Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia ranks 1,615th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lynchburg, Virginia, Bourges, and Suginami. Memorable people born in Charleston, West Virginia include Lewis Strauss, George Armitage Miller, and George Crumb. Charleston, West Virginia has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors. Charleston, West Virginia is located in United States.
Charleston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of West Virginia and the seat of Kanawha County. Located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers. The population was 48,864 at the 2020 census. According to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 46,838. The Charleston metropolitan area had 203,164 residents in 2023. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1896 and 1966, Charleston, West Virginia was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Lewis Strauss, George Armitage Miller, and George Crumb.
People Born in Charleston, West Virginia
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Lewis Strauss
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1974
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1
George Armitage Miller
PSYCHOLOGIST
1920 - 2012
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 2
George Crumb
COMPOSER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 3
Randy Barnes
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 4
Allison Hayes
ACTOR
1930 - 1977
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 5
Jim Justice
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 6
Jon McBride
ASTRONAUT
1943 - 2024
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 7
Hot Rod Hundley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 8
Ann Magnuson
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Charleston, West Virginia
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Most individuals born in present day Charleston, West Virginia were politicians (2), actors (2), psychologists (1), composers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Charleston, West Virginia, including Allison Hayes, and Ann Magnuson. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Charleston, West Virginia, including Lewis Strauss, and Jim Justice.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Charleston, West Virginia since 1700.
