Notable Alumni of West Virginia University [Sorted List]

1. Charles M. Vest

1941-2013 (aged 72)

engineer

Charles "Chuck" Marstiller Vest was an American mechanical engineer and academic administrator. He served as president of the National Academy of Engineering from 2007 to 2013, as the 15th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1990 to 2004, as the 7th provost of the University of Michigan from 1989 to 1990, and as the 11th dean of the...

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2. Keith Tandy

1989-. (aged 37)

American football player

Jordan Keith Tandy is an American professional football coach and former player who is the assistant special teams coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL as a safety. Tandy played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected by the Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2012...

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3. Robert Bruce King

1940-. (aged 86)

military officer lawyer judge

Robert Bruce King is an American jurist who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit since 1998. He was previously the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia from 1977 to 1981.

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4. Earl E. Anderson

1919-2015 (aged 96)

military officer

Earl Edward Anderson was a U.S. Marine four-star general. He was the youngest active duty Marine ever promoted to the rank of general and the first active duty Marine Naval Aviator to be promoted to a 4-star rank. He became Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps on April 1, 1972. He was promoted to general on March 31, 1972. General...

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5. Teddy Allen

1998-. (aged 28)

basketball player

Teddy Allen is an American basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the New Mexico State Aggies, West Virginia, Western Nebraska Community College, and Nebraska Cornhuskers.

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6. Jarrod Smith

1984-. (aged 42)

association football player

Jarrod Brian Stockley Smith is a New Zealand professional footballer.

7. Jalen Bridges

2001-. (aged 25)

basketball player

Jalen Lashaun Bridges is an American professional basketball player for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Baylor Bears.

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8. Devin Williams

1994-. (aged 32)

basketball player

Devin Jamar Williams is an American professional basketball player for the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball at West Virginia.

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9. Megan Mischler

1989-. (aged 37)

association football player

Megan Kathleen Mischler is an American professional soccer player who last played for Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played for Hammarby

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10. Joe Stydahar

1912-1977 (aged 65)

American football coach American football player

Joseph Lee Stydahar, nicknamed "Jumbo Joe", was an American professional football player and coach. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.

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11. Steve Kline

1972-. (aged 54)

baseball player

Steven James Kline is an American college baseball coach for the IUP Crimson Hawks. He is also a former professional relief pitcher who pitched for the Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, and San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB) over an 11-year career. Kline attended West Virginia University, where he played college baseball for the...

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12. Scott Seabol

1975-. (aged 51)

baseball player

Scott Anthony Seabol is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals, in the KBO League for the Kia Tigers, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

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13. Allison Miller

1985-. (aged 41)

television actor film director actor film actor

Allison Miller is an American, New York City-based drummer, composer, and teacher.

14. Patrice Harris

1960-. (aged 66)

psychiatrist

Patrice Harris is an American psychiatrist and the first African-American woman to be elected president of the American Medical Association. She was elected the 174th president in June 2019.

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15. Tarik Phillip

1993-. (aged 33)

basketball player

Tarik Phillip is a British-American professional basketball player for the London Lions of the Super League Basketball. He played college basketball for West Virginia.

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16. Gary Browne

1993-. (aged 33)

basketball player

Gary Browne Ramírez is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player who plays for the Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He also represents the Puerto Rican national team.

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17. Luke Bonner

1985-. (aged 41)

basketball player

Luke James Bonner is an American former professional basketball player.

18. A. James Manchin

1927-2003 (aged 76)

teacher politician

Antonio James Manchin was a West Virginia Democratic politician who served as a member of the House of Delegates (1948–50; 1998–2003), as Secretary of State (1977–85), and as State Treasurer (1985–89); he resigned as Treasurer a day before his impeachment trial. A colorful and controversial figure, he was the uncle of future West Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin.

