The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Dodge City, Kansas.

Arts and entertainment

Film, television, and theatre

* Madge Blake (1899–1969), actress *

Eddie Foy, Sr. Edwin Fitzgerald (March 9, 1856 – February 16, 1928Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; and McNeilly, Donald. ''Vaudeville, Old and New: An Encyclopedia of Variety Performers in America''. Routledge Press, September 2006, . pp. 406–410), k ...

(1856–1928), actor, comedian, dancer *

Dennis Hopper Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...

(1936–2010), actor

Music

Chris Estes Christopher Douglas Estes (born June 8, 1971) is a former King Diamond bass player (1994-1999). Originally from Dodge City, Kansas, Estes moved to Denton, Texas in 1991 to attend the University of North Texas as a Jazz Studies major. During his ti ...

(1971–), bass guitarist * James King (1925–2005), opera singer

Other visual arts

Billy Al Bengston Billy Al Bengston (June 7, 1934 – October 8, 2022) was an American visual artist and sculptor who lived and worked in Venice, California, and Honolulu, Hawaii. Bengston was probably best known for work he created that reflected California's " ...

(1934–2022), artist, sculptor

Crime and law enforcement

* Clay Allison (1840–1887), gunfighter *

Charlie Bassett Charles E. Bassett (October 30, 1847 – January 5, 1896) was a lawman and saloon owner in the American Old West in Dodge City. He was one of the founders of the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City, served as the first sheriff of Ford County, Kan ...

(1847–1896), lawman * Chalkley Beeson (1848–1912), businessman, lawman * Big Nose Kate (1850–1940), companion of Doc Holliday *

William L. Brooks William L. "Buffalo Bill" Brooks ( – July 29, 1874) was a western lawman and later outlaw. Brooks was born in Ohio around 1832 where he later became a buffalo hunter in the late-1840s or early-1850s whose success equaled fellow buffalo hunter ...

(1832–1874), lawman, outlaw *

Shotgun John Collins Abraham G. Graham (November 22, 1851 – December 2, 1922), known by the alias "Shotgun" John Collins, was a little-known though well-associated gunfighter and outlaw of the American Old West. Life Abraham G. Graham was born on his grandmother' ...

(1851–1922), gunfighter * James Earp (1841–1926), lawman, saloon keeper * Virgil Earp (1843–1905), lawman * Wyatt Earp (1848–1929), lawman * Dora Hand (1844–1878), dance hall singer, murder victim *

Doc Holliday John Henry Holliday (August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887), better known as Doc Holliday, was an American gambler, gunfighter, and dentist. A close friend and associate of lawman Wyatt Earp, Holliday is best known for his role in the event ...

(1851–1887), gambler, gunfighter * James H. "Dog" Kelley (1833–1912), mayor of Dodge City 1877–1881, founder of Kelly Opera House, briefly supervised law-enforcement career of Wyatt Earp * Frank Loving (1860–1882), gambler, gunfighter * Bat Masterson (1853–1921), lawman, sports journalist * Ed Masterson (1852–1878), lawman * James Masterson (1855–1895), lawman * Mysterious Dave Mather (1851–1886), gunfighter, lawman *

Levi Richardson Levi Richardson (1851 – April 5, 1879) was an Old West gunman, gambler and buffalo hunter. During his lifetime, Richardson was quite well known. Richardson was born in Wisconsin, migrating to Dodge City, Kansas, after first working for a lengt ...

(1851–1879), buffalo hunter, gunfighter *

Mary Lou Robinson Mary Lou Robinson (August 26, 1926 January 26, 2019) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Education and career Born on August 26, 1926, in Dodge City, Kansas, Robinson gradua ...

(1926–2019), United States District Court judge * Luke Short (1854–1893), gunfighter * Charlie Siringo (1855–1928), detective, author * Libby Thompson (1855–1953), dancer, prostitute * Bill Tilghman (1854–1924), lawman * Texas Jack Vermillion (1842–1911), gunfighter * John Joshua Webb (1847–1882), gunfighter, outlaw

Military

John E. Gingrich Admiral John Edward Gingrich (February 23, 1897 – May 26, 1960) was an officer in the United States Navy who served as the first chief of security for the United States Atomic Energy Commission from 1947 to 1949, and as Chief of Naval Mat ...

(1897–1960), U.S. Navy

admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

Politics

National

* Charles N. Lamison (1826–1896), U.S. Representative from Ohio *

Edmond H. Madison Edmond Haggard Madison (December 18, 1865 – September 18, 1911) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Plymouth, Illinois, Madison attended the common schools. He taught school. He moved to Wichita, Kansas, in 1885. He studied law. He ...

(1865–1911), U.S. Representative from Kansas * Pat Roberts (1936–),

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from Kansas

State

* Fred Hall (1916–1970), 33rd

Governor of Kansas A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...

* Robert Dean Hunter (1928–2023), member of the Texas House of Representatives 1986–2007; first Republican to represent

Abilene, Texas Abilene ( ) is a city in Taylor and Jones Counties in Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the state of Texas. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statis ...

, since Reconstruction; vice-president emeritus of

Abilene Christian University Abilene Christian University (ACU) is a Private university, private Churches of Christ, Christian university in Abilene, Texas. It was founded in 1906 as ''Childers Classical Institute''. ACU is one of the largest private universities in the Sout ...

* Robert M. Wright (1840–1915), one of the founders of Dodge City; member of the Kansas House of Representatives 1875–1883; one-term mayor of Dodge City

Religion

* David Ricken (1952–), Roman Catholic bishop

Sports

* Robert Delpino (1965–), football player *

Sean James Sean James (born March 15, 1969, in Meridian, Mississippi) is a former American football player and activist who signed as a rookie free agent with the Minnesota Vikings (1991–1992). Sean is the cousin of father and son Major League Baseball pl ...

(1969–), football player, model * Nat Love (1854–1921), rodeo cowboy * Bill Miller (1912–2008), Olympic gold medalist 1932 *

Sputnik Monroe Roscoe Monroe Brumbaugh (born Rosco Monroe Merrick; December 18, 1928 – November 3, 2006) better known by his ring name Sputnik Monroe, was an American professional wrestler and civil rights activist. He was a headliner in many territories, and ...

(1928–2006), pro wrestler *

Lance Nichols Lance Lee Nichols (born July 25, 1939) is an American former catcher, manager, farm system official and scout in professional baseball. Nichols threw and batted right-handed. He stood tall and weighed as an active player. Nichols was born in ...

(1939–), baseball player, manager

Fiction

Matt Dillon Matthew Raymond Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including an Oscar and Grammy nomination. Dillon made his feature film debut in '' Over the Edge'' (1979) and established himself as a te ...

, fictional U.S. Marshal of Dodge City featured on both the radio and television versions of ''Gunsmoke''

References

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