List of people from Kentucky

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The following list contains persons of note who were born, raised, or spent portions of their lives in the American state of Kentucky. [1]

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Authors and journalists

NameNotable forConnection to Kentucky
James Lane Allen (1849–1925)Author, called the state's first important novelist [2] Born near Lexington [2]
Harriette Simpson Arnow (1908–1986)Writer of novels, memoirs, and regional historiesBorn in Wayne County, raised in Pulaski County
Wendell Berry (born 1934)Author and poet [3] Born in New Castle [3]
Myram Borders (born 1936)20-year manager of Las Vegas United Press International bureauBorn in Kentucky
Pamela Brown (born 1983) CNN reporter and newscaster [4] Born in Louisville [4]
Harry M. Caudill (1922–1990)Author, historian, and attorney [5] Born in Whitesburg [5]
Irvin S. Cobb (1876–1944)Author, humoristBorn in Paducah
Clive Cussler (1931–2020)Author and oceanic explorerLived in Louisville
Rachael Denhollander (born 1984)Author, advocate, lawyerLives in Louisville
Greg Downs (born 1971)Author [6] Raised in Elizabethtown [6]
John Fetterman (1920–1975) Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for Louisville Courier-Journal Born in Danville
Larry Flynt (1942–2021) Hustler magazine publisherBorn in Lakeville (Magoffin County)
Joey Goebel (born 1980)Author [7] Born in Henderson [7]
bell hooks (Gloria Jean Watkins) (1952–2021)Author, feminist, and social activistBorn and raised in Hopkinsville [8]
Silas House (born 1971)Author [9] Born in Corbin, raised in Lily (Laurel County) [9]
Lewis Craig Humphrey (1875–1927)Editor of the Louisville Evening Post and co-editor of the Louisville Herald-Post [10] Born and reared in Louisville
Robert Kirkman (born 1978)Comic book writer, co-creator of The Walking Dead [11] Raised in Cynthiana [11]
Bobbie Ann Mason (born 1940)Author [12] Born in Mayfield [12]
Robert K. Massie (1929) Pulitzer Prize-winning authorBorn in Lexington
Ed McClanahan (1932–2021)Novelist, essayist, professorBorn in Brooksville; lives in Lexington
Tony Moore (born 1978)Comic book illustrator, co-creator of The Walking Dead [11] Born and raised in Cynthiana
Gurney Norman (born 1937)Novelist, documentarian, professorRaised in Allais; worked for Hazard Herald; professor at University of Kentucky
Marsha Norman (born 1947)Author and lyricist [13] Born in Louisville [13]
Andrew J. Offutt (1934–2013)AuthorBorn near Taylorsville, lived in Haldeman
Chris Offutt (born 1958)Author [14] Raised in Haldeman (Rowan County) [14]
Bill Plaschke (born 1958)Columnist for Los Angeles Times ; TV personalityBorn in Louisville, attended Ballard High School
Steve Raible (born 1954)News anchor, sports announcer, former NFL playerBorn in Louisville, attended Trinity High School
Elizabeth Madox Roberts (1881–1941)Poet and novelistBorn in Perryville, spent most of her life in Springfield
Charles P. Roland (1918–2022)HistorianSpent academic career partly at University of Kentucky, retired to Lexington [15]
Adelaide Day Rollston (1854–1941)Poet, periodical literature contributor, wrote novelettesBorn and died in Paducah [16]
Jesse Stuart (1907–1984)Novelist, poet, short-story writerBorn in Greenup County, poet laureate of Kentucky 1954
Allen Tate (1899–1979)Poet, novelist, literary critic [17] Born in Winchester [17]
Helen Thomas (1920–2013) News service reporter in White House press corps [18] Born in Winchester [18]
Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005)Journalist and authorBorn in Louisville
Robert Penn Warren (1905–1989)First poet laureate of the United States [19] Born in Guthrie [19]
Anne Elizabeth Wilson (1901–1946)Kentucky-born Canadian poet, writer, editorBorn in Frankfort [20]

Explorers, pioneers, and military personnel

NameNotable forConnection to Kentucky
Roy Bean (1825–1903)Eccentric Old West justice of the peace [21] Born in Mason County [21]
Stephen Bishop (1780–1857)Cave explorer and guide, enslaved person [22] Published the first map of Mammoth Cave [22]
Daniel Boone (1734–1820)Iconic explorer and trapper, first entered Kentucky on hunting expeditions in 1767, carved Wilderness Trail from Eastern Tennessee through Cumberland Gap into Central Kentucky to Kentucky River; established his fort, Boonesborough, in Madison County where he lived from 1775 to 1779; fought during Revolutionary War, primarily against pro-British Indian tribes in region
Jim Bowie (1796–1836)Died at the Battle of the Alamo, made famous the Bowie knife [23] Born in Logan County [23]
Creed Burlingame (1905–1985) U.S. Navy submarine commander in the Pacific Theater during World War II Born in Louisville
Kit Carson (1809–1868) Indian agent, trapper scout [24] Born in Madison County [24]
Floyd Collins (1887–1925)Cave explorer [25] Trapped and killed in Sand Cave [25]
William J. Crowe Jr. (1925–2007) U.S. Navy admiral and chairman Joint Chiefs of StaffBorn in La Grange
William R. Higgins (1945–1990) U.S. Marine colonel who was captured in 1988 and eventually murdered [26] Born in Danville [26]
Joseph Holt (1807–1894) United States Postmaster General and judge advocate general [27] Born in Breckinridge County [27]
Husband E. Kimmel (1882–1968)Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during the attack on Pearl Harbor [28] Born in Henderson [28]
Hal Moore (1922–2017)US Army lieutenant general and authorBorn in Bardstown
Franklin Sousley (1925–1945)One of six in iconic photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima [29] Born in Hilltop, Fleming County [29]

