Editing Elizabethtown, Kentucky (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Nathan Adcock (baseball)|Nathan Adcock]], [[MLB]] [[pitcher]] for the [[Kansas City Royals]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/adcocna01.shtml|title=Nathan Adcock Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=March 27, 2018|archive-date=January 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115072136/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/adcocna01.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Philip Arnold]], [[confidence trickster]], most famous for the [[diamond hoax of 1872]]<ref name="Woodard">{{cite book|last=Woodard|first=Bruce A.|title=Diamonds in the Salt|year=1967|publisher=Pruett Press|location=Boulder, CO|page=200}}</ref>
* [[Antwain Barbour]], professional basketball player and former member of the [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/barbour_antwain00.html|title=UK Wildcats – Basketball (M)|work=University of Kentucky – Official Athletics Site|publisher=University of Kentucky|access-date=February 20, 2015|archive-date=February 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220081313/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/barbour_antwain00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Ben M. Bogard]], clergyman, founder of the [[American Baptist Association]], born in Elizabethtown in 1868<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=1593|title=Benjamin Marcus Bogard (1868–1951)|publisher=encyclopediaofarkansas.net|access-date=August 4, 2013|archive-date=November 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112045828/http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=1593|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Mark Bradley (baseball)|Mark Bradley]], outfielder for the [[New York Mets]] and [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] from 1981 to 1983<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bradlma01.shtml|title=Mark Bradley Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=March 27, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802194915/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bradlma01.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[John Y. Brown (1835–1904)|John Y. Brown]], [[List of Governors of Kentucky|31st]] [[Governor of Kentucky]] and former [[United States Representative|Representative]] of Kentucky's [[Kentucky's 2nd congressional district|2nd district]] (1873–1877) & [[Kentucky's 5th congressional district|5th district]] (1859–1861)<ref name=kye>Harrison in ''The Kentucky Encyclopedia'', pp. 129–130</ref>
*[[Chaz Cardigan]], [[Alternative rock]] musician<ref>{{Cite news|last=Critchelow|first=Andrew|title=E'town native to 'spazz' out on the music festival circuit|url=https://www.thenewsenterprise.com/features/pulse/e-town-native-to-spazz-out-on-the-music-festival-circuit/article_cf30921e-dbb0-56b1-b0f7-4835eeb21522.html|date=February 21, 2019|access-date=June 4, 2020|work=The News-Enterprise|language=en|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603233747/https://www.thenewsenterprise.com/features/pulse/e-town-native-to-spazz-out-on-the-music-festival-circuit/article_cf30921e-dbb0-56b1-b0f7-4835eeb21522.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Frank Chelf]], United States representative from Kentucky<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1952/08/10/archives/former-f-b-i-man-will-assist-chelf-r-a-collier-succeeds-mitchell.html |title=Former F.B.I. Man Will Assist Chef |work=The New York Times |date=August 10, 1952 |access-date=January 2, 2023 |archive-date=November 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113225027/https://www.nytimes.com/1952/08/10/archives/former-f-b-i-man-will-assist-chelf-r-a-collier-succeeds-mitchell.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[David Dao]], doctor, passenger notable for being dragged off [[United Airlines Flight 3411]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2020 |title=Dragged off: the new book from Dr David Dao, who was forcibly removed from a United flight |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/united-airlines-overbooking-david-dao-chicago-b1776123.html |access-date=June 22, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=June 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622003305/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/united-airlines-overbooking-david-dao-chicago-b1776123.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Brandon Deaderick]], NFL [[defensive tackle]] drafted by the [[New England Patriots]] and currently plays for the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/brandondeaderick/496778/profile|title=Brandon Deaderick|publisher=National Football League|access-date=March 4, 2014|archive-date=March 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304092008/http://www.nfl.com/player/brandondeaderick/496778/profile|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Steve Delabar]], MLB [[relief pitcher]] for the [[Toronto Blue Jays]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story/_/id/6968917/steve-delabar-alex-liddi-austin-romine-exemplify-great-mlb-stories-september|first=Jim|last=Caple|title=Steve Delabar, Alex Liddi, Austin Romine exemplify great MLB stories of September|publisher=ESPN|date=September 14, 2011|access-date=September 15, 2011|archive-date=January 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129144008/http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/story/_/id/6968917/steve-delabar-alex-liddi-austin-romine-exemplify-great-mlb-stories-september|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Greg Downs (writer)|Greg Downs]], award-winning author<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbko.com/home/headlines/4598997.html|title=Elizabethtown Book|author=Sarah Goebel|access-date=July 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803145318/http://www.wbko.com/home/headlines/4598997.html|archive-date=August 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Daniel Cameron (American politician)|Daniel Cameron]], 51st [[Attorney General of Kentucky]]
* [[Sarah Lincoln Grigsby]], sister of [[Abraham Lincoln]]; born in Elizabethtown{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
* [[Benjamin Hardin Helm]], [[brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]], [[Confederate States Army]]<ref>Barefoot, Daniel W. (2005). Let Us Die Like Brave Men: Behind the Dying Words of Confederate Warriors. North Carolina: John F. Blair. {{ISBN|0-89587-311-7}}.</ref>
