Biographical Records

Notable People from Kentucky

1,902 notable figures born in Kentucky, showing page 36 of 39, ranked by historical prominence.

John G. Baxter
John G. Baxter
American politician
1826 – 1885
politician
Florence Peebles
Florence Peebles
American biologist
1874 – 1956
physiologistbiologist
Dick West
American baseball player (1915–1996)
1915 – 1996
baseball player
Uriah M. Rose
Uriah M. Rose
American lawyer (1834-1913)
1834 – 1913
lawyer
B. F. Shelton
American musician
1902 – 1963
musician
Jim Morgan
American basketball coach and basketball player (1934-2019)
1934 – 2019
basketball playerbasketball coach
John Albert Whitaker
John Albert Whitaker
American politician (1901-1951)
1901 – 1951
politicianlawyer
Everett Kelly
Everett Kelly
American football player (1898-1983)
1898 – 1983
American football player
John Tanner
American football player (1897–1976)
1897 – 1976
American football player
Joseph Seamon Cotter, Jr.
Joseph Seamon Cotter, Jr.
African-American poet and playwright
1895 – 1919
playwrightwriter
James Lewis
American politician, Indiana
1930 – 2016
politician
Jim Jeffries
Jim Jeffries
Baseball pitcher and outfielder
1893 – 1938
baseball player
Charles M. Hudson
American academic
1932 – 2013
anthropologistwriter
Ora F. Porter
American nurse (1879-1970)
1879 – 1970
nurse
James McHall Jones
United States federal judge (1823–1851)
1823 – 1851
politicianlawyerjudge
James Ben Ali Haggin
James Ben Ali Haggin
American lawyer (1822-1914)
1822 – 1914
art collectorfinancierlawyer
Fred Blackwell
American baseball player
1891 – 1975
baseball player
William B. Baugh
William B. Baugh
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1930-1950)
1930 – 1950
military personnel
Bessie Boehm Moore
American librarian
1902 – 1995
educatorlibrarian
Blanton Collier
American football coach
1906 – 1983
American football coachhead coach
Buster Ross
Buster Ross
American baseball player
1903 – 1982
baseball player
Eric Orr
American sculptor (1939-1998)
1939 – 1998
sculptorpainter
Kenny Kuhn
Major League Baseball player
1937 – 2010
baseball player
Margaret Ingels
mechanical engineer (1892-1971)
1892 – 1971
engineer
William Hardin Harrison
William Hardin Harrison
American military officer; lieutenant general in the United States Army
1933 – 2024
military officer
Charles Kurtsinger
American jockey (1906-1946)
1906 – 1946
jockey
Jerry Crutchfield
American singer-songwriter and record producer
1934 – 2022
singer-songwriterrecord producer
Henry Rupert Wilhoit, Jr.
Henry Rupert Wilhoit, Jr.
United States federal judge
1935 – 2022
lawyerjudge
Lanny Kean
American professional wrestler (1960-2009)
1960 – 2009
professional wrestler
Earl Grace
Earl Grace
American baseball player
1907 – 1980
baseball player
Eddie Hunter
American baseball player (1905-1967)
1905 – 1967
baseball player
Thomas W. Freeman
American politician (1824-1865)
1824 – 1865
politician
Edward Slaughter
Edward Slaughter
American football player, coach and professor of physical education
1903 – 1985
American football playerhead coachuniversity teacher
Ford Bond
American radio personality
1904 – 1962
radio personality
Fred Koster
American baseball player (1905-1979)
1905 – 1979
baseball player
Charles Miller
American politician, Kentucky
1939 – 2025
politicianteacher
John Ellsworth Weis
John Ellsworth Weis
American painter (1892–1962)
1892 – 1962
painter
Henry Luesing Brooks
Henry Luesing Brooks
United States federal judge (1905-1971)
1905 – 1971
military officerlawyerjudge
John R. Mosby
John R. Mosby
American military personnel
1900 – 2000
military personnel
Theodore Legrand Burnett
Theodore Legrand Burnett
American politician (1829-1917)
1829 – 1917
politician
Mary Kavanaugh Eagle
Mary Kavanaugh Eagle
American church worker, social leader, editor (1854–1903)
1854 – 1903
publishereditorwriter
Eli Houston Murray
Eli Houston Murray
Governor of Utah Territory between 1880 and 1886 (1843–1896)
1843 – 1896
Brigadegeneralgovernorjurist
David Alexander
American writer
1907 – 1973
novelistcrime fiction writerjournalist
Tom McLaughlin
American baseball player (1860–1921)
1860 – 1921
baseball player
Scott Stratton
Scott Stratton
American baseball player
1869 – 1939
baseball player
Willie Sandlin
Willie Sandlin
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1890 – 1949
military personnel
Billy Taylor
baseball third baseman for the Louisville Colonels in 1898
1870 – 1905
baseball player
Ted Turner
American baseball player (1892-1958)
1892 – 1958
baseball player
Bill Beason
American musician (1908-1988)
1908 – 1988
musician
Sallie Rochester Ford
Sallie Rochester Ford
American author; newspaper editor (1828-1910)
1828 – 1910
newspaper editornovelistwriter
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