Film, radio, and television personalities

NameNotable forConnection to Kentucky
Ned Beatty (1937–2021)ActorBorn in Louisville
James Best (1926–2015)ActorBorn in Powderly
Rodger Bingham (born 1947), nicknamed "Kentucky Joe"Fifth runner-up on Survivor: The Australian Outback [30] Lives in Crittenden [30]
Olive Blakeney (1899–1959)ActressBorn in Newport
Foster Brooks (1912–2001)ComedianBorn in Louisville
W. Earl Brown (born 1963)ActorBorn in Murray
Tod Browning (1880–1962)Actor and directorBorn in Louisville
Leo Burmester (1944–2007)ActorBorn in Louisville
Jennifer Carpenter (born 1979)ActressBorn in Louisville
John Carpenter (born 1948)Film directorReared in Bowling Green and attended Western Kentucky University
Will Chase (born 1970)ActorBorn in Frankfort
George Clooney (born 1961)Oscar-winning actor and directorBorn in Lexington, reared in Augusta [31]
Nick Clooney (born 1934)Television personality and journalistBorn in Maysville
Rosemary Clooney (1928–2002)Actress and singerBorn and reared in Maysville
Joyce Compton (1907–1997)ActressBorn in Lexington
William Conrad (1920–1994)Actor, director, narrator in radio, film, TVBorn and reared in Louisville
Tom Cruise (born 1962)Actor and producer [32] Raised in Louisville [32]
Kassie DePaiva (born 1961)Actress best known for role on One Life to Live Born and reared in Morganfield
Johnny Depp (born 1963)Actor, producer, musician, singer, three-time oscar nominee, painterBorn in Owensboro
Irene Dunne (1898–1990)Actress, five-time Oscar nomineeBorn in Louisville
Bob Edwards (born 1947) NPR radio host [33] Born in Louisville [33]
Farah Fath (born 1984)Actress known for her roles on Days of Our Lives and One Life to Live Born in Lexington
Don Galloway (1937–2009)ActorBorn and reared in Brooksville
Rebecca Gayheart (born 1971)ActressBorn in Hazard
Billy Gilbert (1894–1971)Actor and comedianBorn in Louisville
D. W. Griffith (1875–1948)FilmmakerBorn in La Grange
Chris Hardwick (born 1971)Host, comedian, and actorBorn in Louisville
Florence Henderson (1934–2016)Actress best known for her role on The Brady Bunch [34] Reared in Owensboro [34]
Boyd Holbrook (born c. 1981)ActorBorn in Prestonsburg
Josh Hopkins (born 1970)ActorBorn in Lexington
Elizabeth Ann Hulette, aka "Miss Elizabeth" (1960–2003) Professional wrestling manager and valetBorn in Louisville, reared in Frankfort
Josh Hutcherson (born 1992)ActorBorn in Union
Ashley Judd (born 1968)Actress [35] reared in Ashland [35]
Patricia Kalember (born 1956)ActressPartly reared in Louisville
Robert Karnes (1917–1979)ActorBorn in Paducah
Tommy Kirk (born 1941)ActorBorn in Louisville
Jennifer Lawrence (born 1990)Oscar-winning actressBorn and reared in Louisville
Maggie Lawson (born 1980)ActressBorn in Louisville
Matt Long (born 1980)ActorBorn in Winchester
Lee Majors (born 1939)Actorreared in Middlesboro
Terrence Mann (born 1951)ActorBorn in Ashland
William Mapother (born 1965)ActorBorn in Louisville
Victor Mature (1915–1999)ActorBorn in Louisville
Melissa McBride (born 1965)Actress and casting directorBorn in Lexington
Catherine McCord (born 1974)Actress and modelBorn in Louisville
Marie McDonald (1923–1965)Actress and singerBorn in Burgin
Charles Middleton (1874–1949)ActorBorn in Elizabethtown
Charles Napier (1936–2011)ActorBorn in Scottsville
Patricia Neal (1926–2010)Oscar-winning actressBorn in Packard (Whitley County)
Grady Nutt (1937–1981)Religious humorist; television personality ( Hee Haw ) [36] Lived in Louisville from 1960 until his death including the entire time of his rise to fame [36]
Warren Oates (1928–1982)ActorBorn in Depoy (Muhlenberg County)
Sean O'Bryan (born 1963)ActorBorn in Louisville
Annie Potts (born 1952)ActressReared in Franklin
Lawrence Pressman (born 1939)ActorBorn in Cynthiana
Wes Ramsey (born 1977)ActorBorn in Louisville
Marisha Ray (born 1989)Voice actress; co-founder and creative director of Critical Role Productions Born in Mount Washington
Jeffrey Reddick (born 1969)Screenwriter, actor, and film producerreared in Jackson
Jessica Rey (born 1982)ActressBorn in Fort Campbell
Rob Riggle (born 1970)Actor [37] on The Daily Show , The Office and Saturday Night Live Born in Louisville [37]
Kelly Rutherford (born 1968)Actress on Melrose Place and Gossip Girl Born in Elizabethtown
Jeri Ryan (born 1968)Actress on Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Picard Reared in Paducah
Mitchell Ryan (1928–2022)ActorBorn in Louisville
Diane Sawyer (born 1945)TV journalistBorn and reared in Glasgow; lived in Louisville [38]
Michael Shannon (born 1974)ActorBorn in Lexington
William Shatner (born 1931)ActorSeasonally resides in Woodford County
Sam Shepard (1943–2017)Actor and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrightLived in Midway
Molly Sims (born 1973)Actress and modelBorn in Murray
J. Smith-Cameron (born 1955)ActressBorn in Louisville
Hal Sparks (born 1969)ActorReared in Peak's Mill
Harry Dean Stanton (1926–2017)ActorBorn in West Irvine (Estill County)
Chrishell Stause (born 1981)Actress known for her role on All My Children and Selling Sunset Born in Draffenville (Marshall County)
Martha Stewart (1922–2021)ActressBorn in Bardwell
Madame Sul-Te-Wan (1873–1959)ActressBorn in Louisville
Gus Van Sant (born 1952)Film directorBorn in Louisville
Jim Varney (1949–2000)Actor and comedianBorn in Lexington
Jack Warden (1920–2006)ActorReared in Louisville
Muse Watson (born July 20, 1948)ActorAttended Berea College; lives in Berea
Chuck Woolery (born 1940)Game show hostBorn in Ashland
Sean Young (born 1959)ActressBorn in Louisville
Steve Zahn (born 1967)ActorLives in Scott County

