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Kentucky Colonel

HONOR

"In addition to their collective charitable efforts, Colonels are Kentucky's ambassadors of goodwill and fellowship around the world."

Appointed by the Governor of Kentucky, recipients are entitled to join the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.

Official Website:
http://sos.ky.gov/executive/kentuckycolonels.htm

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Edward P. Abraham
Chemist
10-Jun-1913 8-May-1999 Cephalosporins
Ansel Adams
Photographer
20-Feb-1902 22-Apr-1984 Yosemite photographer
Harold Adamson
Songwriter
10-Dec-1906 17-Aug-1980 Time on My Hands
Muhammad Ali
Boxing
17-Jan-1942   Floated like butterfly, stung like bee
Mario Andretti
Auto Racing
28-Feb-1940   Indy car racer
Ann-Margret
Actor
28-Apr-1941   Carnal Knowledge
Princess Anne
Royalty
15-Aug-1950   The Horsey Princess Royal
Arthur Ashe
Tennis
10-Jul-1943 6-Feb-1993 First black man to win Wimbledon
Izzy Asper
Business
11-Aug-1932 7-Oct-2003 Founder, CanWest Global
Fred Astaire
Dancer
10-May-1899 22-Jun-1987 Broadway ballroom dancer
John James Audubon
Naturalist
26-Apr-1785 27-Jan-1851 Illustrated Birds of America
Bob Barker
Game Show Host
12-Dec-1923   The Price Is Right
Jim Beam
Business
1864 1947 Bourbon baron
Omar Bradley
Military
12-Feb-1893 8-Apr-1981 US Army Chief of Staff
Lloyd Bridges
Actor
15-Jan-1913 10-Mar-1998 Airplane!
Foster Brooks
Comic
11-May-1912 20-Dec-2001 Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
George H.W. Bush
Head of State
12-Jun-1924   41st US President, 1989-93
Richard E. Byrd
Explorer
25-Oct-1888 11-Mar-1957 Arctic and Antarctic explorer
Eddie Cantor
Singer
31-Jan-1892 10-Oct-1964 Banjo Eyes
LeRoy T. Carlson
Business
15-May-1916   Founder of Telephone and Data Systems
Harry Carson
Football
26-Nov-1953   NY Giants Linebacker, Hall of Famer
Carol Channing
Singer
31-Jan-1921   All-Singing All-Dancing
Winston Churchill
Head of State
30-Nov-1874 24-Jan-1965 WWII Prime Minister of England
Bill Clements
Politician
17-Apr-1917 29-May-2011 Twice Governor of Texas
Bill Clinton
Head of State
19-Aug-1946   42nd US President, 1993-2001
Rosemary Clooney
Singer
23-May-1928 29-Jun-2002 Come On-a My House
Alistair Cooke
Journalist
20-Nov-1908 29-Mar-2004 Alistair Cooke's America
John S. Cooper
Politician
23-Aug-1901 21-Feb-1991 US Senator from Kentucky
Joan Crawford
Actor
23-Mar-1905 10-May-1977 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Bing Crosby
Singer
3-May-1903 14-Oct-1977 White Christmas
Norm Crosby
Comic
15-Sep-1927   Stand-up and nightclub comic
Henry Cuellar
Politician
19-Sep-1955   Congressman, Texas 28th
Billy Ray Cyrus
Country Musician
25-Aug-1961   Achy Breaky Heart
Bebe Daniels
Actor
14-Jan-1901 16-Mar-1971 42nd Street
Jack Dempsey
Boxing
24-Jun-1895 31-May-1983 Heavyweight champ
Johnny Depp
Actor
9-Jun-1963   Captain Jack Sparrow
Phyllis Diller
Comic
17-Jul-1917   The original female stand-up comic
Jimmy Durante
Comic
10-Feb-1893 20-Jan-1980 Everybody wants ta get inta da act
Dale Evans
Country Musician
31-Oct-1912 7-Feb-2001 Singer and leading lady to Roy Rogers
Jose Ferrer
Actor
8-Jan-1909 26-Jan-1992 The Caine Mutiny
Jeff Foxworthy
Comic
6-Sep-1958   Just might be a redneck
Glenn Frey
Musician
6-Nov-1948   Lead vocals and guitar, Eagles
Clark Gable
Actor
1-Feb-1901 16-Nov-1960 Gone With the Wind
Ralph F. Gates
Politician
24-Feb-1893 28-Jul-1978 Governor of Indiana, 1945-49
Crystal Gayle
Country Musician
9-Jan-1951   Country music star with hair to her ankles
Phyllis George
Author
25-Jun-1949   Miss America 1971
Newt Gingrich
Politician
17-Jun-1943   Speaker of the House, 1995-99
John Glenn
Astronaut
18-Jul-1921   First American to orbit earth
Whoopi Goldberg
Actor
13-Nov-1955   Sister Act
Jeff Gordon
Auto Racing
4-Aug-1971   Four-time Winston Cup winner
