This is a list of people from Hays,

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, United States.

Academia

* Maurice L. Albertson (1918-2009), civil engineer, professor,

Peace Corps The Peace Corps is an independent agency and program of the United States government that trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance. It was established in March 1961 by an executive order of President John F ...

co-founder

Arts and entertainment

Film, television, and theatre

* Robert Bogue (1964– ), actor *

Buffalo Bill Cody William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), known as "Buffalo Bill", was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he lived for several years in ...

(1846–1917), showman, frontiersman, scout *

Rebecca Staab Rebecca Ann Staab is an American actress. Early life Staab won the Miss Nebraska USA title and competed in the Miss USA 1980 pageant that year, where she placed in the Top 12. Acting career Before becoming an actress, Staab was a model fo ...

(1961– ), actress

Folklore

* Elizabeth Polly (c. 1843–1867), the so-called "Blue Light Lady"

Journalism

John L. Allen Jr. John L. Allen Jr. (born January 20, 1965) is an American journalist and author who serves as editor of the Catholic news website ''Crux'', formerly hosted by ''The Boston Globe'' and now independently funded. Before moving to ''The Boston Globe ...

(1965– ), reporter, editor, analyst *

Melissa McDermott Melissa McDermott is a former reporter for CBS News. She is best known for being an anchor of the overnight CBS newscast, ''Up to the Minute''. Biography Melissa McDermott is the daughter of Country Music Disc Jockey's Hall of Fame member and lo ...

, news anchor

Literature

Elizabeth Bacon Custer Elizabeth Bacon Custer (née Bacon; April 8, 1842 – April 4, 1933) was an American author and public speaker, and the wife of Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer, United States Army. She spent most of their marriage in relative proxi ...

(1842–1933), writer

Music

Rob Beckley Robert Benjamin "Rob" Beckley (born August 20, 1975) is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the Christian rock band Pillar (band), Pillar, which was voted Best Hard Rock Band in ''CCM Magazines 2006 Reader's Choice Awards. Beckley started ...

(1975– ), musician *

Petrowitsch Bissing Peter "Petrowitsch" Bissing (1871 in Russia – 30 November 1961 in Wisconsin, United States) was the founder and president of Bissing's Conservatory of Music in Hays, Kansas and later in Topeka. He was known as an instructor of music and specia ...

(1871–1961), violin instructor

Other visual arts

Hart Wood Hart Wood (1880–1957) was an American architect who flourished during the "Golden Age" of Hawaiian architecture. He was one of the principal proponents of a distinctive "Hawaiian style" of architecture appropriate to the local environment and r ...

(1880–1957), architect

Business

* Philip Anschutz (1939– ), business magnate

Crime and law enforcement

Clay Allison Robert A. Clay Allison (September 2, 1841 – July 1, 1887) was a cattle rancher, cattle broker, and sometimes gunfighter of the American Old West. He fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War. Allison had a reputation for violence, having s ...

(1840–1887), gunfighter *

Robert Courtney Robert Courtney may refer to: * Robert Courtney (fraudster) * Robert Courtney (Paralympian) Robert George Courtney (27 April 1959 – 28 January 2016) was a champion New Zealand Paralympian. Early life Born on 27 April 1959, Courtney spent ...

(1952– ), fraudster, pharmacist *

Wild Bill Hickok James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement ...

(1837–1876), gunfighter, lawman

Military

Calamity Jane Martha Jane Cannary (May 1, 1852 – August 1, 1903), better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, sharpshooter, and storyteller. In addition to many exploits she was known for being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok. Lat ...

(1852–1903), frontierswoman, scout *

George Custer George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Custer graduated from West Point in 1861 at the bottom of his class, ...

(1839–1876),

U.S. Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cl ...

Bvt. Maj. General

Politics

National

Jerry Moran Gerald Wesley Moran ( ; born May 29, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Kansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was chair of the National Republican Senator ...

(1954– ), U.S. Senator from Kansas * Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy (1894–1952),

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

from Kansas * Frances Tilton Weaver (1904–2003), feminist legal pioneer

State

Jeff Colyer Jeffrey William Colyer (born June 3, 1960) is an American surgeon and politician who served as the 47th governor of Kansas from January 31, 2018, to January 14, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 49th lieutenant governor of Kansa ...

(1960– ), 47th Governor of Kansas * Travis Couture-Lovelady, Kansas state legislator *

Eber Phelps Eber Phelps (October 17, 1951) was a former member of the Kansas House of Representatives The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from distr ...

(1951– ), Kansas state legislator

Sports

American football

* Tysyn Hartman (1989– ), safety *

Tony Leiker Tony Leiker (born September 26, 1964) is a former defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). Biography Leiker was born Anthony Wade Leiker in Hays, Kansas. Career Leiker was drafted in the seventh round of the 1987 NFL Draft by the Gr ...

(1964– ), defensive end

Baseball

Otto Denning Otto George Denning (December 28, 1912 – May 25, 1992) was an American professional baseball player and manager. His 20-year (1932–51) career was confined to minor league baseball except for 129 games at the Major League level during the W ...

(1912–1992), catcher, first baseman, manager *

Elon Hogsett Elon Chester "Chief" Hogsett (November 2, 1903 – July 17, 2001) was a professional baseball pitcher who threw with a left-handed submarine motion. He played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1938 plus a final season in 1944, appearing in 3 ...

(1903–2001), pitcher *

Willard Schmidt Willard Raymond Schmidt (May 29, 1928 – March 22, 2007) was an American professional baseball player, a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between 1952 and 1959. Listed at , , Schmidt batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Hays, ...

(1928–2007), pitcher

Basketball

* Ron Baker (1993– ), shooting guard with the New York Knicks (born in Hays, but grew up in Utica and Scott City) * Marlies Gipson (1987– ), forward

Other

* Dave Armstrong (1957– ), announcer * Bob Davis (1945– ), sportscaster

References

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