Biographical Records

Notable People from Kentucky

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

Lou Busch
American record producer, musician and songwriter (1910-1979)
1910 – 1979
jazz musicianmusic arrangersongwriter
James M. Shackelford
James M. Shackelford
American general
1827 – 1909
military officerlawyer
James Isham Gilbert
James Isham Gilbert
American general
1823 – 1884
military officer
Stan Spence
Stan Spence
American baseball player (1915–1983)
1915 – 1983
baseball player
Andrew C. Thornton II
American drug trafficker
1944 – 1985
drug traffickeraircraft pilotpolice officer
William T. Martin
William T. Martin
Confederate Army general
1823 – 1910
politicianlawyer
Sam Ball
American football player
1944 – 2023
American football player
Kinnaird R. McKee
Kinnaird R. McKee
United States admiral
1929 – 2013
military officer
L. Carl Brown
American academic, historian and translator (1928-2020)
1928 – 2020
academictranslatorhistorian
Leonard F. Mason
Leonard F. Mason
Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1920-1944)
1920 – 1944
military personnel
William Harrow
William Harrow
Union United States Army general (1822–1872)
1822 – 1872
military officerlawyer
Patricia Scott
Patricia Scott
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (1929-2016)
1929 – 2016
baseball playerwood carverzoologist
William H. Worthington
American lawyer (1828-1862)
1828 – 1862
lawyer
William H. Miles
William H. Miles
Minister, bishop
1828 – 1892
priest
Thomas H. Taylor
Thomas H. Taylor
American official who fought for the Confederate States of America (1825–1901)
1825 – 1901
military officer
Abram Comingo
Abram Comingo
American politician (1820-1889)
1820 – 1889
politicianlawyer
Charles Chilton Moore
Charles Chilton Moore
American newspaper editor (1837-1906)
1837 – 1906
newspaper editoreditor
Lawrence F. Dahl
American chemist (1929-2021)
1929 – 2021
university teacherchemist
Armstead M. Alexander
American politician (1834-1892)
1834 – 1892
politicianlawyer
Alexander Majors
Alexander Majors
American businessman (1814–1900)
1814 – 1900
businessperson
Jonathan E. Spilman
Kentucky lawyer, minister, and composer
1812 – 1896
lawyercomposer
William Wallace Smith Bliss
William Wallace Smith Bliss
American army officer and mathematician (1815-1853)
1815 – 1853
military officer
Charles Macaulay
American film director (1927-1999)
1927 – 1999
film directoractor
Joseph Chilton Pearce
American writer (1926–2016)
1926 – 2016
lecturerpedagoguewriter
Buck Sydnor
Professional basketball player
1921 – 2003
basketball playerbasketball coach
Tex Ritter
American basketball player (1924–2004)
1924 – 2004
baseball playerbasketball coachbasketball player
John Kincaid
United States Representative from Kentucky (1791-1873)
1791 – 1873
politicianlawyerjudge
Coleman Dowell
Coleman Dowell
American writer (1925-1985)
1925 – 1985
writer
Henry Clay
Henry Clay
American politician (1811-1847)
1811 – 1847
politicianlawyer
George W. Johnson
George W. Johnson
American politician (1811-1862)
1811 – 1862
politician
Durbin Ward
Durbin Ward
Union Army general (1819–1886)
1819 – 1886
publisherjournalistmilitary officer
Bland Ballard
Bland Ballard
American judge (1819-1879)
1819 – 1879
politicianlawyerjudge
Dorothy LaBostrie
American songwriter (1928–2007)
1928 – 2007
songwriter
Jean Chapel
American musician (1925–1995)
1925 – 1995
country musicianbandleadersongwriter
George W. Dunlap
George W. Dunlap
American politician (1813-1880)
1813 – 1880
politicianlawyer
Mordecai Oliver
Mordecai Oliver
American politician (1819-1898)
1819 – 1898
politicianlawyerjudge
John Sebrie Watts
American politician (1816-1876)
1816 – 1876
politicianlawyerjudge
John Gaines Miller
American politician (1812-1856)
1812 – 1856
politicianlawyer
Jimmy Coe
American musician (1921-2004)
1921 – 2004
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Richard E. Bush
Richard E. Bush
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1924-2004)
1924 – 2004
military personnel
Robert A. Manning
Robert A. Manning
American politician (1927–2006)
1927 – 2006
politician
Martha Holmes
American photographer and photojournalist
1923 – 2006
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
James Henry Dickey Henderson
James Henry Dickey Henderson
American politician (1810-1885)
1810 – 1885
politician
Wilburn K. Ross
Wilburn K. Ross
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1922 – 2017
military personnel
Buddy Pepper
American actor, conductor, arranger and songwriter
1922 – 1993
stage actorlyricistfilm actor
Green Adams
Green Adams
lawyer, member and functionary of the United States Congress (1812-1884)
1812 – 1884
politicianlawyerjudge
Alvan Cullom
American politician (1797-1877)
1797 – 1877
politicianlawyerjudge
Bill Brown
Bill Brown
American basketball player (born 1922)
1922 – 2007
basketball player
George Samuel Hurst
George Samuel Hurst
American health physicist and inventor
1927 – 2010
health physicistinventor
Margaret Buckner Young
American educator and author
1921 – 2009
children's writereducatorauthor
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