The following is a list of people from Dickinson County, Kansas. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and present who have resided in the county, either in cities or rural areas.

Academia

C. Olin Ball Charles Olin Ball (1893–1970) was an American food scientist and inventor who was involved in the thermal death time studies in the food canning industry during the early 1920s. This research was used as standard by the United States Food and D ...

, food scientist, inventor *

Deane Malott Deane Waldo Malott (July 10, 1898 – September 11, 1996) was an American academic and academic administrator, administrator. Biography The son of a banker, Malott was born in Abilene, Kansas and went on to study at the University of Kansas. ...

, university administrator

Arts and entertainment

* Harry Beaumont, director and silent film actor * Frankie Burke, actor * Leo Pierson, silent film actor * Henry Poor, artist and architect

Athletics

Ralph Faulkner Ralph Faulkner (July 20, 1891 – January 28, 1987) was an American fencer and film actor. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Post-college career After graduating from college Faulkner became a forest ranger. ...

, Olympic fencer * Robert Rubel, college football coach * Hy Vandenberg, Major League Baseball pitcher

Clergy

* Bruce Blake, Bishop of the United Methodist Church * John Eastwood, World War II US Army Air Corps chaplain, was stationed at

Herington Army Airfield Herington Army Airfield was a World War II staging base of the United States Army Air Forces Second Air Force. It is currently the city-owned Herington Regional Airport. History Herington Army Air Field was located eight miles from Herington, ...

Emil Kapaun Emil Joseph Kapaun (April 20, 1916 – May 23, 1951) was a Roman Catholic priest and United States Army captain who served as a United States Army chaplain during World War II and the Korean War. Kapaun was a chaplain in the Burma Theater ...

, Roman Catholic priest and

Servant of God "Servant of God" is a title used in the Catholic Church to indicate that an individual is on the first step toward possible canonization as a saint. Terminology The expression "servant of God" appears nine times in the Bible, the first five in th ...

, United States Army chaplain, and Medal of Honor recipient

Journalists

Steve Doocy ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve ...

, journalist, author *

Oscar Stauffer Oscar Stanley Stauffer (November 26, 1886 – February 24, 1982) was founder of the media company Stauffer Communications and is often credited with starting the bandwagon for Kansas Governor Alf Landon getting the Republican nomination for Pr ...

, founder of Stauffer Communications

Military

Joseph Engle Joe Henry Engle (born August 26, 1932) is an American Aviator, pilot, aeronautical engineer and former NASA astronaut. He was the commander of two Space Shuttle missions including STS-2 in 1981, the program's second orbital flight. He also flew ...

, Space Shuttle astronaut * Terry Nichols, served in U.S. Army, accomplice in the Oklahoma City bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building * Everett Stewart, World War II flying ace

Old West

Notable people from the

American Old West The American frontier, also known as the Old West or the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial ...

include: *

Phil Coe Phil Coe (July 13, 1839 Gonzales, Texas – October 9, 1871 Abilene, Kansas), was a soldier, Old West gambler, and businessman from Texas. He became the business partner of gunfighter Ben Thompson in Abilene, Kansas, with whom opened the B ...

, gambler * John Hardin, gunfighter * Wild Bill Hickok, lawman * Joseph McCoy, cattle baron * Tom "Bear River" Smith, lawman * Ben Thompson, gunfighter * Libby Thompson, prostitute and dance hall girl

Politicians

* Joseph Burton,

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from Kansas * Edward Little, U.S. Representative from Kansas *

Kenneth McLeod Kenneth Archibald McLeod (September 7, 1858 – July 27, 1940), was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton. He was also the builder of the McLeod Building, the Edmonton's first skyscraper. Early life and car ...

, Canadian politician * Frank Parent, California court judge * Seymour Stedman,

lawyer A lawyer is a person who practices law. The role of a lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions. A lawyer can be classified as an advocate, attorney, barrister, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solic ...

and Socialist candidate for Vice-President of the United States

Eisenhower family

* Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States and five-star general * Earl D. Eisenhower * Edgar N. Eisenhower * Milton S. Eisenhower

Others

* Marlin Fitzwater, press secretary to Ronald Reagan and George Bush * Gregory Frazier, former Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the United States *

Ebby Halliday Ebby Halliday (born Vera Lucille Koch; March 9, 1911 – September 8, 2015) was an American realtor and businesswoman who founded '' Ebby Halliday Realtors''. She was one of the first successful female entrepreneurs in Dallas and is recognized a ...

, centenarian and successful realtor * Pop Hollinger, pioneer of the market for comic book collection and restoration

References

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