List of people from Kentucky

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The following list contains persons of note who were born, raised, or spent significant portions of their lives in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

Contents

[edit] Authors and journalists

Name Notable for Connection to Kentucky
James Lane Allen (1849–1925) Author, called the state's first important novelist[1] Born near Lexington[1]
Wendell Berry (b. 1934) Author and poet[2] Born in New Castle[2]
Stephanie Bond Romantic fiction writer for Avon/HarperCollins and for Harlequin Books[3] Raised in Olive Hill[3]
Harry M. Caudill (1922–1990) Author, historian, and attorney[4] Born in Whitesburg[4]
Greg Downs (b. 1971) Author[5] Raised in Elizabethtown[5]
John Fetterman (1920-1975) Pulitzer prize-winning journalist for Louisville Courier-Journal Born in Danville, Kentucky
Larry Flynt (b. 1942) Hustler magazine publisher[6] Born in Lakeville (Magoffin County)[6]
Joey Goebel (b. 1980) Author[7] Born in Henderson[7]
Silas House (b. 1971) Author[8] Raised in Lily (Laurel County)[8]
Bobbie Ann Mason (b. 1940) Author[9] Born in Mayfield[9]
Ed McClanahan (b. 1932) Novelist, essayist, professor Born in Brooksville; lives in Lexington
Gurney Norman (b. 1937) Novelist, documentarian, professor Raised in Allais; worked for Hazard Herald; professor at University of Kentucky
Marsha Norman (b. 1947) Author and lyricist[10] Born in Louisville[10]
Chris Offutt (b. 1958) Author[11] Raised in Haldeman (Rowan County)[11]
David Pitts (b. 1967) Author of Linux books[12] Raised in Lexington[12]
Elizabeth Madox Roberts (1881 - 1941) Poet and novelist [13] Born in Perryville, spent most of her life in Springfield[13]
Allen Tate (1899-1979) Poet, novelist, literary critic [14] born in Winchester[14]
Helen Thomas (b. 1920) News service reporter and a member of the White House press corps[15] Born in Winchester[15]
Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005) Journalist and Author[16] Born in Louisville[16]
Robert Penn Warren (1905–1989) First poet laureate of the United States[17] Born in Guthrie[17]

[edit] Explorers, pioneers, and military personnel

Name Notable for Connection to Kentucky
Roy Bean (1825–1903) Eccentric Old West justice of the peace[18] Born in Mason County[18]
Stephen Bishop (1780–1857) Slave, and cave explorer[19] Published the first map of Mammoth Cave[19]
Jim Bowie (1796–1836) Died at the Battle of the Alamo, made famous the Bowie knife[20] Born in Logan County[20]
Kit Carson (1809–1868) Indian agent, trapper scout[21] Born in Madison County[21]
William J. Crowe Jr. (1925–2007) U.S. Navy admiral and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff[22] Born in La Grange[22]
Joseph Holt (1807–1894) United States Postmaster General and Judge Advocate General[23] Born in Breckinridge County[23]
Husband E. Kimmel (1882–1968) Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during the attack on Pearl Harbor[24] Born in Henderson[24]
Franklin Sousley (1925–1945) One of the six flagraisers in the photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima[25] Born in Hilltop (McCreary County)[25]