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19. R. Booth Goodwin

1971-. (aged 55)

lawyer judge

Robert Booth Goodwin II is an American attorney with Goodwin & Goodwin LLP in Charleston, West Virginia. He served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia from 2010 until 2015. Goodwin was a candidate for Governor of West Virginia in 2016.

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20. Mac Warner

military personnel

Andrew McCoy "Mac" Warner is an American attorney and veteran who previously served as acting United States assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division. Warner also previously served as the West Virginia secretary of state from 2017 to 2025. He announced his candidacy for Governor of West Virginia in 2024 on January 10, 2023.

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21. Mark Funkhouser

1949-. (aged 77)

politician

Mark Funkhouser is an American academic, author, and former politician who served as the 53rd mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, serving one four-year term from May 1, 2007, until May 2, 2011. Previously, he was Kansas City's city auditor. He was the publisher of Governing magazine. He is the author of the blog Bring on the Funk and the book...

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22. Mel Welles

1924-2005 (aged 81)

actor screenwriter writer clinical psychologist disc jockey

Mel Welles was an American actor, voice artist and film director. He was best known to for his work with filmmaker Roger Corman, most notably as hapless flower shop owner Gravis Mushnick in the original 1960 film version of The Little Shop of Horrors. He also had a prolific career as an English-language dubber, mainly in the Italian film industry.

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23. Bantz J. Craddock

1949-. (aged 77)

military personnel

Bantz John Craddock is a former United States Army general. His last military assignment was as Commander, United States European Command and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe from December 2006 to 30 June 2009. He also served as Commander, United States Southern Command from 9 November 2004 to December 2006. After his retirement in 2009, he became chief executive of...

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24. Natalie Tennant

1967-. (aged 59)

journalist politician

Natalie E. Tennant is an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of West Virginia from 2009 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Tennant was the 2014 Democratic Party nominee for West Virginia's open U.S. Senate seat, which she lost to Republican Shelley Moore Capito. In 2016 she was defeated for re-election by Republican...

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25. John Raese

1950-. (aged 76)

politician

John Reeves Raese is an American businessman and perennial Republican Party candidate for political office in West Virginia. He lost campaigns to represent West Virginia in the United States Senate in 1984, 2006, 2010, and 2012. He was also defeated in the Republican primary in the election for Governor of West Virginia in 1988.

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26. Tim Mahoney

1956-. (aged 70)

businessperson politician

Timothy Edward Mahoney is an American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 16th congressional district from 2007 to 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in November 2006 after his opponent, six-term Republican incumbent Mark Foley, resigned on September 29, 2006, after questions were raised about an email exchange with a congressional...

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27. Jordan McCabe

1998-. (aged 28)

basketball player

Jordan Ray McCabe is an American assistant basketball coach for the Grand Canyon Antelopes. He is also a former college basketball player at West Virginia and UNLV.

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28. Jayne Anne Phillips

1952-. (aged 74)

writer novelist

Jayne Anne Phillips is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and short story writer who was born in the small town of Buckhannon, West Virginia. She was a professor of English at Rutgers-Newark from 2005 to 2020 and helped establish the MFA program at Rutgers University-Newark.

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29. Sagaba Konate

1997-. (aged 29)

basketball player

Sagaba Konate is a Malian professional basketball player playing as a center for a Polish club Zastal Zielona Góra. He played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers. A native of Bamako, he moved to the United States to play at Kennedy Catholic High School starting in his junior season. As a sophomore at West Virginia, he was named third-team...

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30. Ashley Lawrence

1995-. (aged 31)

association football player

Ashley Elizabeth Marie Lawrence is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a full-back or a midfielder for Première Ligue club OL Lyonnes and the Canada national team. She has been described as "one of the best attacking full-backs in the world."

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31. Fuzzy Knight

1901-1976 (aged 75)

songwriter television actor actor film actor

John Forrest "Fuzzy" Knight was an American film and television actor. He was also a singer, especially in his early career. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1928 and 1967, usually as a cowboy hero's comic sidekick.

