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Persons of note who were born, raised, or spent portions of their lives in the American Commonwealth of Kentucky. Additions to the list welcome.
notables
- John Adair pioneer and political leader;
- Muhammad Ali , boxer
- Alben W. Barkley vice president;
- Louis D. Brandeis jurist;
- John Mason Brown critic;
- Kit Carson scout;
- Champ Clark politician;
- George Clooney actor;
- Rosemary Clooney singer;
- Irvin S. Cobb humorist;
- Jefferson Davis president of the Confederacy;
- Johnny Depp actor;
- Irene Dunne actress;
- Crystal Gayle singer;
- David W. Griffith film producer;
- John M. Harlan jurist;
- Elizabeth Hardwick writer;
- Casey Jones locomotive engineer;
- Ashley Judd actress;
- Naomi Judd singer;
- Wynona Judd singer;
- Barbara Kingsolver writer;
- Abraham Lincoln president;
- Loretta Lynn singer;
- Bill Monroe bluegrass musician;
- Carry A. Nation temperance leader;
- Patricia Neal actress;
- George Reeves actor;
- Wiley B. Rutledge jurist;
- Diane Sawyer broadcast journalist;
- Phil Simms football player;
- Adlai Stevenson vice president;
- Allen Tate poet and critic;
- Hunter Thompson writer;
- Frederick M. Vinson jurist;
- Robert Penn Warren novelist.
resources
- Famous People in Kentucky
- Wikipedia
- The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Notable Kentucky African Americans Database University of Kentucky