Government and political leaders

NameNotable forConnection to Kentucky
Alben W. Barkley (1877–1956)Vice president of the United States [39] Born in Graves County, lived much of his adult life in Paducah [39]
Andy Beshear (born 1977) Governor of Kentucky and attorney general of Kentucky Born in Louisville
Steve Beshear (born 1944)61st governor of Kentucky; 49th lieutenant governor of Kentucky and attorney general of KentuckyBorn in Dawson Springs
Louis Brandeis (1856–1941) US Supreme Court justice [40] Born and reared in Louisville [40]
John C. Breckinridge (1821–1875)Vice president of the United States [41] Born just outside Lexington [41]
John Y. Brown Jr. (1933–2022)Governor of Kentucky [42] Born in Lexington [42]
A. B. "Happy" Chandler (1898–1991)Governor of Kentucky and baseball commissioner [43] Born in Corydon [43]
Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810–1903) Abolitionist; ambassador to Russia negotiating purchase of Alaska; newspaper editor [44] Born and lived in Clermont; [44] resident of Madison County; buried in the Richmond Cemetery
Henry Clay (1777–1852)Statesman [45] Lived in Lexington [45]
Kelly Craft (née Guilfoil; born 1962) United States ambassador to the United Nations and United States ambassador to Canada [46] Born in Lexington; grew up in Glasgow, Kentucky [46]
John J. Crittenden (1787–1863) US attorney general, senator, and representative; governor of Kentucky [47] Born in Versailles; lived in Frankfort [47]
Jefferson Davis (1808–1889) President of the Confederate States Born in Christian County
Wendell Hampton Ford (1924–2015)53rd governor of Kentucky, 1971–1974; 45th lieutenant governor 1967–1971; U.S. senator 1974–1999, member of Democratic Party, veteran of Army and Kentucky National Guard, serving 1944–1946 and 1949–1962Born and reared in Owensboro
Sara Beth Gregory (born 1982)Member of Kentucky State Senate; former member of state house, first elected at age 28; attorney [48] Born in Monticello in Wayne County [48]
Julian Carroll (born 1931)54th Governor of Kentucky; 46th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky; member of the Kentucky State Senate, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives [49] Born in Paducah [50]
Randy Fine (born 1974) U.S. representative and gambling industry executive [51] [52]
John Marshall Harlan (1833–1911)US Supreme Court justice [53] Born in Boyle County [53]
Jimmy Higdon (born 1953)Current member of the Kentucky State Senate, former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, businessman [54] Born in Taylor County; resident of Lebanon in Marion County [54]
Clayborne F. Jackson (1806–1862)15th governor of Missouri [55] Born in Fleming County [55]
Richard M. Johnson (1780–1850)9th vice president of the United States [56] Born in Jefferson County [56]
Robert W. Johnson (1814–1879) C.S. senator from Arkansas [57] Born in Scott County [57]
Mae Street Kidd (1909–1999)State legislator [58] Represented a district in Louisville [58]
Juanita M. Kreps (1921–2010)Former US Secretary of Commerce Born in Lynch
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)16th president of the United States [59] Born in a portion of Hardin County that now lies in LaRue County [59]
Mary Todd Lincoln (1818–1882)Wife of Abe Lincoln and First Lady 1861–1865; subject of multiple psychiatric case studiesBorn and raised in Lexington
Mitch McConnell (born 1942) U.S. senator from Kentucky since 1985 and Republican leader of the U.S. Senate [60] Raised in Louisville [60]
Suzanne Miles (born 1970)Member of Kentucky House of Representatives from District 7 [61] Born and resides in Owensboro [61]
Samuel Freeman Miller (1816–1890)US Supreme Court justice [62] Born in Richmond [62]
Doug Moseley (1928–2017)State senator (1974–1987) [63] Resident of Campbellsville, Columbia, and Bowling Green [63]
Carrie Nation (1846–1911) Prohibitionist [64] Born in Garrard County [64]
Ruth Ann Palumbo (born 1949)Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives [65] Born, raised, and resides in Lexington [65]
Scott Pruitt (born 1968) Attorney general of Oklahoma [66] Grew up in Lexington [66]
Stanley Forman Reed (1844–1980)US Supreme Court justice [67] Born in Minerva [67]
Wiley Blount Rutledge (1894–1949)US Supreme Court justiceBorn in Cloverport
Tony Snow (1955–2008) White House Press Secretary to President George W. Bush [68] Born in Berea [68]
James Speed (1812–1887) US attorney general under Abraham Lincoln [69] Born in Jefferson County [69]
Adlai E. Stevenson I (1835–1914)Vice president of the United States [70] Born in Christian County [70]
Zachary Taylor (1784–1850)12th president of the United States [71] Raised in Kentucky [71]
Ken Upchurch (born 1969)Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from District 52 [72] Resides in his native Monticello in Wayne County [72]
Fred M. Vinson (1890–1953) Chief justice of the United States [73] Born in Louisa [73]
Roger Vinson (born 1940)Senior federal judge [74] Born in Cadiz [74]
James E. Whitlock (born 1934)State representative [75] Resident of Marion County [75]
David L. Williams (born 1953)Member of the Kentucky State Senate from 1987 to 2012, president of the state Senate from 2000 to 2012; Republican U.S. Senate nominee in 1992, gubernatorial nominee in 2011; current 40th District circuit judge [76] Born in Burkesville in Cumberland County [76]
Max Wise (born 1975)Member of the Kentucky State Senate from District 16 in south central Kentucky, former FBI agent [77] Born, reared, and resides in Campbellsville [78]
Whitney Young (1921–1971) Civil rights administrator [79] Born in Lincoln Ridge [79]
Ron Ziegler (1939–2003)White House Press Secretary to President Richard Nixon [80] Born in Covington [80]

