EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded by John Bowman in 1865 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky. Name changed in 1908 to State University, Lexington, Kentucky, in 1916 to University of Kentucky.

Location:
Lexington, KY

Founding Date:
1865

Team:
Wildcats

Enrollment:
32,000

Official Website:
http://www.uky.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Barry K. Allen	Business	c. 1949		EVP at Qwest, 2004-07
Bill Bass	Scientist	30-Aug-1928		Human decomposition
Wendell Berry	Author	5-Aug-1934		A Place on Earth
Steve Beshear	Politician	21-Sep-1944		Governor of Kentucky, 2007-15
George Blanda	Football	17-Sep-1927	27-Sep-2010	Football hall-of-famer played 340 games
James R. Boyd	Business	c. 1947		VP of Ashland, 1986-2002
Ned Breathitt	Politician	26-Nov-1924	11-Oct-2003	Governor of Kentucky, 1963-67
Gay Brewer	Golf	19-Mar-1932	31-Aug-2007	Winner, 1967 Masters Tournament
John Y. Brown, Jr.	Politician	28-Dec-1933		Governor of Kentucky, 1979-83
Michael R. Buchanan	Business	c. 1947		Former Bank of America executive
Julian Carroll	Politician	16-Apr-1931		Governor of Kentucky, 1974-79
W. Larry Cash	Business	c. 1948		CFO of Community Health Systems
Albert "Happy" Chandler	Politician	14-Jul-1898	15-Jun-1991	Kentucky Governor, Baseball Commissioner
Ben Chandler	Politician	12-Sep-1959		Congressman, Kentucky 6th
Paul W. Chellgren	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Ashland, 1996-2002
Champ Clark	Politician	7-Mar-1850	2-Mar-1921	Speaker of the US House, 1911-19
Martha Layne Collins	Politician	7-Dec-1936		Governor of Kentucky, 1983-87
Bert T. Combs	Politician	13-Aug-1911	4-Dec-1991	Governor of Kentucky, 1959-63
Deno Curris	Educator	1940		President, AASCU
Brady J. Deaton	Educator	c. 1944		President, University of Missouri
Frank Graves Dickey	Educator	1-Dec-1917	7-Aug-2009	President, University of Kentucky, 1956-63
Mike Duncan	Activist	1951		RNC Chairman, 2007-09
Ernie Fletcher	Politician	12-Nov-1952		Governor of Kentucky, 2003-07
Wendell H. Ford	Politician	8-Sep-1924	22-Jan-2015	US Senator from Kentucky, 1974-99
Donald Fowler	Government	12-Sep-1935		DNC chairman, 1995-97
Don Galloway	Actor	27-Jul-1937	8-Jan-2009	Det. Sgt. Ed Brown on Ironside
Troy Gentry	Country Musician	5-Apr-1967		Montgomery Gentry
Alex Groza	Basketball	7-Oct-1926	21-Jan-1995	Caught in point shaving scandal
David Hager	Doctor	c. 1946		Gynecologist, conservative activist
Joe B. Hall	Basketball	30-Nov-1928		Kentucky Head Coach, 1972-85
Elizabeth Hardwick	Critic	27-Jul-1916	2-Dec-2007	Seduction and Betrayal
James F. Hardymon	Business	c. 1934		CEO of Textron, 1992-98
Sandra L. Helton	Business	c. 1949		CFO of Telephone & Data, 1998-2006
Walter D. Huddleston	Politician	15-Apr-1926		US Senator from Kentucky, 1973-85
Dan Issel	Basketball	25-Oct-1948		Nuggets Hall of Famer, Coach
Ashley Judd	Actor	19-Apr-1968		Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Michael D. Lambert	Business	c. 1947		Senior VP at Dell, 1996-2002
David M. Lawrence	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Kaiser KHFP, 1991-2002
Ron Lewis	Politician	14-Sep-1946		Congressman from Kentucky, 1994-2009
William Lipscomb	Chemist	9-Dec-1919	14-Apr-2011	Chemical bonding
Ken Lucas	Politician	22-Aug-1933		Congressman from Kentucky, 1999-2005
Bobbie Ann Mason	Novelist	1-May-1940		In Country
Sally Mason	Educator	c. 1950		President, University of Iowa
Charles McClendon	Football	17-Oct-1923	6-Dec-2001	LSU Head Coach, 1962-79
Mitch McConnell	Politician	20-Feb-1942		US Senator from Kentucky
James F. McDonald	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Scientific-Atlanta, 1993-2006
W. Rodney McMullen	Business	c. 1961		Vice Chairman of Kroger
Donald L. McWhorter	Business	c. 1936		President and CEO of Banc One, 1992-95
John Merritt	Football	26-Jan-1926	13-Dec-1983	Tennessee Football Coach, 1963-83
Daniel Mongiardo	Politician	4-Jul-1960		Lt. Governor of Kentucky
Thomas H. Morgan	Scientist	25-Sep-1866	4-Dec-1945	Fruit fly chromosomes and heredity
Story Musgrave	Astronaut	19-Aug-1935		Spent 1281 hours in space
Joe Nickell	Author	1-Dec-1944		Professional skeptic
Thomas Niles	Diplomat	22-Sep-1939		US Ambassador to Greece, 1993-97
Burl Osborne	Publisher	25-Jun-1937	15-Aug-2012	Dallas Morning News
Paul Patton	Politician	26-May-1937		Governor of Kentucky, 1995-2003
John Pelphrey	Basketball	18-Jul-1968		Head Coach, Arkansas Razorbacks
Steve Pence	Politician	22-Dec-1953		Lt. Governor of Kentucky, 2003-07
Beverly Perdue	Politician	14-Jan-1948		Governor of North Carolina, 2009-13
James R. Ramsey	Educator	14-Nov-1948		President, University of Louisville
Pat Riley	Basketball	20-Mar-1945		Miami Heat Head Coach, 2005-08
James D. Robbins	Business	c. 1947		Former Managing Partner, PWC
Hal Rogers	Politician	31-Dec-1937		Congressman, Kentucky 5th
James E. Rogers	Business	20-Sep-1947		CEO of Duke Energy
Rajon Rondo	Basketball	22-Feb-1986		Sacramento Kings point guard
Howard Schnellenberger	Football	16-Mar-1934		FAU Head Coach
John T. Scopes	Educator	3-Aug-1900	21-Oct-1970	Defendant in the Scopes Monkey Trial
James G. Scrugham	Politician	19-Jan-1880	23-Jun-1945	Governor of Nevada, 1923-27
Alan Sears	Activist	?		CEO, Alliance Defense Fund
Louise Slaughter	Politician	14-Aug-1929		Congresswoman, New York 28th
Harry Dean Stanton	Actor	14-Jul-1926		Bathrobe-clad actor from Repo Man
Ted Strickland	Politician	4-Aug-1941		Governor of Ohio, 2007-11
Paul E. Sullivan	Attorney	c. 1945		Frost Brown Todd
Gregory L. Summe	Business	c. 1956		CEO of PerkinElmer
Lee T. Todd, Jr.	Educator	6-May-1946		President, University of Kentucky
John Wall	Basketball	6-Sep-1990		Washington Wizards point guard
Charles T. Wethington, Jr.	Educator	2-Jan-1936		President, University of Kentucky, 1990-2001
Ed Whitfield	Politician	25-May-1943		Congressman, Kentucky 1st
Fred M. Wilcox	Film Director	22-Dec-1907	23-Sep-1964	Forbidden Planet
Wallace Wilkinson	Politician	12-Dec-1941	5-Jul-2002	Governor of Kentucky, 1987-91
William Windom	Actor	28-Sep-1923	16-Aug-2012	Glen Morley on The Farmer's Daughter

