Editing Wayne County, Kentucky (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Dick Burnett (musician)|Dick Burnett]], partially blind fiddle player who wrote the popular song "[[Man of Constant Sorrow]]" in the early 1900s. Burnett also played the guitar and banjo, and made several highly regarded recordings in the late 1920s. Born near Monticello in 1883.
* [[Emry Arthur]], early folk and country musician and recording artist active in the 1920s and 1930s. Born in 1902 in the Elk Spring Valley area of the county. Recorded a popular version of Burnett's "Man of Constant Sorrow" in 1928.
* [[Polly Berry]], an enslaved woman in [[St. Louis, Missouri]], who gained freedom for both herself and her daughter through two [[freedom suits]] in court. She had lived as a child in Wayne County before her master took her to Illinois (a free state) and Missouri. 
* [[Lettice Bryan]], author of ''[https://www.loc.gov/item/08016076/ The Kentucky Housewife]'' (1839), a popular cookbook, lived in Wayne County in the 1830s and 1840s when her cookbook was published.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 18, 2019 |title=Mrs. Bryan's "Kentucky Housewife": Managing a Household in the 1830s |url=https://teachingwiththemes.com/index.php/2019/07/18/kentucky-housewife/ |website=Primary Source Bazaar}}</ref>
* [[Shelby Moore Cullom|Shelby M. Cullom]] (1829–1914), Governor of Illinois (1877–1883); U. S. Senator (1883–1913)
* [[Preston Leslie|Preston H. Leslie]] (1819–1907) - Governor of Kentucky (1871–1875); Governor of Montana (1887–1889)
* [[Harriette Simpson Arnow]] (1908–1986) was an American novelist and historian, who was born in Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky.
* [[Hal Rogers]], US Congressman (1981–present)
* [[Kenneth Davis (basketball)|Kenny Davis]], US Olympic basketball player (1972)
* [[John S. Van Winkle]], former [[Secretary of State of Kentucky]]
* [[Ephraim L. Van Winkle]], former [[Secretary of State of Kentucky]]