* [[John LaRue Helm]], [[List of Governors of Kentucky|18th and 24th]] Governor of Kentucky<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_kentucky/col2-content/main-content-list/title_helm_john.html |title=Kentucky Governor John Larue Helm |publisher=National Governors Association |access-date=April 2, 2012 |archive-date=January 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117201308/http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_kentucky/col2-content/main-content-list/title_helm_john.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Walter Dee Huddleston]], [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from 1973 to 1985<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/news/local/broadcaster-turned-legislator-dee-huddleston-impacted-area/article_76382078-426e-5bd2-82c5-4e2dd8651c55.html|title=Broadcaster turned legislator, Dee Huddleston impacted area|first=Ben|last=Sheroan|work=The News-Enterprise|date=October 16, 2018|access-date=October 17, 2018|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120191752/https://www.thenewsenterprise.com/news/local/broadcaster-turned-legislator-dee-huddleston-impacted-area/article_76382078-426e-5bd2-82c5-4e2dd8651c55.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Andrew Hynes]], founder of Elizabethtown, which he named after his wife<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.touretown.com/portals/0/pdf/Driving%20Tour%20PDF.pdf |title=Historic Driving Tour of Elizabethtown  |access-date=July 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724150031/http://www.touretown.com/portals/0/pdf/Driving%20Tour%20PDF.pdf |archive-date=July 24, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Steve Jameson]], award-winning painter and children's book illustrator<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalwatercolorsociety.org/index.html |title=NWS – National Watercolor Society – Home |publisher=National Watercolor Society |access-date=January 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111182552/http://www.nationalwatercolorsociety.org/index.html |archive-date=January 11, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Joshua Jewett]], former Representative of the 5th district, (1855–1859)<ref>{{CongBio|J000106}}</ref>
* [[Keen Johnson]], [[List of Governors of Kentucky|45th]] Governor of Kentucky<ref>{{cite web |title=Kentucky Governor Keen Johnson |url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_kentucky/col2-content/main-content-list/title_johnson_keen.html |publisher=National Governors Association |access-date=April 4, 2012 |archive-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217183849/http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_kentucky/col2-content/main-content-list/title_johnson_keen.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Sarah Bush Johnston]], second wife of Thomas Lincoln and stepmother to President [[Abraham Lincoln]]{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
* [[Jimmie Lee]], member of the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]] representing District 25<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|access-date=November 13, 2022|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523182305/https://votesmart.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Lincoln]], father of President Abraham Lincoln{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
* [[Usher F. Linder]], [[Illinois Attorney General]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/26998|title=Usher Ferguson Linder (Bateman, 1907) {{pipe}} House Divided|website=hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu|access-date=November 13, 2022|archive-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113224841/https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/26998|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* [[Danny Lloyd]], actor in ''The Shining''{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
* [[Charles B. Middleton]], stage and film actor, famous for his role as [[Ming the Merciless]] in the ''[[Flash Gordon]]'' movie serials<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/charles-b-middleton/1815581/biography|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130702152007/http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/charles-b-middleton/1815581/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 2, 2013|title=Charles B Middleton – Moviefone|work=AOL Moviefone}}</ref>
* [[Daniel Martin Moore]], singer-songwriter; born in Elizabethtown{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
* [[Elizabeth Helm Nitchie]], educator, expert on lip reading, born in Elizabethtown
* [[Dennis Parrett]], member of the [[Kentucky Senate]] representing District 10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=110|title=Legislator-Profile – Legislative Research Commission|website=legislature.ky.gov|access-date=November 13, 2022|archive-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113224842/https://legislature.ky.gov/Legislators/Pages/Legislator-Profile.aspx?DistrictNumber=110|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Kenny Perry]], professional [[PGA Tour]] golfer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/players/Kenny+Perry/22/|title=Sports News, Scores, Fantasy Games|website=Yahoo Sports|access-date=May 21, 2024|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117155241/https://sports.yahoo.com/golf/players/Kenny+Perry/22/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Todd Perry (football player)|Todd Perry]], former [[NFL]] [[offensive guard]] for the [[Chicago Bears]] and [[Miami Dolphins]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/506/todd-perry|title=Todd Perry|publisher=ESPN|access-date=July 2, 2013|archive-date=August 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802132536/http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/506/todd-perry|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Steffphon Pettigrew]], professional basketball player{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
* [[Kelly Rutherford]], television and film actress, famous for her roles on ''[[Generations (U.S. TV series)|Generations]]'', ''[[Melrose Place]]'', ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/person/kelly-rutherford/biography.html|title=Yahoo TV}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress/kelly-rutherford/|title=Kelly Rutherford|author=Kyle Darbyson|work=AskMen|access-date=July 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522042816/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress/kelly-rutherford/|archive-date=May 22, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kelly-rutherford/bio/160328|title=Kelly Rutherford|website=TV Guide|access-date=March 19, 2018|archive-date=March 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320044109/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kelly-rutherford/bio/160328|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Chris Todd (American football)|Chris Todd]], [[Auburn Tigers]] quarterback<ref name=Bio>{{cite web|title=Chris Todd|publisher=Auburn University|url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/todd_chris00.html|access-date=July 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826075431/http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/todd_chris00.html|archive-date=August 26, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>