List of founders from Kentucky
KentuckyName | Description | Birthdate | Birthplace | ||
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Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and the sixteenth president of the United States. He was reelected for a second term and only served a few weeks before he was assassinated by actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth in April 1865. | February 12, 1809 | ||||
American actor and filmmaker | May 6, 1961 | ||||
American actor, film producer, and musician | June 9, 1963 | ||||
Vernon Rudolph was an American businessman and founder of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. | June 30, 1915 | ||||
American comic book writer | November 30, 1978 | ||||
An American businesswoman and entrepreneur who founded NEO. LIFE and co-founded Wired Magazine. She was born in 1961 and resides in San Francisco, California. | October 15, 1961 | ||||
American film director and producer | January 22, 1875 | ||||
A business person and entrepnreuer. He is the CTO at Mercury Bank. | |||||
American biologist | June 6, 1944 | ||||
American writer | October 23, 1909 | ||||
American educator | January 13, 1866 | ||||
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor | April 20, 1908 | ||||
Lsd chemist | January 19, 1935 | ||||
Founder of william jewell college | July 17, 1818 | ||||
Founder of DuMont Project | January 29, 1967 | ||||
American businessman | October 4, 1814 | ||||
American rapper | January 1, 1957 | ||||
American stand-up comedian, actor, television host, writer, producer, podcaster, and musician | November 23, 1971 | ||||
Founder of Signia Venture Partners | October 2, 1952 | ||||
Presbyterian minister, missionary and the founder of forman christian college | March 3, 1821 | ||||
Founder of Andrena | |||||
American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker | September 17, 1961 | ||||
American musician, music teacher, and activist | January 1, 1855 | ||||
American metallurgist | August 10, 1883 | ||||
American artist, author, educator | March 25, 1889 |
