Ali, Muhammed (1942- ); world champion heavyweight boxer Arnow, Harriette (1908-1986); author of The Dollmaker and other novels portraying the life of Kentucky mountain people Audubon, John James (1785-1851); famed naturalist and illustrator of North American birds Barkley, Alben (1877-1956); Vice President of the United States from 1949-53 Boone, Daniel (1734-1820); early explorer of Kentucky and founder of Boonesboro Brandeis, Louis (1856-1941); Supreme Court Justice Breckinridge, John C (1821-1875); Vice President of the United States under James Buchanan Clay, Cassius Marcellus (1810-1903); United States Ambassador to Russia and noted abolitionist; one of the founders of the Republican party Clay, Henry (1777-1852); United States Senator, Speaker of the House; known as the "great compromiser" and the "great-pacificator" for his work on the Missouri Compromise Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889); first and only President of the Confederate States of America Harlan, John Marshall (1833-1911); Supreme Court Justice Johnson, Richard M (1780-1850); 9th Vice President of the United States Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865); President of the United States during the Civil War Lynn, Loretta (1935- ); country music star; first woman to be honored as Country Music Entertainer of the Year (1972) Mason, Bobbie Ann (1940- ); author of In Country and the short-story Shiloh Norman, Marsha (1947- ); Pulitzer prize-winning author and playwright; her most famous play, night, Mother was made into a movie Sanders, Col. Harland (1890-1980); businessman; founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken Sawyer, Diane (1945- ); broadcast journalist Stevenson, Adlai (1835-1914); Supreme Court Justice Stuart, Jesse (1907-1984); well-known Kentucky author Taylor, Zachary (1784-1850); 12th President of the United States Warren, Robert Penn (1905-1989); well-known Kentucky author and poet laureate of the United States Yandell, Enid (1869-1934); well-known sculptor; her most famous work is the statue of Daniel Boone located in Cherokee Park in Louisville