Infamous persons

NameNotable forConnection to Kentucky
Larry Birkhead (born 1973)Father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead Born, resides in Louisville [81]
Lynndie England (born 1982)Convicted in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal [82] Born in Ashland [82]
Donald Harvey (1952–2017)Convicted serial killer Raised in Booneville
Charles Manson (1934–2017)Convicted criminal and cult leaderRaised in Ashland

Musicians

NameNotable forConnection to Kentucky
Tanner Adell (born 1996) Country singerBorn in Lexington [83]
David "Stringbean" Akeman (1916–1973)Country and comedy musician, member of the Grand Ole Opry , cast member on Hee Haw Born in Annville
John J. Becker (1886–1961)Composer [84] Born in Henderson [84]
Adrian Belew (born 1949)Guitarist and vocalist for the band King Crimson [85] Born in Covington, raised in Alexandria and Ludlow [85]
Kenny Bishop (born 1966)Gospel and Christian singer [86] Raised in Richmond [86]
Mark Bishop (born 1965)Southern gospel singer [87] Raised in Richmond [87]
Laura Bell Bundy (born 1981)Country singer and actress [88] Raised in Lexington [88]
Steven Curtis Chapman (born 1962) Contemporary Christian musician [89] Born and raised in Paducah [89]
Tyler Childers (born 1991)Country singerBorn in Lawrence County
John Conlee (born 1946) Country singerBorn and raised in Versailles
Billy Ray Cyrus (born 1961) Country singer and actorBorn in Flatwoods
Skeeter Davis (1931–2004)Country singerBorn in Dry Ridge
Jackie DeShannon (born 1941)Singer-songwriterBorn in Hazel
Don Everly (1937–2021)Member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame [90] [91] Born near Central City [90]
Phil Everly (1939–2014)Member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame [90] [91] Born near Central City [90]
Red Foley (1910–1968)Singer in Country Music Hall of Fame Born in Blue Lick
Crystal Gayle (born 1951)Country singer [92] Born in Paintsville [92]
EST Gee (born 1994)Rapper [93] Born and raised in Louisville [93]
Troy Lee Gentry (1967–2017)Country singerBorn in Lexington
Ashley Gorley Country songwriter and record producer [94] Born in Danville [94]
Tom T. Hall (born 1936–2021)Country singer-songwriterBorn in Olive Hill
Lionel Hampton (1908–2002) Jazz musician [95] Born in Louisville [95]
Jack Harlow (born 1998)RapperBorn and raised in Louisville [96]
Larnelle Harris Gospel singer [97] Born in Danville [97]
Telma Hopkins (born 1948)Singer and actressBorn in Louisville
Grandpa Jones (1913–1998)"Old time" country and gospel music singer, member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry ; cast member on Hee Haw Born in Niagara
Jonah Jones (1919–2000)Jazz trumpeterBorn in Louisville
Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe (born 1993)Singer-songwriter, dancer, record producer, actress, and modelBorn in Lexington [98] [99]
Naomi Judd (1946–2022)Country singerBorn and raised in Ashland
Wynonna Judd (born 1964)Country singerBorn and raised in Ashland
James Kottak (born 1962)Former drummer for hard rock groups Kingdom Come, Wild Horses and Warrant; current drummer for German heavy metal band The Scorpions [100] Born in Louisville [100]
Nick Lachey (born 1973)Member of the band 98 Degrees; married to Jessica Simpson and starred on reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica Born in Harlan
Homer Ledford (1927–2006)Bluegrass musician and instrument makerLived in Winchester
Brian Littrell (born 1975)Member of the Backstreet Boys [101] Born in Lexington [101]
Patty Loveless (born 1957)Country singerBorn in Pikeville
Loretta Lynn (1932–2022)Country singer [102] Born and raised in Butcher Holler [102]
Les McCann (born 1935)Soul jazz piano player and vocalist; crossover artist into R&B and soulBorn in Lexington
Bill Monroe (1911–1996)"Father of bluegrass music" and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame [103] Born and raised in Rosine [103]