[edit] Film, radio, and television personalities

Name Notable for Connection to Kentucky
Ned Beatty (b. 1937) Actor[26] Born in Louisville[26]
James Best (b. 1926) Actor[27] Born in Powderly[27]
Rodger Bingham (b. 1947) nicknamed 'Kentucky Joe Fifth runner up on Survivor: The Australian Outback [28] Lives in Crittenden[28]
Foster Brooks (1912–2001) Actor and comedian[29] Born in Louisville[29]
W. Earl Brown (b. 1963) Actor[30] Born in Murray[30]
Tod Browning (1880–1962) Actor and director[31] Born in Louisville[31]
John Carpenter (b. 1948) Film director[32] Raised in Bowling Green and attended Western Kentucky University[32]
George Clooney (b. 1961) Actor[33] Born in Lexington[33], raised in Augusta[34]
Rosemary Clooney (1928–2002) Actress and singer[35] Born and raised in Maysville[35]
William Conrad (1920–1994) Actor and narrator in radio, film and television[36] Born and raised in Louisville[36]
Tom Cruise (b. 1962) Actor and producer[37] Raised in Louisville[37]
Kassie DePaiva (b. 1961) Actress[38] Born and raised in Morganfield[38]
Johnny Depp (b. 1963) Actor[39] Born in Owensboro[39]
Bob Edwards (b. 1947) NPR radio host[40] Born in Louisville[40]
Farah Fath (b. 1984) Actress[41] Born in Lexington[41]
D. W. Griffith (1875–1948) Filmmaker[42] Born in La Grange[42]
Florence Henderson (b. 1934) Actress [43] Raised in Owensboro[43]
Elizabeth Ann Hulette aka "Miss Elizabeth" (1960–2003) Professional wrestling manager and valet[44] Born and raised in Frankfort[44]
Ashley Judd (b. 1968) Actress[45] Raised in Ashland[45]
Matt Long (b. 1980) Actor[46] Born in Winchester[46]
Joe Maggard (b. 1955) Ronald McDonald Actor[47] Born in Lynch[48]
Terrence Mann (b. 1951) Actor[49] Born in Ashland
Victor Mature (1915–1999) Actor[50] Born in Louisville[50]
Charles Napier (b. 1936) Actor[51] Born in Scottsville[51]
Patricia Neal (b. 1926) Actress[52] Born in Packard (Whitley County)[52]
Warren Oates (1928–1982) Actor[53] Born in Depoy (Muhlenberg County)[53]
Annie Potts (b. 1952) Actress[54] Born in Franklin[54]
Jeffrey Reddick Screenwriter, actor, and film producer[55] Raised in Jackson, Kentucky[55]
Jeri Ryan (b. 1968) Actress[56] Raised in Paducah[56]
Mitchell Ryan (b. 1928) Actor[57] Born in Louisville[57]
Diane Sawyer (b. 1945) TV journalist[58] Born and raised in Glasgow[58]; lived in Louisville[59]
Harry Dean Stanton (b. 1926) Actor[60] Born in West Irvine (Estill County)[60]
Chrishell Stause (b. 1981) Actress[61] Born in Draffenville (Marshall County)[61]
Madame Sul-Te-Wan (1873–1959) Actress[62] Born in Louisville[62]
Gus Van Sant (b. 1952) Film director[63] Born in Louisville[63]
Jim Varney (1949–2000) Actor and comedian[64] Born in Lexington[64]
Jack Warden (1920–2006) Actor[65] Raised in Louisville[65]
Chuck Woolery (b. 1940) Game show host[66] Born in Ashland[66]

[edit] Government and political leaders

Name Notable for Connection to Kentucky
Alben W. Barkley (1877–1956) Vice President of the United States[67] Born in Graves County, lived much of his adult life in Paducah[67]
Louis Brandeis (1856–1941) Supreme Court Justice[68] Born and raised in Louisville[68]
John C. Breckinridge (1821–1875) Vice President of the United States[69] Born just outside Lexington[69]
John Y. Brown, Jr. (b. 1933) Governor of Kentucky[70] Born in Lexington[70]
A.B. "Happy" Chandler (1898–1991) Governor of Kentucky and Baseball Commissioner[71] Born in Corydon[71]
Henry Clay (1777–1852) Statesman[72] Lived in Lexington[72]
Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810–1903) Abolitionist and newspaper editor[73] Born and lived in Clermont[73]
Jefferson Davis (1808–1889) President of the Confederacy[74] Born in Todd County[74]
John Marshall Harlan (1833–1911) Supreme Court Justice[75] Born in Boyle County[75]
Richard Mentor Johnson (1780–1850) Supreme Court Justice[76] Born in Jefferson County[76]
Mae Street Kidd (1909–1999) State legislator[77] Represented a district in Louisville[77]
Juanita M. Kreps (b. 1921) Former United States Secretary of Commerce[78] Born in Lynch[78]
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) 16th President of the United States[79] Born in a portion of Hardin County that now lies in LaRue County.[79]
Mitch McConnell (b. 1942) U.S. Senator and Senate Minority Leader[80] Raised in Louisville[80]
Samuel Freeman Miller (1816–1890) Supreme Court Justice[81] Born in Richmond[81]
Carrie Nation (1846–1911) Prohibitionist[82] Born in Garrard County[82]
Stanley Forman Reed (1844–1980) Supreme Court Justice[83] Born in Minerva[83]
Wiley Blount Rutledge {1894–1949) Supreme Court Justice {1943–1949} Born in Cloverport, Kentucky
Tony Snow (b. 1955) White House Press Secretary to President George W. Bush[84] Born in Berea[84]
James Speed (1812–1887) United States Attorney General under Abraham Lincoln[85] Born in Jefferson County[85]
Adlai E. Stevenson I (1835–1914) Vice President of the United States[86] Born in Christian County[86]
Zachary Taylor (1784–1850) President of the United States[87] Raised in Kentucky[87]
Fred M. Vinson (1890–1953) Chief Justice of the United States[88] Born in Louisa[88]
Whitney Young (1921–1971) Civil rights administrator[89] Born in Lincoln Ridge[89]