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32. Omid Namazi

1965-. (aged 61)

futsal player association football coach association football player

Omid Namazi is an Iranian-American soccer coach and former professional player who is the head coach of USL Super League club DC Power FC.

33. Clayster

1992-. (aged 34)

professional gamer

James Clayton Eubanks, better known as Clayster or Clay, is an American professional Call of Duty coach and former player who is the head coach for the Riyadh Falcons of the Call of Duty League. Eubanks is a three-time Call of Duty World Champion.

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34. Patrick Beilein

1983-. (aged 43)

basketball player basketball coach

Patrick Jonathan Beilein is an American former basketball player and current coach of Mohawk Valley Community College.

35. Quinton Spain

1991-. (aged 35)

American football player

Quinton Lamar Spain is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2015.

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36. Virginia Thrasher

1997-. (aged 29)

sport shooter

Virginia "Ginny" Thrasher is an American sports shooter who won a gold medal in the women's 10 meter air rifle at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won the first gold medal awarded at the 2016 Olympics.

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37. Jack Elliott

1995-. (aged 31)

association football player

Jack Stuart Elliott is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.

38. Hunter Armstrong

2001-. (aged 25)

swimmer

Joseph Hunter Armstrong is an American competitive swimmer. He is the former world record holder in the long course 50 meter backstroke. At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, he won a silver medal in the 50 meter backstroke, a bronze medal in the 100 meter backstroke, gold medals in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay and 4×100 meter mixed medley relay,...

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39. William Bishop

1918-1959 (aged 41)

actor television actor

William Paxton Bishop was an American television and movie actor from Oak Park, Illinois.

40. Kevin Jones

1982-. (aged 44)

American football player

Kevin Andrew Jones is an American professional basketball player for Sun Rockers Shibuya of the B.League in Japan. He played college basketball for West Virginia University, where he was an All-American.

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41. Da'Sean Butler

1988-. (aged 38)

basketball player basketball coach

Da'Sean Butler is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is a player enhancement coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for West Virginia University. Butler was drafted 42nd overall by the Miami Heat in the 2010 NBA draft.

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42. Sarah Culberson

1976-. (aged 50)

film actor dancer television actor

Princess Sarah Jane Culberson, Lady of Bumpe is an American actress, public speaker, educator, and writer. By birth she is a Mende princess of the Bumpe–Gao Chiefdom in Sierra Leone.

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43. Jon McBride

1943-2024 (aged 81)

fighter pilot military flight engineer astronaut military officer

Jon Andrew McBride was an American naval officer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator for NASA.

44. Philander C. Knox

1853-1921 (aged 68)

diplomat lawyer politician

Philander Chase Knox was an American lawyer, bank director, statesman and Republican Party politician. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1904 to 1909 and 1917 to 1921. He was the 44th U.S. attorney general in the cabinet of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt from 1901 to 1904 and the 40th U.S. secretary of state in the cabinet...

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45. Devin Ebanks

1989-. (aged 37)

basketball player

Devin Maurice Ebanks is an American professional basketball player for Al-Ahli Jeddah of the Saudi Basketball League. The forward was selected 43rd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2010 NBA draft. He played college basketball for two seasons at West Virginia University.

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46. Rod Hundley

1934-2015 (aged 81)

journalist basketball player

Rodney Clark "Hot Rod" Hundley was an American professional basketball player and television broadcaster. Hundley played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected by the Cincinnati Royals with the first overall pick of the 1957 NBA draft. In 2003, Hundley received the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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47. Arch A. Moore

1923-2015 (aged 92)

lawyer politician

Arch Alfred Moore Jr. was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 28th and 30th governor of West Virginia. He held office from 1969 to 1977 and again from 1985 to 1989, making him the longest-serving governor in the state's history with 12 years in office. Moore began his political career as a state legislator in 1952...

