Biographical Records

Notable People from Kentucky

1,902 notable figures born in Kentucky, showing page 38 of 39, ranked by historical prominence.

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
Bob Braun
Bob Braun
American broadcaster
1929 - 2001
television presenter
Bob Schultz
Bob Schultz
baseball player (1923-1979)
1923 - 1979
baseball player
J. Augustus Knapp
J. Augustus Knapp
American painter and illustrator
1853 - 1938
designerpainterillustrator
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
Benjamin B. Hinkson
American politician
1799 - 1877
politicianlawyerjudge
Dixie Howell
Dixie Howell
American baseball player (1920-1990)
1920 - 1990
baseball player
Milton Stapp
American politician (1792–1869)
1792 - 1869
politicianlawyerwriter
Frank Gorrell
American politician
1927 - 1994
politicianlawyer
Adelaide Day Rollston
Adelaide Day Rollston
American poet and author (1854–1941)
1854 - 1941
novelistwriterpoet
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
Robert B. Warden
Ohio judge, author (1824–1888)
1824 - 1888
lawyerjudge
Don Lafferty
American checkers player (1933–1998)
1933 - 1998
Odon Guitar
Odon Guitar
Union Army general (1825-1908)
1825 - 1908
military officerpolitician
Lafayette F. Mosher
Lafayette F. Mosher
American politician
1824 - 1894
politicianlawyerjudge
John G. Baxter
John G. Baxter
American politician
1826 - 1885
politician
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
John Wright
American jazz pianist (1934–2017)
1934 - 2017
pianist
Thomas Marshall
Brigadier General in the United States Army of the Mexican-American War (1793-1853)
1793 - 1853
military personnel
Thomas C. Browne
Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court serving until 1848.
1794 - 1858
politicianjudge
Thomas W. Freeman
American politician (1824-1865)
1824 - 1865
politician
Theodore Legrand Burnett
Theodore Legrand Burnett
American politician (1829-1917)
1829 - 1917
politician
Tom McLaughlin
American baseball player (1860–1921)
1860 - 1921
baseball player
Benjamin Hayden
Benjamin Hayden
American politician
1822 - 1908
politicianlawyerjudge
Benjamin Franklin Terry
Benjamin Franklin Terry
Confederate army officer (1821-1861)
1821 - 1861
military officer
William Tell Coleman
William Tell Coleman
American pioneer (1824–1893)
1824 - 1893
politician
John P. Campbell, Jr.
American politician (1820-1888)
1820 - 1888
politicianlawyer
John Edward Halsell
John Edward Halsell
American politician (1826-1899)
1826 - 1899
politicianlawyerjudge
Presley Ewing
American politician (1822-1854)
1822 - 1854
politicianlawyer
Sanders D. Bruce
Sanders D. Bruce
American racehorse owner (1825–1902)
1825 - 1902
writer
Henry English Read
American politician
1824 - 1868
politician
Frank Drowota
Frank Drowota
US Navy officer
1938 - 2018
military officerlawyer
James E. Rogers
American entrepreneur and former attorney
1938 - 2014
attorney at lawlawyer
Jerry Harper
American collegiate basketball player (1934–2001)
1934 - 2001
basketball player
Jim Stanley
Jim Stanley
American football player and coach (1935-2012)
1935 - 2012
head coach
Joseph B. Lancaster
American judge (1790–1856)
1790 - 1856
politicianlawyerjudge
John Crigler
John Crigler
American basketball player
1936 - 2012
basketball coachbasketball player
John W. Shannon
John W. Shannon
American politician
1933 - 2017
military personnel
Dykes Potter
American baseball player (1910–2002)
1910 - 2002
baseball player
Kenny Price
American musician
1931 - 1987
songwritersinger
Larry Forgy
American politician in Kentucky (born 1939)
1939 - 2022
lawyer
John Christian Bullitt
John Christian Bullitt
American lawyer
1824 - 1902
lawyer
Reuben T. Durrett
Reuben T. Durrett
Lawyer, historian
1824 - 1913
politicianlawyer
Walter Newman Haldeman
Walter Newman Haldeman
American newspaper publisher (1821–1902)
1821 - 1902
newspaper editor
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