Biographical Records

Notable People from West Virginia

795 notable figures born in West Virginia, showing page 15 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Joe Hague
American baseball player
1944 – 1994
baseball player
Howard B. Lee
Howard B. Lee
American politician (1879–1985)
1879 – 1985
politicianlawyer
Harry Anderson
American football coach (1872–1957)
1872 – 1957
American football coachhead coach
Dick Leftridge
Player of American football (1944-2007)
1944 – 2007
American football player
George Krebs
George Krebs
American football player and coach (1872-1939)
1872 – 1939
American football player
Ed Kenna
Ed Kenna
American baseball player
1877 – 1912
American football playerbaseball player
Benjamin Franklin Washington
American newspaper editor
1820 – 1872
editorjournalist
Curt Bernard
Curt Bernard
Major League Baseball outfielder
1878 – 1955
baseball player
Dick Hoblitzel
Dick Hoblitzel
American baseball player (1888-1962)
1888 – 1962
baseball player
Charles P. Snyder
Charles P. Snyder
United States admiral
1879 – 1964
military officer
Tom Kromer
American novelist
1906 – 1969
novelist
Theodore A. Peyser
Theodore A. Peyser
American politician (1873-1937)
1873 – 1937
politician
Walter Mahan
American football player (1902-1990)
1902 – 1990
American football playerlawyerpolitician
Thomas Van Swearingen
American politician
1784 – 1822
politician
Ben Schwartzwalder
Ben Schwartzwalder
American football player and coach (1909-1993)
1909 – 1993
American football playercoach
Harvey Elliott White
American physicist
1902 – 1988
university teachertelevision presenterphysicist
Holmes Alexander
American historian, journalist, and politician (1906–1985)
1906 – 1985
journalisthistorianpolitician
Tom Brown
Tom Brown
corrupt American police chief (1889–1959)
1889 – 1959
police officer
William S. Haymond
William S. Haymond
American politician (1823-1885)
1823 – 1885
politician
Joe Work
Joe Work
American football player (1905-1960)
1905 – 1960
American football player
Diamond Teeth Mary
Diamond Teeth Mary
American blues and gospel singer and vaudeville entertainer
1902 – 2000
singer
Ray Montgomery
American football player, lineman, guard, actor (1909-1966)
1909 – 1966
American football player
Sherrard Clemens
Sherrard Clemens
American politician (1820–1881)
1820 – 1880
politicianlawyer
Errett Weir McDiarmid
Errett Weir McDiarmid
librarian
1909 – 2000
librarian
Calvary Morris
Calvary Morris
American politician (1798–1871)
1798 – 1871
politicianlawyerjudge
Douglas Wilson Johnson
Douglas Wilson Johnson
geomorphologist (1878-1944)
1878 – 1944
geographergeologistuniversity teacher
Walter C. Sweeney Sr.
Walter C. Sweeney Sr.
United States Army general (1876–1963)
1876 – 1963
military personnel
Charles W. Bates
American architect (1879–1929)
1879 – 1929
architect
Howard Llewellyn Swisher
Howard Llewellyn Swisher
American businessperson, real estate developer, orchardist, editor, writer, and historian (1870-1945)
1870 – 1945
editorhistorian
Beryl Richmond
Major League Baseball pitcher
1907 – 1980
baseball player
Gayleatha B. Brown
Gayleatha B. Brown
American diplomat
1947 – 2013
diplomat
Frankie Zoly Molnar
Frankie Zoly Molnar
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1943-1967)
1943 – 1967
military personnel
Harry Jones
American football player from Virginia, United States (1945-2016)
1945 – 2016
American football player
Larry Brown
Larry Brown
American Major League Baseball infielder
1940 – 2024
baseball player
Elisha W. McComas
American politician (1823-1890)
1823 – 1890
politicianlawyer
Max Butcher
Max Butcher
American baseball player
1910 – 1957
baseball player
Franklin Cleckley
Franklin Cleckley
American judge
1940 – 2017
lawyerjudge
Sam Bartholomew
Sam Bartholomew
American football player (1917-1999)
1917 – 1999
American football player
Tod Goodwin
American football player (1911-1997)
1911 – 1997
American football player
Walter C. Wetzel
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1919 – 1945
military personnel
Lavinia Norman
Alpha Kappa Alpha founder
1882 – 1983
teacher
William Matthew Kidd
United States federal judge (1918–1998)
1918 – 1998
politicianlawyerjudge
Woodrow R. Thompson
United States Marine Corps Navy Cross recipient (1919-1942)
1919 – 1942
military personnel
Woodrow Wilson Barr
United States Marine (1918-1942)
1918 – 1942
military personnel
Nelson Peterson
American football player (1913-1990)
1913 – 1990
American football player
Tony Leon
American football player (1917–2002)
1917 – 2002
American football player
Billy Edd Wheeler
American songwriter, performer, writer, and visual artist
1932 – 2024
recording artistcountry singermusician
Billy Reynolds
American football player (1931-2002)
1931 – 2002
American football player
Bob Elkins
American actor
1932 – 2022
television actorstage actoractor
Farmer Weaver
American baseball player
1865 – 1943
baseball player
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