Biographical Records

Notable People from Kentucky

1,902 notable figures born in Kentucky, showing page 34 of 39, ranked by historical prominence.

Thomas Marshall
Brigadier General in the United States Army of the Mexican-American War (1793-1853)
1793 – 1853
military personnel
Richard D. Gholson
Richard D. Gholson
3rd Territorial Governor of Washington (1804–1862)
1804 – 1862
politician
S. Thruston Ballard
S. Thruston Ballard
American politician (1855-1926)
1855 – 1926
politician
John C. C. Mayo
American politician and businessman
1864 – 1914
businessperson
Louise O. Charlton
Louise O. Charlton
American judge, federal commissioner, and activist
1889 – 1967
civil rights advocatejudge
Thomas Clay McDowell
Thomas Clay McDowell
American horse trainer (1866-1935)
1866 – 1935
horse trainer
George Madden Martin
George Madden Martin
American fiction writer
1866 – 1946
novelistwriter
John W. Tibbatts
American politician (1802-1852)
1802 – 1852
politicianlawyer
John Jameson
John Jameson
American farmer, lawyer, and politician from Missouri (1802-1857)
1802 – 1857
politicianlawyer
Theodore Conover
American baseball player (1868–1910)
1868 – 1910
baseball player
Thomas C. Browne
Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court serving until 1848.
1794 – 1858
politicianjudge
Jacob Call
American politician
1800 – 1826
politicianlawyerjudge
Horace Speed
Horace Speed
American lawyer (1852–1924)
1852 – 1924
lawyer
Chick Smith
Major League Baseball pitcher (1892-1935)
1892 – 1935
baseball player
Joseph B. Lancaster
American judge (1790–1856)
1790 – 1856
politicianlawyerjudge
Ed Holley
Ed Holley
American baseball player
1899 – 1986
baseball player
Jimmy Wolf
Jimmy Wolf
Major League Baseball player
1862 – 1903
baseball player
Eddie Bacon
American baseball player
1895 – 1963
baseball player
Clifford Hayes
American musician and bandleader (1893–1941)
1893 – 1941
bandleadermusician
Edmund A. Chester
American journalist
1897 – 1973
journalist
Richard Montgomery Gano
Richard Montgomery Gano
Confederate Army general (1830-1913)
1830 – 1913
politicianmilitary personnel
Sandford C. Faulkner
Sandford C. Faulkner
American planter, raconteur and fiddler (1803–1874)
1803 – 1874
planterarmy officerfarmer
Winnie Baldwin
Winnie Baldwin
American vaudevillian, film actress, and playwright (1894-1969)
1894 – 1969
writeractorplaywright
Ferdie Schupp
Ferdie Schupp
American baseball player
1891 – 1971
baseball player
Samuel D. Maxwell
American politician (1803-1873)
1803 – 1873
politician
Fred Frank
Fred Frank
American baseball player
1873 – 1950
baseball player
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
Rich Durning
American baseball player (1892-1948)
1892 – 1948
baseball player
Albert Baird Hastings
American biochemist and physiologist (1895-1987)
1895 – 1987
biochemistphysiologist
Mentor Graham
Mentor Graham
Teacher best known for tutoring Abraham Lincoln
1800 – 1886
Joe Sommer
American baseball player (1858-1938)
1858 – 1938
baseball player
John Black
first baseman in Major League Baseball in 1911
1890 – 1962
baseball player
Leland T. Kennedy
Leland T. Kennedy
American Air force officer
1934 – 2003
military personnel
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
Charles P. Cecil
United States Navy admiral
1893 – 1944
military officer
Junius George Groves
Junius George Groves
American farmer and entrepreneur
1859 – 1925
businessperson
Patsy Terrell
American politician
1961 – 2017
politician
Harry Clay Pulliam
Harry Clay Pulliam
American baseball executive (1869-1909)
1869 – 1909
athletepolitician
Buddy Burton
American musician
1890 – 1976
jazz musician
Broadus Mitchell
Broadus Mitchell
American historian
1892 – 1988
historianeconomistteacher
Ben Moore
United States federal judge
1891 – 1958
lawyerjudge
J. Augustus Knapp
J. Augustus Knapp
American painter and illustrator
1853 – 1938
designerpainterillustrator
Hughie Wise
Hughie Wise
American baseball catcher (1906–1987)
1906 – 1987
baseball player
Troy Gentry
American country music singer (1967-2017)
1967 – 2017
singer
Joe Heving
Joe Heving
American baseball player
1900 – 1970
baseball player
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