[edit] Infamous persons

Name Notable for Connection to Kentucky
Larry Birkhead (b. 1973) Father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead. Born, resides in Louisville[90]
Ray Chapman (1891–1920) Only Major League Baseball player to be killed during a game. Born in Beaver Dam, Kentucky[91]
Floyd Collins (1887–1925) Cave explorer[92] Trapped and killed in Sand Cave[92]
Lynndie England (b. 1982) Convicted in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal[93] Born in Ashland[93]
Casey Jones (1863–1900) Railroad engineer of song; killed trying to stop a train collision[94] Born in Cayce[94]

[edit] Musicians

Name Notable for Connection to Kentucky
Adrian Belew (b. 1949) Guitarist and vocalist for the band King Crimson[95] Born in Covington[95]
Steven Curtis Chapman (b. 1962) Contemporary Christian musician[96] Born and raised in Paducah[96]
Billy Ray Cyrus (b. 1961) Country singer and Actor[97] Born in Flatwoods[97]
Skeeter Davis (1931–2004) Country singer[98] Born in Dry Ridge[98]
Don Everly (b. 1937) Member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame[99][100] Born near Central City[99]
Crystal Gayle (b. 1951) Country singer[101] Born in Paintsville[101]
Troy Lee Gentry (b. 1967) Country singer[102] Born in Lexington[102]
Tom T. Hall (b. 1936) Country singer and songwriter[103] Born in Olive Hill[103]
Larnelle Harris Gospel singer[104] Born in Danville[104]
Lionel Hampton (1908–2002) Jazz musician[105] Born in Louisville[105]
Telma Hopkins (b. 1948) Singer and actress[106] Born in Louisville[106]
Naomi Judd (b. 1946) Country singer[107] Born and raised in Ashland[107]
Wynonna Judd (b. 1964) Country singer[108] Born and raised in Ashland[108]
James Kottak (b. 1962) Former drummer for hard rock groups Kingdom Come, Wild Horses and Warrant; current drummer for German heavy metal band The Scorpions[109] Born in Louisville[109]
Brian Littrell (b. 1975) Member of the Backstreet Boys[110] Born in Lexington[110]
Patty Loveless (b. 1957) Country singer[111] Born in Pikeville[111]
Loretta Lynn (b. 1935) Country singer[112] Born and raised in Butcher Holler[112]
Dwain Messer Country singer[113] Raised in Olive Hill[113]
Bill Monroe (1911–1996) "Father of bluegrass music" and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame[114] Born and raised in Rosine[114]
Eddie Montgomery (b. 1963) Country singer[115] Born in Danville raised in Garrard[115]
John Michael Montgomery (b. 1965) Country singer[116] Born in Danvilleraised in Garrard[116]
Will Oldham (b. 1970) Songwriter and musician[117] Born in Louisville[117]
Joan Osborne (b. 1963) Singer and songwriter[118] Born in Anchorage[118]
Dottie Rambo (b. 1934) Member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame[119] Born in Madisonville, raised in Morganfield.[119]
Kevin Richardson (b. 1971) Member of the Backstreet Boys[120] Born in Lexington, raised in Irvine.[120]
Jean Ritchie (b. 1922) Folk singer[121] Born in Viper (Perry County)[121]
Ricky Skaggs (b. 1954) Bluegrass and country music artist[122] Born and raised in Cordell (Lawrence County)[122]
Rick Steier (b. 1960) Former guitarist for hard rock groups Kingdom Come, Wild Horses and Warrant[123] Born in Louisville[123]
Mark Stuart (b. 1968) Member of the Christian band Audio Adrenaline[124] Born and raised in Owensboro[124]
Merle Travis (1917–1983) Member of the Country Music Hall of Fame[125] Born in Rosewood (Muhlenberg County)[125]
Keith Whitley (b. 1955-1989) Country singer[126] Born in Sandy Hook[126]
Dwight Yoakam (b. 1956) Country singer[127] Born in Pikeville[127]