Eddie Montgomery (born 1963)Country singerBorn in Danville, raised in Garrard County
John Michael Montgomery (born 1965)Country singerBorn in Danville, raised in Garrard County
Will Oldham (born 1970)Songwriter and musicianBorn in Louisville
Joan Osborne (born 1963)Singer-songwriter [104] Born in Anchorage [104]
Josh Osborne Grammy-winning country music songwriterVirgie
Artimus Pyle (born 1948)Former drummer for the Southern Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd Born in Louisville
Dottie Rambo (1934–2008)Member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame [105] Born in Madisonville, raised in Morganfield [105]
Kevin Richardson (born 1971)Member of the Backstreet Boys Born in Lexington, raised in Irvine
Jean Ritchie (1922–2015) Folk singer [106] Born in Viper (Perry County) [106]
Rubi Rose (born 1997)Rapper, modelBorn in Lexington
Nicole Scherzinger (born 1978)Pop singer, former member of The Pussycat Dolls, television personalityRaised in Louisville
Sturgill Simpson (born 1978)Grammy-winning musicianBorn in Jackson, grew up in Versailles
Ricky Skaggs (born 1954)Bluegrass and country music artist [107] Born and raised in Cordell (Lawrence County) [107]
Kevin Skinner (born 1974)Country singer, winner of 2009 America's Got Talent [108] Native of Mayfield [108]
Jordan Smith (born 1994)Pop singer, winner of The Voice season 9 Born in Harlan (Harlan County)
Chris Stapleton (born 1978)Country singerBorn in Lexington
Rick Steier (born 1960)Former guitarist for hard rock groups Kingdom Come, Wild Horses and Warrant [109] Born in Louisville [109]
Mark Stuart (born 1968)Member of the Christian band Audio Adrenaline [110] Born and raised in Owensboro [110]
Noah Thompson (born 2002) American Idol season 20 winnerRaised in Blaine (Lawrence County)
Bryson Tiller (born 1993)RapperBorn and raised in Louisville [111]
David Tolliver Singer-songwriter, Halfway to Hazard Born in Hindman
Mary Travers (1936–2009)Folk singer with Peter, Paul and Mary Born in Louisville
Merle Travis (1917–1983)Member of the Country Music Hall of Fame [112] Born in Rosewood (Muhlenberg County) [112]
Keith Whitley (1955–1989)Country singerBorn in Sandy Hook
Dwight Yoakam (born 1956)Country singerBorn in Pikeville

Scientists and inventors

NameNotable forConnection to Kentucky
James Gilbert Baker (1914–2005) Astronomer, designer of optics systems, co-founder of Louisville Astronomical Society Born in Louisville, graduated from the University of Louisville
Isaac Chuang Inventor, realized the first quantum computer [113] Born in Corbin
George Devol (1912–2011)Inventor of Unimate, the first industrial robot [114] Born in Louisville [114]
Rex Geveden Associate administrator of NASA [115] Born in Mayfield [116]
J. Richard Gott (born 1947)Princeton University astrophysical sciences professor and Doomsday argument theoryBorn in Louisville
Robert H. Grubbs (1942–2021)2005 Nobel laureate in Chemistry [117] Born in Marshall County, raised in Paducah [117]
G. Scott Hubbard (born 1948)NASA scientist, associate director of NASA's Ames Research Center, "Mars czar" [118] Born and raised in Elizabethtown [118]
William Lipscomb (1919–2011)1976 Nobel laureate in Chemistry [119] Raised in Lexington [119]
Garrett A. Morgan (1877–1963) Traffic light and gas mask inventor [120] Born in Paris [120]
Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866–1945)1933 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine [121] Born in Lexington [121]
Phillip A. Sharp (born 1944)1993 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine [122] Born in Falmouth [122]
Nathan Stubblefield (1860–1928)Inventor, demonstrated wireless radio [123] Born in Murray [123]
John T. Thompson (1860–1940)Inventor of the "Tommy" gun [124] Born in Newport [124]
George Whitesides (born 1939) Harvard University chemistry professor [125] Born in Louisville [125]
Terrence W. Wilcutt (born 1949) Astronaut [126] Born in Russellville [126]

