List of University of Kentucky people

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This is a list of encyclopedic people associated with the University of Kentucky in the United States of America.

Notable alumni

Mark Berger - World renown economist
Sarah Gibson Blanding - first female president of Vassar College
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler - governor of Kentucky, U.S. Senator from Kentucky, Commissioner of Major League Baseball who integrated Major League Baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame
Ernie Fletcher - Current Governor of Kentucky
Dr. J. Michael Guiler - docter, tattooed UK on several womwn's uterus [link] [link]
Carol Martin "Bill" Gatton
Jenny Hansen - 13-time All-American gymnast, continues to hold every individual gymnastics record in UK school history, selected as the "NCAA 25th Anniversary Most Outstanding Gymnast"
J.B. Holmes - golfer on the PGA TOUR
W. James Host - founder of Host Communications
Ashley Judd - actress
Glenn Kotche - drummer for Chicago rock band Wilco
William Lipscomb- 1976 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Ken Lucas - U.S. representative from Kentucky's fourth congressional district
Mitch McConnell - U.S. Senator from Kentucky
Thomas Hunt Morgan - natural scientist and winner of the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Story Musgrave - astronaut
John P. Seabolt - certified medical technologist
Paul E. Patton - two term governor of Kentucky
Don Rosa - Disney comic book artist (especially Donald Duck)
Warren Rosenthal - former CEO of Jerrico (original parent company of Denny's, Long John Silver's, and Fazoli's)
John T. Scopes - defendant in the Scopes Monkey Trial
Chris Sullivan - founder of Outback Steakhouse
Tom Jefferson Terral - governor of Arkansas
Lee T. Todd, Jr. - president of University of Kentucky, inventor, entrepreneur
Ed Whitfield - U.S. representative from Kentucky's first congressional district

Men's basketball alumni

Fabulous Five - 1948 Olympic basketball gold medalists
Frank Ramsey - seven-time NBA champion
Pat Riley - NBA Miami Heat head coach
Dan Issel - all-time leading scorer; former Denver Nuggets head coach
Kyle Macy - Former Morehead State University men's basketball head coach
Sam Bowie - 2nd pick in 1984 NBA Draft
Kenny Walker - 1985-86 All American; 5th pick in 1986 NBA Draft
John Pelphrey - University of South Alabama men's basketball head coach
Jamal Mashburn - Former NBA All-Star
Travis Ford - University of Massachusetts men's basketball head coach
Tony Delk - NBA Detroit Pistons player
Antoine Walker - NBA Miami Heat player (2005-06 NBA champion)
Mark Pope - former NBA player
Walter McCarty - NBA Los Angeles Clippers player
Ron Mercer - Current NBA free agent; has played with 7 different teams
Derek Anderson - NBA Miami Heat player (2005-06 NBA champion)
Jeff Sheppard - 1998 NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Scott Padgett - NBA New Jersey Nets player
Nazr Mohammed - NBA San Antonio Spurs player (2004-05 NBA champion)
Jamaal Magloire - NBA Milwaukee Bucks player
Tayshaun Prince - NBA Detroit Pistons player (2003-04 NBA champion)
Keith Bogans - NBA Houston Rockets player
Erik Daniels - NBDL Fayetteville Patriots player
Gerald Fitch - NBDL Austin Toros player
Chuck Hayes - NBA Houston Rockets player

Football alumni

Jerry Claiborne - former head football coach
George Blanda - American Football League MVP, 1961; two-time AFL champ; member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=29
Babe Parilli - Three-time American Football League all-star; 1968 Super Bowl champ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/PariBa00.htm
Jeff Van Note - former Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman; 6-time Pro Bowler http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/VanNJe00.htm
Art Still - former NFL Kansas City Chiefs player; 4-time Pro Bowler http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/StilAr00.htm http://www.kcchiefs.com/hall_of_fame/art_still/
Dermontti Dawson - former NFL offensive lineman (Pittsburgh Steelers) http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/DawsDe00.htm
Tim Couch - NFL Green Bay Packers quarterback, first pick in the 1999 NFL Draft http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/133260
Dennis Johnson - Former NFL San Francisco 49ers defensive end - Current United Indoor Football Lexington Horsemen http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/302060
Moe Williams - NFL Minnesota Vikings running back http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/1481
Marlon McCree - NFL Carolina Panthers safety http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/235114
Dewayne Robertson - NFL New York Jets defensive tackle http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/396175
Artose Pinner - NFL Detroit Lions running back http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/396062
Derek Abney - NFL Chicago Bears wide receiver http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/492875
Jared Lorenzen - NFL New York Giants quarterback http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/494145
Vincent "Sweet Pea" Burns - NFL Indianapolis Colts defensive end http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/552465

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