USA Famous People of West Virginia

West Virginia (WV) 

  • George Brett (1953 - ) Former major league baseball player with the Kansas City Royals; born in Glen Dale.
  • Pearl Buck (1892 - 1973) Author best known for her novel The Good Earth; born in Hillsboro.
  • Don Knotts (1924 - ) Actor best known for appearances in movies like The Incredible Mr. Limpet and The Apple Dumpling Gang and the television series The Andy Griffith Show; born in Morgantown.
  • Thomas Stonewall Jackson (1824 - 1863) Confederate general; born in Clarksburg.
  • Kathy Mattea (1959) Country music singer; born in South Charleston.
  • Mary Lou Retton (1968 - ) Olympic gold medallist of gymnastics; born in Fairmont.
  • Walter Reuther (1907 - 1970) One of the most influential labor leaders of the 20th Century; born in Wheeling.
  • Harold Tucker Webster (1885 - 1952) Cartoonist and creator of Caspar Milquetoast; born in Parkersburg.
  • Jerry West (1938 - ) Basketball Hall of Famer that played for the Los Angeles Lakers; born in Cabin Creek.
  • Chuck Yeager (1923 - ) First pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound; born in Myra.
  • Steve Yeager (1948 - ) Baseball player; born in Huntington.

More Famous People of West Virginia

  • Phyllis Curtin soprano, Clarksburg
  • Joanne Dru actress, Logan
  • John S. Knight publisher, Bluefield
  • Peter Marshall TV host, Huntington
  • Alfred Moore jurist, Molinosville
  • Eleanor Steber soprano, Wheeling
  • Lewis L. Strauss naval officer and scientist, Charleston
  • Cyrus Vance government official, Clarksburg

 

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