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Lexington, Kentucky ranks 590th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sabadell, Derby, and Oldham. Memorable people born in Lexington, Kentucky include Thomas Hunt Morgan, George Clooney, and Mary Todd Lincoln. Memorable people who died in Lexington, Kentucky include John C. Breckinridge, Sonny Landham, and Jackson Showalter. Lexington, Kentucky has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and actors. Lexington, Kentucky is located in United States.

Lexington is a consolidated city coterminous with Fayette County, Kentucky, United States, of which it is also the county seat. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 322,570, making it the second-most populous city in Kentucky, the 14th-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 59th-most populous city in the United States. By area, it is the country's 33rd-largest city. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1807 and 1995, Lexington, Kentucky was the birth place of 25 globally memorable people, including Thomas Hunt Morgan, George Clooney, and Mary Todd Lincoln. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Lexington, Kentucky including John C. Breckinridge, Sonny Landham, and Jackson Showalter.

People Born in Lexington, Kentucky

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Lexington, Kentucky were actors (9), politicians (5), musicians (2), basketball players (2), and biologists (1),  while most who died were politicians (1), actors (1), chess players (1), and athletes (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lexington, Kentucky, including George Clooney, Michael Shannon, and Melissa McBride. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lexington, Kentucky, including George Clooney, Michael Shannon, and Melissa McBride.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Lexington, Kentucky since 1700.