Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky ranks 590th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sabadell, Derby, and Oldham. Memorable people born in Lexington, Kentucky include Thomas Hunt Morgan, George Clooney, and Mary Todd Lincoln. Memorable people who died in Lexington, Kentucky include Sonny Landham, John C. Breckinridge, and Jackson Showalter. Lexington, Kentucky has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many actors, and politicians. Lexington, Kentucky is located in United States.
Lexington is a consolidated city coterminous with and the county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 322,570, making it the second-most populous city in Kentucky, the 14th-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 59th-most populous city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 30th-largest city. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1807 and 1993, Lexington, Kentucky was the birth place of 23 globally memorable people, including Thomas Hunt Morgan, George Clooney, and Mary Todd Lincoln. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Lexington, Kentucky including Sonny Landham, John C. Breckinridge, and Jackson Showalter.
People Born in Lexington, Kentucky
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Thomas Hunt Morgan
BIOLOGIST
1866 - 1945
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 1
George Clooney
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 2
Mary Todd Lincoln
COMPANION
1818 - 1882
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 3
Melissa McBride
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 4
John C. Breckinridge
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1875
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 5
Michael Shannon
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 6
Jim Varney
ACTOR
1949 - 2000
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 7
Tyson Gay
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 8
Alfred Francis Russell
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1884
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 9
Kevin Richardson
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 10
Richard Hell
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 11
Michael Herr
WRITER
1940 - 2016
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Lexington, Kentucky
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Sonny Landham
ACTOR
1941 - 2017
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 1
John C. Breckinridge
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1875
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 2
Jackson Showalter
CHESS PLAYER
1860 - 1935
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 3
Wayne Frye
ATHLETE
1930 - 2014
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Lexington, Kentucky
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Most individuals born in present day Lexington, Kentucky were actors (8), politicians (5), musicians (2), biologists (1), and companions (1), while most who died were actors (1), politicians (1), chess players (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lexington, Kentucky, including George Clooney, Melissa McBride, and Michael Shannon. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lexington, Kentucky, including George Clooney, Melissa McBride, and Michael Shannon.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Lexington, Kentucky since 1700.
