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This is a list of prominent people from the [[U.S. state]] of [[West Virginia]].


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== Athletics ==
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*[[Randy Barnes]], professional shot putter
[[File:Flag of West Virginia.svg|thumb|right|250px|[[Flag of West Virginia|State flag of West Virginia]]]]
*[[Larry Barnett]], professional baseball player
[[File:West Virginia in United States.svg|thumb|right|250px|Location of West Virginia on the U.S. map]]
*[[Cliff Battles]], professional football player
This is a list of prominent people from the territory that now makes up the [[U.S. state]] of [[West Virginia]].
*[[Clair Bee]], college basketball coach
*[[Vern Bickford]], professional baseball player
*[[Terry Bowden]], college football analyst and commentator
*[[Tommy Bowden]], college football coach
*[[Rich Braham]], professional football coach
*[[George Brett (baseball)|George Brett]], professional baseball player
*[[Lew Burdette]], professional baseball player
*[[Jesse Burkett]], professional baseball player
*[[Eddie Cameron]], college basketball coach
*[[Mark Canterbury]], professional wrestler
*[[Wilbur Cooper]], professional baseball player
*[[Mike D'Antoni]], professional basketball player and coach
*[[Frank Gatski]], professional football player
*[[Hal Greer]], professional basketball player
*[[Lou Holtz]], college football coach
*[[J. R. House]], professional baseball and football player
*[[Chuck Howley]], professional football player
*[[Sam Huff]], professional football player


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== Business ==
*[[John Chambers (CEO)|John Chambers]], [[CEO]] of [[Cisco Systems]]
*[[Gary Howell]], businessman and entrepreneur


