Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky ranks 196th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nagoya, Sheffield, and Pamplona. The most famous people from Louisville, Kentucky are Muhammad Ali, Robert Anderson, and Gus Van Sant. The most famous people who died in Louisville, Kentucky are Colonel Sanders, Jimmy Ellis, and James Kottak. Louisville, Kentucky has been the birth place of many actors, and basketball players and the death place of many military personnels, and basketball players. Louisville, Kentucky is located in United States.
Louisville is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city; however, by population density, it is the 265th most dense city. Louisville is the historical county seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana state line. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1805 and 2003, Louisville, Kentucky was the birth place of 74 globally memorable people, including Muhammad Ali, Robert Anderson, and Gus Van Sant. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Louisville, Kentucky including Colonel Sanders, Jimmy Ellis, and James Kottak.
People Born in Louisville, Kentucky
Go to all RankingsMuhammad Ali
BOXER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 90.72
Rank: 1
Robert Anderson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1805 - 1871
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 2
Gus Van Sant
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 3
Hunter S. Thompson
WRITER
1937 - 2005
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 4
John Pope
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1822 - 1892
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 5
Victor Mature
ACTOR
1913 - 1999
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 6
Don Rosa
COMIC ARTIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 7
Tod Browning
ACTOR
1880 - 1962
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 8
Jimmy Ellis
BOXER
1940 - 2014
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 9
Ned Beatty
ACTOR
1937 - 2021
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 10
Danny Sullivan
RACING DRIVER
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 11
Lionel Hampton
MUSICIAN
1908 - 2002
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Louisville, Kentucky
Go to all RankingsLucy Tyler-Sharman
CYCLIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 51
Jess Weixler
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 62
Chris Coy
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 35.11
Rank: 63
Derek Anderson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.97
Rank: 65
Bradford Young
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 32.91
Rank: 67
Caroline Burckle
SWIMMER
1986 - Present
HPI: 30.08
Rank: 69
Justin Deeley
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.93
Rank: 70
People Deceased in Louisville, Kentucky
Go to all RankingsColonel Sanders
BUSINESSPERSON
1890 - 1980
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 1
Jimmy Ellis
BOXER
1940 - 2014
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 2
James Kottak
MUSICIAN
1962 - 2024
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 3
Henry Halleck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1815 - 1872
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 4
Kay Stammers
TENNIS PLAYER
1914 - 2005
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 5
George Rogers Clark
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1818
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 6
Ralph Beard
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 7
Junior Bridgeman
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1953 - 2025
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 8
Miguel Mena
ATHLETE
1986 - 2021
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Louisville, Kentucky were actors (22), basketball players (7), writers (5), musicians (5), and swimmers (4), while most who died were military personnels (2), basketball players (2), businesspeople (1), boxers (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Louisville, Kentucky, including Ned Beatty, Sean Young, and Josh Dallas. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Louisville, Kentucky, including Victor Mature, Tod Browning, and Ned Beatty.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Louisville, Kentucky since 1700.



























