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Who was famous that lived in Kentucky and why are the famous people famous?
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Famous People from KY: * Helen Thomas, long time member of the White House press corps * Jim Bowie, died at the Battle of the Alamo and made the Bowie knife famous * H. E. Kimmel, Commander of US Pacific Fleet when Pearl Harbor was attacked * George Clooney, actor * Tom Cruise, actor * Johnny Debb, actor * Lee Majors, actor * Florence Henderson, actress * Patricia Neal, actress * Tony Snow, GW Bush's Press Secretary * Adlai E. Stevenson, former US VP * Zachary Taylor, US president * Abraham Lincoln US President * Muhammad Ali boxer * Kenny Perry professional golfer * David Akers, NFL place kicker * Shaun Alexander, NFL runningback * Jim Bunning, baseball hall of famer, politician * Dan Uggla, MLB pitcher * Cris Collingsworth, NFL wide receiver, now sports analyst * Chris Burke, MLB pitcher * Col. H. Sanders, founder and spokesperson for the KFC fast food chain Many Country Singers including: * Loretta Lynn * Troy Lee Gentry * Naomi and Wynonna Judd * John Michael Montgomery * Ricky Skaggs * Crystal Gayle * Billy Ray Cyrus
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