Biographical Records

Notable People from West Virginia

795 notable figures born in West Virginia, showing page 8 of 16, ranked by historical prominence.

Drusilla Dunjee Houston
Drusilla Dunjee Houston
American writer (1876-1941)
1876 – 1941
journalisteducatormusician
Joe L. Smith
Joe L. Smith
American politician (1880-1962)
1880 – 1962
editorpolitician
Guy Zinn
Guy Zinn
American baseball player (1887-1949)
1887 – 1949
baseball player
Charles A. Bachman
Charles A. Bachman
silent film actor (1882-1966)
1882 – 1966
actor
Delos Carleton Emmons
Delos Carleton Emmons
United States Army general (1889–1965)
1889 – 1965
military personnel
Florence A. Blanchfield
Florence A. Blanchfield
American military nurse
1884 – 1971
matronnursemilitary personnel
Jack Warhop
Jack Warhop
American baseball player
1884 – 1960
baseball player
Mabel Grouitch
Mabel Grouitch
philanthropist
1888 – 1956
charity workeradult educatornurse
Charlotte Wynters
American actress
1899 – 1991
stage actorfilm actor
Sybil Carmen
Sybil Carmen
American actress and dancer
1896 – 1929
Ziegfeld girlactor
James H. Kindelberger
James H. Kindelberger
American businessman (1895-1962)
1895 – 1962
aerospace engineeraircraft pilotchief executive officer
Carl G. Bachmann
Carl G. Bachmann
American politician (1890-1980)
1890 – 1980
politicianlawyer
Clair Bee
American basketball coach (1896-1983)
1896 – 1983
tennis playerbaseball playerbasketball player
E. H. Hedrick
E. H. Hedrick
American politician (1894-1954)
1894 – 1954
medical examinerschool superintendentpolitician
Melvin Claude Snyder
American politician (1898-1972)
1898 – 1972
politiciandirectorlawyer
Thomas Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Naval officer (1896–1974)
1896 – 1974
naval officerpoliticianmilitary officer
Hoge Workman
Hoge Workman
American football player and coach, baseball player (1899-1972)
1899 – 1972
American football playerAmerican football coachbaseball player
Felix Stump
Felix Stump
United States admiral
1894 – 1972
military officer
Joseph Howard Hodges
Catholic bishop
1911 – 1985
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Joseph S. Farland
American diplomat (1914-2007)
1914 – 2007
diplomatlawyer
Cuba Austin
American musician
1906 – 1961
jazz musician
Harley Orrin Staggers
Harley Orrin Staggers
American politician (1907-1991)
1907 – 1991
sherifflegal servicescoach
Beirne Lay, Jr.
Beirne Lay, Jr.
author, aviation writer, Hollywood screenwriter, and combat veteran of World War II
1909 – 1982
aviation writermilitary aviatorarmy officer
Len Barnum
American football player
1912 – 1988
American football player
Robert Lee Wolverton
Robert Lee Wolverton
American recipient of the Purple Heart (1914–1944)
1914 – 1944
military personnel
Frederick Mosteller
American statistician (1916–2006)
1916 – 2006
statisticianuniversity teachermathematician
Clinton M. Hedrick
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1918-1945)
1918 – 1945
military personnel
Roger Price
American humorist (1918-1990)
1918 – 1990
cartoonistwriter
Curtis Bill Pepper
Curtis Bill Pepper
journalist
1917 – 2014
journalistbiographerwriter
George Cafego
American football player and coach (1915-1998)
1915 – 1998
American football player
Ernie Farrow
American musician (1928–1969)
1928 – 1969
jazz musicianpianist
Hawkshaw Hawkins
Hawkshaw Hawkins
American musician (1921-1963)
1921 – 1963
songwriterbandleadermusician
Charles Calvin Rogers
Charles Calvin Rogers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1929-1990)
1929 – 1990
military personnel
Charles Csuri
American computer artist, college professor, All-American college football player (1922–2022)
1922 – 2022
graphic artistengineer
Doris Piserchia
American writer (1928–2021)
1928 – 2021
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Ted Belcher
Ted Belcher
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1924-1966)
1924 – 1966
military personnel
Wade Legge
Jazz pianist and bassist (1934–1963)
1934 – 1963
jazz musicianpianistmusician
Dan Adkins
American illustrator
1937 – 2013
pencillerinkercomics artist
Frederick Swann
Frederick Swann
American musician
1931 – 2022
music educatormusic directorchoir director
Leo Byrd
American basketball player (1937-2020)
1937 – 2020
basketball player
Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens
American professional wrestler (1935–1996)
1935 – 1996
professional wrestleractor
Ruth Ann Davis
Ruth Ann Davis
US educator and academic
1936 – 2009
academic
Mike Patrick
American sportscaster
1944 – 2025
sports commentatorjournalist
Robert C. Frasure
Robert C. Frasure
American diplomat (1942-1995)
1942 – 1995
diplomat
Mike Hodge
American television actor and film actor (1947–2017)
1947 – 2017
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Buck Rinehart
Buck Rinehart
American politician
1946 – 2015
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Bob Childers
Bob Childers
American singer-songwriter (1946-2008)
1946 – 2008
singer-songwritersinger
Del Gainer
Del Gainer
American baseball player
1886 – 1947
baseball player
Walter Gwynn
Walter Gwynn
Confederate Army general (1802–1882)
1802 – 1882
civil engineerpolitician
MacGillivray Milne
MacGillivray Milne
Naval officer and Governor of American Samoa (1882–1959)
1882 – 1959
naval officermilitary officergovernor
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