== Entertainment ==
==Athletes==
;A–G
*[[Hasil Adkins]], rockabilly musician
[[File:Jesse Burkett Baseball.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Jesse Burkett]]]]
*[[Michael Ammar]], magician
[[File:Mike D'Antoni 2010.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Mike D'Antoni]]]]
*[[Charlie Barnett]], actor and comedian
[[File:Hal Greer 1969.jpeg|110px|thumb|right|[[Hal Greer]]]]
*[[Lina Basquette]], actress
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*[[Jean Carson]], actress
* [[Michael Barber (wide receiver)|Michael Barber]], professional football player
*[[Ted Cassidy]], actor
* [[Randy Barnes]] (born 1966), shotputter
*[[Larry Combs]], clarinetist
* [[Larry Barnett]] (born 1945), baseball umpire
*[[John Corbett]], actor
* [[Clair Bee]], college basketball coach
*[[George Crumb]], composer
* [[Vern Bickford]], professional baseball player
*[[Joyce DeWitt]], actress
* [[Brian Bowles (fighter)|Brian Bowles]], UFC/MMA fighter
*[[Bob Denver]], actor
* [[Rich Braham]], professional football coach
*[[Little Jimmy Dickens]], country singer
* [[George Brett (baseball)|George Brett]], professional baseball player
*[[Hazel Dickens]], bluegrass singer
* [[Vicky Bullett]], professional basketball player
*[[Paul Dooley]], actor
* [[Lew Burdette]], professional baseball player
*[[Brad Dourif]], actor
* [[Jesse Burkett]], professional baseball player
*[[Jennifer Garner]], actress
*[[Ed Haley]], blind professional fiddler
* [[Necro Butcher]], professional wrestler
* [[Eddie Cameron]], college basketball coach
*[[Tom T. Hall]], country balladeer and songwriter
* [[Mark Canterbury]], professional wrestler
* [[David Carpenter (baseball, born 1985)|David Carpenter]], professional baseball player
* [[Bimbo Coles]], professional basketball player
* [[Wilbur Cooper]], professional baseball player
* [[Larry Coyer]], professional football coach
* [[Dan D'Antoni]], college basketball coach
* [[Mike D'Antoni]], professional basketball player and coach
* [[Jack Dempsey]], professional boxer
* [[Aaron Dobson]], professional football player
* [[Jimbo Fisher]], college football coach
* [[Gene Freese]], professional baseball player
* [[George Freese]], professional baseball player
* [[Bob Gain]], professional football player
* [[Frank Gatski]], professional football player
* [[Marshall Goldberg]], professional football player
* [[C. J. Goodwin]], professional football player
* [[Hal Greer]], professional basketball player
* [[Jedd Gyorko]], professional baseball player
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;H–M
== Journalism ==
[[File:Chuck howley cowboys.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Chuck Howley]]]]
*[[Jodi Applegate]], news anchor
[[File:Sam huff redskins.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Sam Huff]]]]
[[File:Randy-Moss 8-28-09 Patriots-vs-Redskins.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Randy Moss]]]]
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* [[Dennis Harrah]], professional football player
* [[Cam Henderson]], college football, basketball, and baseball coach
* [[Lou Holtz]], Hall of Fame college football coach
* [[Alexis Hornbuckle]], professional basketball player
* [[Jeff Hostetler]], professional football player
* [[J. R. House]], professional baseball and football player
* [[Chuck Howley]], professional football player
* [[Sam Huff]], professional football player
* [[Bob Huggins]], college basketball coach
* [[Rod Hundley|Hot Rod Hundley]], professional basketball player and broadcaster
* [[Gary Jeter]], professional football player
* [[James Jett]], professional football player
* [[Dwayne Jones (basketball)|Dwayne Jones]], professional basketball player
* [[Bill Karr]], professional football player
* [[Jason Kincaid]], professional wrestler<ref>[[NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship]].</ref>
* [[John Kruk]], professional baseball player
* [[Carl Lee (American football)|Carl Lee]], professional football player
* [[Doug Legursky]], professional football player
* [[Gino Marchetti]], professional football player
* [[Rod Martin]], professional football player
* [[Chris Massey]], professional football player
* [[O. J. Mayo]], professional basketball player
* [[Bill Mazeroski]], professional baseball player
* [[Leo Mazzone]], professional baseball player
* [[Seth McClung]], professional baseball player
* [[John McKay (American football)|John McKay]], college and professional football coach
* [[Leland Merrill]], Olympic wrestler, WV's first Olympian
* [[Renee Montgomery]], professional basketball player
* [[Eric Moss]], professional football player
* [[Randy Moss]], professional football player
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;N&ndash;Z
== Literature ==
[[File:Retton-m.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Mary Lou Retton]]]]
*[[Allen Appel]], novelist
[[File:Nick Saban (cropped).jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Nick Saban]]]]
*[[John Peale Bishop]], poet and man of letters
[[File:Jerry West 1972.jpeg|110px|thumb|right|[[Jerry West]]]]
*[[Pearl S. Buck]], writer and [[Nobel prize]] winner
[[File:J-Will.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Jason Williams (basketball, born 1975)|Jason Williams]]]]
*[[Willa Cather]], novelist
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*[[Stephen Coonts]], novelist
* [[Greasy Neale]], Hall of Fame college and professional football coach
*[[Henry Louis Gates, Jr.]], author, educator, and scholar
* [[Dustin Nippert]], professional baseball player
*[[Davis Grubb]], novelist
* [[Jamie Noble]], professional wrestler (WWE)
*[[Homer Hickam]], writer
* [[Buzz Nutter]], professional football player
* [[Peggy O'Neal (lawyer)|Peggy O'Neal]], [[Australian Football League|Australian Rules football]] president
