This is a list of people who were born in, lived in, or are closely associated with the city of Huntington, West Virginia.
Athletics
editBasketball
edit- Sim Bhullar, Center (basketball) for Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League, attended Huntington Prep School
- Onuralp Bitim, Small forward for Chicago Bulls, attended Huntington Prep School
- Miles Bridges, current Shooting guard for Charlotte Hornets, attended Huntington Prep School[1]
- Thomas Bryant, Center for Denver Nuggets[2]
- Leo Byrd, gold medalist at the 1959 Pan American Games for Basketball[3]
- Dan D'Antoni, former basketball coach for Marshall University
- Mike D'Antoni, former NBA coach for Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns
- Bob Davis, former coach of High Point Panthers men's basketball
- Gorgui Dieng, former NBA Power Forward, attended Huntington Prep School[4]
- Hal Greer, former NBA Shooting Guard for Philadelphia 76ers, selected among 50 greatest NBA players of all time
- Marshall Hawkins, retired NBA basketball forward[5]
- Jonathan Kuminga, Power forward for Golden State Warriors, attended Huntington Prep School
- Freddie Lewis, former Point guard for Sacramento Kings
- O. J. Mayo, former University of Southern California and Milwaukee Bucks basketball player
- Patrick Patterson, former University of Kentucky, former Oklahoma City Thunder basketball player
- Josh Perkins, Point guard for Petkim Spor of the Turkish Basketball Super League, attended Huntington Prep School
- Joshua Primo, former Shooting guard for San Antonio Spurs, attended Huntington Prep School
- Xavier Rathan-Mayes, Point guard for Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket of the Turkish Basketball Super League, attended Huntington Prep School
- Bill Strickling, former head coach of Marshall College men's basketball
- JT Thor, Power forward for Charlotte Hornets, attended Huntington Prep School[6]
- Bill Walker, former Kansas State and Miami Heat basketball player
- Henry Walker, Small forward for Gladiadores de Anzoátegui
- Stewart Way, former men's basketball coach for Marshall University
- Andrew Wiggins, former NBA first overall pick, current Small Forward for Golden State Warriors, attended Huntington Prep School[7]
Baseball
edit- Jon Adkins, former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, and Cincinnati Reds from 2003 to 2008, and an MLB scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Jack Cook, former baseball coach for Marshall University, namesake for Jack Cook Field
- Johnson Fry, former MLB pitcher, Cleveland Indians[8]
- Joe Hague, former Major League Baseball first baseman
- Rick Reed, former Major League Baseball pitcher and 2-time All-Star
- Frank Reiber, former MLB catcher
- John Scheneberg, former MLB pitcher
- Skeeter Shelton, former MLB outfielder
- C. Noel Workman, former coach for Iowa State Cyclones baseball
- Hoge Workman, former MLB Relief pitcher, former NFL Quarterback for Cleveland Bulldogs and Cleveland Indians
- Steve Yeager, former Major League Baseball catcher, co-MVP of 1981 World Series
Football
edit- John Brickels, former high school, college and professional football coach who served as a backfield coach for the Cleveland Browns between 1946 and 1948.
