People born here (30)
|
| Edgar Adams |
 USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1904 |
7 April 1868 |
Grafton, West Virginia (USA) |
| Randy Barnes |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988—1996 |
16 June 1966 |
Charleston, West Virginia (USA) |
| Mike Barrett |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1968 |
5 September 1943 |
Montgomery, West Virginia (USA) |
| Stuart F. Bloch |
USA |
|
Administrator |
1992—1994 |
23 April 1933 |
Wheeling, West Virginia (USA) |
| Brad Bridgewater |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1996 |
29 March 1973 |
Charleston, West Virginia (USA) |
| Tom Brown |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1920 |
2 February 1885 |
Halleck, West Virginia (USA) |
| Vicky Bullett |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1988—1992 |
4 October 1967 |
Martinsburg, West Virginia (USA) |
| Cornelius Burdette |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1912 |
6 November 1878 |
Sandstone, West Virginia (USA) |
| Bill Campbell |
USA |
|
Administrator |
1982—1984 |
5 May 1923 |
Huntington, West Virginia (USA) |
| Jeremy Cummings |
USA |
BBL |
Olympics |
2008 |
7 November 1976 |
Charleston, West Virginia (USA) |
| Glenn Davis |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1956—1960 |
12 September 1934 |
Wellsburg, West Virginia (USA) |
| John Downer |
USA |
EJP |
Olympics |
1920 |
22 November 1881 |
Charles Town, West Virginia (USA) |
| Brooks Fleming |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
10 July 1882 |
Fairmont, West Virginia (USA) |
| Amy Gamble |
USA |
HBL |
Olympics |
1988 |
17 December 1964 |
Wheeling, West Virginia (USA) |
| Harry Glancy |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1924 |
17 September 1904 |
Bens Run, West Virginia (USA) |
| Merwin Graham |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1924 |
4 March 1903 |
Fairview, West Virginia (USA) |
| Ed Greathouse |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1924 |
26 October 1899 |
Roane County, West Virginia (USA) |
| James Jett |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1992 |
28 December 1970 |
Charleston, West Virginia (USA) |
| Clemens Jones |
USA |
GLF |
Non-starter |
1904 |
28 May 1858 |
Wheeling, West Virginia (USA) |
| Trena King |
USA |
ARC |
Olympics |
1984 |
17 January 1958 |
Kingwood, West Virginia (USA) |
| James Kreglo |
 ISV |
FEN |
Olympics |
1984 |
8 August 1956 |
Huntington, West Virginia (USA) |
| Paul Martin |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
1 March 1884 |
Kingwood, West Virginia (USA) |
| Bruce Meredith |
ISV |
SHO |
Olympics |
1988—2000 |
19 April 1937 |
Wheeling, West Virginia (USA) |
| Harold Newhart |
USA |
GAR |
Olympics |
1928 |
19 July 1903 |
Parkersburg, West Virginia (USA) |
| Lea Ann Parsley |
USA |
SKN |
Olympics |
2002 |
12 June 1968 |
Logan, West Virginia (USA) |
| Mary Lou Retton |
USA |
GAR |
Olympics |
1984 |
24 January 1968 |
Fairmont, West Virginia (USA) |
| Norm Tate |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1968 |
2 January 1942 |
Oswald, West Virginia (USA) |
| Jerry West |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1960 |
28 May 1938 |
Cheylan, West Virginia (USA) |
| Deron Williams |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
2008—2012 |
26 June 1984 |
Parkersburg, West Virginia (USA) |
| Lawrence Yeardley |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
19 March 1885 |
Parkersburg, West Virginia (USA) |
People who died here (9)
|
| Stuart F. Bloch |
USA |
|
Administrator |
1992—1994 |
29 November 2007 |
Wheeling, West Virginia (USA) |
| William Bonsall |
USA |
GAR |
Olympics |
1948 |
23 February 2015 |
Morgantown, West Virginia (USA) |
| Cornelius Burdette |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1912 |
28 February 1955 |
Charleston, West Virginia (USA) |
| Bill Campbell |
USA |
|
Administrator |
1982—1984 |
30 August 2013 |
Lewisburg, West Virginia (USA) |
| Brooks Fleming |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
9 February 1945 |
Fairmont, West Virginia (USA) |
| Don Gwinn |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1928 |
3 June 1961 |
Parkersburg, West Virginia (USA) |
| Paul Martin |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
9 March 1956 |
Berkeley, West Virginia (USA) |
| Géza, Gróf Teleki |
 HUN |
HOC |
Olympics |
1936 |
5 January 1983 |
Mathias, West Virginia (USA) |
| Lawrence Yeardley |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
17 November 1941 |
Charleston, West Virginia (USA) |