* [[Patrick Patterson (basketball)|Patrick Patterson]], professional basketball player
* [[Joe Pettini]], professional baseball coach
* [[Kevin Pittsnogle]], college basketball player
* [[Tom Pridemore]], professional football player
* [[Paul Popovich]], professional baseball player
* [[Mary Lou Retton]], professional gymnast
* [[Ira Rodgers]], college football coach
* [[Rich Rodriguez]], college football coach
* [[Nick Saban]], professional and college football coach
* [[Ben Schwartzwalder]], Hall of Fame college football coach
* [[Heath Slater]], professional wrestler (WWE)
* [[Tamar Slay]], professional basketball player
* [[Stephanie Sparks]], professional golfer and commentator
* [[Ray Stevens]], professional wrestler
* [[Emanuel Steward]], boxing trainer
* [[Bill Stewart (American football)|Bill Stewart]], college football coach
* [[Joe Stydahar]], professional football player
* [[Nick Swisher]], professional baseball player
* [[Steve Swisher]], professional baseball player
* [[Ryan Switzer]], professional football player
* [[Rod Thorn]], basketball player and executive
* [[Rick Tolley]], college football coach
* [[Bill Walker (basketball)|Bill Walker]], professional basketball player
* [[Fulton Walker]], professional football player
* [[Robert Walker (American football)|Robert Walker]], professional football player
* [[Curt Warner]], professional football player
* [[Jerry West]], professional basketball player
* [[Deron Williams]], professional basketball player
* [[Jason Williams (basketball, born 1975)|Jason Williams]], professional basketball player
* [[Kayla Williams (gymnast)|Kayla Williams]], world champion gymnast<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.espn.com/olympics/gymnastics/news/story?id=4569108 | title = Williams Vaults to Gold at Worlds | date = October 17, 2009 | access-date = October 17, 2011 | publisher = [[ESPN]] }}</ref>
* [[Alex Wilson (baseball)|Alex Wilson]], professional baseball player
* [[Hack Wilson]], professional baseball player
* [[Quincy Wilson (running back)|Quincy Wilson]], professional football player
* [[Steve Yeager]], professional baseball player
* [[Fielding H. Yost]], Hall of Fame college football coach
* [[Guy Zinn]], professional baseball player
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== Military ==
==Business==
[[File:John T. Chambers World Economic Forum 2013.jpg|110px|thumb|[[John T. Chambers]]]]
*[[John James Abert]], explorer and solider
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*[[French Ensor Chadwick]], naval officer and educator
* [[Don Blankenship]], chief executive officer of [[Massey Energy]]
*[[Lynndie England]], U.S. Army reservist involved in the [[Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal]]
* [[John T. Chambers]], chief executive officer of [[Cisco Systems]]
*[[Stonewall Jackson]], soldier and teach
* [[Carl Keith]], inventor
* [[William Luke]], businessman and entrepreneur
* [[George Preston Marshall]], owner and president of [[Washington Commanders]]
* [[William N. Page]], civil engineer, entrepreneur, capitalist, businessman, and industrialist
* [[Milan Puskar]], entrepreneur, philanthropist, co-founder of [[Mylan]]
* [[Alex Schoenbaum]], founder of [[Shoney's]] restaurant chain
* [[Harry F. Sinclair]], industrialist
* [[Brad D. Smith]], chief executive officer of [[Intuit, Inc.]]
* [[Ellsworth Milton Statler]], hotel businessman
* [[Clarence Wayland Watson]], businessman
* [[Allen Harvey Woodward]], industrialist
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==Entertainment==
== Politics & Government ==
;A&ndash;G
*[[Nnamdi Azikiwe]], [[Nigeria]]'s first [[President]]
[[File:Hasil adkins.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Hasil Adkins]]]]
*[[Newton D. Baker]], politician
[[File:Brad Dourif.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Brad Dourif]]]]
*[[William Wallace Barron]], politician
[[File:Virginia_Fox_1922.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Virginia Fox]]]]
*[[John J. Beckley]], frontiersman and [[Librarian of Congress]]
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*[[Ephraim Bee]], frontiersman and politician
* [[Hasil Adkins]], musician
*[[Charles Bent]], frontiersman and politician
*[[Arthur I. Boreman]], politician
* [[Michael Ammar]], magician
*[[Harry F. Byrd]], politician
* [[Karen Austin]], actress
* [[Charlie Barnett (comedian)|Charlie Barnett]], actor, comedian
*[[Robert Byrd]], politician
*[[Gaston Caperton]], politician
* [[Lina Basquette]], actress
* [[Chu Berry|Leon "Chu" Berry]], jazz saxophonist
*[[Shelley Moore Capito]], politician
*[[Thomas R. Carper]], economist and politician
* [[Chris Booker]], radio DJ, TV personality
*[[John J. Cornwell]], politician
* [[Bobby Campo]], actor
* [[Mark Carman]], producer, songwriter
*[[Henry G. Davis]], politician
*[[Stephen Benton Elkins]], politician
* [[Jean Carson]], actress
*[[William E. Glasscock]], politician
* [[Bernie Casey]], actor
* [[Kevin Cassidy]], gospel/retired country singer
*[[Nathan Goff, Jr.]], politician
*[[Howard Mason Gore]], politician
* [[Ted Cassidy]], actor
* [[Joe Cerisano]], singer-songwriter
*[[Henry D. Hatfield]], politician
* [[Michael Cerveris]], actor, singer-songwriter
*[[Ken Hechler]], politician
* [[John Davis Chandler]], actor
* [[Larry Combs]], clarinetist
* [[Stoney Cooper]], country/bluegrass singer
* [[Wilma Lee Cooper]], country/bluegrass singer
* [[John Corbett (actor)|John Corbett]], actor
* [[Billy Cox]], bassist
* [[George Crumb]], composer
* [[Phyllis Curtin]], operatic soprano, NYCO
* [[Frank De Vol]], film composer, actor
* [[Joyce DeWitt]], actress; ''[[Three's Company]]''
* [[Hazel Dickens]], bluegrass singer
