American mathematician and economist (1928-2015).

Born June 13th, 1928 in Bluefield.

Died May 23rd, 2015 at 86 years old in Monroe Township (car collision). ^[ref]

John Maynard Keynes

Born June 5th, 1883 in Cambridge.

Died April 21st, 1946 at 62 years old

John von Neumann

Born December 28th, 1903 in Budapest.

Died February 8th, 1957 at 53 years old

Milton Friedman

Born July 31st, 1912 in Brooklyn.

Died November 16th, 2006 at 94 years old

Claude Shannon

Born April 30th, 1916 in Petoskey.

Died February 24th, 2001 at 84 years old

Steve Nash

Born February 7th, 1974 in Johannesburg.