| Name |
Years attended |
Interest |
| James Patrick Dunne |
|
songwriter, recording artist, composer, film and television producer, entrepreneur, and president of Inspire |
| Sam Abell |
|
National Geographic photographer. |
| George Akin |
|
Scientist on the Manhattan Project. |
| Percival Baker |
|
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1921. |
| Wendell Berry |
|
Poet, essayist and farmer. |
| Steve Beshear |
|
Current Governor of Kentucky. |
| Mark Berger |
|
World renowned economist. |
| Sarah Gibson Blanding |
|
First female president of Vassar College. |
| Joe Blanton |
|
Currently a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies; member of the 2008 World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies, winner of Game 4 of the 2008 World Series. |
| Robert A. Bryan |
M.A., Ph.D. |
President of the University of Florida, University of Central Florida and University of South Florida. |
| Albert B. "Ben" Chandler |
|
U.S. Representative from Kentucky's Sixth Congressional District. |
| Albert B. "Happy" Chandler |
|
He was Governor of Kentucky, a U.S. Senator from Kentucky, a Commissioner of Major League Baseball who integrated Major League Baseball, and has been inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame. |
| Brady J. Deaton |
|
Chancellor of the University of Missouri |
| Nick Dimengo |
|
Editor for Maxim Magazine. maxim.com. |
| Leonard S. Echols |
|
He was an American politician who represented West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. |
| Keith Feltner |
|
Founder of First Flix,and Trinity Investment Group, parent company of Bay Breeze Carwash and Lube, Bay Breeze Express Wash, AutoBrite Chemicals, The Carwash People, Frost Shield, entrepreneur. |
| Steve Flesch |
|
Golfer on the PGA TOUR. |
| Ernie Fletcher |
|
Former Governor of Kentucky. |
| James Michael Guiler |
|
A doctor who has been accused in civil suits [1] of unnecessarily branding the uteruses of several women while performing their hysterectomies. The letters "UK" — referring to his alma mater [2] — were allegedly used to show orientation during the laparoscopic procedures. As of 2008[update], there have been no trials or settlements. |
| Carol Martin "Bill" Gatton |
|
A businessman and major contributor to the university. The College of Business and Economics was named after him. |
| Jenny Hansen |
|
13-time All-American gymnast, who continues to hold every individual gymnastics record in UK school history; also selected as the "NCAA 25th Anniversary Most Outstanding Gymnast". |
| Tom Hammond |
|
American Sportscaster |
| J. B. Holmes |
|
Golfer on the PGA TOUR. |
| W. James Host |
|
Founder of Host Communications. |
| Ashley Judd |
|
Actress. Also a noted celebrity fan of the Wildcats (men's) basketball team. |
| Larry Kelley |
|
Kentucky prosecutor, former Lee and later Ballard County Attorney, imposter, disbarred attorney and identity thief. |
| William English Kirwan |
|
Chancellor of the University System of Maryland. Son of former university president A. D. Kirwan. |
| Glenn Kotche |
|
A drummer for Chicago rock band Wilco. |
| Jim Leyritz |
|
A former player for several Major League Baseball teams, most notably the New York Yankees. |
| William Lipscomb |
|
1976 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. |
| Ken Lucas |
|
Former U.S. representative from Kentucky's fourth congressional district. |
| Mitch McConnell |
|
U.S. Senator from Kentucky, current Senate Minority Leader. |
| Russ Mobley |
|
A theatre arts graduate and a former state representative from Taylor and Adair counties. |
| Thomas Hunt Morgan |
|
Natural scientist and winner of the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. |
| Thomas Volney Munson |
graduated 1870 |
Horticulturalist. |
| Story Musgrave |
|
An astronaut. |
| Richard RoBards |
|
Journalist in Campbellsville |
| Edwin O. Ware, Sr. |
|
Baptist clergyman and principal founder of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana. |
| Paul E. Patton |
|
A two term governor of Kentucky. |
| Beverly Perdue |
|
Current governor of North Carolina. |
| Jean Ritchie |
|
Folk musician, singer, and songwriter who plays the Appalachian dulcimer, and is from Perry County, Kentucky. |
