9 Notable alumni of Kentucky Wesleyan College
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Kentucky Wesleyan College is ranked #6,245 in the world and #1,639 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from Kentucky Wesleyan College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Kentucky Wesleyan College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Henry Kirby Taylor
1858-1934 (aged 76)
Henry Kirby Taylor was president of Kentucky Wesleyan College, Northwest Missouri State University and the University of Texas at Arlington.
2. Jody Richards
1938-. (aged 88)
politician
Walter Demaree "Jody" Richards Jr. is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1976 until 2019. He is the longest serving Speaker of the House in the history of the Kentucky legislature, having served from 1995 to 2009, a total of 14 years. Richards represented Kentucky's 20th District.
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3. Joseph Jackson
1894-1932 (aged 38)
screenwriter
Joseph Ashurst Jackson was an American screenwriter, playwright and publicist who was nominated for the now dead category of Best Story at the 4th Academy Awards. He was nominated alongside Lucien Hubbard. They were nominated for Smart Money.
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4. C. B. Embry
1941-2022 (aged 81)
politician
Carlos Brogdon Embry Jr. was an American politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 6 from January 1, 2015, until September 26, 2022, when he resigned due to cancer. He previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives starting on January 1, 2003, and leaving office on January 1, 2015, to serve in the Kentucky Senate....
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5. Rube McCray
1904-1972 (aged 68)
basketball coach
American football player
Ruben North McCray was the head football, men's basketball, and baseball coach at the College of William & Mary. He also served as their athletic director. Later in life he became a community leader in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, winning the state's top Civilian award for "outstanding service."
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6. Corey Crowder
1969-. (aged 57)
basketball player
Jonathan Corey Crowder is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Utah Jazz and the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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7. Stanley Forman Reed
1884-1980 (aged 96)
lawyer
judge
Stanley Forman Reed was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1938 to 1957. He also served as U.S. Solicitor General from 1935 to 1938.
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8. Cory Wade
1983-. (aged 43)
baseball player
Cory Nathaniel Wade is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees.
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9. Mark Patton
1959-. (aged 67)
actor
film actor
Mark Patton is an American interior designer and actor. Beginning his professional acting career in 1982, Patton is perhaps best known for his feature film roles as Joe Qualley in the dramatic film Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean and as Jesse Walsh in the 1985 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's...
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