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48. Jedd Gyorko

1988-. (aged 38)

baseball player

Jedd Lindon Gyorko is an American former professional baseball second baseman and third baseman, and current NCAA coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Milwaukee Brewers. He was previously the manager of the West Virginia Black Bears of the MLB Draft League.

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49. Ryan McBroom

1992-. (aged 34)

baseball player

Ryan Patrick McBroom is an American professional baseball first baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and in the KBO League for the SSG Landers.

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50. Doc Holliday

1851-1887 (aged 36)

physician dentist poker player

John "Doc" Holliday is an American former college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Marshall University from 2010 to 2020, compiling a record of 85–54.

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51. Niccolò Campriani

1987-. (aged 39)

sport shooter

Niccolò Campriani is an Italian sport shooter and shooting coach. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the men's 10 metre air rifle, men's small-bore rifle, three positions, 50 metres and men's small-bore rifle, prone, 50 metres, and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 10 metre air rifle, winning silver, and in the men's 50...

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52. Gayle Conelly Manchin

1947-. (aged 79)

politician

Gayle Conelly Manchin is an American educator and government official who was the First Lady of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010 and has served as the Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission since 2021. Manchin previously served as the president of the West Virginia Board of Education from 2013 to 2014 and West Virginia Secretary of Education and...

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53. Ben Schwartzwalder

1909-1993 (aged 84)

American football player coach

Floyd Burdette "Ben" Schwartzwalder was an American football coach at Syracuse University, where he trained future National Football League (NFL) stars such as Jim Brown, Larry Csonka, Floyd Little and Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy. He is in the school's Hall of Fame

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54. Rod Thorn

1941-. (aged 85)

basketball player coach baseball player basketball coach

Rodney King Thorn is an American basketball executive and a former professional player, coach and Olympic Committee Chairman with a career spanning over 50 years. In 2018, Thorn was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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55. Noel Devine

1988-. (aged 38)

American football player

Noel Devine is an American former football running back. He is currently an offensive analyst and assistant running backs coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers. He played college football for the Mountaineers and holds the record for career-all purpose yardage (5,761 yards).

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56. Sam Huff

1934-2021 (aged 87)

American football player

Robert Lee "Sam" Huff was an American professional football player whose frequent battles against Cleveland Browns star fullback Jim Brown made him the first member of the defense to gain widespread prominence in the National Football League. He starred for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins in the pro ranks and the West Virginia Mountaineers in college. The...

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57. Joe Alexander

1986-. (aged 40)

basketball player

Joseph Anthony Alexander is a Taiwan-born American-Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Alexander, who at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) plays both forward positions, was selected for the 2007 All-Big East squad during his collegiate career with West Virginia and was an All-American Honorable Mention. He was selected eighth...

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58. Wendell Smallwood

1994-. (aged 32)

American football player

Wendell Lynn Smallwood Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. Smallwood was also a member of the Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Jacksonville...

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59. Ken Kendrick

1943-. (aged 83)

businessperson baseball player

Earl Gentry "Ken" Kendrick Jr. is an American billionaire businessman who is the principal owner and managing general partner of the National League's Arizona Diamondbacks. He became part-owner with the team's inception in 1995. He has been managing general partner since 2004, overseeing day-to-day operations and acting as the organization's designated representative when the Major League Baseball owners convene.

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60. Asra Nomani

1965-. (aged 61)

journalist

Asra Quratulain Nomani is an Indian American journalist and author. Born in India to Muslim parents, she earned a BA from West Virginia University in liberal arts in 1986 and an MA from the American University in international communications in 1990. She subsequently worked as a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal with her colleague Daniel Pearl in Pakistan post-9/11....

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61. Mike Florio

1965-. (aged 61)

lawyer

Michael James Florio is an American sportswriter, author, radio host, and television commentator. He writes for Profootballtalk.com which he created and owns. He also hosts the daily NFL talk show PFT Live on Peacock with Chris Simms.

