List of Famous people born in Kentucky, United States of America
Charles C. Thompson
Charles Coleman Thompson is a prelate of the Catholic Church in the United States. He is the Archbishop of Indianapolis. He served as the bishop of Evansville, Indiana, from 2011 to 2017.
Keith Stallworth
Lisa Thornhill
Lisa Thornhill is an American actress.
Paul Nauert
Paul Edward Nauert is an American professional baseball umpire who has umpired in Major League Baseball (MLB) since becoming a part-time National League (NL) umpire in 1995.
Justin Deeley
Justin Deeley is an American actor and model. He is known for his roles on the television series 90210 and Drop Dead Diva.
Nate Jones
Nathan Andrew Jones is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds.
David Scarpa
David Scarpa is an American screenwriter. He is best known for writing the screenplays to The Last Castle, the 2008 remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still and All the Money in the World, about the John Paul Getty III kidnapping, which was released in December 2017.
Thomas R. Underwood
Thomas Rust Underwood served Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate.
Tommy Lee Wallace
Thomas Lee Wallace is an American film producer, director, editor, and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror genre, directing films such as Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Fright Night Part 2 and the 1990 miniseries, It. He is a long-time friend and collaborator of director John Carpenter, receiving his first credit as art director on Carpenter's directorial debut, Dark Star. Along with Charles Bornstein, he edited both the original Halloween and The Fog.
Nolan Smith
Nolan Derek Smith is an American former professional basketball player who is the director of operations and player development for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team. He played college basketball for Duke before being drafted 21st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2011 NBA draft. As a junior, he started at shooting guard for Duke's national champion 2010 team. As a senior, he was named a consensus first-team All-American and the ACC Player of the Year.