Notable people from Huntington
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- "Big Ben" Bowen: a child who raised awareness of childhood cancer
- William C. Campbell: golfer & twice president of the
- United States Golf Association
- Don Chafin: The sheriff of Logan County, and a commander in the Battle of Blair Mountain
- Justice M. Chambers: Medal of Honor recipient
- Larry Coyer: NFL and college football coach, currently Defensive Coordinator with the Indianapolis Colts
- Dagmar: 1950s television personality
- Brad Dourif: Academy Award nominated actor
- Joan C. Edwards: singer, entrepreneur
- Delos Carleton Emmons: Lieutenant General, US Army Air Force
- Robert E. Femoyer: Medal of Honor recipient
- David Ginsburg: (1912–2010), presidential adviser and executive director of the Kerner Commission.[28]
- Hal Greer: former professional basketball player
- Jim Grobe: college football coach, currently with Wake Forest University
- Chase Harrison: professional soccer player
- Henry D. Hatfield: former governor of West Virginia
- Hawkshaw Hawkins: Country music singer
- Eloise Hughes Smith: survivor of the RMS Titanic
- Jackie Hunt: College Football Hall of Fame member
- Albert G. Jenkins: Confederate Brigadier General
- Katie Lee Joel: celebrity and television personality
- Craig Johnson: novelist
- Carwood Lipton: WW2 military officer, prominently featured in the book and television series Band of Brothers
- Peter Marshall: actor, singer, television personality and game show host
- O. J. Mayo: Memphis Grizzlies basketball player
- Jeff Morrison: professional tennis player
- Dwight Morrow: businessman, politician and diplomat
- Patrick Patterson: Former University of Kentucky and current Houston Rockets basketball player
- Rick Reed: former major league baseball pitcher
- Soupy Sales: comedian
- Michael W. Smith: singer
- Ruth C. Sullivan: co-founder of Autism Society of America, founder of the Autism Services Center in Huntington
- Bill Walker: New York Knicks basketball player.
- Kayla Williams: US gymnast, World Vault Gold Medalist
- Carter G. Woodson: founder of Black History Month
- Steve Yeager: former major league baseball catcher
