The 50 Most Popular People from West Virginia, Ranked for 2023:

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  1. Chuck Yeager: First pilot to break the sound barrier
  2. Pearl S. Buck: Pulitzer Prize-winning author and humanitarian
  3. Brad Paisley: Country music singer-songwriter
  4. Stonewall Jackson: Confederate general during the American Civil War
  5. Mary Harris “Mother” Jones: Labor leader and union organizer
  6. C.W. “Bill” Beckett: West Virginia coal miner and labor leader
  7. Matthew Fox: actor, best known for his role as Jack Shepard on the TV show “Lost”
  8. Mary Lou Retton: Olympic gold-medal winning gymnast
  9. Don Knotts: actor, best known for his role as Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show”
  10. Johnnie Johnson: blues and rock and roll pianist
  11. Michael W. Smith: Christian music singer-songwriter
  12. John Forbes Nash Jr: mathematician and Nobel laureate in Economics
  13. Becky Lynch: professional wrestler
  14. Jennifer Garner: actress, best known for her roles in “Alias” and “13 Going on 30”
  15. Johnnie Johnson: blues and rock and roll pianist
  16. K.C. Jones: professional basketball player and coach
  17. Mark Ronson: record producer, songwriter, and DJ
  18. Bill Withers: Singer-songwriter and musician
  19. Michael C. Hall: actor, best known for his role as Dexter Morgan on the TV show “Dexter”
  20. Robert C. Byrd: longest-serving U.S. Senator in history
  21. James “Jimmy” Clendenin: actor and comedian
  22. George Brett: Hall of Fame baseball player
  23. Ernest T. Williams Jr: artist and illustrator
  24. Michael Moore: film director, writer, and political commentator
  25. Michael D. Coogan: archaeologist and author
  26. George Crumb: composer and pianist
  27. Michael Dante DiMartino: animator and television producer
  28. Stephen Coonts: author and pilot
  29. David Selby: actor, best known for his role as Quentin Collins on “Dark Shadows”
  30. John Sayles: film director, screenwriter, and novelist
  31. J.R.R. Clifford: lawyer, journalist, and civil rights activist
  32. William C. “Bill” Blizzard: labor leader and union organizer
  33. Jerry West: Hall of Fame basketball player and executive
  34. Clarence W. Meadows: U.S. congressman
  35. John W. Davis: lawyer and Democratic candidate for president in 1924
  36. Johnnie Johnson: blues and rock and roll pianist
  37. J.P. McGraw: professional baseball player
  38. William R. “Bob” Wise: Governor of West Virginia
  39. Robert E. “Bob” Wise Jr: U.S. congressman
  40. John Jacob Lewis: engineer and astronaut
  41. Samuel L. “Sam” Huff: professional football player and sportscaster
  42. Homer L. Hodge: U.S. congressman
  43. Robert C. “Bob” Byrd Jr: West Virginia State Senator
  44. J.P. “Jack” Bailey: actor and television host
  45. Robert E. “Bob” Wise Jr: West Virginia Secretary of State
  46. John W. Davis Jr: lawyer, judge, and West Virginia Secretary of State
  47. John W. “Jack” Davis Jr: West Virginia State Senator
  48. John Jacob “Jack” Lewis III: lawyer and West Virginia Secretary of State
  49. John D. “Jack” Raese: businessman and political candidate
  50. John W. “Jack” Roush Jr: businessman and NASCAR team owner

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