SettingsPeople from Danville, Kentucky
Albert G. Talbott
Albert Gallatin Talbott (April 4, 1808 - September 9, 1887) was a United States Representative from Kentucky and the uncle of William Clayton Anderson.
Albert Gallatin Talbott (April 4, 1808 - September 9, 1887) was a United States Representative from Kentucky and the uncle of William Clayton Anderson.
Alfred Ryors
Alfred Ryors (1812 – 1858) served as the second president of Indiana University and the fifth president of Ohio University.
Alfred Ryors (1812 – 1858) served as the second president of Indiana University and the fifth president of Ohio University.
Charles McDowell, Jr. (journalist)
Charles "Charley" McDowell, Jr. (24 June 1926 – 5 November 2010) was a long-time political writer and nationally syndicated columnist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch and panelist on PBS-TV's Was...
Charles "Charley" McDowell, Jr. (24 June 1926 – 5 November 2010) was a long-time political writer and nationally syndicated columnist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch and panelist on PBS-TV's Was...
Charles Stewart Todd
Charles Stewart Todd was a United States army officer and government official.
Charles Stewart Todd was a United States army officer and government official.
Christopher Greenup
Christopher Greenup (c. 1750 April 27, 1818) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative and the third Governor of Kentucky.
Christopher Greenup (c. 1750 April 27, 1818) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative and the third Governor of Kentucky.
Claude Matthews
Claude Matthews (1845–1898) was the 23rd Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1893 to 1897.
Claude Matthews (1845–1898) was the 23rd Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1893 to 1897.
Craig Yeast
Craig Nelson Yeast (born November 20, 1976 in Danville, Kentucky) was a Canadian Football League wide receiver and kick returner for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Craig Nelson Yeast (born November 20, 1976 in Danville, Kentucky) was a Canadian Football League wide receiver and kick returner for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Dennis Johnson (defensive end)
Dennis Alan Johnson is a former American football defensive end who played for the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League.
Dennis Alan Johnson is a former American football defensive end who played for the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League.
DeWitt Weaver (golfer)
DeWitt Thompson Weaver, Jr. is an American golf consultant and former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.
DeWitt Thompson Weaver, Jr. is an American golf consultant and former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.
Elizabeth Topham Kennan
Elizabeth Topham Kennan (born 1938) is an American academic who served as the 16th president of Mount Holyoke College from 1978 – 1995.
Elizabeth Topham Kennan (born 1938) is an American academic who served as the 16th president of Mount Holyoke College from 1978 – 1995.
Fess Williams
Stanley Williams (April 10, 1894 - December 17, 1975) (better known as Fess Williams) was an American jazz musician.
Stanley Williams (April 10, 1894 - December 17, 1975) (better known as Fess Williams) was an American jazz musician.
George B. Crittenden
George Bibb Crittenden (March 20, 1812 – November 27, 1880) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Black Hawk War, the Army of the Republic of Texas, the Mexican-America...
George Bibb Crittenden (March 20, 1812 – November 27, 1880) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Black Hawk War, the Army of the Republic of Texas, the Mexican-America...
Hart Goodloe
Hart Goodloe (January 31, 1875 - March 21, 1954) was a surgeon in the First World War who served at Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
Hart Goodloe (January 31, 1875 - March 21, 1954) was a surgeon in the First World War who served at Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
Harvey Helm
Harvey Helm (December 2, 1865 - March 3, 1919) was a United States Representative from Kentucky.
Harvey Helm (December 2, 1865 - March 3, 1919) was a United States Representative from Kentucky.
Hugh L. Scott
Hugh Lenox Scott was a post-Civil War West Point graduate who served as superintendent of West Point from 1906 to 1910, and Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1914 to 1917, including ...
Hugh Lenox Scott was a post-Civil War West Point graduate who served as superintendent of West Point from 1906 to 1910, and Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1914 to 1917, including ...
Isaac Shelby
Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was the first and fifth Governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky and served in the state legislatures of Virginia and North Carolina.
Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was the first and fifth Governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky and served in the state legislatures of Virginia and North Carolina.
J. Proctor Knott
James Proctor Knott was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as the 29th Governor of Kentucky from 1883 to 1887.
James Proctor Knott was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as the 29th Governor of Kentucky from 1883 to 1887.
Jacob Tamme
Jacob Tamme is an American football tight end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.
Jacob Tamme is an American football tight end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.
James Clemens, Jr.
James Clemens, Jr. (Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, October 29, 1791 – St. Louis, Independent City, Missouri, January 12, 1878) was an American businessman, and banker.
James Clemens, Jr. (Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, October 29, 1791 – St. Louis, Independent City, Missouri, January 12, 1878) was an American businessman, and banker.
James G. Birney
James Gillespie Birney was an abolitionist, politician and jurist born in Danville, Kentucky.
James Gillespie Birney was an abolitionist, politician and jurist born in Danville, Kentucky.
James Kerr (Texas)
James Kerr was a doctor, politician, Senator in Missouri, soldier, surveyor and Congressman in Texas who was active in the establishment of the Republic of Texas.
