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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. It is the county seat of Kanawha County and is at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers. The population was 48,864 at the 2020 census and estimated at 46,482 in 2024. The Charleston metropolitan area has approximately 203,000 residents. 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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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Charleston, West Virginia were politicians (2), actors (2), psychologists (1), composers (1), and basketball players (1),  while most who died were .

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Charleston, West Virginia, including Ann Magnuson, and Allison Hayes. 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.