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==Notable people== {{colbegin}} ===Politicians=== * [[W. Ralph Basham]], former director of the [[United States Secret Service]] * [[Wendell H. Ford]], former Kentucky governor and U.S. senator * [[Steve Henry (politician)|Steve Henry]], former lieutenant governor of Kentucky * [[Albert S. Marks]], former governor of Tennessee * [[Suzanne Miles]], member of the [[Kentucky House of Representatives]] from the 7th District * [[Wilbur Kingsbury Miller]], federal judge * [[William Rosenbaum]], member of the [[Arizona House of Representatives]] * [[John M. Spalding]], World War II hero, politician ===Sports=== * [[Chris Brown (defensive back)]], former NFL player * [[Bruce Brubaker (baseball)|Bruce Brubaker]], former [[Major League Baseball]] player * [[Vince Buck]], former NFL player * [[Rex Chapman]], former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player * [[Wayne Chapman (basketball)|Wayne Chapman]], former NBA and [[American Basketball Association|ABA]] player * [[David Green (NASCAR)|David Green]], [[Jeff Green (NASCAR)|Jeff Green]] and [[Mark Green (NASCAR)|Mark Green]], [[NASCAR]] drivers * [[Cliff Hagan]], former NBA player * [[Nicky Hayden]], motorcycle racer, 2006 MotoGP champion * [[Roger Lee Hayden]], motorcycle racer * [[Tommy Hayden]], motorcycle racer * [[Kenny Higgs]], former NBA player * [[Mark Higgs]], former NFL player * [[Jeff Jones (basketball coach)|Jeff Jones]], collegiate basketball coach * [[Tommy Kron]], professional basketball player * [[Thanh Le]], mixed martial arts * [[Jeremy Mayfield]], former NASCAR driver * [[Justin Miller (American football)|Justin Miller]], NFL player * [[Eugene Oberst]], Olympic bronze medalist in the javelin throw * [[Bo Smith]], [[Canadian Football League]] cornerback * [[Larry Vanover]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] umpire * [[Nick Varner]], [[billiards|pool]] champion * [[Darrell Waltrip]], three-time NASCAR champion and Hall of Fame inductee; FOX sports commentator * [[Michael Waltrip]], retired NASCAR driver/team owner and FOX sports commentator * [[Dave Watkins (baseball)|Dave Watkins]], [[Major League Baseball]] player * [[Bobby Watson (basketball player)|Bobby Watson]], former NBA player * [[B. J. Whitmer]], professional wrestler * [[Brad Wilkerson]], MLB player * [[Ken Willis]], former NFL player ===Entertainers=== * [[Monica Beverly Hillz]], drag queen * [[Johnny Depp]], actor, director, musician * Jon Brennan, country music artist, reality TV star MTV "The Real World" * [[Tom Ewell]], actor * [[Florence Henderson]], actress, singer, most notable of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' fame * [[Kevin Olusola]], musician, beatboxer for [[Pentatonix]] * [[Tom Powers]], actor * [[Christine Johnson Smith]], opera singer and [[Tony Award]]-nominated Broadway actress * [[Mark Stuart (musician)|Mark Stuart]], vocalist for [[Audio Adrenaline]] * [[William Booth Wecker]], showman of the 1930s and 1940s ===Authors and journalists=== * [[Terry Bisson]], author * [[Kody Keplinger]], author * [[Stephen F. Cohen]], Russian studies scholar * [[Craig Crawford]], political commentator * [[Jesse Edward Grinstead]] author of Western fiction * [[Marcus Rediker]], historian and activist * [[Moneta Sleet, Jr.]], [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning photographer ===Others=== * [[Beulah Annan]], suspected murderer * [[Thomas Cruse]], U.S. Army brigadier general who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor * [[Hazen A. Dean]], noted Boy Scouts of America member and Scoutmaster * [[Hadley Duvall]], reproductive freedom advocate<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tweddell |first=Vince |date=August 17, 2024 |title=Born in Henderson, Duvall will speak Monday at Democratic National Convention |url=https://the-hendersonian.com/born-in-henderson-duvall-will-speak-monday-at-democratic-national-convention/ |access-date=September 21, 2024 |website=The Hendersonian |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Lawrence W. Hager]], publisher and owner of the ''[[Messenger-Inquirer]]'' * [[Dudley W. Morton]], U.S. naval commander * [[David Sharpe (artist)|David Sharpe]], American painter {{colend}}
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