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:
+ Name DescriptionChad AullPoliticianAndy BarrU.S. representative for Kentucky Henry Bidleman Bascom Editor, U.S. Congressional Chaplain, university president Dotsie Bausch Cyclist, national champion, Pan American Champion, and Olympic silver medalist Dominic Black Freestyle and folkstyle wrestlerDominic Black (2004) - WVU Sports Hall of Fame. wvusports.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023. Kent Blazy Songwriter Joseph Bosworth Lawyer, politician, and businessmanSweet Evening BreezeDrag queen, activist, healthcare worker, and socialite. John Breckinridge U.S. Attorney General and Senator John B. Breckinridge U.S. Representative John C. Breckinridge U.S. vice president, U.S. Senator Sophonisba Breckinridge Founder, School of Social Works Administration, University of Chicago Belle Brezing Brothel madam William Wells Brown Abolitionist leader Walker Buehler Major League Baseball pitcher Laura Bell Bundy Actress LaVerne Butler Clergyman and college presidentMichael Foust, Obituary of LaVerne Butler, Baptist Press, December 21, 2010 Mrs. Leslie Carter Stage and silent-film actress Elizabeth Pickett Chevalier Silent-film director and screenwriter, author Meredith Clark Academic Thomas D. Clark Historian and author Henry Clay U.S. Representative and Senator, Secretary of State Tyler Clippard Major League Baseball pitcher George Clooney Actor, producer, film director Joyce Compton Actress Kelly Craft United States Ambassador to the United Nations and United States Ambassador to Canada Drew Curtis Founder of Fark Guy Davenport Author Jefferson Davis Politician, President of the Confederate United States of America Dermontti Dawson NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers Carl H. Dodd Major, Medal of Honor recipient for his service during the Korean War Josiah Dunham Secretary of State of Vermont and founder of Lafayette Female Academy Charlotte Dupuy Slave who sued Henry Clay for freedom in 1829 Peter Durrett Church founderH. E. Nutter, A Brief History of the First Baptist Church (Black) Lexington, Kentucky, 1940, accessed 22 August 2010 Henry Earl Folk hero arrested approximately 1,500 times Farah Fath Actress Henry Faulkner Artist London Ferrill Religious leader"Biography of London Ferrill, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Colored Persons, Lexington, KY.": A.W. Elder, printer, 1854, 12 pgs, online edition, Documenting the American South, University of North Carolina, accessed 6 May 2011Randy Fine U.S. Representative and gambling industry executive Ralph Foody Actor Steve Gabbard NFL player Gatewood Galbraith Author, lawyer Marvin Gay Sr. Pentecostal minister; father and murderer of R&B singer Marvin Gaye Tyson Gay Sprinter Rayna Gellert Bluegrass fiddler Troy Gentry Musician, country-music duo Montgomery Gentry Arin Gilliland National Women's Soccer League player for the Chicago Red Stars Trevor Gott Major League Baseball pitcher Andy Green Bench coach of the Chicago Cubs James Baker Hall Poet, photographer, novelist, teacher Joe B. Hall Hall of Fame basketball coach for University of Kentucky, 1972–1985 Tom Hammond NBC sportscaster John O. Hodges Kentucky state senator Han Kuo-Huang Ethnomusicologist Haydar Hatemi Painter Isaac Scott Hathaway Artist, professor at the Tuskegee Institute, first African-American to design a US coin Lewis Hayden Abolitionist leader Thomas Edward Hayden Mayor of Flower Mound, TexasBradlee L. Heckmann Neuroimmunologist Richard Hell Punk-rocker Ben Hoffman Actor and writer best known for his satirical country music persona, Wheeler Walker Jr. Josh Hopkins ActorSilas HouseAuthor and 2023 Kentucky Poet Laureate Shayna Hubers Criminal convicted of killing her boyfriend Ryan Poston; compared with convicted killer Jodi Arias due to the similarity of their crimes B. Wayne Hughes Founder of Public Storage Sarah Hutchings Composer Kevin Jarvis Major League Baseball player Robert Kirkman Comic-book writer and TV producer best known for The Walking Dead Laura Johnson Dandridge 19th century White House chef, Lexington restaurateurWilliam Decker JohnsonEnglish-born American newspaper founder, and editor Ashley Judd Actress Naomi Judd Musician Gregory Kaidanov Chess grandmaster Austin Kearns Major League Baseball player Paul Levy Writer Mary Todd Lincoln First Lady, wife of Abraham Lincoln William Lipscomb Nobel Prize in Chemistry Brian Littrell Musician, Backstreet Boys Shirley Ardell Mason a.k.a. Sybil, suffered from dissociative identity disorder Tucker Max Author Les McCann Jazz musician and painter Anne Hazen McFarland physician and medical journal editor Shug McGaughey Thoroughbred trainer Ralph Eugene Meatyard PhotographerAkhdiyat Duta ModjoSinger. Irene Moon Also known as Katja Chantre Seltmann, musician Charles Chilton Moore Atheist Davey Moore Boxer, featherweight champion Jessica Moore JournalistJohn Morgan Attorney, founder of personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan John Hunt Morgan C.S. Army general Thomas Hunt Morgan Nobel prizewinning evolutionary biologist, geneticist, embryologist Gurney Norman Author, professor Natalie Novosel Basketball player, WNBA's Washington Mystics Luther Pennington United Methodist pastor and politician Grace Perreiah Artist John Peterman Businessman H. Foster Pettit State representative, mayor of Lexington Ben Revere Major League Baseball player, Washington Nationals; played high school baseball in Lexington Sarah Rice Singer, musician, actress and artist Kevin Richardson Musician, Backstreet Boys Charles P. Roland Historian Rubi Rose Rapper Robbie Ross Jr. Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox Adolph Rupp Hall of Fame basketball coach for the University of Kentucky, 1930–1972 Alfred Francis Russell 10th President of Liberia Colton Ryan Actor Vincent Sanford Basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Robert Schneider Musician Michael Shannon Actor Joseph O. Shelby C.S. Army general Eric Shelton NFL running back Tubby Smith Basketball coach, University of KentuckySamuel J. W. SpurgeonChristian minister, newspaper publisher, editor Harry Dean Stanton Actor Chris Stapleton Country musician Henry A. Tandy Born enslaved, entrepreneur and building contractor Walter Tevis Author of The Hustler and The Color of Money Tinashe Singer and actress David Tolliver Musician, Halfway to Hazard John Tuska Artist Jim Varney Actor and comedian Adalin Wichman Sculptor and artist, designer of Eclipse Award Trophy Biddy Wood Journalist and jazz promoter Steve Zahn Actor
See also List of University of Kentucky alumni List of people from Kentucky List of people from the Louisville metropolitan area
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