Lista de Personas Famosas con el apellido Breckinridge

John Cabell Breckinridge era un abogado, político y militar estadounidense. Representó a Kentucky en ambas cámaras del Congreso y se convirtió en el 14.º y más joven Vicepresidente de los Estados Unidos, sirviendo desde 1857 hasta 1861. Fue miembro del partido Demócrata. Sirvió en el Senado de EE. UU. durante el estallido de la Guerra Civil estadounidense, pero fue expulsado después de unirse al Ejército Confederado. Fue nombrado secretario de guerra confederado en 1865.

William Campbell Preston Breckinridge was a lawyer and Democratic politician from Kentucky; a U.S. Representative from 1885 to 1895. He was a scion of the Breckinridge political family: grandson of Senator John Breckinridge, and first cousin of Vice President John C. Breckinridge.

Mary Cyrene Breckinridge (née Burch; August 16, 1826 – October 8, 1907) was the wife of John C. Breckinridge and served as the second lady of the United States from March 4, 1857, until March 4, 1861, while her husband was the 14th vice president of the United States.

John Breckinridge was a lawyer, slave-owning planter, soldier and politician in the U.S. states of Virginia and Kentucky. He served several terms each in the state legislatures of Virginia and Kentucky before legislators elected him to the U.S. Senate. He also served as United States Attorney General during the second term of President Thomas Jefferson. He is the progenitor of Kentucky's Breckinridge political family and the namesake of Breckinridge County, Kentucky.

Henry Skillman Breckinridge fue un deportista estadounidense que compitió en esgrima, especialista en la modalidad de florete. Participó en dos Juegos Olímpicos de Verano en los años 1920 y 1928, obteniendo una medalla de bronce en Amberes 1920 en la prueba por equipos.

Clifton Rodes Breckinridge was a Democratic alderman, congressman, diplomat, businessman and veteran of the Confederate Army and Navy. He was a member of the prominent Breckinridge family, the son of Vice President of the United States and Confederate General John C. Breckinridge and the great-grandson of U.S. Senator and Attorney General of the United States John Breckinridge.

John Cabell "Bunny" Breckinridge was an American actor and drag queen, best known for his role as "The Ruler" in Ed Wood's film Plan 9 from Outer Space, his only film appearance.

Mary Carson Breckinridge was an American nurse midwife and the founder of the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS), which provided comprehensive family medical care to the mountain people of rural Kentucky. FNS served remote and impoverished areas off the road and rail system but accessible by horseback. She modeled her services on European practices and sought to professionalize American nurse-midwives to practice autonomously in homes and decentralized clinics. Although Breckinridge's work demonstrated efficacy by dramatically reducing infant and maternal mortality in Appalachia, at a comparatively low cost, her model of nurse-midwifery never took root in the United States.