Editing Charleston, West Virginia (section)

==Notable people==
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* Diplomat and attorney [[Harriet C. Babbitt]], born in Charleston
* Olympic shot put gold and silver medalist [[Randy Barnes]]
* [[Mixed martial arts|MMA]] fighter [[Brian Bowles (fighter)|Brian Bowles]], bantamweight champion
* [[Extreme metal]] band [[Byzantine (band)|Byzantine]] formed and based in Charleston
* [[Kevin Canady]], Professional wrestler founder of IWA East Coast
* [[Shelley Moore Capito]], U.S. senator; former U.S. congresswoman and state delegate<ref>https://www.senate.gov/states/WV/intro.htm</ref>
* [[Jean Carson]], Actress
* [[Cisco Systems]] [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] [[John Chambers (CEO)|John Chambers]]
* [[H. Rodgin Cohen]], banker
* [[William E. Chilton]], Newspaper publisher and U.S. Senator
* [[Basudeb DasSarma]], Chemist
* [[Douglas Dick]], Actor
* [[Barbara DuMetz]], Photographer was born in Charleston
* [[George Crumb]], [[European classical music|Classical]] [[composer]]
* [[Dorian Etheridge]], linebacker for the [[Atlanta Falcons]]
* [[Sarah Feinberg]], interim president of the [[New York City Transit Authority]] and former head of the [[Federal Railroad Administration]]
* [[Conchata Ferrell]], Actress
* [[Sierra Ferrell]], Musician, Singer-Songwriter
* [[Paul Frame]], chiropractor and former ballet dancer
* [[Peter Frame]], ballet dancer
* [[William Frischkorn]], cyclist
* Actress and ''[[Alias (television)|Alias]]'' star [[Jennifer Garner]] was born in [[Houston]], moved with her family to [[Princeton, West Virginia|Princeton]], West Virginia, then Charleston as a child and grew up there, graduating from city's [[George Washington High School (West Virginia)|George Washington High School]]
* [[Elizabeth Harden Gilmore]], civil rights activist
* [[George H. Goodrich]], justice, [[Superior Court of the District of Columbia]]
* [[Alexis Hornbuckle]], professional basketball player, NCAA champion at Tennessee
* Professional baseball player and coach [[J. R. House]]
* Basketball player and broadcaster [[Hot Rod Hundley]]
* [[John G. Hutchinson]], mayor 1971–80
* [[Soap opera]] actress [[Lesli Kay]] who has appeared on ''[[As the World Turns]]'', ''[[General Hospital]]'' and ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''
* [[George King (basketball, born 1928)|George King]], NBA player and head coach of [[West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball|West Virginia]] and [[Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball|Purdue]]
* Former [[Major League Baseball]] player and current sportscaster [[John Kruk]] was born in Charleston, but grew up in [[Keyser, West Virginia|Keyser]]
* Special effects artist [[RJ Haddy|Robert "RJ" Haddy]] was born and resides in Charleston
* Actress [[Allison Hayes]]
* Actress [[Ann Magnuson]]
* [[NASA]] [[astronaut]] [[Jon McBride]] was born in Charleston<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/mcbride_jon.htm |title=Astronaut Biography: Jon McBride |publisher=Spacefacts.de |access-date=March 12, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010103544/http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/mcbride_jon.htm |archive-date=October 10, 2012}}</ref>
* Actor [[Tom McBride (actor)|Tom McBride]] Actor from [[Friday the 13th Part II]]
* [[George Armitage Miller]], one of the founders of the field of cognitive psychology, was born here.
* Would-be presidential assassin [[Sara Jane Moore]] was born in Charleston
* Actor [[Nick Nolte]] lived in the South Hills neighborhood of Charleston during the 1980s
* National Football League player [[Rick Nuzum]] was born in Charleston
* Pop singer [[Caroline Peyton]]
* [[Phil Pfister]], world's strongest man (2006), is a firefighter for CFD
* American author [[Eugenia Price]]
* Creator of [[Droodles]] and television personality [[Roger Price (comedy)|Roger Price]]
* Author and technology policy analyst [[Alec Ross (author)|Alec Ross]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Pamela|title=Democrat Alec Ross, tech expert and author, says as Maryland governor he'll focus on 'what's next'|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-alec-ross-profile-20180521-story.html|access-date=August 25, 2021|website=baltimoresun.com|date=May 24, 2018 }}</ref>
* Actress [[Kristen Ruhlin]]
* [[Country music|Country]] singer [[Red Sovine]] was born in Charleston
* [[Civil rights]] activist [[Leon Sullivan|Rev. Leon Sullivan]] was born in Charleston
* NFL player [[Russ Thomas]], general manager of [[Detroit Lions]] 1967–89, attended high school in Charleston
* Actor and ''[[True Blood]]'' star [[Sam Trammell]] was born in [[New Orleans]], but grew up in Charleston, graduating from city's [[George Washington High School (West Virginia)|George Washington High School]]
* Tennis player [[Anne White]] attended John Adams Junior High School and graduated from George Washington High School.<ref>{{cite news|last=Simms |first=J.T. |title=Women have long sports history |newspaper=Daily Mail |date=July 6, 1999 |url=http://dailymail.com/static/specialsections/lookingback/lb07061.htm |access-date=April 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080615050539/http://dailymail.com/static/specialsections/lookingback/lb07061.htm |archive-date=June 15, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Miami Heat]] [[point guard]] [[Jason Williams (basketball, born 1975)|Jason Williams]], who grew up in [[Belle, West Virginia|Belle]] in the same vicinity, was a high school teammate of Moss
* [[Daniel Webster (Florida politician)|Daniel Webster]], longest-serving [[Florida Legislature|Florida legislator]], was born in Charleston<ref name=Hollis>{{Cite news|last=Hollis|first=Mark|title=Webster is Poised to Become House Speaker|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DvAvAAAAIBAJ&pg=6753,2745019&dq=daniel+webster+florida&hl=en|access-date=September 1, 2010|newspaper=[[The Ledger]]|date=August 14, 1996|agency=[[The New York Times Company]]|location=[[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]], Florida|page=D4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818151516/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DvAvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kfwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6753,2745019&dq=daniel+webster+florida&hl=en|archive-date=August 18, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Athlete and coach [[Harry Young (American football)|Harry Young]], member of [[College Football Hall of Fame]]
* Former NFL player [[Dennis Harrah]]{{div col end}}