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Famous People from Kentucky
Kentucky
Biographies, Famous People from Kentucky
Alexander McGillivray
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Muhammad Ali (1942 - ) World
heavyweight champion of boxing; born in
Louisville.
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Alben W. Barkley (1877 - 1956) Vice
president; born in Graves County.
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James Bowie (1796 - 1836) Known
for his famous "Bowie knife" and a sometimes
reckless adventurer, Jim Bowie is now
immortalized as one of the true folk heroes
in early Texas; born near Spring Creek.
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Kit Carson (1809 - 1868), Scout
and Indian agent; born in Madison County.
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George Clooney (1961 - ) Actor made
famous in the television show ER; born in
Lexington.
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Jefferson Davis (1808 - 1889)
President of the Confederate States of
America; born in Todd County.
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Johnny Depp (1963 - ) - Famous
actor; born in Owensoboro.
- Irene Dunne (1898 - 1990)
Actress; born in Louisville.
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Duncan Hines (1880 - 1959) Founder
of Duncan Hines company; born in Bowling
Green.
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Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) The 16th
President of the United States; born in
Hardin County.
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Loretta Lynn (1935 - ) Country
music singer; born in Butcher Holler.
- Bill Monroe (1911 - 1996)
Songwriter, considered the "father of
bluegrass"; born in Jerusalem Ridge.
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Harold "Pee Wee" Reese (1918 -
1999) Baseball shortstop with Brooklyn
Dodgers; born in Ekron.
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Colonel Harland Sanders (1890 -
1980) Founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken;
lived in Corbin.
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Diane Sawyer (1945 - ) The first
female reporter on 60 Minutes; born in
Glasgow.
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Jim Varney (1949 - 2000) -
Actor/Comedian. Best known for his
portrayal of Ernest P. Worrell; born in
Lexington.
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Robert Penn Warren (1905 - 1989)
Author known for works such as All the
King's Men and Band of Angels; born in
Guthrie.
More Famous People of Kentucky
- Louis D. Brandeis jurist,
Louisville
- John Mason Brown critic,
Louisville
- Champ Clark politician, Anderson
Cty
- Rosemary Clooney singer,
Maysville
- Irvin S. Cobb humorist, Paducah
- Crystal Gayle singer, Paintsville
- David W. Griffith film producer,
Oldham Cty
- Casey Jones locomotive engineer,
Cayce
- Brian Littrell singer, Lexington
- Carry Amelia Nation temperance
leader, Garrard Cty
- Patricia Neal actress, Packard
- Kevin Richardson singer,
Lexington
- Wiley B. Rutledge jurist,
Cloverport
- Allen Tate poet and critic,
Winchester
- Hunter Thompson writer,
Louisville
- Frederick M. Vinson jurist,
Lousia
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