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Wichita, Kansas Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. It is located in ...

. Alumni of universities within the city, including athletes and coaches, that are not originally from Wichita should not be included in this list. Instead, they should be listed in the alumni list article for each university.

Academia

* June Bacon-Bercey (1932–2019), meteorologist *

Robert Ballard Robert Duane Ballard (born June 30, 1942) is an American retired Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island who is most noted for his work in underwater archaeology: maritime archaeology and archaeology o ...

(1942–), oceanographer * Elizabeth Bates (1947–2003), cognitive neuroscientist, developmental psychologist * James Earl Baumgartner (1943–2011), mathematician * Robert Beattie, lawyer, non-fiction crime writer, professor * James F. Crow (1916–2012), geneticist * Juan R. Cruz (1946–), aerospace engineer * John W. Dawson, Jr (1944–), mathematician * Thomas Everhart, president, California Institute of Technology and chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign *

William Fetter William Fetter, also known as William Alan Fetter or Bill Fetter (March 14, 1928June 23, 2002), was an American graphic designer and pioneer in the field of computer graphics. He explored the perspective fundamentals of computer animation of a hu ...

(1928–2002), graphic designer, computer graphics pioneer * Linda Flower (1944–), composition theorist, college professor * L. Adrien Hannus (1944–), anthropologist *

Leo George Hertlein Leo George Hertlein (1898 – 1972) was an American paleontologist and malacologist who studied the Recent and fossil mollusks of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Biography Hertlein was born on a farm in Pratt County, Kansas. After graduating high ...

(1898–1972), paleontologist * George W. Hoss (1824–1906), educator * Howard W. Johnston (1913–2005), educator, founder of the

Free University of Berlin The Free University of Berlin (, often abbreviated as FU Berlin or simply FU) is a public research university in Berlin, Germany. It is consistently ranked among Germany's best universities, with particular strengths in political science and t ...

Kenn Kaufman Kenn Kaufman (born 1954) is an American author, artist, naturalist, and conservationist, known for his work on several popular field guides of birds and butterflies in North America. Born in South Bend, Indiana, Kaufman began birding at the ...

(1954–), author, bird expert, conservationist *

John Gamble Kirkwood John "Jack" Gamble Kirkwood (May 30, 1907, Gotebo, Oklahoma – August 9, 1959, New Haven, Connecticut) was a noted chemist and physicist, holding faculty positions at Cornell University, the University of Chicago, California Institute of Technol ...

(1907–1959), chemist, physicist *

Mirra Komarovsky Mirra Komarovsky (February 5, 1905 – January 30, 1999), was an American pioneer in the sociology of gender. Early years Born to Mendel and Anna Komarovsky (née Steinberg)

(1905–1999), sociologist * Lincoln LaPaz (1897–1985), astronomer * Judith Ann Mayotte (1937–), ethicist, humanitarian * M. Lee Pelton (1950–), university administrator * Vernon L. Smith (1927–), economist * Robert Whittaker (1920–1980), plant ecologist

Arts, design, and entertainment

Architecture

* Charles F. McAfee (born 1932), architect, building material manufacturer, and housing activist * Cheryl L. McAfee (born c. 1958), architect * W. H. Weeks (1864–1936), architect

Cartoonists and illustrators

* Jerry Bittle (1949–2003), cartoonist * Reed Crandall (1917–1982), comic book artist * Jack Hamm (1916–1996), cartoonist *

Bob Peak Robert M. Peak (May 30, 1927 – August 1, 1992) was an American commercial illustrator. He is best known for his developments in the design of the modern film poster. His artwork has been on the cover of ''Time'' magazine, '' TV Guide'', an ...

(1927–1992), illustrator * Robert C. Stanley (1918–1996), illustrator *

Tom Tomorrow Tom Tomorrow is the pen name of editorial cartoonist Dan Perkins (born April 5, 1961, in Wichita, Kansas). His weekly comic strip, ''This Modern World'', which comments on current events, appears regularly in more than 80 newspapers across t ...

(1961–), cartoonist

Fashion

* Lindsey Wixson (1994–), model

Film, television, and theatre

* Bill Allen (1962–), actor * Kirstie Alley (1951–2022), actress * Nicholas Barton (1983–), screenwriter, director *

Annette Bening Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. She has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including a British Academy Film Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominati ...

(1958–), actress * John Born, magician *

Louise Brooks Mary Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985) was an American film actress and dancer during the 1920s and 1930s. She is regarded today as an icon of the Jazz Age and flapper culture, in part due to the bob hairstyle that she helpe ...

(1906–1985), actress *

Chris Buck Christopher James Buck (born February 24, 1958) is an American film director, animator, and screenwriter known for co-directing '' Tarzan'' (1999), '' Surf's Up'' (2007) (which was nominated for the 2007 Oscar for Best Animated Feature), '' F ...

(1960–), director, animator * Darren E. Burrows (1966–), actor *

Christopher Connelly Christopher Connelly (September 8, 1941 – December 7, 1988) was an American actor, best known for his role as Norman Harrington in the successful prime time ABC soap opera '' Peyton Place''. He stayed with the series during its entire f ...

(1941–1988), actor *

Bruce Conner Bruce Conner (November 18, 1933 – July 7, 2008) was an American artist who worked with assemblage, film, drawing, sculpture, painting, collage, and photography. Biography Bruce Conner was born November 18, 1933 in McPherson, Kansas.His well- ...

(1933–2008), experimental filmmaker, visual artist * Al Corley (1956–), actor, singer *

Lorianne Crook Lorianne Crook (born February 19, 1957) is an American radio and television host, producer, and writer, best known for her work on The Nashville Network programs ''This Week In Country Music'' and ''Crook & Chase'' with Charlie Chase. Early li ...

(1957–), radio and TV host, producer, writer *

Julie Cypher Julie Cypher (born August 24, 1964) is an American film director best known for being the former partner of musician Melissa Etheridge and former spouse of Lou Diamond Phillips. Biography Cypher was born in Wichita, Kansas, to Dick and Betty ...

(1964–), film director *

Ruby Dandridge Ruby Jean Dandridge (née Butler; March 3, 1900 – October 17, 1987) was an American actress from the early 1900s through to the late 1950s. Dandridge is best known for her role on the radio show '' Amos 'n Andy'', in which she played Sadi ...

(1900–1987), actress *

John Duncan John Duncan may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John Duncan (painter) (1866–1945), Scottish painter * John Duncan (artist) (born 1953), American artist and musician * Big John Duncan (born 1958), Scottish punk musician * John Duncan (harpist) ...

(1953–), performance artist *

Tamara Feldman Amara Zaragoza (born December 5, 1980), known by her stage name Tamara Feldman, is an American actress. Career Feldman is known for playing Marybeth Dunston in the horror film ''Hatchet'' (2006) and for her roles in the television series '' Small ...

(1980–), actress * Ron Foster (1930–2015), actor * Rift Fournier (1936–2013), screenwriter, producer * Alan Fudge (1944–2011), actor *

Jonathan Glickman Jonathan Glickman (born May 18, 1969) is an American film producer who served as the President of MGM Motion Picture Group from 2011 to 2020. Personal life and education Glickman is the son of Rhoda Yura and Dan Glickman, the former Kansas Cong ...

(1969–), film producer *

Laurel Goodwin Laurel Goodwin (August 11, 1942 – February 25, 2022) was an American film and television actress who is known for her role as the love interest of Elvis Presley in the 1962 film ''Girls! Girls! Girls!'', as well as appearing as Yeoman J.M. Col ...

