"In addition to their collective charitable efforts, Colonels are Kentucky's ambassadors of goodwill and fellowship around the world."
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Edward P. Abraham |
Chemist |
10-Jun-1913 |
8-May-1999 |
Cephalosporins |
| Ansel Adams |
Photographer |
20-Feb-1902 |
22-Apr-1984 |
Yosemite photographer |
| Harold Adamson |
Songwriter |
10-Dec-1906 |
17-Aug-1980 |
Time on My Hands |
| Muhammad Ali |
Boxing |
17-Jan-1942 |
|
Floated like butterfly, stung like bee |
| Mario Andretti |
Auto Racing |
28-Feb-1940 |
|
Indy car racer |
| Ann-Margret |
Actor |
28-Apr-1941 |
|
Carnal Knowledge |
| Princess Anne |
Royalty |
15-Aug-1950 |
|
The Horsey Princess Royal |
| Arthur Ashe |
Tennis |
10-Jul-1943 |
6-Feb-1993 |
First black man to win Wimbledon |
| Izzy Asper |
Business |
11-Aug-1932 |
7-Oct-2003 |
Founder, CanWest Global |
| Fred Astaire |
Dancer |
10-May-1899 |
22-Jun-1987 |
Broadway ballroom dancer |
| John James Audubon |
Naturalist |
26-Apr-1785 |
27-Jan-1851 |
Illustrated Birds of America |
| Bob Barker |
Game Show Host |
12-Dec-1923 |
|
The Price Is Right |
| Jim Beam |
Business |
1864 |
1947 |
Bourbon baron |
| Omar Bradley |
Military |
12-Feb-1893 |
8-Apr-1981 |
US Army Chief of Staff |
| Lloyd Bridges |
Actor |
15-Jan-1913 |
10-Mar-1998 |
Airplane! |
| Foster Brooks |
Comic |
11-May-1912 |
20-Dec-2001 |
Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts |
| George H.W. Bush |
Head of State |
12-Jun-1924 |
|
41st US President, 1989-93 |
| Richard E. Byrd |
Explorer |
25-Oct-1888 |
11-Mar-1957 |
Arctic and Antarctic explorer |
| Eddie Cantor |
Singer |
31-Jan-1892 |
10-Oct-1964 |
Banjo Eyes |
| LeRoy T. Carlson |
Business |
15-May-1916 |
|
Founder of Telephone and Data Systems |
| Harry Carson |
Football |
26-Nov-1953 |
|
NY Giants Linebacker, Hall of Famer |
| Carol Channing |
Singer |
31-Jan-1921 |
|
All-Singing All-Dancing |
| Winston Churchill |
Head of State |
30-Nov-1874 |
24-Jan-1965 |
WWII Prime Minister of England |
| Bill Clements |
Politician |
17-Apr-1917 |
29-May-2011 |
Twice Governor of Texas |
| Bill Clinton |
Head of State |
19-Aug-1946 |
|
42nd US President, 1993-2001 |
| Rosemary Clooney |
Singer |
23-May-1928 |
29-Jun-2002 |
Come On-a My House |
| Alistair Cooke |
Journalist |
20-Nov-1908 |
29-Mar-2004 |
Alistair Cooke's America |
| John S. Cooper |
Politician |
23-Aug-1901 |
21-Feb-1991 |
US Senator from Kentucky |
| Joan Crawford |
Actor |
23-Mar-1905 |
10-May-1977 |
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? |
| Bing Crosby |
Singer |
3-May-1903 |
14-Oct-1977 |
White Christmas |
| Norm Crosby |
Comic |
15-Sep-1927 |
|
Stand-up and nightclub comic |
| Henry Cuellar |
Politician |
19-Sep-1955 |
|
Congressman, Texas 28th |
| Billy Ray Cyrus |
Country Musician |
25-Aug-1961 |
|
Achy Breaky Heart |
| Bebe Daniels |
Actor |
14-Jan-1901 |
16-Mar-1971 |