* [[Little Jimmy Dickens]], country singer; [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] inductee
* [[Brad Divens]], vocalist, musician, [[Wrathchild America]], [[Kix (band)|Kix]]
* [[Paul Dooley]], actor, writer and comedian
* [[Brad Dourif]], actor
* [[Joanne Dru]], actress
* [[Greg Dulli]], singer, [[The Afghan Whigs]]
* [[Virginia Egnor]] (also known as Dagmar), actress, model, TV personality
* [[Samuel Felinton]], director
* [[Conchata Ferrell]], actress
* [[Sierra Ferrell]], singer-songwriter
* [[Virginia Fox]], silent-film actress; frequent co-star with [[Buster Keaton]]
* [[Jennifer Garner]], actress
* [[Randy Gilkey]], singer-songwriter
* [[Larry Groce]], musician, radio personality
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;H&ndash;M
== Religion ==
[[File:SteveHarveyHWOFMay2013 (cropped).jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Steve Harvey]]]]
*[[Alexander Campbell (Restoration movement)|Alexander Campbell]], [[Restoration Movement]] leader
[[File:DonKnotts1961.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Don Knotts]]]]
*[[Matthew W. Clair]], [[Methodist Episcopal Church]] bishop
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* [[Ed Haley]], blind professional fiddler
* [[Joshua Harto]], actor, writer, producer
* [[Steve Harvey]], comedian, TV personality
* [[Hawkshaw Hawkins]], country music singer
* [[Allison Hayes]], actress
* [[Blind Joe Hill]], one-man band
* [[Frank Hutchison]], slide guitar player
* [[Katie Lee Joel]], television host
* [[Johnnie Johnson (musician)|Johnnie Johnson]], blues musician
* [[Daniel Johnston]], musician, artist; subject of film ''[[The Devil and Daniel Johnston]]''
* [[Lawrence Kasdan]], director, producer, screenwriter
* [[Lesli Kay]], actress, ''[[As The World Turns]]'', ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''
* [[Fuzzy Knight]], actor
* [[Don Knotts]], actor
* [[Shannon Larkin]], musician, [[Godsmack]]
* [[Rex Lease]], actor
* [[Jake E. Lee]], rock guitarist
* [[Kristi Lee]], TV personality, director of ''[[The Bob & Tom Show]]''
* [[Traci Lords]], actress
* [[Ann Magnuson]], actress
* [[Peter Marshall (U.S. entertainer)|Peter Marshall]], musician, actor, host of TV's ''[[Hollywood Squares]]''
* [[Kathy Mattea]], country and bluegrass performer
* [[Charlie McCoy]], musician
* [[Russ McCubbin]], actor, stuntman, comedian
* [[Justin McElroy]], [[Travis McElroy]], and [[Griffin McElroy]], hosts of ''[[My Brother, My Brother and Me]]''
* [[Elizabeth McLaughlin]], actress
* [[Garnet Mimms]], soul singer
* [[Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.]], singer, winner of ''America's Got Talent'', Season 6 (2010)
* [[Lou Myers]], actor
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;N&ndash;Z
== Science ==
[[File:Brad Paisley at the White House.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Brad Paisley]]]]
*[[Eugene Aserinsky]], discovered [[REM sleep]]
[[File:Connie Smith Opry 2.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Connie Smith]]]]
[[File:Bill Withers 1976.JPG|110px|thumb|right|[[Bill Withers]]]]
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* [[Tim O'Brien (musician)|Tim O'Brien]], bluegrass musician
* [[Brooklyn Nelson]], actress
* [[Devon Odessa]], producer, actress, ''[[My So-Called Life]]''
* [[Brad Paisley]], country singer-songwriter
* [[Will Pan]], rapper, actor
* [[Sam Pancake]], actor
* [[Squire Parsons]], gospel singer
* [[Johnny Paycheck]], country musician
* [[Rachel Proctor]], country singer-songwriter
* [[Don Redman]], jazz musician and bandleader
* [[Ashlie Rhey]], actress, writer
* [[Jeff Richmond]], producer, composer
* [[Tyler Robertson]], bluegrass singer/musician
* [[Walter E. Rollins|Walter E. "Jack" Rollins]], songwriter
* [[Chris Weaver Band|Chris Weaver]], musician
* [[Soupy Sales]], actor and comedian
* [[Frank "Poncho" Sampedro]], guitarist for [[Neil Young]]'s band
* [[Chris Sarandon]], actor, activist
* [[David Selby]], actor
* [[Robert R. Shafer]], actor
* [[Bill Slater (broadcaster)|Bill Slater]], radio personality, host of ''[[Twenty Questions]]''
* [[Connie Smith]], country singer, [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] inductee
* [[Fred "Sonic" Smith]], guitarist for [[MC5]]
* [[Michael W. Smith]], contemporary Christian singer-songwriter
* [[Red Sovine]], country singer
* [[Morgan Spurlock]], film director, screenwriter
* [[Blaze Starr]], stripper and burlesque star
* [[Aaron Staton]], actor; ''[[Mad Men]]''
* [[Eleanor Steber]], soprano, [[Metropolitan Opera|The Metropolitan Opera, NYC]]
* [[Josh Stewart]], actor
* [[Sam Trammell]], actor, ''[[True Blood]]''
* [[Ryan Upchurch]], country, rap and rock songwriter
* [[Teddy Weatherford]], jazz pianist
* [[Patty Weaver]], actress
* [[Donald Ray White]], mountain dancer
* [[Jesco White|Jesse "Jesco" White]], mountain dancer
* [[Steve Whiteman]], former [[Kix (band)|Kix]] singer
* [[Garland Wilson]], jazz pianist
* [[Melvin Wine]], fiddler
* [[Bill Withers]], singer-songwriter
* J. T. Woodruff, [[Hawthorne Heights]] singer
* [[Bobby Wright]], country singer
* [[Frankie Yankovic]], polka musician
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== Other ==
==Frontiersmen==
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*[[James J. Andrews]], espionage agent
*[[Belle Boyd]], espionage agent
* [[Patrick Gass]], frontiersman
* [[Morgan Morgan]], frontiersman
*[[Nancy Hanks]], mother of [[Abraham Lincoln]]
* [[Lewis Wetzel]], frontiersman
*[[Devil Anse Hatfield]], [[Hatfield-McCoy feud]]
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*[[Glen and Bessie Hyde]], disappeared raftsmen
*[[John Henry (folklore)|John Herny]], the steel driving man of folklore
*[[Julia Neale Jackson]], mother of [[Stonewall Jackson]]


