List of people from West Virginia

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

State flag of West Virginia
Location of West Virginia on the U.S. map

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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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.