Biographical Records

Notable People from Kentucky

1,902 notable figures born in Kentucky, showing page 22 of 39, ranked by historical prominence.

Lewis L. Walker
Lewis L. Walker
American politician (1873-1944)
1873 – 1944
politicianlawyerjudge
Katherine Boyce Tupper Brown Marshall
Katherine Boyce Tupper Brown Marshall
(1882-1978)
1882 – 1978
stage actorauthoractor
Philip Thompson
American politician
1789 – 1836
politicianlawyer
Phil Woolpert
Phil Woolpert
American basketball coach (1915–1987)
1915 – 1987
basketball coachbasketball player
Lyne Metcalfe
Lyne Metcalfe
American politician (1822-1906)
1822 – 1906
politician
Anna Simms Banks
Anna Simms Banks
First African American woman fully credited delegate at the 7th Congressional District Republican Convention in Kentucky
1862 – 1923
suffragistpolitician
Lucien Anderson
Lucien Anderson
American politician (1824–1898)
1824 – 1898
member of parliamentpoliticianlawyer
John Montgomery Glover
John Montgomery Glover
American politician (1822-1891)
1822 – 1891
politicianlawyer
John Richard Barret
John Richard Barret
American politician (1825-1903)
1825 – 1903
politicianlawyer
Thomas Turner
American politician from Kentucky (1821-1900)
1821 – 1900
politicianlawyer
Charles H. Parrish
Charles H. Parrish
American civil rights activist, theologian and president of Simmons University (1859–1931)
1858 – 1931
university presidenttheologiancivil rights advocate
Martha Watts
Martha Watts
American Methodist missionary in Brazil
1845 – 1909
missionaryteacher
Elisha Embree
Elisha Embree
American politician (1801-1863)
1801 – 1863
politicianlawyerjudge
Solomon King
American musician (1930-2005)
1930 – 2005
singer
Samuel Gordon Daily
Samuel Gordon Daily
American congressman (1823–1866)
1823 – 1866
politicianlawyer
Todd Rhodes
American musician (1900–1965)
1900 – 1965
jazz musicianbandleadersongwriter
William P. Taulbee
William P. Taulbee
American politician (1851-1890)
1851 – 1890
politicianlawyer
Aaron Harding
Aaron Harding
American politician (1805-1875)
1805 – 1875
politicianlawyer
Sarah Gibson Blanding
Sarah Gibson Blanding
American college professor, college basketball coach, college president (1898–1985)
1898 – 1985
academic administratorbasketball coachbasketball player
William H. Wadsworth
William H. Wadsworth
American politician (1821–1893)
1821 – 1893
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Hub Collins
Hub Collins
American baseball player (1864–1892)
1864 – 1892
baseball player
Kid Baldwin
Kid Baldwin
American baseball player
1864 – 1897
baseball player
Mox McQuery
Mox McQuery
American baseball player
1861 – 1900
baseball player
Mayme Gehrue
Mayme Gehrue
American actress and dancer
1883 – 2000
danceractor
Robyn Few
American activist
1958 – 2012
Frank J. Girardin
American artist (1856-1945)
1856 – 1945
painter
Ernest Hogan
Ernest Hogan
Vaudeville performer
1858 – 1909
songwriter
Edward D. Brown
American horse trainer and jockey (1850–1906)
1850 – 1906
jockeyhorse trainer
William Marshall Bullitt
William Marshall Bullitt
American lawyer (1873–1957)
1873 – 1957
lawyer
John William Moore
John William Moore
American politician (1877-1941)
1877 – 1941
politician
Daniel Linn Gooch
Daniel Linn Gooch
American politician (1853-1913)
1853 – 1913
politician
Anne Crawford Flexner
Anne Crawford Flexner
American dramatist (1874-1955)
1874 – 1955
playwrightwriter
Art Ball
Major League Baseball player (1876-1915)
1876 – 1915
baseball player
Burley Bayer
Burley Bayer
American baseball player (1875-1933)
1875 – 1933
baseball player
Cale Young Rice
Cale Young Rice
American writer (1872–1943)
1872 – 1943
poetwriter
Caroline Miskel-Hoyt
Caroline Miskel-Hoyt
stage actor (1873-1898)
1873 – 1898
stage actoractor
Ira Allen Haynes
Ira Allen Haynes
United States Army officer
1859 – 1955
military officer
George Breed
George Breed
Olympic fencer
1876 – 1956
fencer
Thomas Lilbourne Anderson
Thomas Lilbourne Anderson
American politician (1808-1885)
1808 – 1885
politicianlawyer
Henry Denhardt
Henry Denhardt
American politician (1876-1937)
1876 – 1937
politicianlawyerjudge
John Richter
John Richter
American baseball player
1873 – 1927
baseball player
Norman Edsall
Norman Edsall
Spanish-American War sailor
1873 – 1899
sailor
Vincent Saint John
Vincent Saint John
American activist (1876–1929)
1876 – 1929
trade unionistpeace activist
Walker Hines
Walker Hines
American railroad executive (1870-1934)
1870 – 1934
railway executivelawyer
Walter E. Scott
Walter E. Scott
American con man, cowboy, and Wild West prospector (1872–1954)
1872 – 1954
explorer
William English Walling
William English Walling
American labor leader (1877–1936)
1877 – 1936
trade unionistjournalistpolitician
Don McNay
Don McNay
American journalist
1959 – 2016
journalist
Hardin Craig
Hardin Craig
American literary historian (1875-1968)
1875 – 1968
literary scholarliterary historianphilologist
Frank Croxton
Frank Croxton
American singer (1877-1949)
1877 – 1949
singer
John Martin
American dance critic (1893-1985)
1893 – 1985
dance criticjournalist
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