Biographical Records

Notable People from West Virginia

795 notable figures born in West Virginia, showing page 5 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Joseph M. Devine
Joseph M. Devine
American politician (1861-1938)
1861 - 1938
Schulratgovernorpolitician
James J. Andrews
James J. Andrews
Union Army soldier (1829–1862)
1829 - 1862
spy
William Lowther Jackson
William Lowther Jackson
American lawyer, politician, slaveholder and jurist (1825–1890)
1825 - 1890
politicianlawyerjudge
Laban T. Moore
Laban T. Moore
American politician (1829-1892)
1829 - 1892
politicianlawyer
Pattie Ruffner Jacobs
Pattie Ruffner Jacobs
political scientist, promoter of women's suffrage
1875 - 1935
suffragist
Bob Mollohan
Bob Mollohan
American politician (1909-1999)
1909 - 1999
politician
Isaac H. Duval
Isaac H. Duval
Union Army general, politician (1824-1902)
1824 - 1902
military officerpolitician
Amelita Ward
Amelita Ward
American actress (1923-1987)
1923 - 1987
film actoractor
Clarence W. Meadows
Clarence W. Meadows
American politician (1904–1961)
1904 - 1961
lawyerpoliticianjudge
William C. Campbell
American amateur golfer (1923–2013)
1923 - 2013
golfer
Gray Barker
Gray Barker
American writer (1925-1984)
1925 - 1984
ufologist
Reuben Lindsay Walker
Reuben Lindsay Walker
Confederate Army general (1827–1890)
1827 - 1890
civil engineerfarmermilitary personnel
Marshall Hawkins
Marshall Hawkins
American basketball player (1924–2010)
1924 - 2010
basketball player
Samuel Lewis Hays
Samuel Lewis Hays
American politician (1794-1871)
1794 - 1871
politician
Harlan James Smith
Harlan James Smith
American astronomer (1924–1991)
1924 - 1991
astronomer
Art Simmons
American musician (1926-2018)
1926 - 2018
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Leon Sullivan
Leon Sullivan
Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient (1922–2001)
1922 - 2001
religious leadersocial activisthuman rights defender
Alberta Gallatin
Alberta Gallatin
American actress (1861-1948)
1861 - 1948
stage actorfilm actoractor
Robert Drasnin
American composer and clarinet player (1927-2015)
1927 - 2015
film score composerconductorcomposer
Ray Wetzel
Ray Wetzel
American jazz trumpeter (1924-1951)
1924 - 1951
trumpeterjazz musicianmusician
Bernard William Schmitt
Catholic bishop (1928–2011)
1928 - 2011
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
John Kee
John Kee
American politician (1874-1951)
1874 - 1951
politicianlawyer
Thomas F. Mulledy
Thomas F. Mulledy
American Jesuit priest (1794–1860)
1794 - 1860
academic administratorCatholic priest
Charles Thomas Brues
U.S. entomologist and botanist (1879-1955)
1879 - 1955
scientific collectorentomologistbotanist
George S. Patton
George S. Patton
American attorney and businessman
1856 - 1927
lawyer
Israel C. White
Israel C. White
American geologist
1848 - 1927
botanistuniversity teachergeologist
Okey L. Patteson
Okey L. Patteson
American politician (1898–1989)
1898 - 1989
politician
Homer A. Holt
Homer A. Holt
American politician (1898–1975)
1898 - 1975
politicianlawyer
Herman G. Kump
Herman G. Kump
American politician and judge (1877–1962)
1877 - 1962
bankerpoliticianlawyer
John P. Lucas
John P. Lucas
United States Army general (1890–1949)
1890 - 1949
military officer
Thomas W. Bennett
Thomas W. Bennett
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1947 - 1969
military personnel
Stephen Ailes
Stephen Ailes
American lawyer and government official (1912–2001)
1912 - 2001
lawyer
Francis Wheeler Loomis
Francis Wheeler Loomis
American physicist
1889 - 1976
physicist
Bob Wilson
Bob Wilson
American basketball player (1926-2014)
1926 - 2014
basketball player
Ruby Bradley
Ruby Bradley
American Army officer (1907-2002)
1907 - 2002
nursemilitary personnel
Red Sovine
American singer (1917–1980)
1917 - 1980
country musiciansongwritersinger
Patsy Parsons
Patsy Parsons
actress (1931-2006)
1931 - 2006
film actortelevision actoractor
Robert V. Barron
American actor and screenwriter (1932-2000)
1932 - 2000
television actorfilm directorvoice actor
Bobby Smith
American basketball player
1937 - 2020
basketball player
John P. Gaines
John P. Gaines
American politician (1795-1857)
1795 - 1857
politicianlawyer
William Robinson Leigh
William Robinson Leigh
American artist (1866-1955)
1866 - 1955
painter
Mary Lee Settle
Novelist, biographer, academic (1918–2005)
1918 - 2005
novelistwriter
Robert E. Lee Allen
Robert E. Lee Allen
American politician (1865–1951)
1865 - 1951
politicianlawyerjudge
Stuart F. Reed
Stuart F. Reed
American politician (1866-1935)
1866 - 1935
editorpoliticianlawyer
Cleveland Monroe Bailey
Cleveland Monroe Bailey
American politician (1886-1965)
1886 - 1965
head teacherpolitician
Thomas Jesup
Thomas Jesup
United States general
1788 - 1860
military personnel
Hubert Summers Ellis
American politician (1887-1959)
1887 - 1959
politicianvice president
Jerome Cady
American screenwriter (1903-1948)
1903 - 1948
screenwriter
Garland Wilson
Garland Wilson
American musician (1909-1954)
1909 - 1954
jazz musicianpianistmusician
Robert Graetz
American activist (1928-2020)
1928 - 2020
activist
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