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lance Banning	Historian	24-Jan-1942	31-Jan-2006	Sacred Fire of Liberty
Wendell Berry	Author	5-Aug-1934		A Place on Earth
Mary Sue Coleman	Educator	2-Oct-1943		President, University of Michigan
Guy Davenport	Author	23-Nov-1927	4-Jan-2005	Thasos and Ohio
William W. Freehling	Historian	26-Dec-1935		Prelude to Civil War
Mary W. M. Hargreaves	Historian	1-Mar-1914	29-Aug-2008	Dry Farming in the Northern Great Plains
Robert E. Hemenway	Educator	10-Aug-1941	31-Jul-2015	Chancellor, University of Kansas, 1995-2009
David Ignatow	Poet	7-Feb-1914	17-Nov-1997	Rescue the Dead
Bryce Jordan	Educator	22-Sep-1924	12-Apr-2016	President of Penn State, 1983-90
Story Musgrave	Astronaut	19-Aug-1935		Spent 1281 hours in space
Jeremy D. Popkin	Historian	19-Dec-1948		Revolutionary News: The Press in France
Deborah E. Powell	Doctor	1939		Dean of UMN Medical School
James R. Ramsey	Educator	14-Nov-1948		President, University of Louisville
John M. Rogers	Judge	26-Jun-1948		6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Gerhard L. Weinberg	Historian	1-Jan-1928		The Foreign Policy of Hitler's Germany
Charles T. Wethington, Jr.	Educator	2-Jan-1936		President, University of Kentucky, 1990-2001