James Kerr was a doctor, politician, Senator in Missouri, soldier, surveyor and Congressman in Texas who was active in the establishment of the Republic of Texas.
James M. Birney
James M. Birney (June 17, 1817 – 1888) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
James M. Birney (June 17, 1817 – 1888) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Jim Marshall (American football)
James "Jim" Lawrence Marshall was an American football player who played defensive end for the Cleveland Browns and the Minnesota Vikings.
James "Jim" Lawrence Marshall was an American football player who played defensive end for the Cleveland Browns and the Minnesota Vikings.
John Baptiste Ford
Captain John Baptiste Ford (November 17, 1811–May 1, 1903) was an American industrialist and founder of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, now known as PPG Industries, based in Pittsburgh...
Captain John Baptiste Ford (November 17, 1811–May 1, 1903) was an American industrialist and founder of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, now known as PPG Industries, based in Pittsburgh...
John Boyle (congressman)
John Boyle (October 28, 1774 – February 28, 1835 or January 28, 1834) was a United States federal judge and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
John Boyle (October 28, 1774 – February 28, 1835 or January 28, 1834) was a United States federal judge and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
John Fetterman (reporter)
John Fetterman (1920 – 1975) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Louisville Courier-Journal.
John Fetterman (1920 – 1975) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Louisville Courier-Journal.
John G. Talbot
John Gunnell Talbot (16 August 1844 – 19 December 1870) was an officer in the United States Navy.
John Gunnell Talbot (16 August 1844 – 19 December 1870) was an officer in the United States Navy.
John Gaines Miller
John Gaines Miller (November 29, 1812 - May 11, 1856) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
John Gaines Miller (November 29, 1812 - May 11, 1856) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
John Kincaid
John Kincaid (February 15, 1791 - February 7, 1873) was a United States Representative from Kentucky.
John Kincaid (February 15, 1791 - February 7, 1873) was a United States Representative from Kentucky.
John Marshall Harlan
John Marshall Harlan was a Kentucky lawyer and politician who served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court.
John Marshall Harlan was a Kentucky lawyer and politician who served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court.
John Norvell
John Norvell (December 21, 1789 April 24, 1850) was a newspaper editor and one of the first U.S. Senators from Michigan.
John Norvell (December 21, 1789 April 24, 1850) was a newspaper editor and one of the first U.S. Senators from Michigan.
Joseph Hamilton Daveiss
Major Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (March 4, 1774 – November 7, 1811) commanded the Dragoons of the Indiana Militia at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Major Joseph Hamilton Daveiss (March 4, 1774 – November 7, 1811) commanded the Dragoons of the Indiana Militia at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Josh Teater
Josh Teater is an American professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour.
Josh Teater is an American professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour.
Joshua Fry Bell
Joshua Fry Bell (November 26, 1811 – August 17, 1870) was a Kentucky political figure.
Joshua Fry Bell (November 26, 1811 – August 17, 1870) was a Kentucky political figure.
King Swope
King Swope (August 10, 1893 - April 23, 1961) was a United States Representative from Kentucky.
King Swope (August 10, 1893 - April 23, 1961) was a United States Representative from Kentucky.
Laura Kirkpatrick
Laura Sioux Kirkpatrick is an American fashion model, best known as the runner-up of Cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model.
Laura Sioux Kirkpatrick is an American fashion model, best known as the runner-up of Cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model.
Lottie Moon
Charlotte Digges "Lottie" Moon was a Southern Baptist missionary to China with the Foreign Mission Board who spent nearly forty years living and working in China.
Charlotte Digges "Lottie" Moon was a Southern Baptist missionary to China with the Foreign Mission Board who spent nearly forty years living and working in China.
Maurice Manning (poet)
Maurice Manning (born 1970 in Danville, Kentucky) is an American poet.
Maurice Manning (born 1970 in Danville, Kentucky) is an American poet.
Michael Burns (historian)
Michael Burns (born December 30, 1947) is an American professor emeritus of history at Mount Holyoke College.
Michael Burns (born December 30, 1947) is an American professor emeritus of history at Mount Holyoke College.
Michael F. Adams
Michael F. Adams is the president of the University of Georgia.
Michael F. Adams is the president of the University of Georgia.
Milton J. Durham
Milton Jameson Durham (May 16, 1824 – February 12, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as First Comptroller of the Treasury in the administration of President Grover Cleveland.
Milton Jameson Durham (May 16, 1824 – February 12, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and served as First Comptroller of the Treasury in the administration of President Grover Cleveland.
Neal Brown
Neal Brown (born in Danville, Kentucky) is an American college football coach and former player.
Neal Brown (born in Danville, Kentucky) is an American college football coach and former player.
Phil Woolpert
Phil Woolpert (December 15, 1915 - May 7, 1987) was an American college basketball coach.
Phil Woolpert (December 15, 1915 - May 7, 1987) was an American college basketball coach.
Pierce Lively
Pierce Lively (born 1921) is a United States federal judge.
Pierce Lively (born 1921) is a United States federal judge.
Reed N. Weisiger
Reed Nelson Weisiger (May 2, 1838 September 12, 1908) was a Texas State Senator from District 26.
