Notable West Virginians

This Spanish-American War hero from Monroe County was immortalized in Elbert Hubbard's classic, "A Message to Garcia."

In 1882, this man established The Pioneer Press, West Virginia's first African-American newspaper.

What WV governor gained refused to extradite members of the Hatfield family during the Hatfield-MCcoy fued?

This Wheeling native served as Architect of the U.S. Capitol from 1923 to 1954

What Martinsburg native was probably the most noted female spy for the Confederacy?

This U. S. Senator, an early statehood advocate, voted against the West Virginia statehood bill in 1862.

What woman helped to save Fort Henry on September 12, 1782?

This West Virginia native is author of the Bell Elkins series of novels, set in West Virginia.

On New Year's Eve in 1953, this country music legend died while traveling through West Virginia.

This Bridgeport native was known as "The Great Wildcatter.

This Logan County native was the longest-serving President of the West Virginia Senate in the state’s history.

This former WVU football player became a quarterback for the New York Jets in 2013.

This native of Mingo County founded the Discovery Channel.

“My Home Among the Hills” was written by this Harrison County native and one-time mayor of Clarksburg.

What western Virginian published a book about his participation in the Lewis and Clark expedition?

This West Virginia native was the first woman to chair a Republican party state convention.

This Milton native is the author of the cookbook The Comfort Table and has appeared on several television cooking shows

Who was the first woman from West Virginia to be elected to the United States Congress?

This golf legend served as the golf professional at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs.

This Clarksburg native was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1924.

In what Kanawha County community did Booker T. Washington spend his childhood?

What West Virginia native won the gold medal in the shotput during the 1996 Olympic Games?

April 18, 1861, Union troops under the command of this officer set fire to the U.S. armory and arsenal at Harpers Ferry

This man, who in 1852 received a patent for his improvement to churns, served in the West Virginia Legislature from 1866

This Berkeley Springs resident invented a steam-powered boat which was first demonstrated at Shepherdstown in 1787.

Who designed the Great Seal and Coat of Arms of West Virginia?

Who was the first African-American woman to serve in a legislative body in the United States?

This former slave was the principal of an African-American school at Hill Top, Fayette County, from 1908 to 1915.

This Huntington native was the father-in-law of Charles Lindbergh.

The original name of this famous West Virginian was Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.

In 2016, this woman was promoted to brigadier general, the first woman in the history of the WV National Guard

The murder of this Matewan police chief sparked events which led to the Battle of Blair Mountain

On January 26, 1960, this Burnsville High School basketball player scored 135 points in a single game.

Stewart Creek native Carl Keith was the co-inventor of this vehicle emissions control device.

Who commanded the colonial army in the Battle of Point Pleasant?

This United States senator from West Virginia wrote the constitutional amendment giving 18-year-olds the right to vote.

This woman, who was killed in battle in present-day Logan County in 1780, was the daughter of Chief Cornstalk.

This former Huntington resident is known as "the father of Black History."

Name the only father and son to have served as West Virginia state auditor.

Who was the first West Virginia native to serve as president of the United Mine Workers?

Who recorded the hit song, "Take Me Home, Country Roads?"

As of 2014, these West Virginia natives were circuit judges for the United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

What West Virginia-born author won the Nobel Prize for writing "The Good Earth"?

This native of Piedmont serves as chair of Afro-American Studies at Harvard University

West Virginia's most famous mass murderer was known as the "Bluebeard of Quiet Dell." What was his real name?

This county was named for a famous early frontiersman who lived in the Kanawha Valley from 1789 to 1795.

This West Virginia University basketball star became the first woman to dunk a basketball in an NCAA game on December 21

In 1896, this man became the first African American elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates.

This Clarksburg native and WI High School graduate was an announcer on ESPN for 35 years before retiring in 2018.

On November 8, 1988, this Charleston native became the first woman elected to serve on the WV Supreme Court of Appeals

This Revolutionary War general, whose home still stands in Jefferson County

What West Virginian sat on the commission which tried the conspirators against President Abraham Lincoln?

What West Virginia native became the highest ranking African American during the Civil War?

This West Virginia politician was known as the "Boy Senator."

This former rifle coach at West Virginia University won a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics.

What West Virginian wrote "The Bridge at Remagen"?

What West Virginian was the first soldier killed in the Civil War?

This man, who served as Vice- President under President Benjamin Harrison, was the last owner of Red Sulphur Springs.

What Martinsburg native served as secretary of war during World War I?

On July 30, 1755, this woman was captured at Draper's Meadows along the New River by Shawnee Indians.