London, Kentucky
Encyclopedia
Education
All of the following schools (excluding private schools) are administered by the Laurel County School District.Primary schools
- Wyan Pine Elementary School
- London Elementary School
- Cold Hill Elementary School
- Bush Elementary School
- Colony Elementary School
- Johnson Elementary School
- Camp Ground Elementary School
- North Laurel Middle School
- South Laurel Middle School
- Sublimity Elementary
- Laurel County Day Treatment
- London Christian Academy (private)
High schools
Colleges
- Laurel Technical College
- Somerset Community and Technical College -- (Laurel Campus)
- Union College at The Bennett Center -- (Laurel Campus)
Notable natives
- Teel BrunerTeel BrunerJack Casteel "Teel" Bruner was an American football Safety. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. He now works in Cottonwood Id as a Doctor...
- College Football Hall of FameCollege Football Hall of FameThe College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
inductee. - Chera-Lyn CookChera-Lyn CookLoveta Cheralyn "Chera-Lyn" Cook, crowned Miss Kentucky 1998, was the first young woman from southeast Kentucky to win the Miss Kentucky title.-Pageants:...
- Miss Kentucky 1998; placed 4th runner-up to Miss America 1999. - Nan PhelpsNan PhelpsNan Phelps , was an American folk artist from London, Kentucky. Phelps’ work has often been compared to the more famous Grandma Moses in both style and subject matter.-Biography:...
- Artist - Flem D. SampsonFlem D. SampsonFlemon Davis "Flem" Sampson was the 42nd Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1927 to 1931. He graduated from Valparaiso University in 1894, and opened a law practice in Barbourville, Kentucky. He formed a political alliance with future congressmen Caleb Powers and John Robsion, both prominent...
- Forty-Second Governor of KentuckyGovernor of KentuckyThe Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of government in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Fifty-six men and one woman have served as Governor of Kentucky. The governor's term is four years in length; since 1992, incumbents have been able to seek re-election once...
. - Darrell ScottDarrell ScottJames Darrell Scott known as Darrell Scott , the son of musician Wayne Scott with whom he has collaborated, is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He moved as a child to East Gary, Indiana. He was playing professionally by his teens in Southern California, later living in...
- Country singer-songwriter - Roy L. GilbertRoy L. GilbertRoy Lee Gilbert was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who died as a result of a racing accident. An Associated Press news release at the time of his death called him "one of the most promising young jockeys in the country."...
- American thoroughbred horse jockey - James GainesJames GainesJames Gaines, birth name James Larry M. Gaines Jr., is an African-American-Filipino character actor, writer and director with dual nationality, born on May 18, 1955, in Maui, Hawaii. He was sometimes also credited as Jaimes Gaines, Jim Gaines, and James Gainers...
- (FFA) Kentucky River State Vice President 2010-2011 - Silas HouseSilas HouseSilas Dwane House is an American writer best known for his novels. He is also a music journalist, environmental activist and columnist...
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Campbell (doc) Mercer - Bluegrass singer,TV host of Cumberland Highlanders show on RFD-TV
- CR Bobby Taylor 2009 KHSAA High School Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee
- Wayne Caudill United Kennel Club Professional Treeing Walker Coon Hound Trainer
Other notable residents
- Jeff SheppardJeff SheppardJeffrey Kyle Sheppard is a retired American professional and collegiate basketball player.Sheppard was Player of the Year in Georgia in 1993 at McIntosh High School in Peachtree City....
– Former University of KentuckyKentucky Wildcats men's basketballThe Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Kentucky, is the winningest in the history of college basketball, both in all-time wins and all-time winning percentage. Kentucky's all-time record currently stands at 2058–647...
, NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
, and European professional basketball player
See also
- Corbin-London, KY Combined Statistical AreaCorbin-London, KY Combined Statistical AreaThe Corbin-London Combined Statistical Area is made up of two counties in the Eastern Mountain Coal Fields region of Kentucky. The CSA consists of the Corbin Micropolitan Statistical Area and the London Micropolitan Statistical Area...
- Sue Bennett CollegeSue Bennett CollegeSue Bennett College was a private college in London, Kentucky which operated from 1897 through 1997. It was affiliated with the United Methodist Church...
- London-Corbin AirportLondon-Corbin AirportLondon-Corbin Airport , also known as Magee Field, is a general aviation airport located in Laurel County, Kentucky, three nautical miles south of the central business district of London and about 12 miles north of Corbin. The airport is operated by both cities...