Famous People Born in Kentucky
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Abraham Lincoln
( Near Hodgenville )
- Alben W. Barkley ( Lowes )
- Barbaro
- Bell Hooks ( Hopkinsville )
- Big Brown
- Bill Monroe ( Rosine )
- Carry Nation ( Garrard County )
- D.W. Griffith ( La Grange )
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David Rice Atchison
( Frogtown )
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Diane Sawyer
( Glasgow )
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Dwight Yoakam
( Pikeville )
- Francis Gary Powers ( Jenkins )
- Gary Bauer ( Newport )
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George Clooney
( Lexington )
- Grandpa Jones ( Niagra )
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Gus Van Sant
( Louisville )
- Hunter S. Thompson ( Louisville )
- Jefferson Davis ( Christian County )
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Jennifer Lawrence
( Louisville )
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Johnny Depp
( Owensboro )
- Lionel Hampton ( Louisville )
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Loretta Lynn
( Butcher Hollow )
- Lynndie England ( Ashland )
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Mary Lincoln
( Lexington )
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Mary Travers
( Louisville )
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Matt Long
( Winchester )
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Molly Sims
( Murray )
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Muhammad Ali
( Louisville )
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Nick Clooney
( Maysville )
- Rosemary Clooney ( Maysville )
- Seabiscuit ( Claiborne Farm )
- Sue Grafton ( Louisville )
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Tony Snow
( Berea )
- V. Gene Robinson ( Lexington )