==Journalism==
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* [[William E. Chilton]], newspaper publisher and politician
* [[J. R. Clifford]], journalist, first African-American lawyer in West Virginia; founder of the [[Pioneer Press]]
* [[George Esper]], newspaper reporter; known for his coverage of the [[Vietnam War]] for the [[Associated Press]]
* [[John S. Knight]], newspaper publisher and editor
* [[Hoda Kotb]], television reporter; host of ''[[Today (NBC program)|Today]]''
* [[Molly Line]], news correspondent for [[Fox News Channel]]
* [[Herbert Morrison (announcer)|Herbert Morrison]], radio reporter; known for his coverage of the [[Hindenburg disaster|''Hindenburg'' disaster]]
* [[Asra Nomani]], Indian-American journalist, author, and feminist
* [[Mike Patrick]], sportscaster
* [[Michael Tomasky]], newspaper writer and editor
* [[Carter G. Woodson]], historian, author, and journalist
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== See Also ==
==Literature and art==
[[File:Pearl Buck.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Pearl S. Buck]]]]
*[[List of West Virginia Governors]]
[[File:BookerTWashington-Cheynes.LOC.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Booker T. Washington]]]]
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* [[Allen Appel]], novelist
* [[Annie Latham Bartlett]], sculptor
* [[John Peale Bishop]], poet, man of letters
* [[Florence V. Brittingham]], poet and short story writer
* [[Pearl S. Buck]], writer and [[Nobel Prize]] winner
* [[Bob Carroll (author)|Bob Carroll]], historian, author
* [[Stephen Coonts]], novelist
* [[Rebecca Harding Davis]], short story writer
* [[Alice Mary Dowd]], educator and author
* [[Henry Louis Gates Jr.]], author, educator, and scholar
* [[Denise Giardina]], author
* [[Linda Goodman]], poet, novelist, best-selling astrology writer
* [[Davis Grubb]], novelist
* [[Charley Harper]], artist
* [[Homer Hickam]], writer
* [[Craig Johnson (author)|Craig Johnson]], novelist
* [[John Knowles]], novelist
* [[William Robinson Leigh]], artist
* [[Keith Maillard]], novelist, poet
* [[Scott McClanahan]], writer
* [[Brooke McEldowney]], cartoonist; creator of ''[[9 Chickweed Lane]]'' comic strip
* [[Jeannie Blackburn Moran]] (1842–1929), author, community leader, socialite, and philanthropist
* [[Ehrman Syme Nadal]], author
* [[Breece D'J Pancake]], short fiction writer, author of ''Trilobites''
* [[Roger Price (comedian)|Roger Price]], creator of ''[[Mad Libs]]'' and ''[[Droodles]]''
* [[Jedediah Purdy]], author and professor
* [[Mary Lee Settle]], author
* [[Beau Smith]], comic book writer
* [[Jean Edward Smith]], biographer
* [[David Hunter Strother]] (aka Porte Crayon), artist
* [[Timothy Truman]], writer, artist, and musician
* [[Jeannette Walls]], author and columnist
* [[Booker T. Washington]], political leader, educator, and author
* [[Tom Wilson (cartoonist)|Tom Wilson]], creator of ''[[Ziggy (comic strip)|Ziggy]]'' comic strip
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==Military==
[[File:Williams HW.jpg|thumb|right|110px|[[Hershel W. Williams]]]]
[[File:Charles Yeager photo portrait head on shoulders left side.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Chuck Yeager]]]]
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* [[John James Abert]], explorer and soldier
* [[Earl E. Anderson]], [[U.S. Marine Corps]] general
* [[John Ashby (militiaman)|John Ashby]], frontiersman and soldier
* [[Woodrow Wilson Barr]], [[U.S. Marine]]
* [[Ted Belcher]], [[U.S. Army]] soldier, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[Ruby Bradley]], {{citation needed span|date=July 2015|text=most-decorated woman in U.S. military history}}
* [[Frank Buckles]], {{citation needed span|date=July 2015|text=last-surviving U.S. veteran of [[World War I]]}}
* [[Adelbert Rinaldo Buffington]], [[U.S. Army]] Brigadier General, 10th Chief of Ordnance for the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps
* [[French Ensor Chadwick]], [[U.S. Navy]] officer and educator
* [[Lynndie England]], [[U.S. Army]] reservist involved in the [[Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse]] scandal
* [[Stonewall Jackson]], [[Confederate States Army|C.S. Army]] general born in Clarksburg and died before the region was formed into West Virginia
* [[Albert G. Jenkins]], general and politician
* [[Jonah Edward Kelley]], [[U.S. Army]] soldier; [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[Edwin Gray Lee]], [[Confederate States Army|C.S. Army]] general born in Shepherdstown before it became part of the newly formed [[West Virginia]]