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62. John Chambers

1949-. (aged 77)

computer scientist entrepreneur

John Thomas Chambers is the former executive chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems.

63. Kadeisha Buchanan

1995-. (aged 31)

association football player

Kadeisha Buchanan is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for English Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Canada women's national team. Born in Toronto and raised in Brampton, Ontario, she is the youngest of seven girls in a single-parent home. Buchanan was only 17 when she made her debut for the national team on January...

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64. Bill Eadie

1947-. (aged 79)

professional wrestler

William Reid Eadie is an American retired professional wrestler, best known for performing under the ring names The Masked Superstar and Ax, the latter as part of Demolition.

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65. Little Jimmy Dickens

1920-2015 (aged 95)

singer songwriter musician

James Cecil Dickens, better known by his stage name Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size (4'10" [150 cm]), and his rhinestone-studded outfits (which he is given credit for introducing into live country music performances). He started as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1948...

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66. Emily Calandrelli

1987-. (aged 39)

writer television presenter aerospace engineer science communicator

Emily Dawn Calandrelli is an American science communicator, engineer, author, and television presenter. She is the host and an executive producer of Xploration Outer Space and previously Emily's Wonder Lab.

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67. Oscar Tshiebwe

1999-. (aged 27)

basketball player

Oscar Tshiebwe is a Congolese professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Kentucky Wildcats. In 2022, Tshiebwe was the consensus national player of the year.

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68. Dustin Nippert

1981-. (aged 45)

baseball player

Dustin David Nippert is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball, and the Doosan Bears and KT Wiz of the KBO League. Nippert won the KBO League Most Valuable Player Award in 2016. With eight seasons in the KBO, Nippert holds the record for the longest career of...

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69. Heather Bresch

1969-. (aged 57)

business executive

Heather Bresch is an American business executive. In 2012, she was named as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Netherlands-based pharmaceutical company Mylan, becoming the first woman to run a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company. Bresch retired in 2020, upon the closing of Mylan’s combination with Upjohn. Bresch has been a central figure in two controversies: a 2007 accusation of inflating...

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70. Jevon Carter

1995-. (aged 31)

basketball player

Leroy Jevon Carter is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers. A point guard for the Mountaineers, Carter was known as one of the top defensive players in college basketball, winning the NABC Defensive Player of the Year and the Lefty Driesell Award...

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71. Oliver Luck

1960-. (aged 66)

executive American football player

Oliver Francis Luck is an American business executive and former professional football player. He is currently the executive director of the United Athletic Conference (football), a new NCAA Division I FCS conference starting play in 2023 as a football-only merger of the ASUN Conference and Western Athletic Conference. He was the CEO and Commissioner of the XFL until it suspended...

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72. Jeff Hostetler

1961-. (aged 65)

American football player

William Jeffrey Hostetler is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, and Washington Redskins. He won Super Bowl XXV with the Giants after taking over late in the regular season for an injured Phil Simms. His nickname is "Hoss."

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73. David Sills

1996-. (aged 30)

American football player

David Sills V is an American professional football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).

74. Anthony McAuliffe

1898-1975 (aged 77)

soldier

General Anthony Clement "Nuts" McAuliffe was a senior United States Army officer who earned fame as the acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division defending Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. He is celebrated for his one-word reply to a German surrender ultimatum: "Nuts!"

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75. Bill Hayes

1961-. (aged 65)

writer biographer photographer screenwriter

William Foster Hayes III was an American actor and recording artist. His song "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" hit the top of the Billboard charts between March and May 1955.

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76. David Selby

1941-. (aged 85)

stage actor television actor writer film producer film actor

David Lynn Selby is an American film, television, and stage actor and writer. He played Quentin Collins on the daytime soap Dark Shadows (1968–1971) and Richard Channing on the prime-time soap Falcon Crest (1982–1990). Selby also had prominent roles in the television series Flamingo Road (1981–1982) and the feature film Raise the Titanic (1980).

