Biographical Records
Notable People from Kentucky
1,902 notable figures born in Kentucky, showing page 21 of 39, ranked by historical prominence.
James Luther Slayden
1853 – 1924
politician
Warner Cope
1824 – 1903
politicianlawyerjudge
Joseph M. White
1781 – 1839
politicianlawyer
Charles Kramer
1879 – 1943
politicianlawyer
Lillian Rozell Messenger
1843 – 1921
poetwriter
David Hayes Kincheloe
1877 – 1950
politicianlawyerjudge
Joe B. Hall
1928 – 2022
basketball coach
John R. Eden
1826 – 1909
politicianlawyer
Tommy Kron
1943 – 2007
basketball player
Joseph Seamon Cotter, Sr.
1861 – 1949
poetwriter
Frank L. Schmidt
1944 – 2021
forensic psychologistpsychologist
Thomas A. Spragens
1917 – 2006
academic administratorcivil servantwriter
Robert Hayes Gore
1886 – 1972
editorgovernorpolitician
Duncan Hines
1880 – 1959
food criticjournalist
Thelma Stovall
1919 – 1994
politician
Margaret Danner
1915 – 1984
activistpoetwriter
Jack Blackburn
1883 – 1942
boxer
Everette B. Howard
1873 – 1950
politician
Thomas Withers Chinn
1791 – 1852
politicianlawyerjudge
Joseph Vernon Shea
1912 – 1981
novelistpoetwriter
Isaac Burns Murphy
1861 – 1896
jockey
William P. Kimball
1857 – 1926
politicianlawyer
Benjamin F. Randolph
1820 – 1868
politician
Forest Sale
1911 – 1985
basketball coachbasketball playerpolitician
J. Campbell Cantrill
1870 – 1923
politician
Lena Madesin Phillips
1881 – 1955
lawyer
Mary Anthony
1916 – 2014
dancerchoreographer
Duff Green
1791 – 1875
journalistpolitician
Polk Laffoon
1844 – 1906
politicianlawyer
Mary Wharton
1912 – 1991
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Orral Humphrey
1880 – 1929
film directoractor
J. Swagar Sherley
1871 – 1941
politicianlawyer
Karl Miles Le Compte
1887 – 1972
publisherentrepreneurpolitician
George M. Davison
1855 – 1912
politicianlawyerjudge
Philip B. Thompson, Jr.
1845 – 1909
politicianlawyer
Vertner Woodson Tandy
1885 – 1949
architect
John Henry Wilson
1846 – 1923
politicianlawyer
David Highbaugh Smith
1854 – 1928
politicianlawyer
Bob Edwards
1947 – 2024
presenterradio personalityjournalist
William L. May
1793 – 1849
politicianlawyer
James Franklin Clay
1840 – 1921
politicianlawyer
Ewing Galloway
1880 – 1953
journalistlawyerphotographer
Bob Cluggish
1917 – 2008
basketball player
Wendell Howes Meade
1912 – 1986
contractorbankerpolitician
Charles Debrille Poston
1825 – 1902
politician
Evan E. Settle
1848 – 1899
politicianlawyer
Charles W. Milliken
1827 – 1915
politicianlawyer
Jouett Shouse
1879 – 1968
politicianlawyer
Isaac Goodnight
1849 – 1901
politicianlawyerjudge
E. S. Johnny Walker
1911 – 2000
politician