- Troy Brown, coach and former player who is a skill development and kick and punt returners coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League, 3× Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX)
- Gene Corum former football coach for West Virginia University
- Larry Coyer, NFL and college football coach, defensive co-ordinator with the Indianapolis Colts
- Melvin Cunningham, former NFL defensive specialist for Miami Dolphins
- Jim Grobe, college football coach, Baylor, Wake Forest, Ohio
- James Gronninger, former baseball coach for West Virginia University
- Charlie Honaker, former NFL Halfback for Cleveland Bulldogs
- Jackie Hunt, College Football Hall of Fame member
- Ramey Hunter, former NFL defensive end for Portsmouth Spartans
- Harry Jones, former NFL running back
- Randy Moss, Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018, five-time Pro Bowl receiver; holds the single-season record for receiving touchdowns by a rookie with 17; holds the single-season record for receiving touchdowns with 23; second all-time in receiving TD's with 156, trailing only Jerry Rice; Minnesota Vikings (1998 first round, #21 pick), Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers
- Hank Norton, former coach for Ferrum College football
- Buzz Nutter, former NFL center, Pittsburgh Steelers & Baltimore Ravens
- Bob Orders, former NFL center, Green Bay Packers
- Gerad Parker, head coach for Troy Trojans football
- Chad Pennington, former NFL quarterback, Miami Dolphins and New York Jets, 2000–2010 (first round, #12 pick); FOX NFL analyst, 2012; Marshall Hall of Fame; led 1995 Herd to I-AA finals as true frosh; then led MU to Mid-American Conference titles in 1997-98-99, Motor City Bowls in 1997-98-99, to No. 25 ranking (The Sporting News) in 1998 with 12-1 mark, then to No. 10 rankings in Associated Press, USA Today and The Sporting News final polls for I-A football with 13-0 mark in 1999, knocking off No. 25 BYU in MCB III
- Joe Scelfo, Offensive coordinator for East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
- Mark Snyder, former coach for Marshall University football
- Jason Starkey, former NFL Center for Arizona Cardinals
- Robert Walker, former NFL running back for New York Giants
- Darnell Wright, five-star football recruit and 10th overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft[9]
Other
edit- Miko Alley, former soccer player for Philippines women's national football team[10]
- William C. Campbell, former two-time President of the United States Golf Association and one-time Captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1990
- Ken Chertow, U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestler at the 1988 Summer Olympics[11]
- Chase Harrison, former MLS goalkeeper
- James Kreglo, former U.S. Olympic foil and sabre[12]
- Jeff Morrison, 1999 NCAA Tennis Singles Champion for the Florida Gators
- Johnny Sias, former professional disc golfer
- Kayla Williams, U.S. gymnast, world vault gold medalist
Academics
edit- Herb H. Henderson, civil rights activist, former president of the West Virginia National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Eddie King, former athletic director for Morris Harvey College
- Stephen J. Kopp, former president of Marshall University
- Jacqueline Jackson, author and peace activist
- Carter G. Woodson, peace activist, founder of Black History Month
Arts & Entertainment
edit- Darwin Bromley, former attorney and game designer who had worked primarily on board games.
- Michael Cerveris, theater performer as Hedwig in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"
- Dagmar, 1950s television personality
- Diamond Teeth Mary, blues singer
- Brad Dourif, Academy Award-nominated actor
- Joanne Dru, film and television actress, known for such films as Red River, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, All the King's Men, and Wagon Master
- Hawkshaw Hawkins, country music singer
- Elizabeth Lawrence, actress, best known for her role as Myra Murdock Sloane in the soap opera All My Children from 1979 to 1991
- Katie Lee: celebrity and television personality
- Craig Johnson, novelist
- Shane Keister, studio musician, writer, arranger, and producer
- Julia Keller, journalist, author, Pulitzer Prize recipient
- Peter Marshall, actor, singer, television personality, and game show host
- Brooklyn Nelson, broadway actress
- Clint McElroy, radio personality and podcaster
- Griffin McElroy, podcaster, voice actor, and listed as a Forbes "30 Under 30" media luminary in 2017
- Justin McElroy, journalist and podcaster
- Travis McElroy, podcaster and voice actor
- Lew Payton, film actor, stage performer, and writer known for several films and stage productions including Chocolate Dandies with Josephine Baker, Smash Your Baggage (1932), Jezebel (1938), On Such a Night (1937), and Lady for a Night (1942)
- Michael W. Smith, musician, charted in contemporary Christian and mainstream; born in Kenova, West Virginia
- Milton Supman, known professionally as Soupy Sales, comedian, actor, radio/television personality
- Jim Thornton, announcer on Wheel of Fortune
Business
edit- Joan C. Edwards, singer, entrepreneur
- Bruce R. Evans, venture capitalist, corporate director and philanthropist[13]
- David Ginsburg, presidential adviser, executive director of Kerner Commission[14]
- William Hope Harvey, health resort owner best remembered as a prominent public intellectual advancing the idea of monetary bimetallism, owner of Harvey House
