Pulaski County Notable Residents
Many great people throughout history have ties to Pulaski County . Here are just a few .
Brigadier General Woodrow A . Abbott ( 1919 − December 29 , 1994 ) was a United States Air Force officer who served as director of intelligence , J-2 , and inspector general of the U . S . Readiness Command , which was then headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base .
Joshua Aaron Anderson ( born August 10 , 1982 ) is an American retired Major League Baseball ( MLB ) outfielder . He played college baseball at Eastern Kentucky University and was drafted in the 4th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft by the Houston Astros .
Harriette Simpson Arnow ( 1908 – 1986 ), author of Eastern Kentucky novels and histories . She and her husband Harold Arnow farmed near Burnside in the late 1930s and early 1940s .
Silas Adams ( 1839 – 1896 ), born in Pulaski County , lawyer and member of the United States House of Representatives .
Samuel Wilson Catron ( May 11 , 1953 – April 13 , 2002 ) was sheriff of Pulaski County , Kentucky . On the evening of April 13 , 2002 , Catron was assassinated by Danny Shelley after he finished a campaign speech at a fish fry and political rally being held at the Shopville-Stab , Kentucky Volunteer Fire Department in the small community of Stab , Kentucky .
John Sherman Cooper ( 1901 – 1991 ), born in Pulaski County . Lawyer , member Kentucky House of Representatives , Pulaski County Judge , United Nations delegate , member United States Senate , U . S . Ambassador to India and Nepal , first U . S . Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic ( i . e . East Germany ), member Warren Commission .
David Evan Davis , Jr . ( November 7 , 1930 – March 27 , 2011 ) was an American automotive journalist and magazine publisher widely known as a contributing writer , editor and publisher at Car and Driver magazine and as the founder of Automobile magazine .
Jack Daws ( 1970 –), born in Pulaski County . Conceptual artist .
Daniel Dutton ( 1959 –), born in Pulaski County . Contemporary artist , musician , and story teller .
Edith Fitzgerald was an American screenwriter and playwright active primarily during the 1930s .
Vermont Garrison ( October 29 , 1915 – February 14 , 1994 ) was a career officer in the United States Air Force , and a flying ace credited with 17.33 victories in aerial combat . He was one of only seven Americans to achieve ace status during World War II , then again against jet fighter opposition during the Korean War .
Jack I . Gregory ( 1931- ) is a former general in the United States Air Force and the former commander in chief of the Pacific Air Forces .
Reggie Hanson ( born October 6 , 1968 ) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association . He is a former assistant coach for the University of South Florida Bulls men ’ s basketball team and former head coach in Japan ’ s Shimane Susanoo Magic .
Lewis Gibson Longsworth ( November 16 , 1904 – August 8 , 1981 ) was an American chemist and biochemist . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The New York Times said that his research “ helped to make modern biochemistry possible ,”
Samuel McKee ( October 13 , 1774 – October 16 , 1826 ) was a U . S . Representative from Kentucky .
Free Frank McWorter ( 1777 – 1854 ), enslaved resident of Pulaski country , managed a saltpeter mine so effectively that he bought freedom for himself and his family .
Rose Will Monroe or Rosie the Riveter , ( 1920 – 1997 ) born in Pulaski County and moved to Michigan during World War II , where she helped build B-24s and B-29s for the war effort .
Edwin P . Morrow Kentucky Governor , 1919 – 1923 . Venus Ramey , Miss America , 1944
Lloyd B . Ramsey ( 1918-2016 ), Major General United States Army , Commander 23rd Infantry Division ( United States ) ( 1969- 1970 ), United States Army Provost Marshal General ( 1970-1974 )
James Madison “ Red ” Roberts ( August 23 , 1900 – June 27 , 1945 ) was an American football player and coach . He played football for the Centre Praying Colonels in Danville , Kentucky . [ 1 ] Roberts was thrice selected All-Southern , and a unanimous choice for the Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869-1919 era .
Harold Dallas Rogers ( born December 31 , 1937 ) is the U . S . Representative for Kentucky ’ s 5th congressional district , currently serving in his 20th term , having served since 1981 . He is a member of the Republican Party . He is the dean of the Kentucky congressional delegation .
Sherrod Williams ( 1804 – 1876 ) was a U . S . Representative from Kentucky . Williams was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian Whig to the Twenty-fourth , Twenty-fifth , and Twenty-sixth Congresses ( March 4 , 1835-March 3 , 1841 ). He served as chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions ( Twenty-sixth Congress ).
Brent Woods ( 1855 – 1906 ), Sergeant , United States Army , Medal of Honor recipient .
24 2022-2023 Pulaski County snapshot l a special publication of the Commonwealth Journal