Biographical Records

Notable People from Kentucky

1,902 notable figures born in Kentucky, showing page 24 of 39, ranked by historical prominence.

Fess Williams
Fess Williams
American jazz musician (1894–1975)
1894 – 1975
jazz musiciansaxophonistbandleader
Martin Van Buren Bates
Martin Van Buren Bates
American giant (1839-1919)
1839 – 1919
circus performer
Joe B. Bates
Joe B. Bates
American politician (1893-1965)
1893 – 1965
school superintendentmunicipal clerkpolitician
Francis Ridgley Cotton
Catholic bishop (1895-1960)
1895 – 1960
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Eli Long
Eli Long
Union Army general (1837-1903)
1837 – 1903
military officer
Stovepipe Johnson
Stovepipe Johnson
Confederate Army colonel (1834-1922)
1834 – 1922
military officer
Jack Dawn
Jack Dawn
American make-up artist (1892-1961)
1892 – 1961
film actormake-up artist
James Red Herring
James Red Herring
American boxer
1896 – 1974
boxer
Edgar Diddle
Edgar Diddle
American basketball coach (1895–1970)
1895 – 1970
American football playerbasketball playerbasketball coach
Francis Marion Martin
Francis Marion Martin
American politician (1830-1903)
1830 – 1903
politician
John T. Alsap
John T. Alsap
American physician, politician, and farmer (1830–1886)
1830 – 1886
politicianjudge
Benjamin Nathaniel Shaw
Benjamin Nathaniel Shaw
American baseball and football player
1893 – 1959
baseball playerAmerican football player
John T. Croxton
John T. Croxton
Union Army General
1836 – 1874
diplomatmilitary officerlawyer
William Preston Johnston
William Preston Johnston
American writer and Confederate Army soldier (1831–1899)
1831 – 1899
poet
William P. Sanders
William P. Sanders
Union Army general (1833-1863)
1833 – 1863
military officer
James Rariden
James Rariden
American politician (1795-1856)
1795 – 1856
politicianlawyer
Vactor Tousey Chambers
American entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera, specifically, tineina
1830 – 1883
lepidopterist
James Bethel Gresham
James Bethel Gresham
American serviceman killed in World War I
1893 – 1917
military personnel
Mary Frances Gunner
Mary Frances Gunner
American playwright and community leader
1894
community leaderplaywrightwriter
Thomas Lyle Williams
Thomas Lyle Williams
(1896-1976)
1896 – 1976
chemist
James D. Breckinridge
American politician (1781-1849)
1781 – 1849
politicianlawyer
Luther Porter Jackson
(1892-1950)
1892 – 1950
historian
David H. Patton
David H. Patton
American politician (1837-1914)
1837 – 1914
politician
Ed Monroe
Ed Monroe
American baseball player
1895 – 1969
baseball player
Eddie Moore
Eddie Moore
American baseball player
1899 – 1976
baseball player
Emerson Beauchamp
Emerson Beauchamp
American politician
1899 – 1971
politician
Floyd Lavinius Parks
Floyd Lavinius Parks
United States general
1896 – 1959
military personnel
Alexander B. Montgomery
Alexander B. Montgomery
American politician (1837–1910)
1837 – 1910
politicianlawyerjudge
Jane Green
Jane Green
American musician (1897–1931)
1897 – 1931
Ziegfeld girlsinger
Jim Park
Jim Park
American baseball player
1892 – 1970
baseball playerbasketball coach
Diane Von Hoffman
Diane Von Hoffman
American professional wrestler (1962-2017)
1962 – 2017
professional wrestleractor
Samuel McKee
Samuel McKee
American politician (1833-1898)
1833 – 1898
politicianlawyer
John W. Lane
American politician (1835-1888)
1835 – 1888
politician
Nan Phelps
American artist (1904-1990)
1904 – 1990
painterartist
Roger Hanson
Roger Hanson
American General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
1827 – 1863
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Richard W. Johnson
Richard W. Johnson
Union Army General (1827–1897)
1827 – 1897
writer
Dick Dudley
American actor (1915-2000)
1915 – 2000
voice actoractor
Ted Berry
American mayor (1905–2000)
1905 – 2000
politicianlawyer
Noel F. Parrish
Noel F. Parrish
USAF Brigadier General, commander of Tuskegee Airmen (1909–1987)
1909 – 1987
military officer
Lena Beatrice Morton
Lena Beatrice Morton
educator and literary scholar
1901 – 1981
literary scholarteacher
Ruth Clement Bond
Ruth Clement Bond
African-American educator, civic leader, and quilt designer
1904 – 2005
English teacherquilter
Anne Elizabeth Wilson
Anne Elizabeth Wilson
American-Canadian writer (1901-1946)
1901 – 1946
writer
Mary Elizabeth Bliss
Mary Elizabeth Bliss
American first lady (1824-1909)
1824 – 1909
politician
Edward George Smith
Edward George Smith
United States District Judge
1961 – 2023
lawyerjudge
Joseph Alexander Cooper
Joseph Alexander Cooper
American general (1823–1910)
1823 – 1910
military officer
John Watson Barr
John Watson Barr
United States federal judge in Kentucky (1826-1907)
1826 – 1907
lawyerjudge
Alfred Matthew Hubbard
Psychedelic drug researcher
1901 – 1982
scientist
Jenks Tex Carman
American musician (1903-1968)
1903 – 1968
guitaristsongwritermusician
James W. McMillan
James W. McMillan
Union Army general during the American Civil War (1825-1903)
1825 – 1903
military officer
James Morrison Hawes
James Morrison Hawes
Confederate Army general (1824–1889)
1824 – 1889
military personnel
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