* [[Carwood Lipton]], [[U.S. Army]] soldier
* [[John P. Lucas]], [[U.S. Army]] general; commander at [[Battle of Anzio]]
* [[Jessica Lynch]], [[prisoner of war]]
* [[Basil L. Plumley]], [[U.S. Army]] [[command sergeant major]]
* [[William E. Shuck Jr.]], [[U.S. Marine]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[M. Jeff Thompson|M. Jeff. Thompson]], [[Missouri State Guard|Mo. State Guard]] general
* [[Hershel W. Williams]], [[U.S. Marine]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[John Yarnall]], [[U.S. Navy]] officer
* [[Chuck Yeager]], aviator
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==Politics and government==
[[Category:People from West Virginia|*]]
{{see also|List of Attorneys General of West Virginia|List of Governors of West Virginia|List of justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia|List of United States Representatives from West Virginia|List of United States Senators from West Virginia}}
[[Category:Lists of people by U.S. state|West Virginia]]
[[File:Robert Byrd official portrait.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Robert C. Byrd]]]]
[[File:MTA Announces 8 Winners of MTA Genius Transit Challenge (38901460530).jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Sarah Feinberg]]]]
[[File:Jay Rockefeller official photo.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Jay Rockefeller]]]]
[[File:CyrusVanceSoS.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Cyrus Vance]]]]
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* [[Newton D. Baker]], politician
* [[William Wallace Barron]], politician
* [[John J. Beckley]], frontiersman and [[Librarian of Congress]]
* [[Ephraim Bee]], frontiersman and politician
* [[Charles Bent]], frontiersman and politician
* [[Arthur I. Boreman]], politician
* [[Sylvia Mathews Burwell]], politician, university president
* [[Harry F. Byrd]], politician
* [[Robert Byrd]], U.S. Senator and majority leader, longest-serving member of Senate (51 years, 5 months, 21 days)<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/07/politics/btn-congressional-tenure/ CNN Politics, Senator Byrd's record as longest serving member of the U.S. Congress was surpassed by U.S. Representative John Dingell of Michigan in 2013. Senator Byrd still holds the record as the longest serving U.S. Senator (51 years, 5 months, 21 days), but his 57 years, 5 months, 21 days of service in the U.S. Congress is no longer the longest record of Congressional service.</ref>
* [[Gaston Caperton]], politician
* [[Shelley Moore Capito]], politician
* [[Thomas R. Carper]], economist and politician
* [[John J. Cornwell]], politician
* [[Henry G. Davis]], politician
* [[John W. Davis]], politician and attorney, Democratic Party nominee for U.S. President (1924)
* [[Stephen Benton Elkins]], politician
* [[Sarah Feinberg]] (born 1977), Interim President of the [[New York City Transit Authority]], and former Administrator of the [[Federal Railroad Administration]]
* [[Walter Lowrie Fisher]], [[United States Secretary of the Interior|U.S. Secretary of Interior]]
* [[Mark Funkhouser]], politician; [[mayor of Kansas City, Missouri]]
* [[William E. Glasscock]], politician
* [[Nathan Goff Jr.]], politician
* [[Howard Mason Gore]], politician
* [[Henry D. Hatfield]], politician
* [[Ken Hechler]], politician and author
* [[Brad Hoylman]] (born 1965), New York State Senator<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/brad-hoylman | title=Senator Brad Hoylman | date=December 21, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[John J. Jacob (West Virginia politician)|John J. Jacob]], politician
* [[Evan Jenkins (politician)|Evan Jenkins]], state senator
* [[Elizabeth Kee]], politician
* [[John E. Kenna]], politician
* [[Chief Logan]], Native-American leader
* [[William A. MacCorkle]], politician
* [[Joe Manchin]], politician
* [[William C. Marland]], politician
* [[Thomas Massie]], congressman
* [[Bruce Marks]] (born 1957), politician
* [[Roy L. McCulty]], politician
* [[Arch A. Moore Jr.]], politician
* [[Dwight Morrow]], diplomat; father-in-law of [[Charles Lindbergh]]
* [[Matthew M. Neely]], politician
* [[Bob Ney]], politician
* [[William Smith O'Brien (American politician)|William Smith O'Brien]], Representative
* [[Okey L. Patteson]], politician
* [[Francis Harrison Pierpont]], politician, "father of West Virginia"
* [[Nick Rahall]], politician
