John Rinehart Blue
American politician
1905 – 1965
politicianteacher
Johnson Fry
American baseball player
1901 – 1959
baseball player
Joseph M. Marling
Catholic bishop
1904 – 1979
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Ken Ash
American baseball player
1901 – 1979
baseball player
Ross H. Spencer
American writer
1921 – 1998
novelist
Marshall Glenn
American football player and coach, basketball player and coach, physician (1908-1983)
1908 – 1983
basketball coachAmerican football playerphysician
Merwin Graham
American athlete
1903 – 1989
athletics competitor
Roy Lester
Roy Lester
American college and high school football coach (1923-2020)
1923 – 2020
American football playerAmerican football coachbasketball player
Raymond A. Hare
Raymond A. Hare
American diplomat (1901–1994)
1901 – 1994
diplomat
Red Edwards
American football player and coach (1904–1981)
1904 – 1981
American football coachbasketball coach
Red Kirkman
American football player (1905-1973)
1905 – 1973
American football player
Sarah Spencer Washington
Sarah Spencer Washington
American entrepreneur, philanthropist (1889–1953)
1889 – 1953
tailor
Sidney Lee Christie
Sidney Lee Christie
United States federal judge
1903 – 1974
lawyerjudge
Stanley Bender
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1909–1994)
1909 – 1994
military personnel
Thomas Sweeney
American politician (1903–1973)
1903 – 1973
politician
Tommy Hanlon, Jr.
Australian actor and musician (1923–2003)
1923 – 2003
magiciancircus performertelevision actor
Wayland Dean
Wayland Dean
American baseball player (1902–1930)
1902 – 1930
baseball player
Whitney North Seymour, Jr.
Whitney North Seymour, Jr.
American politician (1923-2019)
1923 – 2019
politicianlawyer
Win Mercer
Win Mercer
American baseball player
1874 – 1903
baseball player
Alexander Ferdinand Mathews
Alexander Ferdinand Mathews
banker (1838-1906)
1838 – 1906
financierbankerlawyer
Adelbert Rinaldo Buffington
Adelbert Rinaldo Buffington
United States Army general (1837–1922)
1837 – 1922
inventormilitary officer
Joshua Collett
Joshua Collett
Ohio Jurist
1781 – 1855
lawyerjudge
Ephraim B. Hall
American lawyer
1822 – 1898
politicianlawyerjudge
Lewis Yeager
Lewis Yeager
College football coach (1878-1906)
1878 – 1906
coach
John H. Quick
John H. Quick
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1870–1922)
1870 – 1922
military personnel
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