Biographical Records

Notable People from Kentucky

1,902 notable figures born in Kentucky, showing page 28 of 39, ranked by historical prominence.

Jan Crutchfield
American singer and songwriter
1938 – 2012
songwritersinger-songwritersinger
James Kerr
American politician (1790-1850)
1790 – 1850
politician
Betty Karnette
Betty Karnette
American politician (1931-2021)
1931 – 2021
politician
Bill Thomas
American author and photojournalist (1934-2009)
1934 – 2009
journalistphotojournalistauthor
Bob Dougherty
American football player (1932-2006)
1932 – 2006
American football player
Daniel Ringo
Daniel Ringo
American judge (1803-1873)
1803 – 1873
lawyerjudge
George McCulloch
American politician
1792 – 1861
metallurgistpolitician
Archibald Williams
Archibald Williams
United States federal judge (1801-1863)
1801 – 1863
politicianlawyerjudge
Darryl Owens
American politician
1937 – 2022
politicianlawyer
Andrew Sublette
American fur trader
1808 – 1853
mountain man
Alexander Botkin
Alexander Botkin
American politician (1801-1857)
1801 – 1857
politicianlawyerjudge
Denny Doyle
Denny Doyle
American baseball player
1944 – 2022
baseball player
Gatewood Galbraith
Gatewood Galbraith
American politician
1947 – 2012
authorpoliticianlawyer
James E. Keller
American judge (1942-2014)
1942 – 2014
lawyerjudge
Benjamin Johnson
United States federal judge
1784 – 1849
lawyerjudge
Orlando B. Ficklin
Orlando B. Ficklin
American politician (1808-1886)
1808 – 1886
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Henry Smith
Henry Smith
Texas Governor, born 1788
1788 – 1851
politician
Dan Tieman
American basketball player (1940-2012)
1940 – 2012
basketball coachbasketball player
Karl Spillman Forester
United States District Judge (1940-2014)
1940 – 2014
lawyerjudge
William Thomasson
William Thomasson
American politician (1797-1882)
1797 – 1882
politicianlawyer
Susan Kingsley
American actress (1946-1984)
1946 – 1984
actor
William McLean
American politician (1794-1839)
1794 – 1839
juristpoliticianbusinessperson
Manlius Valerius Thomson
American politician (1802-1850)
1802 – 1850
lawyerpolitician
James L. White
American screenwriter
1947 – 2015
authorscreenwriter
Odell Brown
American jazz organist, songwriter (1940-2011)
1940 – 2011
jazz musiciansongwriter
James Madison Hughes
American politician (1809-1861)
1809 – 1861
politicianlawyer
Thomas M. Liggett
American mathematician (1944-2020)
1944 – 2020
university teachermathematician
Samuel F. Swope
American politician (1809-1865)
1809 – 1865
politicianlawyer
Henry Connelly
Henry Connelly
Governor of New Mexico Territory (1800-1866)
1800 – 1866
governorpoliticianphysician
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
William Alexander Julian
William Alexander Julian
28th Treasurer of the United States, 1933–1949 (1861–1949)
1861 – 1949
Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby
Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby
American politician
1867 – 1955
politicianlawyer
Alexander Miller Harvey
Alexander Miller Harvey
American politician (1867–1928)
1867 – 1926
lawyer
Orrin Johnson
Orrin Johnson
actor (1865-1943)
1865 – 1943
stage actoractor
Josephine L. Reichmann
American painter (1864–1938)
1864 – 1938
painterartist
Annie Laurie Wilson James
Annie Laurie Wilson James
American journalist (fl. 1862–1889)
1862
journalist
Joseph L. Rhinock
Joseph L. Rhinock
American politician (1863-1926)
1863 – 1926
politician
June Ward Gayle
June Ward Gayle
American politician (1865-1942)
1865 – 1942
politician
Saint Suttle
Saint Suttle
African-American composer, songwriter, and entertainer
1870 – 1932
dancermusiciancomposer
George Washington Ewing
American politician, Kentucky (1808-1888)
1808 – 1888
politicianlawyer
Ogden H. Hammond
Ogden H. Hammond
American politician (1869–1956)
1869 – 1956
diplomatpolitician
Oscar Turner
Oscar Turner
American politician (1867-1902)
1867 – 1902
politicianlawyer
Josephine McGill
US composer and music historian
1877 – 1919
composer
Thais Lawton
Thais Lawton
American actress (1879-1956)
1879 – 1956
actor
Jean-Aimé LeRoy
Jean-Aimé LeRoy
American inventor (1854-1932)
1854 – 1932
inventor
Elizabeth Stumm
Elizabeth Stumm
American teacher, journalist (1857–1910)
1854 – 1910
journalistteacherwriter
James Nicholas Kehoe
James Nicholas Kehoe
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky (1862-1945)
1862 – 1945
politicianlawyerjudge
Harvey Helm
Harvey Helm
American politician (1865-1919)
1865 – 1919
politicianlawyer
William Elsey Connelley
William Elsey Connelley
American historian and school teacher (1855-1930)
1855 – 1930
historianteacher
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