Biographical Records

Notable People from Kentucky

1,902 notable figures born in Kentucky, showing page 11 of 39, ranked by historical prominence.

William Preston
William Preston
Confederate Army general (1816–1887)
1816 - 1887
soldierdiplomatpolitician
Jared Lorenzen
Jared Lorenzen
professional football quarterback (1981-2019)
1981 - 2019
American football player
Jereboam Orville Beauchamp
Jereboam Orville Beauchamp
American executed murderer (1802–1826)
1802 - 1826
lawyer
Ron Thomas
American basketball player (1950–2018)
1950 - 2018
basketball player
William Sublette
William Sublette
American mountain man (1799–1845)
1799 - 1845
explorerbusinessperson
Offutt Pinion
Olympic sport shooter (1910–1976)
1910 - 1976
sport shooter
Jonah Jones
Jonah Jones
American jazz trumpeter (1909–2000)
1909 - 2000
recording artisttrumpeterjazz musician
Dudley W. Morton
Dudley W. Morton
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1907-1943)
1907 - 1943
submarinermilitary officer
Silas Woodson
Silas Woodson
American politician (1819-1896)
1819 - 1896
juristgovernorpolitician
Lucy Hicks Anderson
Lucy Hicks Anderson
African-American transgender woman tried for fraud and perjury for identifying as a woman
1886 - 1954
socialitecook
William Kavanaugh Oldham
William Kavanaugh Oldham
American politician (1865-1938)
1865 - 1938
governorpolitician
Tim Lee Carter
Tim Lee Carter
American politician (1910–1987)
1910 - 1987
politician
Daniel Frank Austin
American botanist and teacher (1943-2015)
1943 - 2015
explorerbotanistuniversity teacher
Richard M. Bishop
Richard M. Bishop
American politician (1812-1893)
1812 - 1893
governorpoliticianmayor
Ron Thompson
Ron Thompson
American actor (1941–2024)
1941 - 2024
television actorvoice actorstage actor
T. Coleman du Pont
T. Coleman du Pont
American politician (1863-1930)
1863 - 1930
politicianbusinessperson
Claude Matthews
Claude Matthews
American politician (1845-1898)
1845 - 1898
governorpolitician
Austin Peay
Austin Peay
American politician (1876-1927)
1876 - 1927
juristgovernorpolitician
Clifford K. Berryman
Clifford K. Berryman
American cartoonist (1869–1949)
1869 - 1949
journalistcartoonist
Carl Mays
Carl Mays
American baseball player
1891 - 1971
baseball player
Edgar Hayes
Edgar Hayes
American musician (1904-1979)
1904 - 1979
jazz musicianbandleaderpianist
Nancy Green
American model, cook, and activist (1834–1923)
1834 - 1923
modelhousekeeper
William Girdler
American film director (1947–1978)
1947 - 1978
directorfilm producerfilm director
Glover H. Cary
Glover H. Cary
American politician (1885-1936)
1885 - 1936
politicianlawyer
George Stone
George Stone
American basketball player (1946-1993)
1946 - 1993
basketball player
Don Everly
Don Everly
American musician (1937–2021)
1937 - 2021
guitaristmusiciansinger
Bob Talamini
Bob Talamini
American football player (1939–2022)
1939 - 2022
American football player
Vernon Hatton
Vernon Hatton
American basketball player
1936 - 2025
basketball player
Karen Anderson
American fantasy writer (1932-2018)
1932 - 2018
novelistwriter
Cynthia Stokes Brown
American historian (born 1938)
1938 - 2017
pedagoguehistorian
William B. Read
William B. Read
American politician, Kentucky (1817-1880)
1817 - 1880
politicianlawyer
Rebecca Merritt Austin
Rebecca Merritt Austin
American botanist and plant collector (1832–1919)
1832 - 1919
scientific collectorbotanisthorticulturist
Joseph Byrd
Joseph Byrd
American musician (born 1937)
1937 - 2025
university teachersongwritermusician
Elizabeth Blair Lee
Elizabeth Blair Lee
an American woman who lived through the American Civil War, and wrote hundreds of letters (1818–1906)
1818 - 1906
writer
Thomas Satterwhite Noble
American artist and educator (1835-1907)
1835 - 1907
painterteacher
Marie Mattingly Meloney
Marie Mattingly Meloney
American journalist
1878 - 1943
journalist
John Y. Brown, Sr.
John Y. Brown, Sr.
American attorney and politician, Kentucky (1900-1985)
1900 - 1985
juristpoliticianlawyer
Gil Rogers
American actor (1934–2021)
1934 - 2021
film actortelevision actoractor
J. D. Crowe
J. D. Crowe
American musician (1937–2021)
1937 - 2021
country musicianbanjoistguitarist
John Calvin Mason
John Calvin Mason
American politician (1802-1865)
1802 - 1865
politicianlawyer
Benjamin Joseph Franklin
Benjamin Joseph Franklin
American politician (1839-1898)
1839 - 1898
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Carroll Hubbard
Carroll Hubbard
American politician (1937–2022)
1937 - 2022
politicianlawyer
Alice Allison Dunnigan
Alice Allison Dunnigan
American journalist, civil rights activist and author (1906–1983)
1906 - 1983
journalist
William Y. Slack
William Y. Slack
Confederate Army general, lawyer and politician (1816-1862)
1816 - 1862
politicianlawyer
John M. Coghlan
John M. Coghlan
American politician (1835-1879)
1835 - 1879
politicianlawyer
William Ross Wallace
American poet (1819–1881)
1819 - 1881
poetwriter
John Marshall
John Marshall
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
1856 - 1922
politicianlawyer
Robert Michael Morris
American actor (1940-2017)
1940 - 2017
television actoractor
Kenneth R. Shadrick
Kenneth R. Shadrick
US Army soldier (1931–1950), the first killed in the Korean War
1931 - 1950
soldier
Jim Tucker
American basketball player (1932–2020)
1932 - 2020
basketball player
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