(1942–), film & tv actress * Danford B. Greene (1928–2015), film editor *

Colton Haynes Colton Lee Haynes (born July 13, 1988) is an American actor and model. He is known for his starring role as Jackson Whittemore in the MTV supernatural drama series ''Teen Wolf'' and as Roy Harper / Arsenal in the CW superhero television seri ...

(1988–), actor *

Herb Jeffries Herb Jeffries (born Umberto Alexander Valentino; September 24, 1913 – May 25, 2014) was an American actor of film and television and popular music and jazz singer-songwriter, known for his baritone voice. He starred in several low-budget "ra ...

(1913–2014), actor, singer-songwriter * Cal Johnson, stuntman *

Don Johnson Donnie Wayne Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor, producer and singer. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series ''Miami Vice'', for which he won a Golden Globe, and received a Primetime Emm ...

(1949–), actor *

Neal Jones Neal Jones (born January 2, 1960) is an American stage, film, and television actor. He is best known for his role as Billy Kostecki in '' Dirty Dancing''. Early life and education Neal Jones was born on January 2, 1960, in Wichita, Kansas. Jon ...

(1960–), actor * Richard Kassebaum (1960–2008), documentary filmmaker * Robert Kelker-Kelly (1964–), actor * Jeffrey L. Kimball (1943–), cinematographer *

Etta McDaniel Etta McDaniel (December 1, 1890January 13, 1946) was an American actress who appeared in over 60 films between 1933 and 1946. She was the sister of actor Sam McDaniel and actress and Academy Award winner Hattie McDaniel. Early life McDaniel ...

(1890–1946), actress *

Hattie McDaniel Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. For her role as Mammy in ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'' (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, ...

(1895–1952), actress * Sam McDaniel (1886–1962), actor *

Trey McIntyre Trey McIntyre (born November 12, 1969) is an American dancer and choreographer, who has a body of work that includes around 100 original dance pieces. He founded and acts as president of Trey McIntyre Project, a dance company that was based in B ...

(1969–), dancer, choreographer *

Vera Miles Vera June Miles ( née Ralston, born August 23, 1929) is an American retired actress who worked closely with Alfred Hitchcock, most notably as Lila Crane in the classic 1960 film '' Psycho'', reprising the role in the 1983 sequel '' Psycho II ...

(1929–), actress *

Jeff Probst Jeff Probst (; born November 4, 1961) is an American reality show host and executive producer. He is best known as the Emmy Award-winning host of the U.S. version of the reality television show '' Survivor'' since 2000. He was also the host of ...

(1961–), TV talk and reality show host * Danny Roew (1980–), film director * Vivian Schilling (1968–), actress, novelist, screenwriter *

Natasha Rothwell Natasha Rothwell (born October 18, 1980) is an American writer, actress, teacher and comedian. Career Rothwell taught for KIPP NYC and went on to work at ''Saturday Night Live'' ''(SNL)''. She first garnered attention as a writer on ''SNL'' in ...

(1980–), actress *

Kendall Schmidt Kendall Francis Schmidt (born November 2, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, music producer, and actor. He played Kendall Knight in ''Big Time Rush'', and is a current member of the boyband with the same name, and has had small rol ...

(1990–), actor *

Cynthia Sikes Cynthia Sikes Yorkin (born January 2, 1954) is an American actress known for her work on ''St. Elsewhere'' and ''Blade Runner 2049.'' Life and career Cynthia Sikes was born Cynthia Lee Sikes in Coffeyville, Kansas, in 1954. Early in her career ...

(1954–), actress *

Barbara Sinatra Barbara Ann Blakeley Oliver Marx Sinatra (March 10, 1927 – July 25, 2017) was an American model, showgirl, socialite and the fourth wife of Frank Sinatra. Early life Barbara Ann Blakeley was born on March 10, 1927 in Bosworth, Missou ...

(1927–2017), model, showgirl *

Norma Smallwood Norma Des Cygne Smallwood (May 12, 1909 – May 8, 1966) was the winner of the Miss America 1926 pageant. Early life Smallwood's hometown was Bristow, Oklahoma.Jackson, Debbie and Hilary Pittman"Throwback Tulsa: Ex-Miss America's divorce cas ...

(1909–1966), Miss America 1926 *

David Rees Snell David Rees Snell (born August 20, 1966) is an American actor known for his roles as Detective Ronnie Gardocki on the crime drama ''The Shield'', Detective John Burrows in '' S.W.A.T.'' (2018–present), and Paul in '' The Beacon'' (2009). Caree ...

(1966–), actor *

Taryn Southern Taryn Southern is a storyteller, artist, speaker and brand strategist who works with emerging technologies. She was formerly known for her work as a TV host, actress and YouTuber. Early life Southern grew up in Wichita, Kansas and landed her firs ...

(1986–), actress, comedian, singer *

Ruthelma Stevens Ruthelma Stevens (1903–1984) was an American film actress.Solomon p.357 Filmography References Bibliography * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011. External links * 190 ...

(1903–1984), actress *

John Cameron Swayze John Cameron Swayze (April 4, 1906 – August 15, 1995) was an American news commentator and game show panelist during the 1940s and 1950s who later became best known as a product spokesman. Early life Born in Wichita, Kansas, Swayze was the ...

(1906–1995), TV journalist, game show panelist, product spokesperson *

Sidney Toler Sidney Toler (born Hooper G. Toler Jr., April 28, 1874 – February 12, 1947) was an American actor, playwright, and theatre director. The second European-American actor to play the role of Charlie Chan on screen, he is best remembered for his ...

(1874–1947), actor, playwright, theatre director, comic actor in

Broadway theatre Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), 130 of the 144 extant and extinct Broadway venues use (used) the spelling ''Th ...

, portrayed detective

Charlie Chan Charlie Chan is a fictional Honolulu police detective created by author Earl Derr Biggers for a series of mystery novels. Biggers loosely based Chan on Hawaiian detective Chang Apana. The benevolent and heroic Chan was conceived as an alter ...

in 22 films, supporting roles in 50 films, buried in Highland Cemetery in Wichita * Jessie E. Woods (1909–2001), stunt pilot

Journalism

David Bloom David Jerome Bloom (May 22, 1963 – April 6, 2003) was an American television journalist (co-anchor of ''Weekend Today'' and reporter) until his sudden death in 2003 after a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) became a pulmonary embolism. Early an ...

(1963–2003), television reporter * Cheryl Burton (1962–), news anchor * Steve Doocy (1956–), news anchor * Dave Evans (1962–), reporter *

Shon Gables Shon Gables is currently an evening news anchor with WANF in Atlanta Broadcasting career Gables worked as a news anchor at WCBS-TV in New York City. As co-anchor of ''CBS 2 News This Morning'' from 2003 to 2006, Gables covered many New York City ...

, news anchor *

Gregg Jarrett Gregory Walter Jarrett (born April 7, 1955) is an American conservative news commentator, author and attorney. He joined Fox News in November 2002, after working at local NBC and ABC TV stations for over ten years, as well as national networks ...

(1955–), news anchor * Mike Jerrick (1950–), news anchor * Sheinelle Jones (1978–), journalist, news anchor *

Tony Laubach Tony Laubach is an American storm chaser and meteorologist. He has participated in several field research projects and is one of the surviving members of TWISTEX. He has been contracted as a severe weather photojournalist for various major telev ...

(1980–), storm chaser and meteorologist, journalist *

Jim Lehrer James Charles Lehrer (; May 19, 1934 – January 23, 2020) was an American journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. Lehrer was the executive editor and a news anchor for the ''PBS NewsHour'' on PBS and was known for his role as a de ...

