Famous West Virginians
These are just a few of the famous people who were either born in West Virginia or spent some important time in West Virginia.
John Brown, slavery activist
Pearl S. Buck, author and environmentalist
Jack Canfield, speaker and book author
Harry “Flash” Clarke, football player
Bob Denver, actor
Joyce DeWitt, actress
Little Jimmy Dickens, country singer
Joanne Dru, actress
Jennifer Garner, actress
Don Knotts, actor
Kathy Mattea, country singer
Charlie McCoy, country harmonica player
Randy Moss, football player
Brad Paisley, country singer
David Selby, actor
Jerry West, basketball player
Bill Withers, singer and songwriter
Chuck Yeager, aviator (broke the sound barrier)