* [[Jennings Randolph]], politician
* [[Absalom Willis Robertson]], politician
* [[Jay Rockefeller]], politician
* [[Hulett C. Smith]], politician
* [[William E. Stevenson]], politician
* [[Cecil H. Underwood]], politician
* [[Cyrus Vance]], [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]]
* [[Kelli Ward]], politician
* [[Charles Washington]], statesman
* [[Erik Wells]], politician and news anchor
* [[Bob Wise]], politician
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==Religion==
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* [[Alexander Campbell (clergyman)|Alexander Campbell]], [[Restoration Movement]] leader
* [[Matthew W. Clair]], [[Methodist Episcopal Church]] bishop
* [[Belle Caldwell Culbertson]], missionary, author, philanthropist
* [[T. D. Jakes]], televangelist
* [[B. R. Lakin]], evangelist
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==Science==
[[File:Homer H. Hickam Jr.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Homer Hickam]]]]
[[File:Katherine Johnson in 2008.jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Katherine Johnson]]]]
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* [[Eugene Aserinsky]], discovered [[rapid eye movement sleep]] (REM)
* [[Maurice Brooks]], [[ornithologist]]
* [[Earl Lemley Core]], botanist
* [[Homer Hickam]], former [[NASA]] engineer
* [[Andrew Delmar Hopkins]], entomologist
* [[Katherine Johnson]], mathematician and [[NASA]] computer scientist
* [[Carl D. Keith]], chemist, invented three-way [[catalytic converter]]
* [[Angie Turner King]], chemist, mathematician and educator
* [[Mahlon Loomis]], inventor of the [[wireless telegraph]]
* [[Robert J. Marks II]], electrical engineer
* [[Joseph Maroon]], neurosurgeon
* [[Jon McBride]], [[NASA]] astronaut; pilot of [[Space Shuttle Challenger|Space Shuttle ''Challenger'']] mission [[STS-41-G]] (1984)
* [[Adrian Melott]], [[physicist]] and [[cosmologist]]
* [[George Armitage Miller|George A. Miller]], [[psychologist]] and [[cognitive scientist]]
* [[John Forbes Nash]], mathematician
* [[James Rumsey]], inventor and [[mechanical engineer]]
* [[Charles Marstiller Vest]], educator and [[mechanical engineer]]
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==Other==
[[File:Julia Bonds, 2003 (cropped).jpg|110px|thumb|right|[[Julia Bonds]]]]
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* [[James J. Andrews]], [[espionage]] agent
* [[Bill Blizzard]], labor leader
* [[Julia Bonds]], environmental activist; winner of [[Goldman Environmental Prize|Goldman Prize]]
* [[Belle Boyd]], [[espionage]] agent
* [[James Caudy]], frontiersman and early settler of present day West Virginia
* [[Larry Gibson (environmentalist)|Larry Gibson]], environmental activist; founder of Keeper of the Mountains Foundation
* [[Nancy Hanks]], mother of [[Abraham Lincoln]]; distant cousin of [[Tom Hanks]]
* [[Devil Anse Hatfield]], [[Patriarchy|patriarch]] of Hatfield clan of 19th-century [[Hatfield–McCoy feud]]
* [[Sid Hatfield]], Matewan police chief, prominent figure in labor history
* [[Jacob and Samuel Hawken]], designers of [[Hawken rifle]]
* [[Kristan Hawkins]], activist and President of [[Students for Life of America]]
* [[John Henry (folklore)|John Henry]], steel-driving man of folklore
* [[Glen and Bessie Hyde]], disappeared raftsmen
* [[Anna Jarvis]], founder of [[Mother's Day (United States)|Mother's Day in United States]]
* [[Mary Harris Jones|Mary Harris "Mother" Jones]], labor and [[community organizer]]
* [[Charles Manson]], convicted murderer
* [[Randal McCloy]], lone survivor of 2006 [[Sago Mine disaster]]
* James Mulroy, Wheeling's prodigal son; environmental advocate
* [[Stephen Murphy (civil servant)|Stephen Murphy]], ex-DEA agent; along with [[Javier Peña]], one of the lead investigators in the manhunt of Colombian drug smuggler Pablo Escobar
* [[Harry Powers]], serial killer
* [[Patsy Ramsey|Patsy Paugh Ramsey]], [[Miss West Virginia]]; mother of [[JonBenét Ramsey]]
* [[Walter Reuther]], labor leader
* [[Cecil Roberts (labor unionist)|Cecil Roberts]], [[United Mine Workers]] president
* [[Leon Sullivan]], civil rights activist
* [[Harry R. Truman]], volcano victim; owner of lodge at [[Mount St. Helens]]
* [[Jack Whittaker (lottery winner)|Jack Whittaker]], lottery winner
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==See also==
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* [[List of Marshall University people]]
* [[List of West Virginia University alumni]]

