Famous basketball player with the Los Angeles Lakers, who was born in Cabin Creek, Kanawha County
Who is Jerry West?
100
Actor best known for his role as "Barney Fife" from The Andy Griffith Show." Born and raised in Morgantown, Monongalia County.
Who is Don Knotts
100
Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize winning author was born in Hillsboro, Pocahontas County.
Who is Pearl S. Buck
100
Secretary of State from 1977 to 1980 during the administration of President Jimmy Carter, was born in Clarksburg.
Who is Cryus R. Vance
100
The founder of Mother's Day, which was first officially celebrated at a Methodist Church in Grafton and became a national holiday in 1914. She was born in Webster, near Gafton.
Who is Anna Jarvis
200
Famous baseball player with the Kansas City Royals, who was bon in Glendale, WV
Who is George Brett?
200
2011 winner of " America's got talent " TV show: The Logan native is a popular recording artist and was named 2011 Sunday Gazette-Mail West Virginian of the Year.
Who is Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.
200
Author of Rocket Boys: A memoir, the story of his life in the little town of Coalwood, WV that inspired him #1 Bestseller and Award-Winning Movie October Sky.
Who is Homer H. Hickam, Jr.
200
Black educational leader and the president of Tuskegee Institute, raised in Malden, Kanawha County.
Who is Booker T. Washington
200
The founder of Grandparents' Day, which was first celebrated in West Virginia in 1973. It became a nationally designated day in 1979. She was born in Caperton and lives in Oak Hill.
Who is Marian McQuade
300
1984 Olympic Gold Medal winner in gymnastics is from Fairmont, Marion County.
Who is Mary Lou Retton?
300
Country music star and actor, born in Glen Dale.
Who is Brad Paisley
300
Educator, author, and the father of black history month, was raised in Huntington, Cambell County.
Who is Carter G. Woodson
300
U.S. Senate majority leader, longest serving member in history of the United States Congress.
Who is Robert C. Bryd
300
A famous Confederate spy in the Civil War, born in Martinsburg, Berkeley County.
Who is Belle Boyd
400
Member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic Track & Field team, was born in Charles Town, Jefferson County.
Who is James Jett?
400
Famous Comedian, game show host of Family Fued and author who was born in Welch, McDowell County.
Who is Steve Hardy
400
A believed author of award-winning children's books, born in Martinsburg, Berkely County.
Who is Walter Dean Myers
400
American businessman, politician, and diplomat who was also Father-in-law of Charles A. Lindbergh. Born in Huntington, Cambell County.
Who is Dwight Morrow
400
First female member of the Interstate Commerce commission, from Putnam County.
Who is Virginia Brown
500
Famous NFL player from Rand, Kanawha County.
Who is Randy Moss?
500
Producer of Super Size and other documentaries, born in Beckly, Raleigh County.
Who is Morgan Spurlock
500
Influenced African American author, PBS mini series host, and public intellectual who wrote about race, politics, history, and culture, was born in Keyser, Mineral County.
Who is Henry Louis Gates
500
The great-grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rocketfeller, is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia.