Biographical Records

Notable People from West Virginia

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

Adam Brown Littlepage
Adam Brown Littlepage
American politician (1859-1921)
1859 - 1921
politicianlawyer
Warren McGraw
American politician
1939 - 2023
politicianlawyerjudge
William C. Clayton
American educator, lawyer, politician, and businessperson in the U.S. state of West Virginia (1831-1915)
1831 - 1915
politicianteacher
Larry Bowie
Player of American football (1939-2012)
1939 - 2012
American football player
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
Joseph Albright
Joseph Albright
American politician
1938 - 2009
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Farmer Weaver
American baseball player
1865 - 1943
baseball player
John Rokisky
John Rokisky
American football player (1915-1993)
1915 - 1993
American football player
Ed Kenna
Ed Kenna
American baseball player
1877 - 1912
American football playerbaseball player
Eloise Hughes Smith
Eloise Hughes Smith
Titanic survivor
1893 - 1940
Joseph Randle Bailey
Biologist
1913 - 1998
herpetologistzoologist
Donald Wilson
Donald Wilson
United States Army Air Force general (1892-1978)
1892 - 1978
military officer
Russ McCubbin
American actor (1935-2018)
1935 - 2018
stunt performeractor
Buddy Jones
Buddy Jones
American bluegrass musician
1937 - 2014
musician
Arnold Carter
American baseball player
1918 - 1989
baseball player
Johnnie H. Corns
Johnnie H. Corns
American general
1936 - 2020
military officer
Howard Llewellyn Swisher
Howard Llewellyn Swisher
American businessperson, real estate developer, orchardist, editor, writer, and historian (1870-1945)
1870 - 1945
editorhistorian
Bill Dutton
American football player (1918-1951)
1918 - 1951
American football player
Bill Karr
American football player (1911-1979)
1911 - 1979
American football player
John James Dyer
United States federal judge (1809-1855)
1809 - 1855
politicianlawyerjudge
Bob Bowman
American baseball player, pitcher
1910 - 1972
baseball player
Stephen Richards
Stephen Richards
19th century American serial killer (1856–1879)
1856 - 1879
serial killer
James B. Stephens
James B. Stephens
American pioneer of the Oregon Territory (1806–1889)
1806 - 1889
ship-ownercooper
Philip C. Pendleton
United States federal judge (1779-1863)
1779 - 1863
politicianlawyerjudge
Cecil B. Moore
Cecil B. Moore
American lawyer
1915 - 1979
lawyer
Nick Mumley
American football player (1937–2022)
1937 - 2022
American football player
Clay Weatherly
American racing driver
1910 - 1935
engineer
Bill Denver
American racing driver (1895-1933)
1895 - 1933
engineer
Dick Dolly
American football player (1917-1959)
1917 - 1959
American football player
John Stock
American football player (born 1933)
1933 - 2023
American football player
Bill Blizzard
Bill Blizzard
American labor leader (1892-1958)
1892 - 1958
trade unionist
George P. Jenkins
American businessman
1915 - 2009
businessperson
William Price Craighill
William Price Craighill
United States Army Chief of Engineers (1833-1909)
1833 - 1909
engineer
James H. McGee
James H. McGee
American politician
1918 - 2006
politicianlawyer
Charles M. Williams
American academic, author, and military officer (1917-2011)
1917 - 2011
military officer
Leon Levinstein
American photographer
1910 - 1988
photographer
Daisy Elliott
Daisy Elliott
American politician and realtor
1916 - 2015
politician
Sonny Allen
Sonny Allen
American basketball player and coach (1936-2020)
1936 - 2020
basketball playerbasketball coach
Frank Shannon
American basketball player
1917 - 2005
basketball player
Reeve M. Bailey
American ichthyologist (1911–2011)
1911 - 2011
ichthyologist
Mamie Odessa Hale
American public health leader and midwife consultant
1910 - 1979
midwife
Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew
American botanist (1912-1985)
1912 - 1985
botanical collectorbotanist
Wilma Z. Davis
Wilma Z. Davis
American codebreaker during World War II (1912–2001)
1912 - 2001
cryptographercryptanalystmathematician
Jean Yancey
American entrepreneur and motivational speaker
1914 - 2000
motivational speakerentrepreneur
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