Biographical Records

Notable People from Kentucky

1,902 notable figures born in Kentucky, showing page 31 of 39, ranked by historical prominence.

Thomas F. Terrell
American politician (1866–1939)
1866 – 1939
politicianlawyer
Claude M. Johnson
Claude M. Johnson
United States printer who was Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing from 1893 to 1900
1852 – 1919
printerpolitician
Albery Allson Whitman
Albery Allson Whitman
American poet
1851 – 1901
clergymanpreacherpoet
Barton S. Alexander
Barton S. Alexander
Architect and Union Army general
1819 – 1878
military officer
David Jerome Spence
architect
1873 – 1955
architect
Olive Tilford Dargan
Olive Tilford Dargan
author and poet of Asheville, N.C. (1869–1968)
1869 – 1968
novelistplaywrightpoet
Bill Bell
American gridiron football player (1947–2022)
1947 – 2022
American football player
Theophilus T. Garrard
Theophilus T. Garrard
Union army general (1812–1902)
1812 – 1902
military officer
Hercules Burnett
Major League Baseball player (1865–1936)
1865 – 1936
baseball player
Emma Tansey
American actress (1870-1942)
1870 – 1942
actor
Dottie Berger MacKinnon
American children's advocate
1942 – 2013
county commissionerphilanthropist
Elias Howard Sellards
American paleontologist
1875 – 1961
anthropologistpaleontologistresearcher
Cicero Price
United States Navy admiral
1805 – 1888
military officer
Jimmie Logsdon
American musician and radio host (1922–2001)
1922 – 2001
radio personalitysongwritermusician
Lewis Craig Humphrey
Lewis Craig Humphrey
newspaper editor
1875 – 1927
journalisteditor
Thomas Johnson
American politician (1812-1906)
1812 – 1906
politician
Daniel Rudd
Daniel Rudd
black Catholic journalist and activist
1854 – 1933
editor
Robert A. Baker
American psychologist (1921–2005)
1921 – 2005
university teacherpedagoguepsychologist
Robert H. Reed
Robert H. Reed
American general (1929–2017)
1929 – 2017
military officer
Lucy Furman
Lucy Furman
American writer (1870-1958)
1870 – 1958
writer
Richard Clough Anderson, Jr.
American politician (1788-1826)
1788 – 1826
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Myra Musselman-Carr
American sculptor
1871 – 1929
sculptorartist
Scott Elgin Reed
Scott Elgin Reed
United States federal judge
1921 – 1994
lawyerjudge
Thomas Austin Ballantine, Jr.
Thomas Austin Ballantine, Jr.
United States federal judge (1926–1992)
1926 – 1992
lawyerjudge
Jim Jones
American baseball player (1876-1953)
1876 – 1953
baseball player
Vern Bickford
Vern Bickford
American baseball player (1920–1960)
1920 – 1960
baseball player
Wesley Phelps
Wesley Phelps
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1923–1944)
1923 – 1944
military personnel
Larry Milton
American baseball player
1879 – 1942
baseball player
William P. Bryant
American judge (1806–1860)
1806 – 1860
politicianlawyerjudge
Lev Shreve
Lev Shreve
American baseball player
1869 – 1942
baseball player
Herschel Green
Herschel Green
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1920-2006)
1920 – 2006
flying ace
William Sullivan
American lawyer and politician, Kentucky
1921 – 2013
politicianlawyer
Morris E. Crain
Morris E. Crain
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1924 – 1945
military personnel
John C. Squires
John C. Squires
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1925-1944)
1925 – 1944
military personnel
Don Phelps
Player of American and Canadian football (1924-1982)
1924 – 1982
American football player
Edwin E. Ellis
Edwin E. Ellis
American photographer (1924-1989)
1924 – 1989
photographer
Stephen T. Logan
Stephen T. Logan
American politician (1800–1880)
1800 – 1880
politicianlawyerjudge
Logan English
American folk singer, poet, actor, and playwright
1928 – 1983
playwrightpoetsinger
James A. Bellamy
American university teacher
1925 – 2015
Islamicistuniversity teacher
Andrew Trumbo
American politician (1797-1871)
1797 – 1871
politicianlawyer
Earl Murray
Earl Murray
American football player (1926-1994)
1926 – 1994
American football player
Richard H. Newhouse, Jr.
Richard H. Newhouse, Jr.
American politician
1924 – 2002
politicianlawyer
Carolyn Denning
Carolyn Denning
American pediatrician
1927 – 2016
pediatrician
Benjamin F. Hardaway
Benjamin F. Hardaway
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1865-1955)
1865 – 1955
military personnel
Milt Ticco
American basketball and baseball player
1922 – 2002
baseball playerbasketball player
Lowell Galloway
American basketball player (1921-1979)
1921 – 1979
basketball coachbasketball player
Wilbur Schu
American basketball player (1922-1980)
1922 – 1980
basketball player
James Wesley Turpin
American activist
1927
military personnelphysician
Abe Addams
American football player (1926-2017)
1926 – 2017
American football player
Billy Adams
American musician (1940-2019)
1940 – 2019
musician
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