Biographical Records

Notable People from Kentucky

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

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
Lucy Hicks Anderson
Lucy Hicks Anderson
African-American transgender woman tried for fraud and perjury for identifying as a woman
1886 – 1954
socialitecook
William Sublette
William Sublette
American mountain man (1799–1845)
1799 – 1845
explorerbusinessperson
Daniel Frank Austin
American botanist and teacher (1943-2015)
1943 – 2015
explorerbotanistuniversity teacher
Jared Lorenzen
Jared Lorenzen
professional football quarterback (1981-2019)
1981 – 2019
American football player
Silas Woodson
Silas Woodson
American politician (1819-1896)
1819 – 1896
juristgovernorpolitician
Richard M. Bishop
Richard M. Bishop
American politician (1812-1893)
1812 – 1893
governorpoliticianmayor
T. Coleman du Pont
T. Coleman du Pont
American politician (1863-1930)
1863 – 1930
politicianbusinessperson
William Kavanaugh Oldham
William Kavanaugh Oldham
American politician (1865-1938)
1865 – 1938
governorpolitician
Alvin Colt
Alvin Colt
American costume designer (1916-2008)
1916 – 2008
draftspersoncostume designer
Claude Matthews
Claude Matthews
American politician (1845-1898)
1845 – 1898
governorpolitician
Joseph Alexander Altsheler
Joseph Alexander Altsheler
American novelist (1862-1919)
1862 – 1919
young adult authorchildren's writerjournalist
William Huston Natcher
William Huston Natcher
Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1994
1909 – 1994
politicianlawyer
Elizabeth Madox Roberts
Elizabeth Madox Roberts
novelist and poet (1881–1941)
1881 – 1941
novelistpoetwriter
Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt
Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt
American poet (1836–1919)
1836 – 1919
poetwriter
Sara Martin
Sara Martin
American blues singer (1884-1965)
1884 – 1955
vaudeville performerblues singersinger
Walter Walker
Walter Walker
American politician (1883-1956)
1883 – 1956
politician
Isabella Greenway
Isabella Greenway
American politician (1886-1953)
1886 – 1953
politician
Ron Thompson
Ron Thompson
American actor (1941–2024)
1941 – 2024
television actorvoice actorstage actor
Joseph Byrd
Joseph Byrd
American musician (born 1937)
1937 – 2025
university teachersongwritermusician
Vernon Hatton
Vernon Hatton
American basketball player
1936 – 2025
basketball player
Charles Stewart Todd
Charles Stewart Todd
American army officer and politician (1791-1871)
1791 – 1871
diplomatpolitician
Karen Anderson
American fantasy writer (1932-2018)
1932 – 2018
novelistwriter
Tyree H. Bell
Tyree H. Bell
Confederate States Army brigadier general (1815–1902)
1815 – 1902
military personnel
Jim Tucker
American basketball player (1932–2020)
1932 – 2020
basketball player
John Marshall
John Marshall
Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
1856 – 1922
politicianlawyer
Rebecca Merritt Austin
Rebecca Merritt Austin
American botanist and plant collector (1832–1919)
1832 – 1919
scientific collectorbotanisthorticulturist
Don Everly
Don Everly
American musician (1937–2021)
1937 – 2021
guitaristmusiciansinger
William B. Read
William B. Read
American politician, Kentucky (1817-1880)
1817 – 1880
politicianlawyer
J. D. Crowe
J. D. Crowe
American musician (1937–2021)
1937 – 2021
country musicianbanjoistguitarist
Gil Rogers
American actor (1934–2021)
1934 – 2021
film actortelevision actoractor
Thomas Satterwhite Noble
American artist and educator (1835-1907)
1835 – 1907
painterteacher
Marie Mattingly Meloney
Marie Mattingly Meloney
American journalist
1878 – 1943
journalist
Carroll Hubbard
Carroll Hubbard
American politician (1937–2022)
1937 – 2022
politicianlawyer
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
Richard Gruelle
Richard Gruelle
American artist (1851-1914)
1851 – 1914
painterwriter
Kenneth R. Shadrick
Kenneth R. Shadrick
US Army soldier (1931–1950), the first killed in the Korean War
1931 – 1950
soldier
Bob Talamini
Bob Talamini
American football player (1939–2022)
1939 – 2022
American football player
Benjamin Joseph Franklin
Benjamin Joseph Franklin
American politician (1839-1898)
1839 – 1898
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Alice Allison Dunnigan
Alice Allison Dunnigan
American journalist, civil rights activist and author (1906–1983)
1906 – 1983
journalist
Whitey Bell
Whitey Bell
American basketball player
1932 – 2025
basketball player
John M. Coghlan
John M. Coghlan
American politician (1835-1879)
1835 – 1879
politicianlawyer
William Y. Slack
William Y. Slack
Confederate Army general, lawyer and politician (1816-1862)
1816 – 1862
politicianlawyer
William Ross Wallace
American poet (1819–1881)
1819 – 1881
poetwriter
Hugh Rodman
Hugh Rodman
United States Navy admiral (1859–1940)
1859 – 1940
admiralmilitary officer
Bobbi Jordan
Bobbi Jordan
American actress (1937–2012)
1937 – 2012
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Wilson W. Wyatt
Wilson W. Wyatt
American politician and lawyer
1905 – 1996
politicianlawyer
Alice Hegan Rice
Alice Hegan Rice
American writer
1870 – 1942
humoristnovelistshort story writer
Edward J. McDermott
Edward J. McDermott
American politician from Kentucky (1852-1926)
1852 – 1926
politicianlawyer
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