1. Charles Bent (1799)

American Politician

In late 1846, Bent became the New Mexico Territory's first governor. A few months later, he lost his life in the Taos Revolt of 1847.

2. Rod Hundley (1934)

American Basketball Player

Sports announcer for the Utah Jazz and former basketball player.

3. John Kruk (1961)

American Baseball Player

Free-swinging MLB first baseman who was selected to three All-Star teams and hit .300 during his career; became a baseball analyst on ESPN after retirement.

4. Randy White (West Virginia politician) (1955)

American Politician

Clark Randy White is a former Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate representing the 11th District from 2002-2011. Earlier he was a member of the West Virginia House of...

5. Alexis Hornbuckle (1985)

American Professional Women'

Alexis Kay'ree Hornbuckle is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA currently playing for the Phoenix Mercury.

6. Vicky Hamilton (1958)

American Record Executive

Vicky Hamilton is an American record executive personal manager promoter and club booker writer documentary film maker and artist. Hamilton is noted for managing the early careers of Guns N'...

7. Karla Drenner (1961)

American Politician

Dr Karla Lea Drenner is an American academic and politician from Georgia. A Democrat she is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing the state's 85th district in...

8. Belle Goshorn MacCorkle (Unknow)

First Lady Of West Virginia

Belle Goshorn MacCorkle was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia William A. MacCorkle and served as that state's First Lady 1893-1897. She was born in 1841 at Charleston...

9. Daniel Webster (Florida politician) (1949)

Florida Politician

Daniel A. Dan Webster is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2011. Webster a Republican from Florida initially represented Florida's...

10. Jim Harrick (1938)

American College Basketball Coac

Jim Harrick is an American former basketball coach who coached at UCLA Pepperdine University the University of Rhode Island and the University of Georgia over a combined total of 23...

11. Danny Wells (politician) (1940)

American Politician

Daniel 'Danny' Bundy Wells is an American politician and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 36 since January 12 2013. Wells served consecutively from...

12. Nancy Jacobs (1951)

American Politician

Nancy Jacobs is a Maryland State Senator representing District 34.

13. Betty Ireland (Unknow)

American Politician

Betty Ireland was the 28th Secretary of State of West Virginia from 2005-2009 serving as the first woman elected to the executive branch of West Virginia state government. She was...

14. Calvary Morris (1798)

American Politician

Calvary Morris was a U. S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Charleston Virginia Morris attended the common schools. He moved to Ohio in 1819 and settled in Athens. He was...

15. John E. Moore (1943)

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John E. Moore is an American politician. In 2002 he was elected on the Democratic Party ticket as the running mate of Governor Kathleen Sebelius; he assumed office as the...

16. David Walker (West Virginia politician) (1952)

American Politician

David Allen Walker is an American politician and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 33 since January 2009.

17. Dennis Harrah (1953)

American Football Player

Dennis Wayne Harrah is a former NFL Offensive Lineman who played 13 seasons in the National Football League for Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the University of...

18. Hunter Via (1976)

American Film Editor

Hunter M. Via is an American film and television editor. After graduating from the University of Charleston with a degree in communication and attending Full Sail University where he earned...

19. Charles P. Snyder (1847)

American Politician

Charles Philip Snyder was a lawyer and Democratic politician from West Virginia. He was born on June 9 1847 in Charleston West Virginia in Kanawha County which was then in...

20. George W. Atkinson (1845)

American Politician

George Wesley Atkinson of Ohio County was the tenth Governor of West Virginia. He also served in the U. S. House of Representatives and was a judge on the Court...

21. Carolyn Tomei (Unknow)

American Politician

Carolyn Tomei is a Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon. She serves in the Oregon House of Representatives for District 41 representing Milwaukie and parts of Southeast Portland...

22. Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan (1925)

United States Federal Judge

Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan was a United States federal judge. Born in Charleston West Virginia Hallanan received a B. A. from Morris Harvey College in 1946 and a J. D. from...

23. Mitch Carmichael (1960)

American Politician

Mitchell 'Mitch' Brian Carmichael is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 4 since January 12 2013. Carmichael served consecutively in the West...

24. Henrietta Cotton Wilson (Unknow)

First Lady Of West Virginia

Henrietta Cotton Wilson was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia E. Willis Wilson and served as that state's First Lady 1885-1890. She was born in 1847 at Charleston...

25. Bob Ashley (politician) (1953)

American Politician

Robert 'Bob' G. Ashley is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 11 since January 12 2001. Ashley previously served from...

26. Walt Easley (1957)

Player Of American Football

Edward Easley was a fullback in the NFL and USFL. He played his college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers running for 1773 yards and 19 touchdowns. In the NFL...

27. Thomas Larkin Thompson (1838)

American Politician

Thomas Larkin Thompson was a U. S.

28. Ray Canterbury (1969)

American Politician

Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 42 since January 12 2013. Canterbury served consecutively...

29. Bobbie Howard (1977)

American Football Player

Bobbie Allen Howard Jr. is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for three seasons for the Chicago Bears. Howard is now a coach for St. Laurence...

30. Chris Walters (1986)

American Politician

Chris Wesley Walters is an American politician and a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 8 since January 12 2013.

31. Ed Kenna (1877)

American Baseball Player

Edward Benninghaus Kenna nicked The Pitching Poet was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1902 season.

32. J. R. House (1979)

American Baseball Player

James Rodger J. R. House is a retired catcher in Major League Baseball who is currently manager of the minor league Hillsboro Hops a Class A affiliate of the Arizona...

33. Mark Workman (1930)

American Basketball Player

Mark Cecil Workman was an American professional basketball player. Born in Charleston West Virginia Workman played two years for the NBA's Philadelphia Warriors and Baltimore Bullets. He was the first...

34. Eric Smedley (1973)

American Football Player

Eric Alan Smedley is a former professional American football defensive back in the National Football League. He was selected in the 7th round of the 1996 NFL Draft after playing...

35. Brad Bridgewater (1973)

American Swimmer Olympic Gold Me

Bradley Michael Bridgewater is an American swimmer who won the gold medal in the men's 200-meter backstroke at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Bridgewater attended Lake Mary High School in Central...