Reed Nelson Weisiger (May 2, 1838 September 12, 1908) was a Texas State Senator from District 26.
Robby Henson
Robby Henson is an American director and screenwriter.
Robby Henson is an American director and screenwriter.
Robert Jefferson Breckinridge
Robert Jefferson Breckinridge was a politician and Presbyterian minister.
Robert Jefferson Breckinridge was a politician and Presbyterian minister.
Robert P. Letcher
Robert Perkins Letcher was a politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Kentucky.
Robert Perkins Letcher was a politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Kentucky.
Samuel D. Burchard (clergyman)
Rev Samuel Dickerson Burchard (September 6, 1812 – September 25, 1891) was a nineteenth century clergyman from New York.
Rev Samuel Dickerson Burchard (September 6, 1812 – September 25, 1891) was a nineteenth century clergyman from New York.
Samuel McDowell
Samuel McDowell (October 29, 1735 – September 25, 1817) was a soldier and early political leader in Kentucky.
Samuel McDowell (October 29, 1735 – September 25, 1817) was a soldier and early political leader in Kentucky.
Sara W. Mahan
Sara W. Mahan (1870 - November 1, 1966) was a progressive era social reformer, and early Democratic Party female politician from Kentucky in the United States.
Sara W. Mahan (1870 - November 1, 1966) was a progressive era social reformer, and early Democratic Party female politician from Kentucky in the United States.
Scott Pruitt
Scott Pruitt (born May 9, 1968) is a United States lawyer and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Scott Pruitt (born May 9, 1968) is a United States lawyer and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
Singin' Sam
Singin’ Sam aka Harry Frankel (January 27, 1888, Springfield, Ohio -June 12, 1948, Richmond, Indiana) was a minstrel performer, vaudevillian and popular personality during the early days o...
Singin’ Sam aka Harry Frankel (January 27, 1888, Springfield, Ohio -June 12, 1948, Richmond, Indiana) was a minstrel performer, vaudevillian and popular personality during the early days o...
Sophia Alcorn
Sophia Kindrick Alcorn an educator at was best known for inventing the Tadoma method of communication with people who are deaf and blind.
Sophia Kindrick Alcorn an educator at was best known for inventing the Tadoma method of communication with people who are deaf and blind.
Speed S. Fry
Speed Smith Fry (September 9, 1817 – August 1, 1892) was a lawyer, judge, and a United States Army officer during the Mexican-American War and American Civil War.
Speed Smith Fry (September 9, 1817 – August 1, 1892) was a lawyer, judge, and a United States Army officer during the Mexican-American War and American Civil War.
Stephen Rolfe Powell
Stephen Rolfe Powell was born in 1951 in Birmingham, Alabama.
Stephen Rolfe Powell was born in 1951 in Birmingham, Alabama.
Theodore O'Hara
Theodore O'Hara (February 11, 1820 - June 6, 1867) was a poet and an officer for the United States Army in the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate colonel in the American Civil War.
Theodore O'Hara (February 11, 1820 - June 6, 1867) was a poet and an officer for the United States Army in the Mexican-American War, and a Confederate colonel in the American Civil War.
Thomas A. Spragens
Thomas A. Spragens (b. April 25, 1917 in Lebanon, KY, d. February 11, 2006 in Columbia, SC) was a figure in American higher education and served as president of Centre College in Danville, Kentu...
Thomas A. Spragens (b. April 25, 1917 in Lebanon, KY, d. February 11, 2006 in Columbia, SC) was a figure in American higher education and served as president of Centre College in Danville, Kentu...
Travis Leffew
Travis Leffew is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent.
Travis Leffew is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent.
Trey D.
Keith McGuffey, born in Danville, Kentucky, known by his stage name Trey D., is a songwriter and composer who became known mostly by his euro-rap style songs in the mid-1990s.
Keith McGuffey, born in Danville, Kentucky, known by his stage name Trey D., is a songwriter and composer who became known mostly by his euro-rap style songs in the mid-1990s.
William Arthur Ganfield
William Arthur Ganfield (b. September 3, 1873 in Dubuque County, Iowa, d. October 18, 1940 in Wisconsin) was a figure in American higher education and served as president of Centre College in Da...
William Arthur Ganfield (b. September 3, 1873 in Dubuque County, Iowa, d. October 18, 1940 in Wisconsin) was a figure in American higher education and served as president of Centre College in Da...
William Clayton Anderson
William Clayton Anderson (December 26, 1826 – December 23, 1861) was a United States Representative from Kentucky.
William Clayton Anderson (December 26, 1826 – December 23, 1861) was a United States Representative from Kentucky.
William Owsley
William Owsley was an associate justice on the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the 16th Governor of Kentucky.
William Owsley was an associate justice on the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the 16th Governor of Kentucky.
William R. Higgins
William Richard "Rich" Higgins (January 15, 1945 – July 6, 1990) was a United States Marine Corps colonel who was captured in 1988 while serving on a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missi...
William Richard "Rich" Higgins (January 15, 1945 – July 6, 1990) was a United States Marine Corps colonel who was captured in 1988 while serving on a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missi...