What are the famous names related to Kentucky?

Answer 1

Muhammad Ali boxer, Louisville*

Alben W. Barkley vice president, Graves Cty*

Louis D. Brandeis jurist, Louisville*

John Mason Brown critic, Louisville*

Kit Carson scout, Madison Cty*

Champ Clark politician, Anderson Cty*

Rosemary Clooney singer, Maysville*

George Clooney actor, Lexington

Irvin S. Cobb humorist, Paducah*

Jefferson Davis president of the Confederacy, Fairview*

Irene Dunne actress, Louisville*

Crystal Gayle singer, Paintsville*

David W. Griffith film producer, Oldham Cty*

Casey Jones locomotive engineer, Cayce*

Abraham Lincoln U.S. president, Hodgenville*

Brian Littrell singer, Lexington*

Loretta Lynn singer, Butchers Hollow*

Bill Monroe songwriter, Rosine*

Carry Amelia Nation temperance leader, Garrard Cty*

Patricia Neal actress, Packard*

Kevin Richardson singer, Lexington*

Wiley B. Rutledge jurist, Cloverport*

Diane Sawyer broadcast journalist, Glasgow*

Allen Tate poet and critic, Winchester*

Hunter Thompson writer, Louisville*

Frederick M. Vinson jurist, Lousia*

Robert Penn Warren author, Guthrie*

Jim Varney actor, Lexington

Ashley Judd actress, Although she was "accidentally" born in California, Ashley says she is "eighth generation Kentuckian" and was named after her "real" birthplace, Ashland, KY.

Wynona Judd singer, Ashland

Naomi Judd singer, Ashland

Johnny Depp actor, Owensboro

*These names were found at: http://www.50states.com/bio/Kentucky.htm