==References==
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This is a list of prominent people from the territory that now makes up the U.S. state of West Virginia.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Athletes

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A–G
Jesse Burkett
Mike D'Antoni
Hal Greer
H–M
Chuck Howley
Sam Huff
Randy Moss
N–Z
Mary Lou Retton
Nick Saban
Jerry West
Jason Williams

Business

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John T. Chambers

Entertainment

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A–G
Hasil Adkins
Brad Dourif
Virginia Fox
H–M
Steve Harvey
Don Knotts
N–Z
Brad Paisley
Connie Smith
Bill Withers

Frontiersmen

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Journalism

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Literature and art

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Pearl S. Buck
Booker T. Washington

Military

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Hershel W. Williams
Chuck Yeager

Politics and government

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See also: List of Attorneys General of West Virginia, List of Governors of West Virginia, List of justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, List of United States Representatives from West Virginia, and List of United States Senators from West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
Sarah Feinberg
Jay Rockefeller
Cyrus Vance

Religion

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Science

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Homer Hickam
Katherine Johnson

Other

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Julia Bonds

See also

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References

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  1. ^ NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship.
  2. ^ "Williams Vaults to Gold at Worlds". ESPN. October 17, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  3. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/07/politics/btn-congressional-tenure/ CNN Politics, Senator Byrd's record as longest serving member of the U.S. Congress was surpassed by U.S. Representative John Dingell of Michigan in 2013. Senator Byrd still holds the record as the longest serving U.S. Senator (51 years, 5 months, 21 days), but his 57 years, 5 months, 21 days of service in the U.S. Congress is no longer the longest record of Congressional service.
  4. ^ "Senator Brad Hoylman". December 21, 2012.
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