Biographical Records

Notable People from Kentucky

1,902 notable figures born in Kentucky, showing page 33 of 39, ranked by historical prominence.

Ben Moore
United States federal judge
1891 - 1958
lawyerjudge
Hercules Burnett
Major League Baseball player (1865–1936)
1865 - 1936
baseball player
Henry C. McDowell, Jr.
American judge (1861-1933)
1861 - 1933
lawyerjudge
Broadus Mitchell
Broadus Mitchell
American historian
1892 - 1988
historianeconomistteacher
Harry Clay Pulliam
Harry Clay Pulliam
American baseball executive (1869-1909)
1869 - 1909
athletepolitician
Buddy Burton
American musician
1890 - 1976
jazz musician
George Madden Martin
George Madden Martin
American fiction writer
1866 - 1946
novelistwriter
Charles P. Cecil
United States Navy admiral
1893 - 1944
military officer
Albert Baird Hastings
American biochemist and physiologist (1895-1987)
1895 - 1987
biochemistphysiologist
Emma Guy Cromwell
Emma Guy Cromwell
American politician and activist (1865-1952)
1865 - 1952
suffragettepolitician
Winnie Baldwin
Winnie Baldwin
American vaudevillian, film actress, and playwright (1894-1969)
1894 - 1969
writeractorplaywright
Ed Merrill
Major League Baseball player
1860 - 1946
baseball player
Chick Smith
Major League Baseball pitcher (1892-1935)
1892 - 1935
baseball player
Desha Breckinridge
Desha Breckinridge
American newspaper editor and publisher (1867-1935)
1867 - 1935
newspaper editoreditorpublisher
Ed Holley
Ed Holley
American baseball player
1899 - 1986
baseball player
Eddie Bacon
American baseball player
1895 - 1963
baseball player
Edmund A. Chester
American journalist
1897 - 1973
journalist
Philip Triplett
American politician (1799-1852)
1799 - 1852
politicianlawyer
Ferdie Schupp
Ferdie Schupp
American baseball player
1891 - 1971
baseball player
Alfred Leland Crabb
author (1884-1979)
1884 - 1979
novelist
George Harper
George Harper
American baseball player
1892 - 1978
baseball player
Harris Coleman
American football player and coach, lawyer (1893-1972)
1893 - 1972
lawyer
Harvey McClellan
American baseball player (1894-1925)
1894 - 1925
baseball player
Henry Kean
American sports coach (1894-1955)
1894 - 1955
basketball coach
Sarah Lincoln Grigsby
older sister of Abraham Lincoln (1807-1828)
1807 - 1828
John Black
first baseman in Major League Baseball in 1911
1890 - 1962
baseball player
Carl E. Schultze
Carl E. Schultze
American newspaper cartoonist (1866-1939)
1866 - 1939
cartoonistcomics artist
Halley G. Maddox
Halley G. Maddox
U.S. Army major general (1899–1977)
1899 - 1977
military personnel
Blanche Taylor Dickinson
Blanche Taylor Dickinson
American writer
1896 - 1972
poetjournalistteacher
Mary Lee Tate
Mary Lee Tate
American painter, educator (1890–1939)
1893 - 1939
painterart educator
Bill Schwartz
American baseball player (1864-1940)
1864 - 1940
baseball player
Bill Anderson
American baseball player (1865-1936)
1865 - 1936
baseball player
Bill Niles
American baseball player
1867 - 1936
baseball player
Bill Hart
Bill Hart
American baseball player (1865-1936)
1865 - 1936
baseball player
Benjamin F. Hardaway
Benjamin F. Hardaway
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1865-1955)
1865 - 1955
military personnel
Laura Spencer Portor Pope
American author, journalist
1872 - 1957
journalistwriter
Hughie Wise
Hughie Wise
American baseball catcher (1906–1987)
1906 - 1987
baseball player
Joe Heving
Joe Heving
American baseball player
1900 - 1970
baseball player
Johnny Marcum
Johnny Marcum
American baseball player
1909 - 1984
baseball player
Joseph C. Clifton
Joseph C. Clifton
Rear Admiral, United States Navy (1905-1967)
1905 - 1967
military officer
David McDonald
United States federal judge
1803 - 1869
politicianlawyerwriter
Kent Greenfield
Kent Greenfield
Major League Baseball pitcher (1902–1978)
1902 - 1978
baseball player
Leane Zugsmith
American writer
1903 - 1969
short story writernovelistwriter
Paul Twitchell
American writer (1909-1971)
1909 - 1971
Christian ministerwriter
Selena Fetter Royle
Selena Fetter Royle
American actress (1860–1955)
1860 - 1955
stage actor
Belle London
Belle London
American brothel madam
1866 - 1924
madam
Red Roberts
Red Roberts
American football player and coach (1900-1945)
1900 - 1945
American football player
Ida Dorsey
American madam
1866 - 1918
businessperson
Robley Rex
American centenarian (1901-2009)
1901 - 2009
Methodist ministermilitary personnel
Andrew Thomas Schwartz
American painter (1867-1942)
1867 - 1942
painter
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