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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