Biographical Records

Notable People from Kentucky

1,902 notable figures born in Kentucky, showing page 26 of 39, ranked by historical prominence.

Martin Van Buren Bates
Martin Van Buren Bates
American giant (1839-1919)
1839 - 1919
circus performer
John B. Grayson
John B. Grayson
American general
1806 - 1861
military personnel
Susan Kingsley
American actress (1946-1984)
1946 - 1984
actor
John J. Hardin
John J. Hardin
American politician (1810-1847)
1810 - 1847
journalisteditorpolitician
Garnett Duncan
American politician (1800-1875)
1800 - 1875
politicianlawyer
James R. Allen
James R. Allen
United States Air Force officer (1925-1992)
1925 - 1992
military officer
Oliver Lewis
Oliver Lewis
African-American jockey
1856 - 1924
jockey
Jesse Applegate
Jesse Applegate
American pioneer (1811–1888)
1811 - 1888
explorerpublicistpioneer
Marcus Klaw
Marcus Klaw
American lawyer and theatre producer
1858 - 1936
theatre managertalent agententrepreneur
Dorothy LaBostrie
American songwriter (1928–2007)
1928 - 2007
songwriter
James L. White
American screenwriter
1947 - 2015
authorscreenwriter
Jean Chapel
American musician (1925–1995)
1925 - 1995
country musicianbandleadersongwriter
Jim Park
Jim Park
American baseball player
1892 - 1970
baseball playerbasketball coach
Charles James Brenham
Charles James Brenham
American mayor (1817-1876)
1817 - 1876
politician
Speed S. Fry
Union Army general (1817-1892)
1817 - 1892
military officer
Eli Long
Eli Long
Union Army general (1837-1903)
1837 - 1903
military officer
Odell Brown
American jazz organist, songwriter (1940-2011)
1940 - 2011
jazz musiciansongwriter
Ann Mary Butler Crittenden Coleman
Ann Mary Butler Crittenden Coleman
American author (1813-1891)
1813 - 1891
writer
Maria T. Daviess
Maria T. Daviess
American author (1814-1896)
1814 - 1896
historianpoetwriter
Thomas M. Liggett
American mathematician (1944-2020)
1944 - 2020
university teachermathematician
John Woodhouse Audubon
John Woodhouse Audubon
American painter, draftsman and illustrator (1812–1862)
1812 - 1862
illustratorpainternaturalist
John Haldeman
John Haldeman
American baseball player (1855-1899)
1855 - 1899
baseball playerjournalist
Stovepipe Johnson
Stovepipe Johnson
Confederate Army colonel (1834-1922)
1834 - 1922
military officer
Ruth Clement Bond
Ruth Clement Bond
African-American educator, civic leader, and quilt designer
1904 - 2005
English teacherquilter
Shipwreck Kelly
American football player (1910-1986)
1910 - 1986
American football player
James William Moore
American politician, Kentucky
1818 - 1877
politicianlawyerjudge
Dick Vance
American musician (1915–1985)
1915 - 1985
jazz musiciantrumpetermusician
Grover Land
Grover Land
Major League Baseball catcher (1884–1958)
1884 - 1958
baseball player
Jerry Lee Wells
American basketball player
1944 - 2014
basketball player
William R. Higgins
William R. Higgins
United States Marine Corps officer (1945–1990)
1945 - 1990
military officer
Diane Von Hoffman
Diane Von Hoffman
American professional wrestler (1962-2017)
1962 - 2017
professional wrestleractor
Thomas Marshall
American politician 1817-1873
1817 - 1873
politicianlawyer
Francis Marion Martin
Francis Marion Martin
American politician (1830-1903)
1830 - 1903
politician
Jimmy Coe
American musician (1921-2004)
1921 - 2004
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Anne Elizabeth Wilson
Anne Elizabeth Wilson
American-Canadian writer (1901-1946)
1901 - 1946
writer
Josephine L. Reichmann
American painter (1864–1938)
1864 - 1938
painterartist
John T. Croxton
John T. Croxton
Union Army General
1836 - 1874
diplomatmilitary officerlawyer
Vicki Lansky
Vicki Lansky
American author and publisher (1942–2017)
1942 - 2017
writer
Wiley Young Daniel
United States District Judge (1946-2019)
1946 - 2019
journalistlawyerjudge
Richard E. Bush
Richard E. Bush
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1924-2004)
1924 - 2004
military personnel
Lindsay Applegate
Lindsay Applegate
trailblazing pioneer, U.S. politician (1808–1892)
1808 - 1892
politician
Bob Atcher
Bob Atcher
James Robert Owen "Bob" Atcher was an American country musician (1914–1993)
1914 - 1993
songwritermusiciansinger
Robyn Few
American activist
1958 - 2012
Art Ball
Major League Baseball player (1876-1915)
1876 - 1915
baseball player
Samuel J. Gholson
Samuel J. Gholson
Confederate Army general, judge, lawyer and politician (1808–1883)
1808 - 1883
politicianlawyerjudge
Richard Menefee
Richard Menefee
U.S. Representative from Kentucky
1809 - 1841
politicianlawyer
Jack Dawn
Jack Dawn
American make-up artist (1892-1961)
1892 - 1961
film actormake-up artist
Patrick W. Tompkins
American politician
1804 - 1853
politicianlawyerjudge
Landaff Andrews
Landaff Andrews
American politician (1803-1887)
1803 - 1887
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert A. Manning
Robert A. Manning
American politician (1927–2006)
1927 - 2006
politician
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