Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia ranks 1,820th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wythenshawe, Sarpsborg, and Whitechapel. Memorable people born in Charleston, West Virginia include George Armitage Miller, George Crumb, and Randy Barnes. Charleston, West Virginia has been the birth place of many psychologists and composers. 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 city had a population of 48,864 at the 2020 census and an estimated population of 48,018 in 2021. The Charleston metropolitan area had 210,605 residents in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1920 and 1966, Charleston, West Virginia was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including George Armitage Miller, George Crumb, and Randy Barnes.
People Born in Charleston, West Virginia
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George Armitage Miller
1920 - 2012
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 1
George Crumb
1929 - 2022
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 2
Randy Barnes
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 3
Allison Hayes
1930 - 1977
HPI: 37.73
Rank: 4
Jon McBride
1943 - Present
HPI: 36.76
Rank: 5
Jim Justice
1951 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 6
Hot Rod Hundley
1934 - 2015
HPI: 34.45
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Born in Charleston, West Virginia
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Charleston, West Virginia were psychologists (1), composers (1), athletes (1), actors (1), and astronauts (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Charleston, West Virginia since 1700.