Peter Graves
Actor
18-Mar-1926 14-Mar-2010 Mission: Impossible
Wayne Gretzky
Hockey
26-Jan-1961   The Great One
Tom T. Hall
Country Musician
25-May-1936   Harper Valley PTA
Duncan Hines
Business
26-Mar-1880 15-Mar-1959 Roadside gourmet
J. Edgar Hoover
Government
1-Jan-1895 2-May-1972 Director of the FBI, 1924-72
Bob Hope
Comic
29-May-1903 27-Jul-2003 Centenarian comic
Louis McHenry Howe
Government
14-Jan-1871 18-Apr-1936 Close advisor to FDR
Pope John Paul II
Religion
18-May-1920 2-Apr-2005 Roman Catholic Pontiff, 1978-2005
Lyndon B. Johnson
Head of State
27-Aug-1908 22-Jan-1973 36th US President, 1963-69
Ashley Judd
Actor
19-Apr-1968   Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Naomi Judd
Country Musician
11-Jan-1946   A Judd
Wynonna Judd
Country Musician
30-May-1964   Country music star
Peter Kinder
Politician
12-May-1954   Lt. Governor of Missouri
Bobby Knight
Basketball
25-Oct-1940   Coach of Texas Tech and Indiana U
Charles Kuralt
TV Personality
10-Sep-1934 4-Jul-1997 On the Road
Jerry Lewis
Comic
16-Mar-1926   Muscular Dystrophy Association
Lee Majors
Actor
23-Apr-1939   Six Million Dollar Man
Louise Mandrell
Country Musician
13-Jul-1954   The Mandrell Sisters
Barry Manilow
Singer/Songwriter
17-Jun-1943   I Write The Songs
Reba McEntire
Country Musician
28-Mar-1955   The Queen of Country Music
Frank McGuire
Basketball
8-Nov-1914 11-Nov-1994 NCAA Basketball Coach
Tom Mix
Actor
6-Jan-1880 12-Oct-1940 Old-time silent movie cowboy
Patsy Montana
Country Musician
30-Oct-1908 3-May-1996 A Cowboy's Sweetheart
Story Musgrave
Astronaut
19-Aug-1935   Spent 1281 hours in space
Wayne Newton
Singer
3-Apr-1942   Top Las Vegas act
Joe Nickell
Author
1-Dec-1944   Professional skeptic
Ted Nugent
Musician
13-Dec-1948   Rock star, bowhunting enthusiast
Marie Osmond
Country Musician
13-Oct-1959   Donny and Marie Show
O'Dell M. Owens
Doctor
c. 1947   Coroner of Hamilton County, Ohio
Colonel Tom Parker
Business
26-Jun-1909 21-Jan-1997 Elvis Presley's manager
Mary Peters
Government
4-Dec-1948   US Secretary of Transportation, 2006-09
Richard Petty
Auto Racing
2-Jul-1937   Seven-time NASCAR Champion
Elvis Presley
Singer
8-Jan-1935 16-Aug-1977 Rock and roll icon
Ronald Reagan
Head of State
6-Feb-1911 5-Jun-2004 40th US President, 1981-89
Edward G. Robinson
Actor
12-Dec-1893 26-Jan-1973 Key Largo
Roy Rogers
Actor
5-Nov-1911 6-Jul-1998 Cowboy movie actor, rode Trigger
Will Rogers
Comic
04-Nov-1879 15-Aug-1935 American Cowboy, Entertainer, Humorist
Peggy Rowe
Film/TV Producer
1956   Revayah Productions
Raphael Saadiq
Musician
14-May-1966   Tony! Toni! Tone!
Colonel Sanders
Business
9-Sep-1890 16-Dec-1980 Kentucky Fried Chicken
Norman Schwarzkopf
Military
22-Aug-1934   Leader in Persian Gulf War
Paul Shaffer
Musician
28-Nov-1949   David Letterman's bandleader
Red Skelton
Comic
18-Jul-1913 17-Sep-1997 The Red Skelton Show
Dick Smothers
Comic
20-Nov-1939   A Smothers Brother
Tommy Smothers
Comic
2-Feb-1937   A Smothers Brother
Igor Stravinsky
Composer
17-Jun-1882 6-Apr-1971 The Rite of Spring
Robert A. Taft
Politician
8-Sep-1889 31-Jul-1953 US Senator from Ohio, 1939-53
Shirley Temple
Actor
23-Apr-1928   Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Richard Thomas
Actor
13-Jun-1951   John Boy on The Waltons
Hunter S. Thompson
Journalist
18-Jul-1937 20-Feb-2005 Gonzo journalist and author
Mel Tillis
Country Musician
8-Aug-1932   I Ain't Never
Lily Tomlin
Actor
1-Sep-1939   Laugh-In
Reggie Walton
Judge
8-Feb-1949   US District Court Judge
Muse Watson
Actor
20-Jul-1948   Mike Franks on NCIS
Mae West
Actor
17-Aug-1893 22-Nov-1980 Go up and see her sometime
Betty White
Actor
17-Jan-1922   TV sitcom and game show mainstay
Tiger Woods
Golf
30-Dec-1975   Greatest living golfer
Dwight Yoakam
Country Musician
23-Oct-1956   Country star, This Time


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