Snapshot, Pulaski County, Kentucky 2023 | Page 28

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 . The New York Times said that his research “ helped to make modern biochemistry possible ,”
28 2023-2024 Pulaski Community snapshot l a special publication of the Commonwealth Journal