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77. Will Grier

1995-. (aged 31)

American football player

William Grier is an American professional football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators and West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round in the 2019 NFL draft.

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78. Billy Mays

1958-2009 (aged 51)

television presenter salesperson television personality

William Darrell Mays Jr. was an American television direct-response advertisement salesperson. Throughout his career, he promoted a wide variety of products, including OxiClean, Orange Glo, Kaboom, Zorbeez, and Mighty Mendit. His promotions aired mainly on the Home Shopping Network through his company, Mays Promotions, Inc., although they have aired on other syndicated networks. Mays's infomercials were known for his catch...

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79. Joe Mazzulla

1988-. (aged 38)

basketball coach basketball player

Joseph Mazzulla is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the West Virginia Mountaineers as a point guard.

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80. Heath Slater

1983-. (aged 43)

professional wrestler

Heath Wallace Miller is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in WWE under the ring name Heath Slater. He also performed in Impact Wrestling, under the mononymous name Heath.

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81. Chris Sarandon

1942-. (aged 84)

actor television actor film actor voice actor stage actor

Christopher Sarandon is an American actor. He is well known for playing Jerry Dandrige in Fright Night (1985), Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride (1987), Detective Mike Norris in Child's Play (1988), and Jack Skellington's speaking voice in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Leon Shermer...

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82. Joe Manchin

1947-. (aged 79)

businessperson politician

Joseph Anthony Manchin III is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia from 2010 to 2025. From 2015 until he registered as an independent in 2024, he was West Virginia's only congressional Democrat. Manchin served from 2001 to 2005 as the 27th secretary of state of West Virginia and from 2005 to...

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83. Geno Smith

1990-. (aged 36)

American football player

Eugene Cyril Smith III is an American professional football quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers, receiving first-team All-Big East honors in 2011, and was selected by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft. Smith spent his first two seasons...

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84. Josh Stewart

1977-. (aged 49)

film director television actor voice actor actor film actor

Joshua Regnall Stewart is an American actor. He had his breakout with a main role as Officer Brendan Finney on the sixth and final season of the NBC crime drama television series Third Watch (2004–2005). Following Third Watch, Stewart had a main role as Holt McLaren on the FX series Dirt (2007–2008) and a recurring role as Detective William LaMontagne...

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85. Taylor Kinney

1981-. (aged 45)

model stage actor art model television actor film actor

Taylor Jackson Kinney is an American actor and model. He played Jared in Zero Dark Thirty, Phil in The Other Woman, and Chicago Fire Department Lieutenant Kelly Severide on the American drama Chicago Fire. He also played Craig, one of Fiona's love interests, on Shameless.

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86. Jerry West

1938-2024 (aged 86)

sports executive basketball player basketball coach

Jerry Alan West was an American basketball player and executive. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His nicknames included "the Logo", in reference to his silhouette being the basis for the NBA logo; "Mr. Clutch", for his ability to...

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87. Pat McAfee

1987-. (aged 39)

television presenter sports analyst color commentator television producer American football player

Patrick Justin McAfee is an American sports analyst, color commentator, and former professional football punter and kickoff specialist. He is an analyst on College GameDay and the host of the sports talk show The Pat McAfee Show on ESPN. He is also signed to professional wrestling promotion WWE when he last appeared as the color commentator for Raw while also...

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88. Don Knotts

1924-2006 (aged 82)

screenwriter voice actor television actor film actor

Jesse Donald Knotts was an American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on the 1960s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, for which he earned five Emmy Awards. He also played Ralph Furley on the sitcom Three's Company from 1979 to 1984. He starred in multiple comedic films, including leading roles in...

