Notable West Virginians

name claim to fame hometown
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George Brett baseball player Glendale
Pearl S. Buck author Hillsboro
Phyllis Curtin soprano Clarksburg
Joanne Dru actress Logan
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson Confederate General Clarksburg
John S. Knight publisher Bluefield
Don Knotts actor Morgantown
Peter Marshall TV host Huntington
Kathy Mattea country music singer South Charleston
Alfred Moore jurist Molinosville
Mary Lou Retton gymnast Fairmont
Walter Reuther labor leader Wheeling
Eleanor Steber soprano Wheeling
Lewis L. Strauss naval officer and scientist Charleston
Cyrus Vance government official Clarksburg
Chuck Yeager test pilot and Air Force General Myra
Steve Yeager baseball player Huntington

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This page was last updated on June 19, 2017.