[edit] Scientists and inventors

Name Notable for Connection to Kentucky
Rex Geveden Associate Administrator of NASA[128] Born in Mayfield[129]
Robert H. Grubbs (b. 1942) 2005 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry[130] Born in Marshall County, raised in Paducah[130]
William Lipscomb (b. 1919) 1976 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry[131] Raised in Lexington[131]
Garrett A. Morgan (1877–1963) Traffic light and gas mask inventor[132] Born in Paris[132]
Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866–1945) 1933 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine[133] Born in Lexington[133]
Phillip A. Sharp (b. 1944) 1993 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine[134] Born in Falmouth[134]
George Snyder Credited with inventing the first modern bait casting fishing reel[135] Born in Paris[135]
Nathan Stubblefield (1860–1928) Inventor, demonstrated wireless radio[136] Born in Murray[136]
John T. Thompson (1860–1940) Inventor of the "Tommy" Gun[137] Born in Newport[137]
George Whitesides (b. 1939) Harvard University chemistry professor[138] Born in Louisville[138]
Terrence W. Wilcutt (b. 1949) Astronaut[139] Born in Russellville[139]

[edit] Sports figures

Name Notable for Connection to Kentucky
David Akers (b. 1974) NFL placekicker[140] Born and raised in Lexington[140]
Shaun Alexander (b. 1977) NFL running back[141] Born and raised in Florence[142]
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay) (b. 1942) Boxer and activist[143] Born and raised in Louisville[143]
Derek Anderson (b. 1974) NBA shooting guard[144] Born in Louisville[144]
Jim Bunning (b. 1931) Baseball Hall of Famer[145] and politician[146] Born in Southgate[145]
Chris Burke (b. 1980) MLB second baseman[147] Born in Louisville[147]
Steve Cauthen (b. 1960) National Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey[148] Born in Covington[148], raised in Walton[143]
Rex Chapman (b. 1967) Former NBA shooting guard[149] Born in Bowling Green[149], attended Owensboro's Apollo High School[150]
Jerry Claiborne (1928–2000) College Football Hall of Fame coach[151] Born in Hopkinsville[151]
Cris Collinsworth (b. 1959) Former wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals[152] Resides in Ft. Thomas[153]
Earle Combs (1889–1976) Baseball Hall of Famer[154] Born in Pebworth (Owsley County)[154]
Tim Couch (b. 1977) NFL quarterback[155] Born and raised in Hyden[155]
Dave Cowens (b. 1948) Basketball Hall of Famer[156] Born and raised in Newport[156]
Denny Crum (b. 1937) Basketball Hall of Fame coach[157] Lives in Louisville
E. A. Diddle (1895–1972) Basketball Hall of Fame coach[158] Born in Gradyville (Adair County)[158]
Steve Finley (b. 1965) MLB outfielder[159] Raised in Paducah[160]
Joe Fulks (1921–1976) Basketball Hall of Famer[161] Born in Birmingham (Marshall County)[161]
Tyson Gay (b. 1982) Sprinter; 2007 world champion at 100 and 200 meters[162] Born[163] and raised in Lexington
Nicky Hayden (b. 1981) MotoGP racer[164] Born and raised in Owensboro[164]
JB Holmes (b. 1982) PGA Tour golfer[165] Born and raised in Campbellsville[165]
Paul Hornung (b. 1935) Pro Football Hall of Famer[166] Born and raised in Louisville[166]
Allan Houston (b. 1971) Former NBA shooting guard[167] Born and raised in Louisville[167]
Gregory Kaidanov (b. 1959) U.S. chess grandmaster[168] Lives in Louisville[168]
Roy Kidd (b. 1931) College Football Hall of Fame coach[169] Born in Corbin[169]
Jeremy Mayfield (b. 1969) NASCAR driver[170] Born and raised in Owensboro[170]
Trever Miller (b. 1973) MLB pitcher[171] Born in Louisville[171]
Kenny Perry (b. 1960) Professional golfer[172] Born in Elizabethtown, raised and now lives in Franklin, graduated from high school in Lone Oak.[172]
Frank Ramsey (b. 1931) Basketball Hall of Famer[173] Born in Corydon[173]
Pee Wee Reese (1918–1999) Baseball Hall of Famer[174] Born in Ekron[174]
Jack Roush (b. 1942) International Motorsports Hall of Famer[175] Born in Covington[176]
Phil Simms (b. 1955) Former NFL quarterback[177] Born in Lebanon, raised in Louisville[177]
Danny Sullivan (b. 1950) Former C.A.R.T. and Formula 1 driver; winner of 1985 Indianapolis 500[178] Born in Louisville[178]
Dan Uggla (b. 1980) MLB second baseman[179] Born in Louisville[179]
Wes Unseld (b. 1946) Basketball Hall of Famer[180] Born and raised in Louisville[180]
Darrell Waltrip (b. 1947) Former NASCAR driver, current NASCAR broadcaster[181] Born and raised in Owensboro[181]
Michael Waltrip (b. 1963) NASCAR driver[182] Born and raised in Owensboro[182]
Brandon Webb (b. 1979) Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher;[183] 2006 National League Cy Young Award winner.[184] Born and raised in Ashland.[183]

