- O.J. Mayo
Ovinton J'Anthony "O.J." Mayo, (born November 5, 1987 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States) was a student at Huntington High School in Huntington, West Virginia. He was considered by several media outlets to be among the best high school basketball players in the United States. He graduated in June 2007 and has signed a letter of intent to enroll at the University of Southern California. - Patrick Patterson
Patrick Patterson (born March 14, 1989 in Washington, D.C.) is a American basketball player for the University of Kentucky. He is a 6'8", 245 lbs. McDonald's All-American power forward. He grew up in Huntington, West Virginia and helped lead Huntington High School to a Class AAA state basketball championship in 2007, the school's third consecutive state title. - Hawkshaw Hawkins
Harold Franklin Hawkins (December 22, 1921 - March 5, 1963), better known by his stage name Hawkshaw Hawkins, was a country music singer and member of the Grand Ole Opry from Huntington, West Virginia. He died in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country singers Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas. His widow was Grand Ole Opry star Jean Shepard. - Hal Greer
Harold Everett Greer (born June 26 1936, in Huntington, West Virginia) is a former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Marshall University and was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals of the NBA in 1958. Greer played for Syracuse for five seasons, raising his scoring average to 22.8 points a game in 1961. He was selected for the NBA All-Star team that year. In 1963, the Syracuse Nationals moved to Philadelphia to become the Philadelphia 76ers. - Joan C. Edwards
Joan C. Edwards was a New Orleans jazz singer and well-known West Virginia-based philanthropist. - Brad Dourif
Bradford Claude Dourif (March 18, 1950) is an American Academy Award-nominated film and television actor. - Robert Edward Femoyer
Robert Edward Femoyer is one of only six known Eagle Scouts who also received the Medal of Honor. The others are Aquilla J. Dyess, Eugene B. Fluckey, Mitchell Paige, Leo K. Thorsness and Jay Zeamer, Jr.. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces and is the only navigator awarded the Medal of Honor. - William C. Campbell
William Cammack "Bill" Campbell (born May 5, 1923), often known as William C. Campbell, is an American amateur golfer and two-time President of the United States Golf Association (USGA). He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1990. Campbell was born in Huntington, West Virginia. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and graduated from Princeton University in 1947 with a degree in history. - Carwood Lipton
Clifford Carwood "Lip" Lipton (January 30, 1920 - December 16, 2001) was a United States Army officer in the 101st Airborne Division, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Easy Company. Lipton joined the Army in 1942 as a Private. On the battlefields of Europe he was promoted to Company First Sergeant and ultimately was given a battlefield commission to Second Lieutenant. He said "it was the greatest honor ever awarded" to him. - Soupy Sales
Soupy Sales (born Milton Supman on January 8, 1926) is an American comedian and actor. Soupy got his unusual nickname from his family. His older brothers had been nicknamed "Hambone" and "Chicken Bone"; young Milton was dubbed "Soup Bone," which was later shortened to "Soupy." When he became a disc jockey, he began using the stage name "Soupy Hines." After he became established, it was decided that "Hines" sounded too close to Heinz, … - Katie Lee Joel
Katie Lee Joel (born 1981 in Huntington, West Virginia) is a celebrity and television personality. She is the third wife of the prolific musician Billy Joel. Before her marriage to Billy Joel, she received her Bachelor's degree in English and Journalism from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Currently, Joel is writing her first cookbook, to be published by Simon & Schuster. She regularly appears on "Extra" as a special correspondent. - Jim Grobe
Jim Grobe (b. February 17, 1952 in Huntington, West Virginia) is an American college football head coach. He is in his sixth season with The Wake Forest University Demon Deacons. Prior to coaching at Wake Forest, he was coach of the Ohio Bobcats from 1995-2000, where he compiled a 33-33-1 record. His all-time record hovers around 50%. He led Ohio to an 8-3 record in 1997 and a 7-4 record in 2000. - Freddie Lewis
