Sportspeople from Weirton, West Virginia

Quincy Wilson (born April 26, 1981) is a former American football running back who is currently the running backs coach for the West Virginia State University football team. He was previously the Assistant Director of Football Operations for the West Virginia Mountaineers. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Virginia.

Gary Michael Jeter (born January 24, 1955) is a former professional American football defensive end in the National Football League. An All-American at the University of Southern California in 1976, Jeter was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round (fifth overall) in the 1977 NFL Draft.

Robert DeLafayette Jeter, Jr. (May 9, 1937 – November 20, 2008) was an American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.

Nicholas Busick (June 1, 1954 – May 8, 2018) was an American professional wrestler and police officer, better known by his ring name Big Bully Busick. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1991, where he portrayed a stereotypical bully from the 1920s with a "turtleneck, bowler hat and king-sized cigar". Busick is also known for his appearances with Georgia All-Star Wrestling (GAF) and the Global Wrestling Federation (GWF).

Kevin Von Miller (born March 21, 1955) is a former American football wide receiver who played three seasons with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Louisville and attended Weir High School in Weirton, West Virginia. He has also been a member of the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League. Miller led the Minnesota Vikings in punt and kick return yardage in 1978.

Joanna Lynn Bernabei-McNamee (born 1975) is an American college basketball coach who is currently head women's basketball coach at Boston College.

Ronald Robert Williams (September 24, 1944 – April 4, 2004) was an American basketball player.

Eugene Lloyd Trosch (born June 7, 1945 in Steubenville, Ohio) is a former American collegiate and Professional Football defensive lineman. He played collegiately for the University of Miami and professionally in the American Football League. Trosch was on the Kansas City Chiefs' roster for two seasons in 1967 and 1969 but according to records, did not play in 27 games. Trosch attended Madonna High School in Weirton, West Virginia.

Harold Ray "Doc" Daugherty (October 12, 1927 – August 15, 2015) was an American professional baseball player and manager, and high school football head coach. A shortstop in minor league baseball, he made one appearance as a pinch hitter in the Major Leagues for the Detroit Tigers in 1951.

Mary Louise Kolanko (May 16, 1932 – October 9, 2007) was an American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player in 1950. She was born in Weirton, West Virginia, the youngest of eight children, to parents John and Mary Kolanko. She had five older brothers. Her nickname was Klinky. She both threw and batted left-handed. She measured in at 5 foot 2 inches and weighed 124 pounds.