(1934–2020), journalist, news anchor *

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 * Kevin Merida (1957–), journalist, editor *

Susan Page Susan Lea Page (born February 12, 1951) is an American journalist and biographer, and the Washington DC Bureau Chief for ''USA Today'' newspaper. Early life Page, a native of Wichita, Kansas, is a 1973 graduate of Northwestern University's Med ...

(1951–), journalist *

Susan Peters Susan Peters (born Suzanne Carnahan; July 3, 1921 – October 23, 1952) was an American actress who appeared in over twenty films over the course of her decade-long career. Though she began her career in uncredited and ingénue roles, she woul ...

, news anchor * Tracy Rowlett (1942–), news anchor, sports reporter * W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978), photojournalist

Literature

Loren Goodman Loren Goodman (born 1968) is an American postmodern poet and associate professor of English literature and creative writing at Underwood International College, Yonsei University, in Seoul, South Korea. Biography and education Goodman is a nativ ...

(1968–), poet, professor *

William Inge William Motter Inge (; May 3, 1913 – June 10, 1973) was an American playwright and novelist, whose works typically feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations. In the early 1950s he had a string of memorable Broad ...

(1913–1973), novelist, playwright *

Michael McClure Michael McClure (October 20, 1932 – May 4, 2020) was an American poet, playwright, songwriter, and novelist. After moving to San Francisco as a young man, he found fame as one of the five poets (including Allen Ginsberg) who read at the famous ...

(1932–2020),

Beat Beat, beats or beating may refer to: Common uses * Patrol, or beat, a group of personnel assigned to monitor a specific area ** Beat (police), the territory that a police officer patrols ** Gay beat, an area frequented by gay men * Battery (c ...

poet, playwright, novelist * Antonya Nelson (1961–), novelist, short story writer * Randall Parrish (1858–1923), dime novelist * Janet Peery (1948–), novelist, short story writer * Scott Phillips (1961–), novelist *

Rolf Potts Rolf Potts (born October 13, 1970) is an American travel writer, essayist, podcaster, and author. He has written five books, including ''Vagabonding'' (Random House, 2003), ''Marco Polo Didn't Go There'' (Travelers Tales, 2008), ''Souvenir'' (Bloo ...

(1970–), travel writer, essayist * Deborah Raney (1955–), novelist * Lois Ruby, novelist *

Sharon Shinn Sharon Shinn (born 1957) is an American novelist who writes combining aspects of fantasy, science fiction and romance. She has published more than a dozen novels for adult and young adult readers. Her works include the Shifting Circles Series, t ...

(1957–), novelist *

Jan Strnad Jan Steven Strnad (sometimes credited as J. Knight) is an American writer of comic books, horror, and science fiction. He is known for his many collaborations with artist Richard Corben, as well as his work in the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe ...

(1950–), novelist, comic book writer * Earl Thompson (1931–1978), novelist *

Clare Vanderpool Clare Vanderpool (born 1965) is an American children's book author living in Wichita, Kansas. Her first book, '' Moon Over Manifest'', won the 2011 Newbery Medal The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary awa ...

(1965–),

Newbery Medal The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished cont ...

-winning children's author * Stephen Yenser (1941–), poet, literary critic

Music

* Hawley Ades (1908–2008), choral arranger * Matt Alber (1975–), singer-songwriter * Terry Allen (1943–), country singer, visual artist * Chris Arpad (1967–), solo steel pannist *

Jay Bentley Jay Dee Bentley (born June 6, 1964) is the bassist and co-founding member of the punk rock group Bad Religion. He has played with the band through its whole existence with a small break between 1983 and 1985. Along with vocalist Greg Graffin, Ben ...

(1964–), bass guitarist * Gage Brewer (1904–1985), guitarist, bandleader * Freddie Brooks (1962–), blues harmonica player, singer-songwriter *

Karla Burns Karla Burns (December 24, 1954 – June 4, 2021) was an American mezzo-soprano and actress who performed nationally and internationally in opera houses, theatres, and on television. Her first major success was as Queenie in the Houston Grand Ope ...

, opera singer, actress *

Ken Carson Kenyatta Lee Frazier Jr. (born April 11, 2000), known professionally as Ken Carson, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He rose to prominence following the release of his second studio album '' X'' (2022), which be ...

(1914–1994), singer *

Gaylord Carter Gaylord Carter (August 3, 1905 – November 20, 2000) was an American organist and the composer of many film scores that were added to silent movies released on video tape or disks. He died from Parkinson disease. Early life and musical begin ...

(1905–2000), organist, composer * Nancy Cartonio (1977–), folk musician, songwriter, producer * Les C. Copeland (1887–1942), composer, pianist *

Annette Daniels Annette Daniels (September 10, 1961 – April 1, 2004) was an American mezzo-soprano opera singer. Career Daniels appeared with a variety of opera companies in the United States including Houston, Washington, D.C., Dallas, San Diego, Cincinnati ...

(1961–2004), opera singer * Martha Davis (1917–1960), singer, pianist *

Ellery Eskelin Ellery Eskelin (born August 16, 1959) is an American tenor saxophonist raised in Baltimore, Maryland and residing in New York City. His parents, Rodd Keith and Bobbie Lee, were both professional musicians. Rodd Keith died in 1974 in Los Angeles, ...

(1959–), saxophonist *

Gordon Goodwin Gordon L. Goodwin (born 1954) is an American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and conductor. He is the leader of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. He has won four Grammy Awards and three Daytime Emmy Awards, and has received over twenty ...

(1954–), composer, pianist, saxophonist *

Arthur Gunn Dibesh Pokharel (born October 24, 1997), known by his stage name Arthur Gunn, is an Nepalese-born American singer-songwriter of from Wichita, Kansas who came to national attention in 2020 as the runner-up finalist on the eighteenth season of the ...

, (1997–) singer, runner up in the 18th season of ''

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...

'', emigrated from

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

to Wichita when he was 17 * Skinny Hightower, (1985–), jazz pianist *

Richard Joiner Richard Joiner (March 17, 1918 – January 6, 1999) was an American clarinetist and teacher of clarinet. Life and career Born in Wichita, Kansas, he attended the National Music Camp in 1936 and the Eastman School of Music from 1936 until 1940 wh ...

(1918–1999), clarinetist *

Stan Kenton Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though K ...

(1911–1979), composer, jazz pianist *

Kidd Chris Christopher Derek Foley, commonly known as KiddChris. (AKA Foley / Cobra / The Chris) (born 1974) is an American radio host. He has hosted radio shows in several cities since 1998. The radio show originated in his hometown of Syracuse, New York. ...

(1974–), disc jockey *

Bob Koester Robert Gregg Koester (October 30, 1932 – May 12, 2021) was an American record producer and businessman who was the founder and owner of Delmark Records, a jazz and blues independent record label. He also operated the Jazz Record Mart in Chi ...

(1932–2021), blues and jazz record producer * Shawn Lee (1963–), multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer * Slats Long (1906–1964), jazz clarinetist * Chris Mann (1982–), singer-songwriter *

Marilyn Maye Marilyn Maye McLaughlin (born April 10, 1928) is an American jazz singer, cabaret singer, and musical theater actress. She began her career as a young child, performing in Kansas in concerts and on the radio. After graduating from high school, ...

(1928–), cabaret singer *

Kirke Mechem Kirke Mechem (born August 16, 1925) is an American composer. His first opera, '' Tartuffe'', with over 400 performances in seven countries, has become one of the most popular operas written by an American. He has composed more than 250 works in al ...

(1925–), composer *

Brian Alexander Morgan Brian Alexander Morgan is an American record producer from Wichita, Kansas, United States, best known for his work writing and producing with the R&B group SWV. Career In his early 20s, Morgan recorded a demo tape with his childhood friend LaChe ...

