Editing Paintsville, Kentucky (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Willie Blair]], [[pitcher]] in [[Major League Baseball]] 1990–2001
* [[Tyler Childers]], [[country music|country]], [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]], and rock musician 
* [[Jim Ford (singer-songwriter)|Jim Ford]], singer-songwriter; born in Paintsville<ref>{{cite web |last1=McGinnis |first1=Ray |title=#1061: Harlan County by Jim Ford |url=http://vancouversignaturesounds.com/hits/harlan-county-by-jim-ford/ |website=Vancouver Pop Music Signature Sounds |access-date=June 16, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Jim Fyffe]], sportscaster and radio talk-show host{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}
* [[Crystal Gayle]], [[country music]] singer and recording artist; born in Paintsville in 1951 (Older sister Loretta Lynn was born in nearby Butcher Hollow/Van Lear in 1932)
* [[Andrew Jackson Kirk]], [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Kentucky]]
* [[Johnnie LeMaster]], Major League Baseball player ([[San Francisco Giants]], [[Cleveland Indians]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]); resides in Paintsville
* [[John C. C. Mayo]], entrepreneur
* [[Wendell H. Meade]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of [[U.S. House of Representatives]] 1947–49; born in Paintsville
* [[John Pelphrey]], [[Kentucky "Mr. Basketball"]] of 1987, one of four [[University of Kentucky]] [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|basketball]] players dubbed [[1991–92 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|"The Unforgettables"]]; former [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]] head coach 
* [[Venus Ramey]], [[Miss America 1944]]; grew up in Paintsville<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribliveoffers.com/|title=Welcome|website=Tribliveoffers.com|access-date=November 25, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Ovie Scurlock]], born in Paintsville on November 11, 1918, former jockey in horse racing
* [[Benjamin F. Stapleton]], Mayor of [[Denver]], Colorado 1923–1931 and 1935–1947, born in Paintsville
* [[Chris Stapleton]], [[country music|country]], [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]], rock musician signed to [[Universal Music Group Nashville]]; attended Johnson Central High School in Paintsville<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 6, 2013 |title=Paintsville, Ky. native Chris Stapleton performing on CMA Awards tonight |newspaper=[[The Herald-Dispatch]] |url=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/features/x731045737/Paintsville-Ky-native-Chris-Stapleton-performing-on-CMA-Awards-tonight |access-date=February 10, 2014 }}</ref>
* [[Richard Thomas (dancer)|Richard Scott Thomas]], born in Paintsville on December 3, 1925, dancer, educator, co-founder of New York School of Ballet; father of [[Richard Thomas (actor)|Richard Earl Thomas]], actor best known for role as John-Boy Walton in [[CBS]] drama ''[[The Waltons]]''<ref>Dunning, Jennifer. [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/arts/dance/richard-s-thomas-city-ballet-soloist-and-teacher-dies-at-87.html?_r=0  "Richard S. Thomas, City Ballet Soloist, and Teacher, Dies at 87,"] ''The New York Times''. August 4, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2014.</ref>