Henry County Kentucky
1. Wendell Berry (1934)
Author Cultural Critic And Farme
Author of novels, short stories, poems, and essays and recipient of the National Humanities Medal. His best-known works include That Distant Land, Hannah Coulter, and A World Lost.
2. Reuben T. Durrett (1824)
Lawyer Historian
Reuben Thomas Durrett was a lawyer jurist linguist poet editor journalist history writer and Kentucky bibliographer. He was a founder of the Louisville Free Public Library.
3. John Calhoon (1793)
American Politician
John Calhoon was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Henry County Kentucky in 1797. He studied law was admitted to the bar and practiced. Calhoon was...
4. Matthew Ricketts (1858)
American Politician
Matthew Oliver Ricketts was an American politician and physician. He was the first African-American state senator in the Nebraska Legislature where he served for two terms. He was also the...