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List of people from West Virginia

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

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

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.