List of Famous people born in Bowling Green, United States of America

James Morris is an American retired professional wrestler and current radio host, better known by his ring name, Hillbilly Jim. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1984 to 1991, and in the series Hillbilly Moments.

Rex Everett Chapman is an American retired professional basketball player and social media influencer. Chapman was a high school phenom, winning numerous awards for his play. After choosing to play for University of Kentucky, in his home state, he won further awards and scored over 1,000 points during his two seasons. Chapman became the first draft pick of the expansion Charlotte Hornets and played on four National Basketball Association (NBA) teams during a 12-year career. During his career he averaged 14.6 points per game, had several memorable games, and appeared in two slam dunk competitions.

George Fant is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college basketball and football at Western Kentucky, and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2016. Starting in 2018, Fant was used as a hybrid tight end on tackle-eligible plays for Seattle.

Duncan Hines was an American pioneer of restaurant ratings for travelers. He is best known today for the brand of food products that bears his name.

Gary Michael Barnidge is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisville. He has also played for Cleveland Browns.

Romaine Fielding was an American actor, screenwriter, and silent film director known for his dramatic westerns. He was also known as Royal A. Blandin.

Bennett Keith Schaeufele, better known by his stage name Ben Keith, was an American musician and record producer. Known primarily for his work as a pedal steel guitarist with Neil Young, Keith was a fixture of the Nashville country music community in the 1950s and 1960s before working with numerous successful rock, country and pop artists as both a producer and versatile, multi-instrumentalist sideman for over four decades. Neil Young affectionately referred to him as "Long Grain". Keith was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2014.

Francis McDonald was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years.

Bill Pope, A.S.C. is an American cinematographer and filmmaker known for his collaborations with directors Sam Raimi, The Wachowskis and Edgar Wright, He has also photographed and directed numerous music videos for artists like Chris Isaak and Metallica, and eight episodes of the documentary series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.