Sports figures

NameNotable forConnection to Kentucky
Nate Adcock (born 1988) MLB relief pitcher [127] Born in Elizabethtown [127]
David Akers (born 1974) NFL placekicker [128] Born and raised in Lexington [128]
Shaun Alexander (born 1977)NFL running back [129] Born and raised in Florence [130]
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay) (1942–2016)Olympic and professional boxing champion and activist [131] Born and raised in Louisville [131]
Dave Anderson (born 1960)MLB infielder and coach [132] Born in Louisville [132]
Derek Anderson (born 1974) NBA shooting guard [133] Born in Louisville [133]
Josh Anderson (born 1982)MLB center fielder Born and raised in Somerset
Bill Arnsparger (1926–2015) New York Giants and LSU head coachBorn in Paris, Kentucky
Len Barker (born 1955)MLB pitcherBorn in Fort Knox
Jeremy Bates (born 1974)Boxer nicknamed "The Beast"Born in Argillite
Butch Beard (born 1947)NBA player and coachBorn and raised in Hardinsburg [134]
Gus Bell (1928–1995)MLB playerBorn in Louisville
Todd Benzinger (born 1964)MLB playerBorn in Dayton
Bernie Bickerstaff (born 1944)Head coach of five NBA teamsBorn in Benham
Rob Bironas (1978–2014)NFL placekickerBorn and raised in Louisville [135]
Gay Brewer (1932–2007)Pro golfer, 1967 Masters championRaised in Lexington
Don Brumfield (born 1938) Hall of Fame jockeyBorn in Nicholasville
Greg Buckner (born 1976)NBA shooting guard and coach [136] Born in Hopkinsville [136]
Jay Buhner (born 1964)MLB outfielder Born in Louisville
Jim Bunning (1931–2017) Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher [137] and politician [138] Born in Southgate [137]
Chris Burke (born 1980)MLB second baseman [139] Born in Louisville [139]
Paul Byrd (born 1970)MLB pitcher [140] Born in Louisville [140]
Dwane Casey (born 1957)Head coach of NBA's Toronto Raptors [141] Born in Morganfield [141]
Steve Cauthen (born 1960) National Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey [142] Born in Covington, [142] raised in Walton [143]
Ray Chapman (1891–1920)Only Major League Baseball player to be killed during a gameBorn in Beaver Dam [144]
Rex Chapman (born 1967)NBA shooting guard [145] Born in Bowling Green, [145] attended Owensboro's Apollo High School [146]
Jerry Claiborne (1928–2000) College Football Hall of Fame coach [147] Born in Hopkinsville [147]
Tyler Clippard (born 1985)MLB pitcherBorn in Lexington
Blanton Collier (1906–1983) Cleveland Browns and Kentucky head coachBorn in Millersburg
Cris Collinsworth (born 1959) Wide receiver for Cincinnati Bengals, TV sportscaster [148] Resides in Fort Thomas [149]
Earle Combs (1889–1976) Baseball Hall of Famer [150] Born in Pebworth (Owsley County) [150]
Tim Couch (born 1977)NFL quarterback [151] Born and raised in Hyden [151]
Dave Cowens (born 1948) Basketball Hall of Famer [152] Born and raised in Newport [152]
Denny Crum (1937–2023)Basketball Hall of Fame coach [153] Lived in Louisville
Dermontti Dawson (born 1965)NFL center Born in Lexington
Paul Derringer (1906–1987)MLB pitcherBorn in Springfield [154]
E. A. Diddle (1895–1972)Basketball Hall of Fame coach [155] Born in Gradyville (Adair County) [155]
Chris Dowe (born 1991)Professional basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League [156] Born in Louisville [156]
Scott Downs (born 1976)MLB relief pitcher [157] Born in Louisville [157]
Brian Doyle (born 1954)MLB infielderBorn in Glasgow
Denny Doyle (1944–2022)MLB infielderBorn in Glasgow
Laura duPont (1949–2002)Tennis playerBorn in Louisville
Hugh Durham (born 1937)College Hall of Fame basketball coachBorn in Louisville
Steve Finley (born 1965)MLB outfielder [158] Raised in Paducah [159]
Hugh Durham (born 1937)College Hall of Fame basketball coachBorn in Louisville
Bud Foster (born 1959)Virginia Tech defensive coordinator 1995–2019Born in Somerset
Woodie Fryman (1940–2011)MLB infielderBorn and raised in Ewing
Joe Fulks (1921–1976)Basketball Hall of Famer [160] Born in Birmingham (Marshall County) [160]
Clarence Gaines (1923–2005)College Hall of Fame basketball coachBorn in Paducah
Tyson Gay (born 1982)Sprinter, 2007 world champion at 100 and 200 meters [161] Born [162] and raised in Lexington
Jack Givens (born 1956)Basketball player, 1978 Final Four MVPBorn in Lexington
Sean Green (born 1979)MLB relief pitcher [163] Born in Louisville [163]
Ted Greene (1932–1982) AFL linebacker [164] Born in Kentucky
Darrell Griffith (born 1958)College Hall of Fame basketball playerBorn in Louisville
Don Gullett (born 1951)MLB pitcherBorn in Lynn, attended high school in South Shore
Eddie Haas (born 1935)MLB playerBorn in Paducah
Cliff Hagan (born 1931)Hall of Fame basketball playerBorn in Owensboro
Joe B. Hall (1928–2022)College Hall of Fame basketball coachBorn in Cynthiana
Clem Haskins (born 1943)NBA player and coachBorn in Campbellsville
Nicky Hayden (1981–2017) MotoGP racer [165] Born and raised in Owensboro [165]