, record producer * Rich Mullins (1955–1997), Christian music singer-songwriter * Scott Muni (1930–2004), disc jockey * Vernon Oxford (1941–), country music singer, fiddler, guitarist * Pink Nasty (1982–), singer-songwriter *

Marvin Rainwater Marvin Karlton Rainwater (July 2, 1925 – September 17, 2013) was an American country and rockabilly singer and songwriter who had several hits during the late 1950s, including " Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" and " Whole Lotta Woman," which hit #1 o ...

(1925–2013), singer-songwriter * William M. Runyan (1870–1957), Christian composer who wrote " Great is Thy Faithfulness" * Mark Shelton, heavy metal musician (

Manilla Road Manilla Road was an American heavy metal band from Wichita, Kansas, founded by Mark "The Shark" Shelton (vocals and guitar) and Scott "Scooter" Park (bass guitar). Beginning in 1977, the early years of Manilla Road were spent playing mostly pro ...

) * Nathaniel Clark Smith (1877–1935), bandleader, composer * Phil Stacey (1978–), singer, finalist on the 6th season of

* André J. Thomas (1952–), composer, conductor * Charlie Tuna (1944–2016), disc jockey, radio personality *

Joe Walsh Joseph Fidler Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has been a member of three successful rock bands: the James Gang, Eagles, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr ...

(1947–), rock guitarist, singer-songwriter *

Johnny Western Johnny Western (born October 28, 1934) is an American country singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and radio show host. He is a member of the Western Music Association Hall of Fame and the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame. Early life Jo ...

(1934–), singer-songwriter, actor, disc jockey * XV (1985–), rapper

Visual fine arts

* Blackbear Bosin (1921–1980), painter, sculptor * Bessie Callender (1889–1951), sculptor *

Mary Fuller Mary Claire Fuller (October 5, 1888 – December 9, 1973) was an American actress active in both stage and silent films. She also was a screenwriter and had several films produced. An early major star, by 1917 she could no longer gain role ...

(1922–2022), sculptor *

Laura Gilpin Laura Gilpin (April 22, 1891 – November 30, 1979) was an American photographer. Gilpin is known for her photographs of Native Americans, particularly the Navajo and Pueblo, and Southwestern landscapes. Gilpin began taking photographs as a ch ...

(1891–1979), photographer *

Edgar Heap of Birds Edgar Heap of Birds (Cheyenne name: Hock E Aye Vi) is a multi-disciplinary artist. His art contributions include public art messages, large scale drawings, Neuf Series acrylic paintings, prints, and monumental porcelain enamel on steel outdoor scu ...

(1954–), painter, sculptor * Reva Jackman (1892–1966), painter, printmaker * Frederick R. Koch (1933–2020), arts patron, collector, philanthropist *

John Noble John Noble (born 20 August 1948) is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles as Denethor in the ''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Dr. Walter Bishop on the science fiction series ''Fringe'', Henry Parrish on the action-horror series '' ...

(1874–1934), painter, photographer *

Tom Otterness Tom Otterness (born 1952) is an American sculptor best known as one of America's most prolific public artists. Otterness's works adorn parks, plazas, subway stations, libraries, courthouses and museums around the world, notably in New York City's ...

(1952–), sculptor

Business

Aerospace

Jim Bede James R. Bede (April 17, 1933 – July 9, 2015) was an American aircraft designer. He designed well over a dozen aircraft starting in the 1960s, but a string of business failures kept most of these designs out of widespread use. Bede Avia ...

(1933-2015), U.S. aviation designer/developer *

Olive Ann Beech Olive Ann Beech (September 25, 1903 – July 6, 1993) was an American aerospace businesswoman who was the co-founder, president, and chairwoman of the Beech Aircraft Corporation. She founded the company in 1932 with her husband, Walter Beec ...

(1903–1993), U.S. aviation pioneer and businesswoman *

Walter Herschel Beech Walter Herschel Beech (January 30, 1891 – November 29, 1950) was an American aviator and early aviation entrepreneur who co-founded the Beech Aircraft Company (now called Beechcraft) in 1932 with his wife, Olive Ann Beech, and a team of three ...

(1891–1950), U.S. aviation pioneer, industrialist *

Clyde Cessna Clyde Vernon Cessna (; December 5, 1879 – November 20, 1954) was an American aircraft designer, aviator, and early aviation entrepreneur. He is best known as the principal founder of the Cessna Aircraft Corporation, which he started in 1927 i ...

(1879–1954), U.S. aviation pioneer, industrialist * Emil Matthew Laird (1895-1982) U.S. aviation pioneer, industrialist, aircraft designer *

Clay Lacy Hershel Clay Lacy (born August 14, 1932) is the founder and former chief executive officer of Clay Lacy Aviation, established in 1968 as the first executive jet charter company in the Western United States. His professional resume includes pilot ...

(1932–), aviation entrepreneur, pilot, aerial cinematographer *

Bill Lear William Powell Lear (June 26, 1902 – May 14, 1978) was an American inventor and businessman. He is best known for founding Learjet, a manufacturer of business jets. He also invented the battery eliminator for the B battery, and developed the ...

(1902–1978), aviation industrialist, inventor *

Roy LoPresti LeRoy Patrick "Roy" LoPresti (June 9, 1929 – August 7, 2002) was an eclectic American aeronautical engineer. He worked on projects as diverse as the Apollo Moon Program and missile design, served as advisor to the US Congress, became as "Mr ...

(1929–2002), aerospace engineer, aviation executive * Albert Mooney (1904–1986), aircraft designer, aviation entrepreneur * Herbert Rawdon (1904–1975), aircraft engineer *

Lloyd Stearman Lloyd Carlton Stearman (October 26, 1898 – April 3, 1975) was an American aviator, aircraft designer, and early aviation entrepreneur. Biography Stearman was born in Wellsford, Kansas. From 1917 – 1918, he attended Kansas State Coll ...

(1898–1975), engineer, U.S. aviation pioneer and industrialist * Dwane L. Wallace, aircraft designer, former CEO and chairman of

Cessna Aircraft Cessna () is an American brand of general aviation aircraft owned by Textron Aviation since 2014, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Originally, it was a brand of the Cessna Aircraft Company, an American general aviation aircraft manufacturing ...

Other

Dan Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoi ...

(1931–) and Frank Carney (1938–2020), businessmen, founders of

Pizza Hut Pizza Hut is an American multinational restaurant chain and international franchise founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas by Dan and Frank Carney. They serve their signature pan pizza and other dishes including pasta, breadsticks and dessert a ...

* Steve Case (1958–), investor, business executive *

Jesse Chisholm Jesse Chisholm (''circa ''1805 - March 4, 1868) (Cherokee) was a Cherokee fur trader and merchant in the American West. He is known for having scouted and developed what became known as the Chisholm Trail, later used to drive cattle from Texas to ...

(1805–1868), trader * William Coffin Coleman (1870–1957), inventor, founder of the

Coleman Company The Coleman Company, Inc. is an American brand of outdoor recreation products, especially camping gear, now owned by Newell Brands. The company's new headquarters are in Chicago, and it has facilities in Wichita, Kansas, and in Texas. There are ...

* Bill Cooper (1921–2008), business executive,

Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

civic leader * A.A. Hyde, inventor of

Mentholatum The Mentholatum Company, Inc. is a maker of non-prescription health care products founded in 1889 by Albert Alexander Hyde in the United States. It was bought out by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., a Japanese health care company, in 1988. The Ment ...