42nd Street |
| Jack Dempsey |
Boxing |
24-Jun-1895 |
31-May-1983 |
Heavyweight champ |
| Johnny Depp |
Actor |
9-Jun-1963 |
|
Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Phyllis Diller |
Comic |
17-Jul-1917 |
|
The original female stand-up comic |
| Jimmy Durante |
Comic |
10-Feb-1893 |
20-Jan-1980 |
Everybody wants ta get inta da act |
| Dale Evans |
Country Musician |
31-Oct-1912 |
7-Feb-2001 |
Singer and leading lady to Roy Rogers |
| Jose Ferrer |
Actor |
8-Jan-1909 |
26-Jan-1992 |
The Caine Mutiny |
| Jeff Foxworthy |
Comic |
6-Sep-1958 |
|
Just might be a redneck |
| Glenn Frey |
Musician |
6-Nov-1948 |
|
Lead vocals and guitar, Eagles |
| Clark Gable |
Actor |
1-Feb-1901 |
16-Nov-1960 |
Gone With the Wind |
| Ralph F. Gates |
Politician |
24-Feb-1893 |
28-Jul-1978 |
Governor of Indiana, 1945-49 |
| Crystal Gayle |
Country Musician |
9-Jan-1951 |
|
Country music star with hair to her ankles |
| Phyllis George |
Author |
25-Jun-1949 |
|
Miss America 1971 |
| Newt Gingrich |
Politician |
17-Jun-1943 |
|
Speaker of the House, 1995-99 |
| John Glenn |
Astronaut |
18-Jul-1921 |
|
First American to orbit earth |
| Whoopi Goldberg |
Actor |
13-Nov-1955 |
|
Sister Act |
| Jeff Gordon |
Auto Racing |
4-Aug-1971 |
|
Four-time Winston Cup winner |
| Peter Graves |
Actor |
18-Mar-1926 |
14-Mar-2010 |
Mission: Impossible |
| Wayne Gretzky |
Hockey |
26-Jan-1961 |
|
The Great One |
| Tom T. Hall |
Country Musician |
25-May-1936 |
|
Harper Valley PTA |
| Duncan Hines |
Business |
26-Mar-1880 |
15-Mar-1959 |
Roadside gourmet |
| J. Edgar Hoover |
Government |
1-Jan-1895 |
2-May-1972 |
Director of the FBI, 1924-72 |
| Bob Hope |
Comic |
29-May-1903 |
27-Jul-2003 |
Centenarian comic |
| Louis McHenry Howe |
Government |
14-Jan-1871 |
18-Apr-1936 |
Close advisor to FDR |
| Pope John Paul II |
Religion |
18-May-1920 |
2-Apr-2005 |
Roman Catholic Pontiff, 1978-2005 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson |
Head of State |
27-Aug-1908 |
22-Jan-1973 |
36th US President, 1963-69 |
| Ashley Judd |
Actor |
19-Apr-1968 |
|
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood |
| Naomi Judd |
Country Musician |
11-Jan-1946 |
|
A Judd |
| Wynonna Judd |
Country Musician |
30-May-1964 |
|
Country music star |
| Peter Kinder |
Politician |
12-May-1954 |
|
Lt. Governor of Missouri |
| Bobby Knight |
Basketball |
25-Oct-1940 |
|
Coach of Texas Tech and Indiana U |
| Charles Kuralt |
TV Personality |
10-Sep-1934 |
4-Jul-1997 |
On the Road |
| Jerry Lewis |
Comic |
16-Mar-1926 |
|
Muscular Dystrophy Association |
| Lee Majors |
Actor |
23-Apr-1939 |
|
Six Million Dollar Man |
| Louise Mandrell |
Country Musician |
13-Jul-1954 |
|
The Mandrell Sisters |
| Barry Manilow |
Singer/Songwriter |
17-Jun-1943 |
|
I Write The Songs |
| Reba McEntire |
Country Musician |
28-Mar-1955 |
|
The Queen of Country Music |
