This is a list of people who were born in, lived in, or are closely associated with the city of Charleston, West Virginia.
Athletics
[edit]- 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
- Harry Young, Athlete and coach, member of College Football Hall of Fame
- Dennis Harrah, Former NFL player
Arts & Entertainment
[edit]- 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
- 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
[edit]- Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. senator; former U.S. congresswoman and state delegate
- 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
[edit]- Harriet C. Babbitt, diplomat and attorney
- John Chambers, Cisco Systems CEO
- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
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