- Dwight Morrow, businessman, politician, and diplomat
- Brad D. Smith, former CEO of Intuit, president of Marshall University
- Ruth C. Sullivan, co-founder of Autism Society of America and of Autism Services Center in Huntington
Politics
edit- David Martin Baker, former West Virginia House of Delegates
- Homer S. Brown, former Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Peter Cline Buffington, first mayor of Huntington
- Franklin Cleckley, former justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- Henry Dillon, West Virginia House of Delegates
- David Felinton, former mayor of Huntington
- Paul T. Farrell, former circuit judge and justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
- Paul T. Farrell Jr., attorney, candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 West Virginia Democratic primary
- Monte Geralds, former Michigan House of Representatives
- Eustace Gibson, former United States House of Representatives for West Virginia's 4th congressional district
- Henry D. Hatfield, former Governor of West Virginia
- Homer Heck, former West Virginia House of Delegates
- Charles B. Hoard, former United States House of Representatives for New York's 23rd congressional district, buried at Spring Hill Cemetery
- Sean Hornbuckle, Minority Leader of the West Virginia House of Delegates
- James A. Hughes, former U.S. House of Representatives for West Virginia, buried at Spring Hill Cemetery
- Evan Jenkins, former State Senator, Congressman, and West Virginia Supreme Court Justice
- Patrick Lucas, West Virginia House of Delegates
- Thomas Massie, US congressman, MIT alum, and self-sufficiency expert
- Justin Marcum, former West Virginia House of Delegates
- Carol Miller, U.S. Representative from WV-3rd Congressional District
- Robert H. Plymale, Minority Whip of the West Virginia Senate
- Will E. Neal, former mayor of Huntington, United States House of Representatives
- Doug Reynolds, former West Virginia House of Delegates
- Matthew Rohrbach, West Virginia House of Delegates
- Whitney North Seymour Jr., former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and New York State Senate
- Stephanie Thacker, judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Robert H. Whaley, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- Stephen T. Williams, mayor of Huntington
- Mike Woelfel, West Virginia Senate[15]
Military
edit- Don Chafin, sheriff of Logan County, commander in Battle of Blair Mountain
- Justice M. Chambers, Medal of Honor recipient
- Delos Carleton Emmons, lieutenant general, U.S. Army Air Force
- Robert E. Femoyer, Medal of Honor recipient
- John W. Garrett Jr., Chief Warrant Officer in the United States Army, 1994 Black Hawk shootdown incident
- Albert G. Jenkins, Confederate brigadier general
- Carwood Lipton, World War II military officer, prominently featured in book and TV series Band of Brothers
- Walter C. Wetzel, United States Army soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
- Louis L. Wilson Jr., former four-star general in the United States Air Force, former commander in chief of the Pacific Air Forces
Other
edit- Eugene Blake, serial killer
- David Ginsburg, founder of Americans for Democratic Action, former executive director of Kerner Commission
- Katie Lee, food critic, chef, third wife of Billy Joel[16]
- Eloise Hughes Smith, survivor of RMS Titanic
References
edit- ^ tstephens@hdmediallc.com, TIM STEPHENS The Herald-Dispatch (2020-06-05). "Citing finances, St. Joseph moves to end relationship with Huntington Prep". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ Herald-Dispatch, GRANT TRAYLORThe (2015-03-27). "St. Joseph sends off Bryant to Chicago". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ Thacker, Jim (2010). "Player Profile: Leo Byrd". BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ^ "NBA & ABA Players Who Attended High School in West Virginia". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Marshall Hawkins Basketball Reference Profile". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "JT Thor - Men's Basketball 2020-21". Auburn Tigers - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ Herald-Dispatch, GRANT TRAYLORThe (2013-03-28). "Wiggins wins player of year". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ Rainey, Chris. "Johnson Fry". SABR. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ "Darnell Wright Scouting Report". ESPN. February 6, 2019. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Miko Alley - Women's Soccer". West Virginia Mountaineers. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ Former Olympic wrestler from Huntington trains future Olympians Archived April 10, 2023, at the Wayback Machine. wsaz.com. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ "James Kreglo Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ "Business leaders to join Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni". Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. Vanderbilt University. January 30, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ Grimes, William. "David Ginsburg, Longtime Washington Insider, Dies at 98" Archived May 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, May 25, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ^ "Candidate profile: Mike Woelfel". The Herald-Dispatch. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Billy Joel and wife Katie Lee split". NY Daily News. 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2012-01-03.