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Gurney Norman (born 1937) Novelist, documentarian, professor. Raised in Allais; worked for Hazard Herald; professor at University of Kentucky. Marsha Norman (born 1947) Author and lyricist [13] Born in Louisville [13] Andrew J. Offutt (1934–2013) Author; father of Chris Offutt. Born near Morehead, lived in Louisville.
Blue Fugates. The Fugates, commonly known as the " Blue Fugates " [1] or the " Blue People of Kentucky ", are an ancestral family living in the hills of Kentucky starting in the 19th century, where they are known for having a genetic trait that led to the blood disorder methemoglobinemia, causing the skin to appear blue.
Contents. Andy Beshear. Andrew Graham Beshear ( / bəˈʃɪər / bə-SHEER; born November 29, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving since 2019 as the 63rd governor of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 50th attorney general of Kentucky from 2016 to 2019. [1]
More: Rajon Rondo, former guard for Kentucky basketball, inducted into UK Athletics Hall of Fame This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Famous people from Kentucky you may ...
June 1, 1792 • Kentucky became the fifteenth state to be admitted to the union and Isaac Shelby, a military veteran from Virginia, was elected the first Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 1795 • Free Frank McWorter builds and manages a farming settlement in Pulaski County, Kentucky while enslaved by his father, George McWhorter; his ...
The etymology of "Kentucky" or "Kentucke" is uncertain. One suggestion is that it is derived from an Iroquois name meaning "land of tomorrow". [1] According to Native America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia, "Various authors have offered a number of opinions concerning the word's meaning: the Iroquois word kentake meaning 'meadow land', the Wyandotte (or perhaps Cherokee or Iroquois ...
Allan B. Magruder. Beverly Malone. Samuel Mason. William McDaniels. H. Price McGrath. John McIntyre (copy editor) John W. Moore (Missouri politician) Jackson L. Morrow. John Morton-Finney.
His first term in office was marked by widespread challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the December 2021 tornadoes in Western Kentucky and the July 2022 flooding in Eastern Kentucky.