Frederick L. Lewis (born July 1, 1943 in Huntington, West Virginia) is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and now defunct American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1966 to 1977. Lewis was a fundamentally sound 6'0" guard who could pass, shoot, and defend equally well. - Rick Reed
Richard Allen Reed (born August 16, 1964 in Huntington, West Virginia) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1988-1991), Kansas City Royals (1992-1993), Texas Rangers (1993-1994), Cincinnati Reds (1995), New York Mets (1997-2001) and Minnesota Twins (2001-2003). He batted and threw right handed. Reed was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 26th round of the 1986 amateur draft. - Carter G. Woodson
Carter Godwin Woodson was an African American historian, author, journalist and the founder of Black History Month. He is considered the first to conduct a scholarly effort to popularize the value of Black History. He recognized and acted upon the importance of a people having an awareness and knowledge of their contributions to humanity and left behind an impressive legacy. He was a member of the first black fraternity Sigma Pi Phi and a member of Omega Psi Phi as well.. - Peter Marshall
Peter Marshall (born Ralph Pierre LaCock, March 30, circa 1927, Huntington, West Virginia) is an actor, singer and television personality. Although he has almost fifty television, movie, and Broadway credits, he is best known as the original host and "The Master" of "The Hollywood Squares" from 1966 to 1981. His stage name, Marshall, came from the name of the college in his home town (Marshall College became Marshall University in 1961). - Dwight Morrow
Dwight Whitney Morrow was an American businessman, politician, and diplomat. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, he moved with his parents to Allegheny, Pennsylvania in 1875. After graduating from Amherst College in 1895, he studied law at Columbia University and began practicing at the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, in New York City. In 1903, he married Elizabeth Reeve Cutter, his college sweet heart, with whom he would have four children. - Michael W. Smith
Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957, to Paul and Barbara Smith in Kenova, West Virginia), often nicknamed "Smitty", is a Christian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist. Since his first solo project in 1983, Smith has become one of the most popular artists in the Contemporary Christian music world, while also finding considerable success in the mainstream. - Henry D. Hatfield
Henry Drury Hatfield (b. September 15, 1875, d. October 23, 1962) was a Republican politician from Logan County, West Virginia. He served a term as Governor of the state, in addition to one term in the United States Senate. Hatfield was nephew to William Anderson Hatfield, leader of the Hatfield clan. Hatfield was born in Logan County, West Virginia on September 15, 1875. He graduated from Franklin College in New Athens, Ohio. - Jeff Morrison
Jeff Morrison is a professional tennis player from the United States. Morrison is perhaps best known for being the last American male left standing in the singles draw at Wimbledon in 2002. Morrison played his collegiate tennis at the University of Florida. He defeated James Blake from Harvard University in the NCAA Singles National Championship final in 1999. Morrison was a two-time All-American his sophomore and junior seasons. - Jon Adkins
Jonathan Scott Adkins (born August 30, 1977 in Huntington, West Virginia) is a Major League Baseball pitcher. A graduate of Oklahoma State, the right-hander was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 9th round of the 1998 amateur draft, and has played in parts of three seasons with the Chicago White Sox. (2003-2005) In April of 2006, he pitched in three games for the San Diego Padres, and was then optioned to the Padres' Triple-A affiliate, the Portland Beavers. - Tonja Walker
Tonja Annette Walker (born September 19, 1960) in Huntington, West Virginia is a former beauty pageant titleholder who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and an actress, and singer. Walker held the Miss Teen All-American title in 1979 and won the Miss Maryland USA title in 1980. That year she represented Maryland in the Miss USA 1980 pageant broadcast live from Biloxi, Mississippi, and placed in the top twelve. She placed sixth after the preliminary round of competition, … - Steve Yeager
Stephen Wayne Yeager (born November 24, 1948, in Huntington, West Virginia) is an American right-handed former professional baseball catcher. Yeager spent 14 of the 15 seasons of his Major League Baseball career, from 1972 through 1985, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. His last year, 1986, he played for the Seattle Mariners. Yeager once hit two grand slams in one high school baseball contest. - Delos Carleton Emmons
