Famous Entertainers of Kentucky

Kentucky (KY) 

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George Clooney (1961 - ) Actor made famous in the television show ER; born in Lexington.

bullet Johnny Depp (1963 - ) - Famous actor; born in OWensoboro.
bullet Irene Dunne (1898 - 1990) Actress; born in Louisville.
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Loretta Lynn (1935 - ) Country music singer; born in Butcher Holler.

bullet Bill Monroe (1911 - 1996) Songwriter, considered the "father of bluegrass"; born in Jerusalem Ridge.
bullet Harold "Pee Wee" Reese (1918 - 1999) Baseball shortstop with Brooklyn Dodgers; born in Ekron.
bullet Jim Varney (1949 - 2000) - Actor/Comedian.  Best known for his portrayal of Ernest P. Worrell; born in Lexington.
bullet Robert Penn Warren (1905 - 1989) Author known for works such as All the King's Men and Band of Angels; born in Guthrie.

More Famous Entertainers of Kentucky

bullet Louis D. Brandeis jurist, Louisville
bullet Rosemary Clooney singer, Maysville
bullet Crystal Gayle singer, Paintsville
bullet David W. Griffith film producer, Oldham Cty
bullet Brian Littrell singer, Lexington
bullet Patricia Neal actress, Packard
bullet Kevin Richardson singer, Lexington
bullet Wiley B. Rutledge jurist, Cloverport
bullet Hunter Thompson writer, Louisville
bullet Frederick M. Vinson jurist, Lousia

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