, industrialist * Bill Koch (1940–), businessman, sailor * Charles G. Koch (1935–), business magnate, political lobbyist *

David H. Koch David Hamilton Koch ( ; May 3, 1940 – August 23, 2019) was an American businessman, political activist, philanthropist, and chemical engineer. In 1970, he joined the family business: Koch Industries, the second largest privately held c ...

(1940–2019), business magnate, political lobbyist * Fred C. Koch (1900–1967), chemical engineer, oil refining entrepreneur * James R. Mead (1836–1910), trader, city co-founder * Phil Ruffin (1936–), business magnate * Michael S. Thompson (1948–), beekeeper, landscaper * C. Howard Wilkins, Jr. (1938–2016),

executive and franchisee,

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

fundraiser, and

U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands The United States diplomatic mission to the Netherlands consists of the embassy located in The Hague and a consular office located in Amsterdam. In 1782, John Adams was appointed America's first Minister Plenipotentiary to Holland. According t ...

Crime

* John Callahan (1866–1936), bank robber, money laundererWellman, Paul Iselin. ''A Dynasty of Western Outlaws''. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1986. (pg. 7, 11, 14, 16, 296–297, 308–315, 324–327, 362) *

Gary Lee Davis Gary Lee Davis (August 13, 1944 – October 13, 1997) was an American convicted murderer and rapist who was executed by the U.S. state of Colorado in 1997. He was the only person to be executed by the state of Colorado between 1968 and 2020; whe ...

(1944–1997), murderer, rapist * Rose Dunn (1878–1955), outlaw *

Eric Harris Eric David Harris (April 9, 1981 – April 20, 1999) and Dylan Bennet Klebold (; September 11, 1981 – April 20, 1999) were an American mass murder duo who perpetrated the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999. Harris and Klebo ...

(1981–1999), one of two perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre *

Adrian Lamo Adrián Alfonso Lamo Atwood (February 20, 1981 – March 14, 2018) was an American threat analyst and hacker. Lamo first gained media attention for breaking into several high-profile computer networks, including those of ''The New York Times'', ...

(1981–2018), computer hacker, lived in Wichita for an unknown amount of time before he died *

Dennis Rader Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9, 1945) is an American serial killer known as BTK (an abbreviation he gave himself, for "bind, torture, kill"), the BTK Strangler or the BTK Killer. Between 1974 and 1991, he killed ten people in Wichita and Par ...

(1945–), serial killer known as "BTK"

Law enforcement

James Earp James Cooksey Earp (June 28, 1841 – January 25, 1926) was a lesser known older brother of Old West lawman Virgil Earp and lawman/gambler Wyatt Earp. Unlike his brothers, he was a saloon-keeper and was not present at the Gunfight at the O.K. ...

(1841–1926), lawman, saloon keeper *

Wyatt Earp Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone. Earp took part in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which l ...

(1848–1929), lawman *

Cassius M. Hollister Cassius M. "Cash" Hollister (family name), Hollister (December 7, 1845 – October 18, 1884) was a 19th-century American law enforcement officer and deputy U.S. marshal who served as mayor and sheriff of Caldwell, Kansas as well as deputy sheriff ...

(1845–1884), lawman *

Bat Masterson Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He was born to ...

(1853–1921), lawman, buffalo hunter, journalist *

Ed Masterson Edward John "Ed" Masterson (September 22, 1852 – April 9, 1878) was a lawman and the oldest brother of the American West gunfighters Bat Masterson and James Masterson. Early life Of Irish descent, Edward John Masterson was born in Henryvi ...

(1852–1878), lawman, buffalo hunter *

James Masterson James Patrick "Jim" Masterson (September 18, 1855 – March 31, 1895), was a lawman of the American West and a younger brother of gunfighters and lawmen Bat Masterson and Ed Masterson. Early life After working on the western frontier as a ...

(1855–1895), lawman, buffalo hunter * Robert McKay (1919–1990), lawyer, investigator *

O.W. Wilson Orlando Winfield Wilson (May 15, 1900 – October 18, 1972), also known as O. W. Wilson, was an American police officer, later becoming a leader in policing along with authoring several books on policing. Wilson served as Superintendent of the C ...

(1900–1972), police chief

Medicine

Thomas Stoltz Harvey Thomas Stoltz Harvey (October 10, 1912 – April 5, 2007) was an American pathologist who conducted the autopsy on Albert Einstein in 1955. Harvey later kept Einstein's brain without permission for decades. Early career Harvey studied at Yale U ...

(1912–2007), pathologist * Hugh D. Riordan (1932–2005), psychiatrist, researcher *

George Tiller George Richard Tiller (August 8, 1941 – May 31, 2009) was an American physician from Wichita, Kansas. He gained national attention as the medical director of Women's Health Care Services, which was one of only three abortion clinics nationwide ...

(1941–2009), physician, abortion provider

Military

* Micky Axton (1919–2010),

Women Airforce Service Pilots The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (also Women's Army Service Pilots or Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots) was a civilian women pilots' organization, whose members were United States federal civil service employees. Members of WASP became t ...

test pilot * Erwin R. Bleckley (1894–1918), U.S. Army Air Services aviator,

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valo ...

recipient * Tod Bunting (1958–),

U.S. Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Sign ...

Major General, Adjutant General of Kansas * Laura M. Cobb (1892–1981),

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

naval nurse * Richard Cowan (1922–1944), soldier,

recipient * Paul Frederick Foster (1889–1972),

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...

Vice Admiral *

James Jabara James "Jabby" Jabara (10 October 1923 – 17 November 1966) was the first American and United States Air Force jet ace. Born in Oklahoma, he lived in Kansas where he enlisted as an aviation cadet at Fort Riley after graduating from high school ...

(1923–1966), military aviator *

William McGonagle William Loren McGonagle (November 19, 1925 – March 3, 1999) was a United States Navy officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions while in command of the when it was attacked by Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean on June 8, 1967 d ...

(1925–1999),

Captain * Bryce Poe II (1924–2000),

General *

Edwin Ramsey Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Price Ramsey (May 9, 1917 – March 7, 2013) was a United States Army officer and guerrilla leader during the World War II Japanese occupation of the Philippines. Early in the war, he led the last American cavalry charge in ...

(1917–2013),

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 ...

Lt. Colonel * Jesse J. Taylor (1925–1965),

Lt. Commander

Politics

National

Henry Justin Allen Henry Justin Allen (September 11, 1868 – January 17, 1950) was an American politician serving as the 21st Governor of Kansas (1919–1923) and U.S. Senator from Kansas (1929–30). Life and career Allen was born in Warren County, Pennsylvani ...

(1868–1950), U.S. Senator from Kansas, 21st Governor of Kansas *

William Augustus Ayres William Augustus Ayres (April 19, 1867 – February 17, 1952) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas and a Federal Trade Commissioner. Early life and career William A. Ayres was born in Elizabethtown, Illi ...

(1867–1952),

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 *

Sheila Bair Sheila Colleen Bair (born April 3, 1954) is an American civil servant who was the 19th Chair of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), during which time she assumed a prominent role in the government's response to the 2008 financ ...

(1954–), Chairperson of the

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is one of two agencies that supply deposit insurance to depositors in American depository institutions, the other being the National Credit Union Administration, which regulates and insures cr ...

* James F. Battin (1925–1996),

from

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

* Richard Ely Bird (1878–1955),

from Kansas * Robert C. Bonner (1942–), U.S. federal judge * Earl Browder (1891–1973), Chairman of the Communist Party USA * Dwight Chapin (1940–), Deputy Assistant to

President Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...

Betty Dodson Betty Dodson (August 24, 1929October 31, 2020) was an American sex educator. An artist by training, she exhibited erotic art in New York, before pioneering the pro-sex feminist movement. Dodson's workshops and manuals encourage women to masturb ...

