Biographical Records

Notable People from Kentucky

1,902 notable figures born in Kentucky, showing page 25 of 39, ranked by historical prominence.

Parker Watkins Hardin
Parker Watkins Hardin
American lawyer
1841 - 1920
lawyer
Zerelda Mimms
Zerelda Mimms
wife of American outlaw Jesse James
1845 - 1900
William P. Thorne
William P. Thorne
American politician
1845 - 1928
politicianlawyer
Bob Dougherty
American football player (1932-2006)
1932 - 2006
American football player
Josephine Leavell Allensworth
Josephine Leavell Allensworth
American musician, music teacher, and activist
1855 - 1939
music educatoractivistmusician
George W. Dunlap
George W. Dunlap
American politician (1813-1880)
1813 - 1880
politicianlawyer
William Thomasson
William Thomasson
American politician (1797-1882)
1797 - 1882
politicianlawyer
Mordecai Oliver
Mordecai Oliver
American politician (1819-1898)
1819 - 1898
politicianlawyerjudge
Darryl Owens
American politician
1937 - 2022
politicianlawyer
Orlando B. Ficklin
Orlando B. Ficklin
American politician (1808-1886)
1808 - 1886
military officerpoliticianlawyer
William McDaniel
American politician (1801-1866)
1801 - 1866
bankerpoliticianlawyer
Charles Macaulay
American film director (1927-1999)
1927 - 1999
film directoractor
Benjamin Nathaniel Shaw
Benjamin Nathaniel Shaw
American baseball and football player
1893 - 1959
baseball playerAmerican football player
Joseph Chilton Pearce
American writer (1926–2016)
1926 - 2016
lecturerpedagoguewriter
Frank Leslie Chelf
Frank Leslie Chelf
American politician (1907-1982)
1907 - 1982
politicianlawyer
John Sebrie Watts
American politician (1816-1876)
1816 - 1876
politicianlawyerjudge
William Marshall Bullitt
William Marshall Bullitt
American lawyer (1873–1957)
1873 - 1957
lawyer
John Kincaid
United States Representative from Kentucky (1791-1873)
1791 - 1873
politicianlawyerjudge
William McLean
American politician (1794-1839)
1794 - 1839
juristpoliticianbusinessperson
Mox McQuery
Mox McQuery
American baseball player
1861 - 1900
baseball player
John Gaines Miller
American politician (1812-1856)
1812 - 1856
politicianlawyer
Buck Sydnor
Professional basketball player
1921 - 2003
basketball playerbasketball coach
Gus Bell
Gus Bell
American baseball player (1928–1995)
1928 - 1995
baseball player
Tex Ritter
American basketball player (1924–2004)
1924 - 2004
baseball playerbasketball coachbasketball player
Nikolai Mushegian
Nikolai Mushegian
American computer scientist
1993 - 2022
computer scientist
Alvan Cullom
American politician (1797-1877)
1797 - 1877
politicianlawyerjudge
Harry M. Caudill
Harry M. Caudill
American politician (1922-1990)
1922 - 1990
historianjuristpolitician
Denny Doyle
Denny Doyle
American baseball player
1944 - 2022
baseball player
Thomas Lilbourne Anderson
Thomas Lilbourne Anderson
American politician (1808-1885)
1808 - 1885
politicianlawyer
Gatewood Galbraith
Gatewood Galbraith
American politician
1947 - 2012
authorpoliticianlawyer
James E. Keller
American judge (1942-2014)
1942 - 2014
lawyerjudge
James Henry Dickey Henderson
James Henry Dickey Henderson
American politician (1810-1885)
1810 - 1885
politician
Henry Faulkner
Henry Faulkner
artist and poet (1924–1981)
1924 - 1981
painterartist
Green Adams
Green Adams
lawyer, member and functionary of the United States Congress (1812-1884)
1812 - 1884
politicianlawyerjudge
George Taliaferro Ward
George Taliaferro Ward
American politician (1810-1862)
1810 - 1862
politician
George Caldwell
American politician (1814-1866)
1814 - 1866
politicianlawyer
Dean Wells
American football player
1970 - 2025
American football player
John Robert Procter
John Robert Procter
United States geologist and civil service reformer
1844 - 1903
beamteractivistgeologist
Dan Tieman
American basketball player (1940-2012)
1940 - 2012
basketball coachbasketball player
Coleman Dowell
Coleman Dowell
American writer (1925-1985)
1925 - 1985
writer
John M. Bacon
John M. Bacon
American general of the United States Volunteers
1844 - 1913
military personnel
Archibald Williams
Archibald Williams
United States federal judge (1801-1863)
1801 - 1863
politicianlawyerjudge
John Howard Allen
John Howard Allen
American politician
1845 - 1942
politician
John Brown Kerr
John Brown Kerr
United States Army Brigadier General, Medal of Honor awardee
1847 - 1928
military personnel
William L. Hawkins
African American artist (1895–1990)
1895 - 1990
painterartist
Karl Spillman Forester
United States District Judge (1940-2014)
1940 - 2014
lawyerjudge
Atterson W. Rucker
Atterson W. Rucker
Lawyer, judge and politician (1847-1924)
1847 - 1924
politicianlawyerjudge
Lena Beatrice Morton
Lena Beatrice Morton
educator and literary scholar
1901 - 1981
literary scholarteacher
Jane Green
Jane Green
American musician (1897–1931)
1897 - 1931
Ziegfeld girlsinger
Reuben S. Strahan
Reuben S. Strahan
American judge and politician (1835–1895)
1835 - 1895
politicianlawyerjudge
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