Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky ranks 196th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nagoya, Sheffield, and Pamplona. Memorable people born in Louisville, Kentucky include Muhammad Ali, Gus Van Sant, and Hunter S. Thompson. Memorable people who died in Louisville, Kentucky include Colonel Sanders, James Kottak, and Henry Halleck. Louisville, Kentucky has been the birth place of many actors, and basketball players and the death place of many military personnels, and businesspeople. 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, although 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 border. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1805 and 2003, Louisville, Kentucky was the birth place of 67 globally memorable people, including Muhammad Ali, Gus Van Sant, and Hunter S. Thompson. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Louisville, Kentucky including Colonel Sanders, James Kottak, and Henry Halleck.
People Born in Louisville, Kentucky
Go to all RankingsMuhammad Ali
BOXER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 88.97
Rank: 1
Gus Van Sant
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 2
Hunter S. Thompson
WRITER
1937 - 2005
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 3
Don Rosa
COMIC ARTIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 4
Lionel Hampton
MUSICIAN
1908 - 2002
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 5
Sean Young
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 6
Ned Beatty
ACTOR
1937 - 2021
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 7
Tod Browning
ACTOR
1880 - 1962
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 8
Victor Mature
ACTOR
1913 - 1999
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 9
James Kottak
MUSICIAN
1962 - 2024
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 10
Vonda N. McIntyre
WRITER
1948 - 2019
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 11
William Conrad
ACTOR
1920 - 1994
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Louisville, Kentucky
Go to all RankingsGeorge Devol
INVENTOR
1912 - 2011
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 16
Abraham Flexner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1866 - 1959
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 30
Tommy Kirk
ACTOR
1941 - 2021
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 37
Mary Nolan
ACTOR
1902 - 1948
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 39
Artimus Pyle
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 40
J. Richard Gott
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 43
William G. Dever
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 38.82
Rank: 45
Jim Cornette
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 33.73
Rank: 51
P. J. Washington
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 22.99
Rank: 61
Justin Thomas
GOLFER
1993 - Present
HPI: 21.13
Rank: 62
Shamier Little
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 63
Yared Nuguse
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 64
People Deceased in Louisville, Kentucky
Go to all RankingsColonel Sanders
BUSINESSPERSON
1890 - 1980
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 1
James Kottak
MUSICIAN
1962 - 2024
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 2
Henry Halleck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1815 - 1872
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 3
Jimmy Ellis
BOXER
1940 - 2014
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 4
Kay Stammers
TENNIS PLAYER
1914 - 2005
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 5
George Rogers Clark
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1818
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 6
Ralph Beard
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 7
Miguel Mena
ATHLETE
1986 - 2021
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Louisville, Kentucky
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Most individuals born in present day Louisville, Kentucky were actors (19), basketball players (6), writers (5), musicians (5), and athletes (4), while most who died were military personnels (2), businesspeople (1), musicians (1), boxers (1), and tennis players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Louisville, Kentucky, including Sean Young, Ned Beatty, and Chris Hardwick. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Louisville, Kentucky, including Sean Young, Ned Beatty, and Tod Browning.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Louisville, Kentucky since 1700.