JB Holmes (born 1982) PGA Tour golfer [166] Born and raised in Campbellsville [166]
Paul Hornung (1935–2020)Notre Dame and Pro Football Hall of Famer, sportscaster [167] Born and raised in Louisville [167]
Allan Houston (born 1971)NBA shooting guard [168] Born and raised in Louisville [168]
Lou Johnson (1932–2020)MLB outfielderBorn in Lexington
Monique Jones (born 1979)IFBB professional bodybuilderBorn in Fort Knox
Gregory Kaidanov (born 1959)U.S. chess grandmaster [169] Lives in Lexington [169]
Austin Kearns (born 1980)MLB outfielder [170] Born in Lexington [170]
Shawn Kelley (born 1984)MLB relief pitcher [171] Born in Louisville [171]
Shipwreck Kelly (1910–1986)NFL halfback Born in Simstown [172]
Roy Kidd (born 1931)College Football Hall of Fame coach [173] Born in Corbin [173]
Stephen Mather (1970–2005)Pro tennis playerBorn and raised in Louisville
Jeremy Mayfield (born 1969) NASCAR driver [174] Born and raised in Owensboro [174]
Carl Mays (1891–1971)MLB pitcherBorn in Liberty
George McAfee (1918–2009) Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback for Chicago Bears [175] Born in Corbin [175]
Mary T. Meagher (born 1964)1984, 1988 Olympic medalist swimmerBorn in Louisville
Trever Miller (born 1973)MLB pitcher [176] Born in Louisville [176]
C. J. Mosley (born 1983)NFL defensive end [177] Born in Fort Knox [177]
Tori Murden (born 1963)First woman to make solo crossing of Atlantic Ocean by rowboat or ski to geographic South PoleRaised and lives in Louisville
Bobby Nichols (born 1936)Pro golfer, 1964 PGA Championship winnerBorn in Louisville
Betty Pariso (born 1956)IFBB professional bodybuilderBorn in Cynthiana [178]
John Pelphrey (born 1968) University of Kentucky basketball player and Florida assistant coachBorn in Paintsville
Kenny Perry (born 1960)Professional golfer [179] Born in Elizabethtown, raised in Franklin, graduated from high school in Lone Oak [179]
Mel Purcell (born 1959)Pro tennis playerRaised in Murray
Frank Ramsey (1931–2018)Basketball Hall of Famer [180] Born in Corydon [180]
Jon Rauch (born 1978)Professional baseball pitcher [181] Born in Louisville and raised in Westport [181]
Pee Wee Reese (1918–1999) Baseball Hall of Famer [182] Born in Ekron and raised in Louisville [182]
Mark Reynolds (born 1983)MLB infielder [183] Born in Pikeville [183]
Weston Richburg (born 1991)Professional football player [184] Born in Louisville [184]
Rajon Rondo (born 1986)Professional basketball player [185] Born in Louisville [185]
Gene Roof (born 1958)MLB playerBorn in Paducah
Phil Roof (born 1941)MLB playerBorn in Paducah
Jack Roush (born 1942) International Motorsports Hall of Famer [186] Born in Covington [187]
Vincent Sanford (born 1990)Professional basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Born in Lexington
Howard Schnellenberger (1934–2021)College football coach, Miami, Louisville and Florida Atlantic Raised in Louisville
Ferdie Schupp (1891–1971)Professional baseball pitcher, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Robins, and Chicago White Sox [188] Raised in Louisville
Frank Selvy (born 1932)College Hall of Fame basketball playerBorn in Corbin
John Shelby (born 1958)MLB outfielder [189] Born in Lexington [189]
Jeff Sheppard (born 1974)Basketball player for Kentucky Wildcatsresides in London (Laurel County)
Phil Simms (born 1955)NFL quarterback and TV sportscaster [190] Born in Lebanon, raised in Louisville [190]
Donta Smith (born 1983)Professional basketball player in NBA and for Maccabi Haifa, 2014 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP [191] Born in Louisville [191]
C. J. Spillman (born 1986)NFL safety and special teamer [192] Born in Louisville [192]
Woody Stephens (1913–1998) Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainerBorn in Stanton
Danny Sullivan (born 1950)C.A.R.T. and Formula 1 auto racer; winner of 1985 Indianapolis 500 [193] Born in Louisville [193]
Jacob Tamme (born 1985)NFL tight end [194] Born in Lexington [194]
Justin Thomas (born 1993)Pro golfer, 2017 PGA Championship championBorn in Louisville
Dan Uggla (born 1980)MLB second baseman [195] Born in Louisville [195]
Wes Unseld (1946–2020)Basketball Hall of Famer [196] Born and raised in Louisville [196]
Darrell Waltrip (born 1947)NASCAR driver and broadcaster [197] Born and raised in Owensboro [197]
Michael Waltrip (born 1963)NASCAR driver [198] Born and raised in Owensboro [198]
Jeff Walz (born 1971) Louisville women's basketball coach [199] Born and raised in Fort Thomas [199]
Larry Warford (born 1991)NFL offensive lineman [200] Raised in Richmond [200]
Brandon Webb (born 1979)MLB pitcher, [201] 2006 National League Cy Young Award winner [202] Born and raised in Ashland [201]
Todd Wellemeyer (born 1978)MLB pitcherBorn in Louisville
John Wooden (born 1910)Basketball player and coachTaught English and coached several sports at Dayton High School [203]