(1929–2020), sexologist, political activist *

Ann Dunham Stanley Ann Dunham (November 29, 1942 – November 7, 1995) was an American anthropologist who specialized in the economic anthropology and rural development of Indonesia. She is the mother of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the Uni ...

(1942–1995), mother of

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...

* Stanley Armour Dunham (1918–1992), maternal grandfather of

* David M. Ebel (1940–), U.S. federal judge * Ron Estes (1956–),

from Kansas *

Gregory Kent Frizzell Gregory Kent Frizzell (born December 13, 1956) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Education and career Born in Wichita, Kansas, Frizzell received a Bachelor of Arts de ...

(1956–), U.S. federal judge *

Robert Gates Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is an American intelligence analyst and university president who served as the 22nd United States secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. He was originally appointed by president George W. Bush a ...

(1943–), U.S. Secretary of Defense *

L. M. Gensman Lorraine Michael Gensman (August 26, 1878 – May 27, 1954) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Biography Born on a farm near Wichita, Kansas, on August 26, 1878, Gensman was the son of Nicholas an ...

(1878–1954),

from Oklahoma *

Dan Glickman Daniel Robert Glickman (born November 24, 1944) is an American politician, lawyer, lobbyist, and nonprofit leader. He served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1995 until 2001, prior to which he represented as a Democrat in Con ...

(1944–),

from Kansas, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture *

John Mills Houston John Mills Houston (September 15, 1890 – April 29, 1975) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 5th congressional district of Kansas from 1935 to 1943. He was also a member of the National Labor Relations Boa ...

(1890–1975),

from Kansas *

William Marion Jardine William Marion Jardine (January 16, 1879January 17, 1955) was a U.S. administrator and educator. He served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1925 to 1929 and as the U.S. Minister to Egypt from 1930 to 1933. Early life and educ ...

(1879–1955), U.S. Secretary of Agriculture * Hugh S. Johnson (1881–1942), National Recovery Administration chief * Karen R. Keesling (1946–2012), Assistant Secretary of the Air Force * Patrick F. Kelly (1929–2007), U.S. federal judge * Mary Elizabeth Lease (1850–1933), political activist, lecturer * Chester I. Long (1860–1934), U.S. Senator from Kansas * Edmond H. Madison (1865–1911),

from Kansas * George McGill (1879–1963), U.S. Senator from Kansas * Eric F. Melgren (1956–), U.S. federal judge * Troy Newman (1966–), anti-abortion activist *

Roger Noriega Roger Francisco Noriega (born 1959, Wichita, Kansas) is an American diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs in the George W. Bush Administration He is a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institu ...

(1959–), U.S. Ambassador to the OAS *

Gale Norton Gale Ann Norton (born March 11, 1954) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. A member of the Republican Party, she previously serve ...

(1954–),

U.S. Secretary of the Interior The United States secretary of the interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land along with natural ...

Mike Pompeo Michael Richard Pompeo (; born December 30, 1963) is an American politician, diplomat, and businessman who served under President Donald Trump as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2017 to 2018 and as the 70th United State ...

(1963–),

(2011–2017),

CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...

director (2017–2018) and

United States Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...

(2018–2021) under

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...

* Darrel Ray (1950–), psychologist, atheist activist *

James Reeb James Joseph Reeb (January 1, 1927 – March 11, 1965) was an American Unitarian Universalist minister, pastor, and activist during the civil rights movement in Washington, D.C. and Boston, Massachusetts. While participating in the Selma to ...

(1927–1965), civil rights activist,

Unitarian Universalist Unitarian or Unitarianism may refer to: Christian and Christian-derived theologies A Unitarian is a follower of, or a member of an organisation that follows, any of several theologies referred to as Unitarianism: * Unitarianism (1565–present) ...

minister * Dale E. Saffels (1921–2002), U.S. federal judge *

Matt Schlapp Matthew Aaron Schlapp (born December 18, 1967) is an American political activist and lobbyist who is chairman of the American Conservative Union. He leads the lobbying firm Cove Strategies, which had strong ties to the Donald Trump administration ...

(1967–), conservative political activist * Garner E. Shriver (1912–1998),

from Kansas * Horace G. Snover (1847–1924),

from

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

Arlen Specter Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...

(1930–2012), U.S. Senator from

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

* William Stearman (1922–2021), senior U.S. Foreign Service Officer, policy adviser * Cheryl Sullenger (1955–), anti-abortion activist * W. Paul Thayer (1919–2010),

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense The deputy secretary of defense (acronym: DepSecDef) is a statutory office () and the second-highest-ranking official in the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The deputy secretary is the principal civilian deputy to the se ...

Ron Walters Ronald W. Walters (July 20, 1938 – September 10, 2010) was an American author, speaker and scholar of African-American politics. He was director of the African American Leadership Institute and Scholar Practitioner Program, Distinguished Leader ...

(1938–2010), civil rights activist, author, professor * Jack B. Weinstein (1921–2021), U.S. federal judge *

Roy Lee Williams Roy Lee Williams (March 22, 1915 – April 28, 1989) was an American labor leader who was president of the Teamsters from May 15, 1981, to April 14, 1983. Early life and career Born in Ottumwa, Iowa, Williams was one of 12 children in a very po ...

(1915–1989), labor union leader * Gerald Burton Winrod (1900–1957),

Nazi Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in ...

sympathizer, anti-Semitic political activist * Ron Wyden (1949–), U.S. Senator from

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

State

* Edward F. Arn (1906–1998), 32nd Governor of Kansas * Carol A. Beier (1958–),

Kansas Supreme Court The Kansas Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Kansas. Composed of seven justices, led by Chief Justice Marla Luckert, the court supervises the legal profession, administers the judicial branch, and serves as the st ...

justice * Donald Betts (1978–), Kansas state legislator * Sydney Carlin (1944–), Kansas state legislator * Leo Delperdang, (1962–), Kansas state legislator * Leslie Donovan (1936–), Kansas state legislator * Paul Dugan (1939–), 40th

Lieutenant Governor of Kansas The lieutenant governor of Kansas is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of Kansas state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term. The lieutenant governor succeeds to the off ...

* Jerry Elliott (1936–2010),

Kansas Court of Appeals The Kansas Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court for the U.S. state of Kansas. History The Kansas Legislature created the first Kansas Court of Appeals in 1895, to help the Kansas Supreme Court with an increasingly heavy casel ...

judge * Oletha Faust-Goudeau, Kansas state legislator * Gail Finney (1959–2022), Kansas state legislator * Kent Frizzell (1929–2016),

Kansas Attorney General The Attorney General of Kansas is a statewide elected official responsible for providing legal services to the state government of Kansas. Kris Kobach assumed office on January 9, 2023. Divisions * Criminal Justice * Civil Litigation * Consumer ...

* U. L. Gooch (1923–2021), Kansas state legislator * Harry L. Gordon (1860–1921), Lieutenant Governor of Ohio *

Raj Goyle Rajeev Kumar Goyle (born June 9, 1975) is a Democratic politician from Kansas, who represented the 87th District in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. He was the 2010 Democratic nominee for . Early life, education and caree ...

(1975–), Kansas politician *

Phil Hermanson Phil Hermanson (born February 28, 1965) is a former member of the Kansas House of Representatives for District 96 (2008-2012) and 98 (SeKansas Redistricting 2012, serving from 2008 to 2012. He is a Republican. His districts included southwest W ...

(1965–), Kansas state legislator * Donald Hollowell (1917–2004),

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

civil rights lawyerSuggs, Ernie
Donald L. Hollowell Obituary: "Civil rights pioneer made friends, history"
December 29, 2004, '' Atlanta Journal-Constitution,''

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...

