Biographical Records

Notable People from Kentucky

1,902 notable figures born in Kentucky, showing page 37 of 39, ranked by historical prominence.

Kenneth Victor Young
American artist (1933–2017)
1933 – 2017
painter
Shackelford Miller, Jr.
Shackelford Miller, Jr.
United States federal judge
1892 – 1965
lawyerjudge
Clifford Gibson
American blues singer and guitarist (1901–1963)
1901 – 1963
songwriter
Walter Arnold Baker
American judge
1937 – 2010
politicianjudge
George Mitchell
American jazz musician (1899-1972)
1899 – 1972
jazz musicianmusician
Laura Spencer Portor Pope
American author, journalist
1872 – 1957
journalistwriter
Ed Merrill
Major League Baseball player
1860 – 1946
baseball player
Matt Turner
American baseball player (1967-2019)
1967 – 2019
baseball player
John Stillwell Stark
John Stillwell Stark
American music publisher
1841 – 1927
music publishercomposer
John W. Moore
John W. Moore
American politician
1840 – 1917
politician
Paul Booker Reed
Paul Booker Reed
American judge (1842–1913)
1842 – 1913
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert Fox
African-American civil rights activist
1846
civil rights advocate
George Washington Triplett
Confederate Army officer and American politician
1809 – 1884
politicianlawyerjudge
Sarah Lincoln Grigsby
older sister of Abraham Lincoln (1807-1828)
1807 – 1828
Thomas Shaw
Thomas Shaw
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1846–1895)
1846 – 1895
Benjamin Hayden
Benjamin Hayden
American politician
1822 – 1908
politicianlawyerjudge
Bill Coyle
American baseball player
1871 – 1941
baseball player
Benjamin Franklin Terry
Benjamin Franklin Terry
Confederate army officer (1821-1861)
1821 – 1861
military officer
William H. Holt
William H. Holt
United States District Judge (1842–1919)
1842 – 1919
lawyerjudge
William Tell Coleman
William Tell Coleman
American pioneer (1824–1893)
1824 – 1893
politician
William Louis Marshall
William Louis Marshall
United States Army Chief of Engineers (1846-1920)
1846 – 1920
William P. Black
William P. Black
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1842-1916)
1842 – 1916
soldierlawyer
Avery Robinson
American classical composer
1878 – 1965
composer
David McDonald
United States federal judge
1803 – 1869
politicianlawyerwriter
Barbara Paul
American writer
1931 – 2022
science fiction writerliterary scholarnovelist
Rip Wheeler
Rip Wheeler
American baseball player (1898–1968)
1898 – 1968
baseball player
Genevieve Rogers
Genevieve Rogers
American actress
1859
actor
Hal W. Vaughan
American writer (1928–2013)
1928 – 2013
journalistbiographer
Arthur A. Will
Arthur A. Will
American politician (1871-1940)
1871 – 1940
politician
Bill Graham
American college baseball player, Major League Baseball player, pitcher (1937-2006)
1937 – 2006
baseball player
Henry Martin
American cartoonist
1925 – 2020
cartoonist
Hobart Freeman
American preacher (1920–1984)
1920 – 1984
author
Homer Rice
Homer Rice
American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator
1927 – 2024
American football coach
Jack Narz
Jack Narz
American radio personality, television game show host and singer (1922-2008)
1922 – 2008
game show hostradio personalitytelevision presenter
Rex Smith
Rex Smith
American baseball player
1864 – 1895
baseball player
Alice Sally Mary Green
Alice Sally Mary Green
Dutch dancer, choreographer, pianist and author (1885-1977)
1885 – 1977
dancerchoreographerdance teacher
Roy Lee Moodie
American palaeopathologist
1880 – 1934
anatomistpaleopathologistpaleontologist
Green DeWitt
Green DeWitt
empresario in Mexican Texas (1787-1835)
1787 – 1835
sheriff
John P. Campbell, Jr.
American politician (1820-1888)
1820 – 1888
politicianlawyer
Harrison Estell Howe
Harrison Estell Howe
American chemist (1881-1942)
1881 – 1942
chemistchemical engineer
Bob Charles
Australian politician (1936-2016)
1936 – 2016
politician
Bob Conley
American baseball player
1934 – 2022
baseball player
John Edward Halsell
John Edward Halsell
American politician (1826-1899)
1826 – 1899
politicianlawyerjudge
Florence Tempest
Florence Tempest
American vaudeville performer
1889 – 1932
vaudeville performerdrag kingdancer
Pendleton Vandiver
American musician
1869 – 1932
musician
Emma Guy Cromwell
Emma Guy Cromwell
American politician and activist (1865-1952)
1865 – 1952
suffragettepolitician
Presley Ewing
American politician (1822-1854)
1822 – 1854
politicianlawyer
Jack Keenan
Jack Keenan
American baseball player
1869 – 1909
baseball player
Carl Barton Huffaker
American entomologist (1914-1995)
1914 – 1995
entomologistuniversity teacherzoologist
Josiah T. Settle
Josiah T. Settle
American lawyer (1850-1915)
1850 – 1915
legislatorlawyerpolitician
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