The following list contains persons of note who were born, raised, or spent portions of their lives in the American
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
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Authors and journalists
Explorers, pioneers, and military personnel
Film, radio, and television personalities
Government and political leaders
Infamous persons
Musicians
Scientists and inventors
Sports figures
Visual artists
Other notable persons
See also
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List of Kentucky women in the civil rights era
This is a historical list of women from Kentucky who were involved in civil rights activism from 1920 until the 1970s. This was a time period in the twentieth century when the civil rights movement impacted Kentucky's history of women and was enr ...
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List of people from Lexington, Kentucky
The following are notable people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the Lexington, Kentucky, metropolitan area:
See also
* List of University of Kentucky alumni
* List of people from Kentucky
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List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area
This is a list of people from the Louisville metropolitan area which consists of the Kentucky county of Jefferson and the Indiana counties of Clark and Floyd in the United States. Included are notable people who were either born or raised ther ...
References
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