, as transcribed at Legacy.com, retrieved May 23, 2017 *

Bonnie Huy Bonnie Huy (October 19, 1935 – May 9, 2013) was an American politician from Kansas. Born in Boise, Idaho, Huy worked in the aviation industry before retiring and entering into politics. She served in the Kansas House of Representatives 20 ...

(1935–2013), Kansas state legislator * Dan Kerschen (1952–), Kansas state legislator * Lorenzo D. Lewelling (1846–1900), 12th Governor of Kansas * Tom Malone (1953–),

judge *

Vern Miller Vern Miller (December 22, 1928 – June 11, 2021) was an American attorney, politician, and law enforcement officer who served as the Kansas attorney general from 1971 to 1975. Early life and education Miller was born in Wichita, Kansas in 19 ...

(1928–2021),

* John E. Moore (1943–), 65th

* Elaine Nekritz (1957–),

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

state legislator * Leslie Osterman (1947–), State Representative from Wichita since 2011 *

Mark Parkinson Mark Vincent Parkinson (born June 24, 1957) is an American businessman and former politician serving as head of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL). He served as the 47th lieutenant governor ...

(1957–), 45th Governor of Kansas *

Loren Parks Loren Parks (born 1926) is a businessman from the U.S. state of Nevada. He previously lived in Oregon (from 1957–2002), and is the biggest political contributor in the history of that state. He has financed numerous ballot measure initiative p ...

(1926–2023),

political activist * David L. Payne (1836–1884), leader of the "Boomer Army" to settle Oklahoma * Mike Petersen (1960–), Kansas state legislator * Jo Ann Pottorff, Kansas state legislator * John Rankin Rogers (1838–1901), 3rd

Governor of Washington The governor of Washington is the head of government of Washington and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.WA Const. art. III, § 2. The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws,WA Const. art. III, § 5. the power to either a ...

Tom Sawyer Thomas Sawyer () is the titular character of the Mark Twain novel ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876). He appears in three other novels by Twain: '' Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), '' Tom Sawyer Abroad'' (1894), and '' Tom Sawyer, ...

(1958–), Kansas state legislator * Jean Schodorf (1950–), Kansas state legislator * William E. Stanley (1844–1910), 15th Governor of Kansas * Sara Steelman (1946–),

state legislator *

David Stras David Ryan Stras (born July 4, 1974) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He is a former Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Early life and education Stras was born in 19 ...

(1974–),

Minnesota Supreme Court The Minnesota Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The court hears cases in the Supreme Court chamber in the Minnesota State Capitol or in the nearby Minnesota Judicial Center. History The court was first assemb ...

Justice * Gene Suellentrop (1952–), Kansas state legislator * Dale Swenson (1957–), State Representative from Wichita, 2001–2011 * Ponka-We Victors (1981–), Kansas state legislator * Susan Wagle (1953–), Kansas state legislator * Jim Ward (1957–), Kansas state legislator * Vincent Wetta (1945–), Kansas state legislator

Local

Religion

Bruce P. Blake Bruce P. Blake is a retired American bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1988. Family Blake is from Wichita, Kansas, having graduated in 1955 from the Wichita East High School. In 1957 he married Karen Eileen Miers of Furley, Kans ...

United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelic ...

bishop *

Leo Christopher Byrne Leo Christopher Byrne (March 19, 1908 – October 21, 1974) served as the Roman Catholic Coadjutor Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota. Biography Born in Saint Lou ...

(1908–1974),

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

archbishop * Carl A. Kemme (1960–),

bishop *

Thomas Olmsted Thomas James Olmsted (born January 21, 1947) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix in Arizona from 2003 to 2022. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Wichita in Kansas from 200 ...

(1947–),

bishop * Michael Sheehan (1939–),

archbishop * Richard B. Wilke,

bishop *

Mrinalini Mata Mrinalini Mata (born Merna Loy Brown, May 8, 1931 - August 3, 2017) was the fourth President of Self-Realization Fellowship / Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, founded by Paramahansa Yogananda. Biography She was born in Wichita, Kansas Wi ...

(1931–2017), President of

Self-Realization Fellowship Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) is a worldwide spiritual organization founded by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920 and legally incorporated as a non-profit religious organization in 1935, to serve as Yogananda's instrument for the preservation ...

Yogoda Satsanga Society of India Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS) is a non-profit, nonsectarian spiritual organization founded by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1917 and is a part of the Self-Realization Fellowship which was founded in 1920. The current president of t ...

Sports

American football

* David Arkin (1987–),

Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divi ...

offensive tackle *

Tony Barker Anthony Ray Barker (born September 7, 1968) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Kansas before transferring to Rice University following his sophomore yea ...

(1968–), NFL linebacker * Blake Bell (1991–), tight end * Mark Bell (1957–), NFL defensive end * Mike Bell (1957–),

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The ...

defensive end * Russ Bolinger (1954–), NFL offensive lineman *

Arthur Brown Arthur Brown may refer to: Entertainment * Arthur William Brown (1881–1966), Canadian commercial artist * H. Arthur Brown (1906–1992), American orchestral conductor * Arthur Brown (musician) (born 1942), English rock singer * Arthur Brown, ak ...

(1990–), NFL linebacker *

Bryce Brown Bryce Lee Brown (born May 14, 1991) is a former American football running back who played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, and Seattle Seahawks. He attended the University of Tennessee his freshman year of college, but decided to t ...

(1991–), NFL running back * Don Calhoun (1952–), NFL running back * Russ Campbell (1969–), tight end *

Wendell Davis Wendell Tyrone Davis (born January 3, 1966) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played for the Chicago Bears for six seasons from 1988 to 1993. He was selected by the Bears in the 1st round (27th overall) in the 1988 N ...

(1973–), cornerback, coach * Mark Duckens (1965–), NFL defensive end, tackle * Ron Faurot (1962–), New York Jets defensive end * B. J. Finney (1991–), guard * Ted Gilmore (1967–), wide receivers coach *

Kelly Gregg Kelly Michael Gregg (born November 1, 1976) is a radio personality and a former American football nose tackle. He currently contributes to various radio programs in Oklahoma City on KRXO-FM, 107.7 "The Franchise". He was drafted by the Cincinnati ...

(1976–), NFL nose tackle * Bill Hachten (1924–2018), guard *

Breece Hall Breece Hall (born May 31, 2001) is an American football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa State, where he was a two-time All-American and Big 12 Offensive Player of the ...

(2001–), running back * Chris Harper (1989–), wide receiver * Davontae Harris (1995–), cornerback * Joe Hastings (1987–), wide receiver * Doug Hoppock (1960–), offensive lineman * Randy Jackson (1948–2010), running back * Allen Lyday (1960–), NFL defensive back *

Elbert Mack Elbert Mack (born July 14, 1986) is an American football cornerback for the Qingdao Clipper of the China Arena Football League (CAFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Troy. He has ...

(1986–), cornerback *

Bruce McCray Bruce Edward McCray (born October 27, 1963) is a former American football defensive back who played one season with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. McCray attended Wichita East High School in Wichita, Kansas. He first enrolle ...

(1963–), Chicago Bears defensive back *

Brian Moorman Brian Donald Moorman (born February 5, 1976) is an American former football punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Pittsburg State University, and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free age ...

(1976–), punter * Richard Osborne (1953–), tight end *

Lawrence Pete Lawrence Pete (born January 18, 1966) is a former American football nose tackle. He played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions who selected him with the 115th pick in the 1989 NFL Draft. He retired after the 1 ...