Delos Carleton Emmons was born in 1888 in Huntington, West Virginia. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in June 1909 and was commissioned an infantry second lieutenant. Emmons was assigned as commanding officer of Company B, U.S. 30th Infantry Regiment at the Presidio in San Francisco and in May 1912 went to Fort Gibbon, Alaska with the 30th. He returned to Plattsburg Barracks, New York. - Chase Harrison
Karry Chase Harrison (born April 2, 1984 in Huntington, West Virginia) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for Rochester Raging Rhinos of the USL First Division. Harrison played college soccer at Virginia Tech from 2002 to 2005. In four seasons he appeared in 79 matches, registering 289 saves, 24 shutouts, and a GAA of 1.12. He was drafted in the third round, 26th overall by Real Salt Lake in the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft. - Ben Bowen
Benjamin David Bowen, commonly called "Big Ben" Bowen, (November 14, 2002—February 25, 2005) was a young Huntington, West Virginia boy who was diagnosed with a very aggressive brain tumour on March 2, 2004. Bowen's cheerful disposition and courage despite his illness acted as a catalyst for awareness of childhood cancer. The example of Bowen and his family resulted in over 100 articles. - Joshua Harto
Joshua Denver Harto is an American actor who has guest starred in a number notable television series. Including "American Dreams", "Carnivàle", "Crossing Jordan", "JAG", "Strangers with Candy", "The Practice" and few other shows. He also had brief recurring roles in the Nickelodeon series "The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo" and playing Ben Sturky on the Disney Channel Original Series "That's So Raven". - Betina Krahn
Betina Krahn (born Huntington, West Virginia) is a New York Times best-selling author of historical romance novels. - Albert G. Jenkins
Albert Gallatin Jenkins (November 10, 1830 - May 21, 1864) was an attorney, planter, representative to the United States Congress and First Confederate Congress, and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. The commander of a brigade of cavalry from what became West Virginia, he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain near Dublin, Virginia. - Ernie Farrow
"Ernie" Farrow (born November 13, 1928 in Huntington, West Virginia; died July 14, 1969) was a jazz multi-instrumentalist who played piano, bass, and drums. He was perhaps best known as a bassist. He is also the half-brother of Alice Coltrane and is said to have introduced her to jazz. Farrow started with piano before adding bass and drums. He went on to work with Stan Getz, Yusef Lateef, and Red Garland among others. - Simon Perry
- Jule Huffman
Jule Huffman, born 1923, retired announcer, singer, and weather man for WSAZ in Huntington, WV from 1954-1995. Huffman also worked in Cincinnati, Ohio and Ashland, KY performing similar duties early in his career. Huffman is probably best-known as the host of children's programs on the station, most notably Mr. Cartoon. Huffman retired from WSAZ in May 1995, at the age of 72. As of June 30, 2006, he can be seen on local television in various commercials. - Dagmar
Dagmar (November 29, 1921 - October 9, 2001) was a statuesque, busty blonde personality of the 1950s. She became the first major female star of television, receiving much press coverage during that decade. Born in Logan, West Virginia as Virginia Ruth Egnor, she went to high school in Huntington, West Virginia where she was known as Ruthie. She attended Huntington Business School and worked at Walgreens as a cashier, waitress, … - Athena
I'm a thirty-six-year-old married mother of two/artist/writer/amateur photographer living in Tennessee. In addition to my overwhelming duties, I enjoy careful gardening, experimental baking, and getting my blue ribbon fix by entering multiple categories in the state fair. - Tasha Newton
you're the blonde! you love to goof around and love to be the center of attention..who knew blondes always had the most fun! - Steve Martin
hmmm, maybe it's best if you don't know about me. - Tyler Fuller
Barb named me Tyler. I guess it fits. I'm going to be famous some day. Whether it be good or bad. I've been telling myself this since I was 9 and I don't plan to stop telling myself that. - Nawar
- Brandon Justice
...So there was this one time, before I found Jesus, when. - Ashley
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