This is a list of some of the most famous West Virginians, their claim to fame, and WV town:
Aracoma- Indian princess Anne Bailey- scout Margaret and Harman Blennerhassett Belle Boyd- actress, Civil
War spy George Brett- baseball player, Glendale "Bricktop" (Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith)- singer
Pearl S. Buck -Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Hillsboro Betsy Byars- children's author Robert C. Byrd - U.S. Senator
Bernie Casey - pro football player, actor, Wyco Mary Elizabeth Behner Christopher- missionary, Scott's Run Phyllis
Curtin -soprano, Clarksburg Dagmar (Virginia Ruth Egnor)- actress, Huntington John W. Davis- lawyer, presidential
candidate 1934, Clarksburg Martin Delany - first black of high army rank Bob Denver- actor (Gilligan), now lives in
Bluefield Joanne Dru- actress, Logan Conchata Ferrell - actress, Charleston Jennifer Garner - actress, Charleston
Denise Giardina- author, gubernatorial candidate Linda Goodman- astrologer, author, Parkersburg Nancy Hart- Confederate
spy Albert "Sid" Hatfield- police chief, Matewan John Henry - railroad legend, worked on Big Bend Tunnel Paulette
Vineyard Herbich - mezzosoprano, Vienna State Opera Susan Dew Hoff - first WV woman doctor, Harrison County Jeff Hostetler
- WVU football player, led NY Giants to win Superbowl Mary Draper Ingles- Indian captive, first white woman in Kanawha
Valley Anna Jarvis - founder of Mothers Day, Grafton Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson -Confederate general, Clarksburg John
S. Knight- publisher, Bluefield Don Knotts- actor, Morgantown Catherine Wood Marshall- author, Keyser Peter Marshall-
TV host, Huntington Kathy Mattea -country music singer, Cross Lanes Alfred Moore -jurist, Molinosville Randy Moss
- NFL football player, Rand Ruth Ann Musick- folklorist, author Brad Paisley- Country music singer Eugenia Price
- author , Charleston Mary Lou Retton- Olympic gold medal gymnast, Fairmont Walter Reuther -labor leader, Wheeling
Soupy Sales - comedian, Huntington Christopher Sarandon- actor, Morgantown David Selby - actor Mary Lee
Settle- author, Charleston Eleanor Steber- soprano, Wheeling Lewis L. Strauss- naval officer and scientist, Charleston
Cyrus Vance- government official, Clarksburg Booker T. Washington- educator, Malden Jerry West - Los Angeles Lakers
basketball player & General Manager, Cabin Creek Carter G. Woodson- founder of Black History Month Chuck Yeager
-test pilot and Air Force general, Myra, Lincoln County Steve Yeager- baseball player, Huntington Betty Zane- Revolutionary
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