| Elizabeth Madox Roberts |
|
Kentucky poet and novelist. |
| Don Rosa |
|
A Disney comic book artist, especially for Donald Duck. |
| Warren Rosenthal |
|
Former CEO of Jerrico, the original parent company of Denny's, Long John Silver's, and Fazoli's. |
| John T. Scopes |
|
A defendant in the Scopes Trial. |
| Ted Strickland |
|
Current Governor of Ohio. |
| Chris Sullivan |
|
Founder of Outback Steakhouse. |
| M. E. Hart |
|
Played role as “MC Double Def DP” in the Software Publishers Association video, Don’t Copy That Floppy. |
| Tom Jefferson Terral |
|
former Governor of Arkansas. |
| Lee T. Todd, Jr. |
|
The president of University of Kentucky, inventor, entrepreneur. |
| Brandon Webb |
|
Currently a pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
| Ed Whitfield |
|
U.S. Representative from Kentucky's First Congressional District |
| Cecil Williams |
1947-1950 |
Journalist and business writer in Louisiana |
|
| Name |
Years attended |
Interest |
| Derek Anderson |
1994-971 |
NBA Charlotte Bobcats player (2005-06 NBA champion). |
| Kelenna Azubuike |
2002-05 |
NBA Golden State Warriors player. |
| Scotty Baesler |
|
Former U.S. Representative from Kentucky. |
| Keith Bogans |
1999-2003 |
NBA Milwaukee Bucks player. |
| Sam Bowie |
1979-84² |
2nd pick in 1984 NBA Draft(ahead of Michael Jordan). |
| Dwane Casey |
|
Former Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach. |
| Rex Chapman |
1986-88 |
Former NBA player and first-ever draft choice in Hornets franchise history. |
| Joe Crawford (basketball) |
2004-2008 |
NBA New York Knicks player.
2nd round draft; pick 58th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.
|
| Erik Daniels |
2000-04 |
NBDL Fayetteville Patriots player. |
| Tony Delk |
1992-96 |
NBA Detroit Pistons player. |
| Heshimu Evans |
1998-00 |
Major Standout in Europe, Multiple time All-Star |
| Richie Farmer |
1988-92 |
Never played professional basketball; currently Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture. |
| Gerald Fitch |
2000-04 |
TBL Galatasaray Cafe Crown player. |
| Fabulous Five |
N/A |
1948 Olympic basketball gold medalists. |
| Travis Ford |
1990-943 |
Oklahoma State University men's basketball head coach. |
| Jack Givens |
1974-78 |
1978 NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player. |
| Kevin Grevey |
1972-75 |
Former NBA player. |
| Chuck Hayes |
2001-05 |
NBA Houston Rockets player. |
| Dan Issel |
1966-70 |
All-time leading scorer and former Denver Nuggets head coach. |
| Kyle Macy |
1976-794 |
Former Morehead State University men's basketball head coach. |
| Jamaal Magloire |
1996-2000 |
NBA Miami Heat player. |
| Jamal Mashburn |
1990-93 |
Former NBA All-Star; current ESPN basketball analyst. |
| Walter McCarty |
1992-965 |
Former NBA player; current assistant coach at the University of Louisville. |
| Ron Mercer |
1995-97 |
Current NBA free agent who has played with 7 different teams. |
| Dirk Minniefield |
1979-83 |
Former NBA player. |
| Nazr Mohammed |
1995-98 |
NBA Charlotte Bobcats player; member of the 2004-05 NBA champion San Antonio Spurs. |
| Randolph Morris |
2004-07 |
NBA Atlanta Hawks player. |
| Cotton Nash |
1961-64 |
Former NBA player and MLB outfielder. |
| Scott Padgett |
1994-996 |
ACB CB Granada player. |
| John Pelphrey |
1988-92 |
University of Arkansas men's basketball head coach. |
| Mark Pope |
1993-967 |
Former NBA player. |
| Tayshaun Prince |
1998-2002 |
NBA Detroit Pistons player; member of the 2003-04 NBA champion Detroit Pistons. |
| Frank Ramsey |
1950-54 |
Seven-time NBA champion. |
| Pat Riley |
1963-67 |
NBA Miami Heat former coach, and current team president; coached the 2005-06 NBA champion Miami Heat. |
| Rajon Rondo |
2004-06 |
NBA Boston Celtics player; member of the 2007-08 NBA champion Boston Celtics. |
| Jeff Sheppard |
1993-988 |
1998 NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player. |
| Wayne Turner |
1995-99 |
ANBL New Zealand Breakers player; NCAA all-time leader in games played. |
| Antoine Walker |
1994-96 |
NBA Memphis Grizzlies player (2005-06 NBA champion). |
| Kenny Walker |
1982-86 |
1985-86 All American and 5th pick in 1986 NBA Draft. |
| Sean Woods |
1988-92 |
Current Head Coach at Mississippi Valley State University. |
