List of people from Charleston, West Virginia

This is a list of people who were born in, lived in, or are closely associated with the city of Charleston, West Virginia .

Athletics

• Randy Barnes, Olympic shot put gold and silver medalist
• Brian Bowles, MMA fighter, bantamweight champion
• Kevin Canady, Professional wrestler founder of IWA East Coast
• Dorian Etheridge, linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons
• William Frischkorn, cyclist
• George H. Goodrich, justice, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
• J. R. House, professional baseball player and coach J. R. House
• Hot Rod Hundley, basketball player and broadcaster Hot Rod Hundley
• George King, NBA player and head coach of West Virginia and Purdue
• John Kruk, Former Major League Baseball player and current sportscaster, was born in Charleston, but grew up in Keyser
• Rick Nuzum, National Football League player
• Phil Pfister, world's strongest man (2006), is a firefighter for CFD
• Russ Thomas, NFL player, general manager of Detroit Lions 1967–89
• Anne White, Tennis player, attended John Adams Junior High School and graduated from George Washington High School.
• Jason Williams, Miami Heat point guard, who grew up in Belle in the same vicinity, was a high school teammate of Randy Moss

Jason Williams

• Harry Young, Athlete and coach, member of College Football Hall of Fame
• Dennis Harrah, Former NFL player

Arts & Entertainment

• Jean Carson, Actress
• Douglas Dick, Actor
• Barbara DuMetz, Photographer was born in Charleston
• George Crumb, Classical composer
• Conchata Ferrell, Actress
• Sierra Ferrell, Musician, Singer-Songwriter
• Paul Frame, chiropractor and former ballet dancer
• Peter Frame, ballet dancer
• Jennifer Garner, Actress and Alias

Jennifer Garner

• Lesli Kay, Soap opera actress, who has appeared on As the World Turns , General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful
• Robert "RJ" Haddy, Special effects artist, was born and resides in Charleston
• Allison Hayes, Actress
• Ann Magnuson, Actress
• Tom McBride, Actor from Friday the 13th Part II
• Nick Nolte, Actor
• Caroline Peyton, Pop singer
• Eugenia Price, American author
• Roger Price, Creator of Droodles and television personality
• Alec Ross, Author and technology policy analyst ^[1]
• Kristen Ruhlin, Actress
• Red Sovine, Country singer
• Sam Trammell, actor and True Blood star was born in New Orleans, but grew up in Charleston, graduating from city's George Washington High School

Politics

• Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. senator; former U.S. congresswoman and state delegate

Shelley Moore Capito

• William E. Chilton, Newspaper publisher and U.S. Senator
• Sarah Feinberg, interim president of the New York City Transit Authority and former head of the Federal Railroad Administration
• John B. Floyd, former mayor of Charleston
• George H. Goodrich, justice, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
• Amy Shuler Goodwin, mayor of Charleston
• Tresa Howell, West Virginia House of Delegates from the 52nd district
• James H. Huling, former mayor of Charleston
• John G. Hutchinson, former mayor of Charleston
• Danny Jones, former mayor of Charleston
• Joe F. Smith, former mayor of Charleston
• Daniel Webster, longest-serving Florida legislator, was born in Charleston

Other

• Harriet C. Babbitt, diplomat and attorney
• John Chambers, Cisco Systems CEO

John Chambers

• H. Rodgin Cohen, banker
• Basudeb DasSarma, Chemist
• Elizabeth Harden Gilmore, civil rights activist
• Jon McBride, NASA astronaut was born in Charleston
• George Armitage Miller, one of the founders of the field of cognitive psychology
• Sara Jane Moore, Would-be presidential assassin
• Rev. Leon Sullivan, Civil rights activist

See also

• List of mayors of Charleston, West Virginia

References

1. Wood, Pamela (May 24, 2018). "Democrat Alec Ross, tech expert and author, says as Maryland governor he'll focus on 'what's next'". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved August 25, 2021.