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89. Steve Harvey

1957-. (aged 69)

film producer game show host television actor stand-up comedian television producer

Broderick Stephen Harvey is an American comedian, radio and television host, actor, writer, and producer. He hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show, Family Feud, Celebrity Family Feud, Family Feud Africa, and the arbitration-based court comedy Judge Steve Harvey, and formerly hosted the Miss Universe competition. His accomplishments include seven Daytime Emmy Awards, two Marconi Awards, and fourteen NAACP Image Awards.

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90. Cheryl Hines

1965-. (aged 61)

actor comedian director

Cheryl Ruth Hines is an American actress and comedian. She portrayed Cheryl David on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), earning two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She also starred as Dallas Royce on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory (2011–2014) and made her directorial debut with the 2009 film Serious Moonlight.

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91. Earl Ray Tomblin

1952-. (aged 74)

teacher politician

Earl Ray Tomblin is an American politician who served as the 35th governor of West Virginia from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the West Virginia Senate from 1980 to 2011 and as president of the West Virginia Senate from 1995 to 2011. Tomblin became acting governor in November 2010 following Joe Manchin's...

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92. Conchata Ferrell

1943-2020 (aged 77)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Conchata Galen Ferrell was an American actress. She played Berta the housekeeper on the sitcom Two and a Half Men from 2003 to 2015, and she received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the role (in 2005 and 2007). Ferrell had previously been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for...

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93. Paul Dooley

1928-. (aged 98)

actor television actor screenwriter film actor voice actor

Paul Dooley is an American character actor. He is known for his roles in Breaking Away, Popeye, Strange Brew, Sixteen Candles and various Christopher Guest mockumentaries. He co-created the PBS children's show The Electric Company.

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94. Katherine Johnson

1918-2020 (aged 102)

military flight engineer teacher physicist computer scientist mathematician

Creola Katherine Johnson was an American human computer whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights. During her 33-year career at NASA and its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, she earned a reputation for mastering complex manual calculations and helped pioneer the use of...

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95. Antoine Fuqua

1965-. (aged 61)

film producer director film director

Antoine Fuqua is an American director and producer. Known for his work on film, television, and music videos, and for his work in the action and thriller genres, he was originally known as a director of music videos, and made his film debut in 1998 with The Replacement Killers. His critical breakthrough was the 2001 crime thriller Training Day, winning...

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96. Matthew M. Neely

1874-1958 (aged 84)

lawyer politician

Matthew Mansfield Neely was an American Democratic politician from West Virginia. He is the only West Virginian to serve in both houses of the United States Congress and as the 21st governor of West Virginia. He is also the only person to have held a full term in both Senate seats from the state.

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97. Cecil H. Underwood

1922-2008 (aged 86)

teacher politician

Cecil Harland Underwood was an American politician who served as the 25th and 32nd governor of West Virginia from 1957 to 1961, and again from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Republican Party, he was the youngest governor in the state's history when first elected in 1956 at age 34 and later became the oldest when re-elected in 1996...

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98. Rich Rodriguez

1963-. (aged 63)

head coach American football player

Richard Alan Rodriguez, also known as Rich Rod, is an American college football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach at West Virginia University, his second stint with his alma mater. Rodriguez previously was the head football coach at Salem University, Glenville State College, the University of Michigan, the University of Arizona, and Jacksonville State University....

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99. Steve Murphy

1957-. (aged 69)

spy special agent The Wild Wild West

Stephen E. Murphy is an American retired federal agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) who, along with Javier Peña, was one of the lead investigators in the manhunt of Colombian drug lord and leader of the Medellín Cartel, Pablo Escobar. The story of this was told in the Netflix series Narcos, with actor Boyd Holbrook portraying Murphy. Murphy...

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100. Henry T. Yang

1940-. (aged 86)

engineer military flight engineer

Henry Tzu-Yow Yang is an American mechanical engineer who served as the 5th chancellor of the University of California, Santa Barbara from June 1994 to July 2025. With more than 31 years in office, he is the longest-serving chancellor in the history of the University of California. After leaving the chancellor's office, Yang continues to serve as distinguished professor of...

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