[edit] Visual artists

Name Notable for Connection to Kentucky
John James Audubon (1785–1851) Wildlife artist[185] Spent much of his career painting in Henderson[185]
Lance Burton (b. 1960) Stage magician[186] Born in Louisville[186]
Frank Duveneck (1848–1919) Figure and portrait painter[187] Born in Covington[187]
Fontaine Fox (1884–1964) Cartoonist[188] Born in Louisville[188]
Mac King (b. 1959) Stage magician[189] Born in Hopkinsville[189]
Alma Wallace Lesch (1917–1999) Textile artist[190] Born in McCracken County, later life in Shepherdsville[190]
Kate Matthews (1870–1956) Photographer[191] Born in New Albany, Indiana, but spent most of her life in Pewee Valley[191]
Don Rosa (b. 1951) Cartoonist, Donald Duck illustrator[192] Born in Louisville[192]
Gideon Shryock (1802–1880) Architect[193] Born in Lexington[193]
Moneta Sleet Jr. (1926–1996) 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography[194] Born in Owensboro[194]
Edgar Tolson (1904–1984) Woodcarver and folk artist[195] Born in Trent Fork[195]

[edit] Other notable persons

Name Notable for Connection to Kentucky
Edgar Cayce (1877–1945) Mystic[196] Born in Beverly, seven miles south of Hopkinsville[196]
Thomas D. Clark (1903–2005) Historian credited with preserving much of Kentucky's history[197] Lived in Lexington, taught at University of Kentucky for over 7 decades.[197]
David and Mary Conley The Amazing Race contestants, known as Team Kentucky Live in Stone[198].
Tara Conner (b. 1985) 2006 Miss USA[199] Raised from early childhood in Russell Springs.[199]
Heather French Henry (b. 1974) 2000 Miss America[200] Born in Augusta, raised in Maysville.[200]
Mordecai Ham (1877-1961) Tent revivalist who preached the sermon, converting Billy Graham to Christianity Born in Allen County[201]
Duncan Hines (1880–1959) Food critic[202] Born in Bowling Green[202]
Venus Ramey 1944 Miss America[203] Born in Ashland, raised in Paintsville.[204]
Gene Robinson (b. 1947) First openly gay noncelibate Episcopal bishop[205] Born in Lexington[205]
Col. Harland Sanders (1890–1980) Founder of KFC[206] Lived in Corbin[206]
"Papa" John Schnatter (b. 1962) Founder of Papa John's Pizza[207] Lives in Anchorage[207]

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