| Frank McGuire |
Basketball |
8-Nov-1914 |
11-Nov-1994 |
NCAA Basketball Coach |
| Tom Mix |
Actor |
6-Jan-1880 |
12-Oct-1940 |
Old-time silent movie cowboy |
| Patsy Montana |
Country Musician |
30-Oct-1908 |
3-May-1996 |
A Cowboy's Sweetheart |
| Story Musgrave |
Astronaut |
19-Aug-1935 |
|
Spent 1281 hours in space |
| Wayne Newton |
Singer |
3-Apr-1942 |
|
Top Las Vegas act |
| Joe Nickell |
Author |
1-Dec-1944 |
|
Professional skeptic |
| Ted Nugent |
Musician |
13-Dec-1948 |
|
Rock star, bowhunting enthusiast |
| Marie Osmond |
Country Musician |
13-Oct-1959 |
|
Donny and Marie Show |
| O'Dell M. Owens |
Doctor |
c. 1947 |
|
Coroner of Hamilton County, Ohio |
| Colonel Tom Parker |
Business |
26-Jun-1909 |
21-Jan-1997 |
Elvis Presley's manager |
| Mary Peters |
Government |
4-Dec-1948 |
|
US Secretary of Transportation, 2006-09 |
| Richard Petty |
Auto Racing |
2-Jul-1937 |
|
Seven-time NASCAR Champion |
| Elvis Presley |
Singer |
8-Jan-1935 |
16-Aug-1977 |
Rock and roll icon |
| Ronald Reagan |
Head of State |
6-Feb-1911 |
5-Jun-2004 |
40th US President, 1981-89 |
| Edward G. Robinson |
Actor |
12-Dec-1893 |
26-Jan-1973 |
Key Largo |
| Roy Rogers |
Actor |
5-Nov-1911 |
6-Jul-1998 |
Cowboy movie actor, rode Trigger |
| Will Rogers |
Comic |
04-Nov-1879 |
15-Aug-1935 |
American Cowboy, Entertainer, Humorist |
| Peggy Rowe |
Film/TV Producer |
1956 |
|
Revayah Productions |
| Raphael Saadiq |
Musician |
14-May-1966 |
|
Tony! Toni! Tone! |
| Colonel Sanders |
Business |
9-Sep-1890 |
16-Dec-1980 |
Kentucky Fried Chicken |
| Norman Schwarzkopf |
Military |
22-Aug-1934 |
|
Leader in Persian Gulf War |
| Paul Shaffer |
Musician |
28-Nov-1949 |
|
David Letterman's bandleader |
| Red Skelton |
Comic |
18-Jul-1913 |
17-Sep-1997 |
The Red Skelton Show |
| Dick Smothers |
Comic |
20-Nov-1939 |
|
A Smothers Brother |
| Tommy Smothers |
Comic |
2-Feb-1937 |
|
A Smothers Brother |
| Igor Stravinsky |
Composer |
17-Jun-1882 |
6-Apr-1971 |
The Rite of Spring |
| Robert A. Taft |
Politician |
8-Sep-1889 |
31-Jul-1953 |
US Senator from Ohio, 1939-53 |
| Shirley Temple |
Actor |
23-Apr-1928 |
|
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm |
| Richard Thomas |
Actor |
13-Jun-1951 |
|
John Boy on The Waltons |
| Hunter S. Thompson |
Journalist |
18-Jul-1937 |
20-Feb-2005 |
Gonzo journalist and author |
| Mel Tillis |
Country Musician |
8-Aug-1932 |
|
I Ain't Never |
| Lily Tomlin |
Actor |
1-Sep-1939 |
|
Laugh-In |
| Reggie Walton |
Judge |
8-Feb-1949 |
|
US District Court Judge |
| Muse Watson |
Actor |
20-Jul-1948 |
|
Mike Franks on NCIS |
| Mae West |
Actor |
17-Aug-1893 |
22-Nov-1980 |
Go up and see her sometime |
| Betty White |
Actor |
17-Jan-1922 |
|
TV sitcom and game show mainstay |
| Tiger Woods |
Golf |
30-Dec-1975 |
|
Greatest living golfer |
| Dwight Yoakam |
Country Musician |
23-Oct-1956 |
|
Country star, This Time |