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ned Breathitt	Politician	26-Nov-1924	11-Oct-2003	Governor of Kentucky, 1963-67
Albert "Happy" Chandler	Politician	14-Jul-1898	15-Jun-1991	Kentucky Governor, Baseball Commissioner
Paul W. Chellgren	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Ashland, 1996-2002
Martha Layne Collins	Politician	7-Dec-1936		Governor of Kentucky, 1983-87
Frank Graves Dickey	Educator	1-Dec-1917	7-Aug-2009	President, University of Kentucky, 1956-63
Donald Fowler	Government	12-Sep-1935		DNC chairman, 1995-97
James F. Hardymon	Business	c. 1934		CEO of Textron, 1992-98
Robert E. Hemenway	Educator	10-Aug-1941	31-Jul-2015	Chancellor, University of Kansas, 1995-2009
Nana Mensah	Business	c. 1953		PepsiCo Restaurants International
John M. Rogers	Judge	26-Jun-1948		6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Lee T. Todd, Jr.	Educator	6-May-1946		President, University of Kentucky
Charles T. Wethington, Jr.	Educator	2-Jan-1936		President, University of Kentucky, 1990-2001

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bill Arnsparger	Football	16-Dec-1926	17-Jul-2015	Former Dolphins, Giants Coach
Tommy Bowden	Football	10-Jul-1954		Head Coach, Clemson University, 1999-2008
Rich Brooks	Football	20-Aug-1941		Kentucky Wildcats Head Coach
Bear Bryant	Football	11-Sep-1913	26-Jan-1983	Legendary Alabama head coach
John Calipari	Basketball	10-Feb-1959		Head Coach, University of Kentucky
John Cooper	Football	2-Jul-1937		OSU Head Coach, 1988-2000
Bill Curry	Football	21-Oct-1942		NFL center, NCAA football coach
Paul Dietzel	Football	5-Sep-1924	24-Sep-2013	South Carolina Head Coach, 1966-74
Billy Donovan	Basketball	30-May-1965		Head Coach, Florida Gators
Billy Gillispie	Basketball	7-Nov-1959		Former basketball coach, Texas Tech
Joe B. Hall	Basketball	30-Nov-1928		Kentucky Head Coach, 1972-85
Leonard Hamilton	Basketball	c. 1949		FSU Head Coach
Mike Leach	Football	9-Mar-1961		Football Coach, Washington State University
Jim O'Brien	Basketball	11-Feb-1952		Head Coach of Indiana Pacers, 2007-11
Rick Pitino	Basketball	18-Sep-1952		Head Coach, University of Louisville
Adolph Rupp	Basketball	2-Sep-1901	10-Dec-1977	Kentucky Head Coach, 1930-72
Don Shula	Football	4-Jan-1930		Miami Dolphins coach
Tubby Smith	Basketball	30-Jun-1951		Former Head Coach, University of Minnesota
Eddie Sutton	Basketball	12-Mar-1936		OSU Head Coach, 1990-2006

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