Visual artists

NameNotable forConnection to Kentucky
Jordan Gregory Earles (Born-1990)Painter, artist, designerBorn in Mayfield,Kentucky
Ann Stewart Anderson (1935–2019)Painter, artistBorn in Frankfort, but spent most of her life in Louisville
John James Audubon (1785–1851)Wildlife artist [204] Spent much of his career painting in Henderson [204]
Lance Burton (born 1960) Stage magician Born in Louisville
Frank Duveneck (1848–1919)Figure and portrait painter [205] Born in Covington [205]
Larry Elmore (born 1948)Fantasy artistBorn in Louisville
Fontaine Fox (1884–1964) Cartoonist Born in Louisville
Joel Tanner Hart (1810–1877)SculptorBorn near Winchester, in Clark County
Harlan Hubbard (1900–1988)Artist and author [206] Born in Bellevue and lived in Fort Thomas and Trimble County
Mac King (born 1959) Stage magician Born in Hopkinsville
Loren Long Illustrator [207] Raised in Lexington [207]
David W. Mack (born 1972)Comic book artist and writer [208] Lives in Bromley, graduate of Northern Kentucky University [208]
Amanda Matthews (born 1968)Artist of The Girl Puzzle (NYC), [209] artist of United We Stand, Divided We Fall (COVID Memorial KY), public speakerBorn in Mt. Washington; lives in Lexington
Kate Matthews (1870–1956)Photographer [210] Born in New Albany, Indiana, but spent most of her life in Pewee Valley [210]
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925–1972)Photographer [211] Born in Normal, Illinois, but established his photography and optometry careers in Lexington [211]
Don Rosa (born 1951)Cartoonist, Donald Duck illustrator [212] Born in Louisville [212]
Paul Sawyier (1865–1917)Painter, artistRaised in Frankfort and spent most of his painting career there [213]
Gideon Shryock (1802–1880)Architect [214] Born in Lexington [214]
Moneta Sleet Jr. (1926–1996)1969 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography [215] Born in Owensboro [215]
Bruce Tinsley (born 1958)Cartoonist, known for his comic strip Mallard Fillmore [216] Born in Louisville [216]
Edgar Tolson (1904–1984)Woodcarver and folk artist [217] Born in Trent Fork [217]

Other notable persons

NameNotable forConnection to Kentucky
David Boaz (born 1953)Executive vice president of the Cato Institute [218] Born in Mayfield [218]
Ben M. Bogard (1868–1941)Clergyman, founder of American Baptist Association; pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Little Rock, Arkansas, pastor under Southern Baptist Convention in 1890s Kentucky [219] Born in Elizabethtown [219]
Anne Braden (1924–2006)Civil rights activist, journalist, educator [220] Born in Louisville [220]
LaVerne Butler (1926–2010)Clergyman and college president [221] Born in Henderson County; pastor of 9th & O Baptist Church in Louisville, president of Mid-Continent University in Mayfield, also resided in Lexington
Brian Cashman (born 1967)Senior VP and general manager of New York Yankees [222] Raised in Lexington [222]
Edgar Cayce (1877–1945)Mystic [223] Born in Beverly, seven miles (11 km) south of Hopkinsville [223]
Thomas D. Clark (1903–2005)Historian credited with preserving much of Kentucky's history [224] Lived in Lexington, taught at University of Kentucky for more than seven decades [224]
Chris Clarke (born 1957) Southern Baptist missionary to the equestrian community [225] Operates Happy Trails Ministry in Burna [225]
David and Mary Conley The Amazing Race contestants known as "Team Kentucky"Live in Stone [226]
Tara Conner (born 1985)2006 Miss USA [227] Raised from early childhood in Russell Springs [227]
Mordecai Ham (1877–1961) Tent revivalist who preached the sermon, converting Billy Graham to ChristianityBorn in Allen County [228]
Heather French Henry (born 1974)2000 Miss America [229] Born in Augusta, raised in Maysville [229]
Duncan Hines (1880–1959)Food critic [230] Born in Bowling Green [230]
Willie K. Hocker (1862–1944)Designer of the Arkansas state flag Born in Madison County
Robert S. James (1818–1850)Revivalist pastor; father of Jesse James and Frank James; co-founder of William Jewell College Born in Logan County
Casey Jones (1864–1900)Railroad engineer of song; killed trying to stop a train collision; subject of a television series based loosely on his career [231] Born in Cayce [231]
Lexi Love Drag performer on Rupaul's Drag Race Season 17Based in Louville, and from Florence
Brandi Mudd (born 1989)Elementary school teacher and contestant from MasterChef season 7Born in Irvington
Venus Ramey (1924–2017)1944 Miss America [232] Born in Ashland, raised in Paintsville [233]
Gene Robinson (born 1947)First openly gay noncelibate Episcopal bishop [234] Born in Lexington [234]
Col. Harland Sanders (1890–1980)Founder of KFC [235] Lived in Corbin [235]
"Papa" John Schnatter (born 1962)Founder of Papa John's Pizza [236] Lives in Anchorage [236]

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