Biographical Records

Notable People from Kentucky

1,902 notable figures born in Kentucky, showing page 32 of 39, ranked by historical prominence.

Bill Hart
Bill Hart
American baseball player (1865-1936)
1865 – 1936
baseball player
Bill Niles
American baseball player
1867 – 1936
baseball player
Raymond Bryan Dillard
Old Testament scholar (1944–1993)
1944 – 1993
Hebrew Bible scholartheologian
Rick Norton
American football player (1943–2013)
1943 – 2013
American football player
Dan Jack Combs
American judge
1924 – 2002
judge
Katharine Crittenden
American historic preservationist (1921–2010)
1921 – 2010
preservationistarchitect
Roy Thurman
Roy Thurman
American Army general (1924–2004)
1924 – 2004
military personnel
Rodger Bird
American football player (1943-2020)
1943 – 2020
American football player
Roger Bowling
American musician (1944-1982)
1944 – 1982
country musiciansinger-songwritersongwriter
Bryan Clark
American actor
1929 – 2022
actor
Bill Anderson
American baseball player (1865-1936)
1865 – 1936
baseball player
Ella Tyree
Ella Tyree
African American Scientist at Argonne Lab
1920 – 1989
scientist
Anna May Hutchison
American baseball player (1925-1998)
1925 – 1998
baseball player
Ronald Edward Meredith
Ronald Edward Meredith
United States federal judge (1946-1994)
1946 – 1994
lawyerjudge
Lillian Lewis
Lillian Lewis
American stage actor
1852 – 1899
stage actor
Bob Braun
Bob Braun
American broadcaster
1929 – 2001
television presenter
Franklin M. McDonald
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1850
military personnel
Bob Schultz
Bob Schultz
baseball player (1923-1979)
1923 – 1979
baseball player
Aylette Buckner
American politician (1806-1869)
1806 – 1869
politicianlawyer
Mordecai Ham
American Evangelist preacher (1877-1961)
1877 – 1961
radio personalityjournalist
Clay Stapleton
American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator (1921-2014)
1921 – 2014
American football playerAmerican football coachsports official
Clyde Ehrhardt
American football player (1921-1963)
1921 – 1963
American football player
Danny Little Bear
American professional wrestler (1925–1991)
1925 – 1991
professional wrestleractor
Bill Schwartz
American baseball player (1864-1940)
1864 – 1940
baseball player
Russ Hall
American baseball player
1871 – 1937
baseball player
Dixie Howell
Dixie Howell
American baseball player (1920-1990)
1920 – 1990
baseball player
Robert McNutt McElroy
Robert McNutt McElroy
American historian (1872–1959)
1872 – 1959
historian
Carl E. Schultze
Carl E. Schultze
American newspaper cartoonist (1866-1939)
1866 – 1939
cartoonistcomics artist
Gustavus Adolphus Henry, Sr.
Gustavus Adolphus Henry, Sr.
American politician (1804-1880)
1804 – 1880
politicianlawyer
Percy Parsons
American actor
1878 – 1944
actor
Frank Gorrell
American politician
1927 – 1994
politicianlawyer
Fred Enke
Fred Enke
American football player (1924–2014)
1924 – 2014
American football playerbasketball player
Will Coleman
American football player and coach (1869-1934)
1869 – 1934
American football playerathletics competitorrower
Sally Haydon
American academic (1959-2014)
1959 – 2014
academic
Robert M. Coleman
American politician
1799 – 1837
politician
Gordon B. Davidson
American lawyer (1926-2015)
1926 – 2015
lawyer
Sarah McLawler
American musician (1926–2017)
1926 – 2017
musician
Calvin Maglinger
Calvin Maglinger
American artist (1924-2010)
1924 – 2010
painter
Alfred Leland Crabb
author (1884-1979)
1884 – 1979
novelist
George Davidson Todd
George Davidson Todd
American politician (1856-1929)
1856 – 1929
politician
Don Lafferty
American checkers player (1933–1998)
1933 – 1998
Frank Lane Wolford
Frank Lane Wolford
American politician (1817-1895)
1817 – 1895
politicianlawyer
William Cullom
American politician (1810–1896)
1810 – 1896
politicianlawyer
Isaiah Benjamin Scott
Isaiah Benjamin Scott
American theologian
1854 – 1931
theologianpriestbishop
William Withers
American golfer
1864 – 1933
golfer
Keith Ransom-Kehler
American leader of the Baháʼí Faith
1876 – 1933
Daniel Price White
Confederate politician (1814-1890)
1814 – 1890
politician
Jesse Tannehill
Jesse Tannehill
American baseball player (1874-1956)
1874 – 1956
baseball player
Thomas Burton Hanly
American politician (1812–1880)
1812 – 1880
politicianlawyerjudge
James J. Nash
James J. Nash
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1875–1927)
1875 – 1927
military personnel
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