USA Famous People of Kentucky

Kentucky (KY) 

bullet Muhammad Ali (1942 - ) World heavyweight champion of boxing; born in Louisville.
bullet Alben W. Barkley (1877 - 1956) Vice president; born in Graves County.
bullet 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.
bullet 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.

bullet Johnny Depp (1963 - ) - Famous actor; born in Owensoboro.
bullet 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.

bullet Bill Monroe (1911 - 1996) Songwriter, considered the "father of bluegrass"; born in Jerusalem Ridge.
bullet 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.

bullet Diane Sawyer (1945 - ) The first female reporter on 60 Minutes; born in Glasgow.
bullet Jim Varney (1949 - 2000) - Actor/Comedian.  Best known for his portrayal of Ernest P. Worrell; born in Lexington.
bullet 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

bullet Louis D. Brandeis jurist, Louisville
bullet John Mason Brown critic, Louisville
bullet Champ Clark politician, Anderson Cty
bullet Rosemary Clooney singer, Maysville
bullet Irvin S. Cobb humorist, Paducah
bullet Crystal Gayle singer, Paintsville
bullet David W. Griffith film producer, Oldham Cty
bullet Casey Jones locomotive engineer, Cayce
bullet Brian Littrell singer, Lexington
bullet Carry Amelia Nation temperance leader, Garrard Cty
bullet Patricia Neal actress, Packard
bullet Kevin Richardson singer, Lexington
bullet Wiley B. Rutledge jurist, Cloverport
bullet Allen Tate poet and critic, Winchester
bullet Hunter Thompson writer, Louisville
bullet Frederick M. Vinson jurist, Lousia
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