(1966–), Detroit Lions nose tackle * Ed Philpott (1945–), linebacker *

David Rader David Rader (born March 9, 1957) is an Oklahoma Oklahoma State Senate, State Senator and former American football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Tulsa from 1988 to 1999, compiling a record of 49–80– ...

(1957–), quarterback, coach *

Joseph Randle Joseph David Randle (born December 29, 1991) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college foo ...

(1991–), running back *

Ray Romero Ray Rene Romero (born December 31, 1927) is a former American football guard who played for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Kansas State University, having previously attended Wichita North High School Wichita North High S ...

(1927–), guard *

Barry Sanders Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL), from 1989 to 1998 for the Detroit Lions. Sanders led the league in rushing yards four times and ...

(1968–), Detroit Lions running back,

Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, , the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of professional football, including players, coa ...

inductee *

Gale Sayers Gale Eugene Sayers (May 30, 1943September 23, 2020) was an American professional football player who was both a halfback and return specialist in the National Football League (NFL). In a relatively brief but highly productive NFL career, Sa ...

(1943–2020), Chicago Bears running back, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee * Ryan Schraeder (1988–), offensive tackle * Linwood Sexton (1926–2017), halfback * Dreamius Smith (1992–), running back * Jeff Smith (1962–), running back * Laverne Smith (1954–), running back * Sid Smith (1948–), offensive lineman * Rashad Washington (1980–), safety * George Whitfield, Jr. (1977–), quarterback * Kamerion Wimbley (1983–), NFL defensive end

Baseball

Melba Alspaugh Melba Irene Alspaugh (July 13, 1926 – February 16, 1983) was an American backup outfielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right-handed. Born in Wichita, Kansas, Alspaugh ...

(1925–1983), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League outfielder * Travis Banwart (1986–), pitcher * Jeff Berblinger (1970–), second baseman * Fritz Brickell (1935–1965),

MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

shortstop * Greg Brummett (1967–), starting pitcher * Clay Christiansen (1958–), pitcher *

Craig Dingman Craig Allen Dingman (born March 12, 1974) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed. College career Dingman attended Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. Professional career He was drafted by the Ne ...

(1974–), relief pitcher * Darren Dreifort (1972–),

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

pitcher * Jeff Farnsworth (1975–), Detroit Tigers pitcher *

Kyle Farnsworth Kyle Lynn Farnsworth (born April 14, 1976) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He has played for the Chicago Cubs (1999–2004), Detroit Tigers (2005, 2008), Atlanta Braves (2005, 2010), New York Yankees (2006–2008), Kansas City Royals (2 ...

(1976–), MLB relief pitcher * Gail Henley (1928–), outfielder * John Holland (1910–1979), catcher, team manager *

Rod Kanehl Roderick Edwin Kanehl (April 1, 1934 – December 14, 2004) was an American second baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the New York Mets (1962–1964). Beloved by Mets fans, his attitude was exemplary ...

(1934–2004), MLB infielder *

Don Lock Don Wilson Lock (July 27, 1936 – October 8, 2017) was an American professional baseball player and outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1962 to 1969 for the Washington Senators (1962–66), Philadelphia Phillies (1967–69), and Boston Red ...

(1936–2017), center fielder *

Ike McAuley James Earl "Ike" McAuley (August 19, 1891 – April 6, 1928) born in Wichita, Kansas, USA, was a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1914–16), St. Louis Cardinals (1917) and Chicago Cubs (1925). From 1920–25, he played for the minor-league ...

(1891–1928), shortstop *

Larry McWilliams Larry Dean McWilliams (born February 10, 1954) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves (twice), Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Kans ...

(1954–), pitcher * Dayton Moore (1967–), manager *

Gaylen Pitts Gaylen Richard Pitts (born June 6, 1946) is an American professional baseball manager and baseball coach, and a former third baseman at the Major League Baseball level. Playing career (1964–77) As a player, Pitts threw and batted right-handed ...

(1946–), infielder, manager, coach *

Ronn Reynolds Ronn Dwayne Reynolds (born September 28, 1958), is an American former professional baseball catcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, and San Diego Padres. He batted and threw ...

(1958–), catcher * Jeff Richardson (1963–), pitcher *

Nate Robertson Nathan Daniel Robertson, (born September 3, 1977) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies. Career Florida Marlins Robertson attended Wichi ...

(1977–), MLB pitcher * Roger Slagle (1953–), pitcher * Daryl Spencer (1928–2017), MLB utility infielder *

Danny Thompson Daniel Henry Edward Thompson (born 4 April 1939) is an English multi-instrumentalist best known as a double bassist. He has had a long musical career playing with a large variety of other musicians, particularly Richard Thompson and John Mart ...

(1947–1976), shortstop *

Bob Thurman Robert Burns Thurman (May 14, 1917 – October 31, 1998) was a professional baseball pitcher, outfielder and pinch-hitter. He played in the Negro leagues, the Puerto Rican winter league (where he was a star), and for a few years at the end o ...

(1917–1998), outfielder, pitcher, scout * Logan Watkins (1989–), second baseman * Art Weaver (1879–1917), catcher * Duane Wilson (1934–2021), pitcher

Basketball

* Tiffany Bias (1992–), guard * C. J. Bruton (1975–), pro basketball player *

Antoine Carr Antoine Labotte Carr (born July 23, 1961) is an American retired basketball player. Nicknamed "Big Dawg", he played power forward (and sometimes center) for six different teams in the National Basketball Association across 16 seasons. Early life ...

(1961–), NBA power forward, center * Tim Carter (1956–), coach * Gradey Dick (2003–), NBA Forward * Greg Dreiling (1962–), NBA center, scout *

Perry Ellis Perry Edwin Ellis (March 3, 1940 – May 30, 1986) was an American fashion designer who founded his eponymous sportswear house in the mid-1970s. Ellis' influence on the fashion industry has been called "a huge turning point" because he int ...

(1993–), power forward * Maurice Evans (1978–), NBA shooting guard, small forward * Taj Gray (1984–),

University of Oklahoma , mottoeng = "For the benefit of the Citizen and the State" , type = Public research university , established = , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.7billion (2021) , pr ...

basketball player *

Adrian Griffin Adrian Darnell Griffin Sr. (born July 4, 1974) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in the NBA as a shooting guard ...

(1974–), NBA guard, small forward *

Cleo Littleton Cleophus "Cleo" Littleton (born December 31, 1932) is a former American college basketball player who played for Wichita State University, then known as The Municipal University of Wichita. Littleton was the first college basketball player locate ...

(1932–), forward *

Riney Lochmann Reinhold D. Lochmann (born May 26, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player from Wichita, Kansas. A 6'6" forward from the University of Kansas, Lochmann played three seasons (1967–1970) in the American Basketball Associatio ...

(1944–), small forward * Brian Martin (1962–), center, power forward * Grant Sherfield (born 1999), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Dave Stallworth (1941–), center, power forward *

Darnell Valentine Darnell Terrell Valentine (born February 3, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who played ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life Valentine was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Wic ...

(1959–), NBA point guard and 1980 Olympics * Dean Wade (1996–), power forward *

Lynette Woodard Lynette Woodard (born August 12, 1959) is a retired American basketball Hall of Fame player and former head women's basketball coach at Winthrop University. Woodard made history by becoming the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters and ...

(1959–), 1984 Olympic U.S. basketball player,

Harlem Globetrotter The Harlem Globetrotters are an American exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, and comedy in their style of play. Created in 1926 by Tommy Brookins in Chicago, Illinois, the team adopted the name ''Harlem'' because of ...

, WNBA guard * Steve Woodberry (1971–), coach *

Korleone Young Suntino Korleone Young (born December 31, 1978) is an American retired professional basketball player. He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the 40th overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft. Early life ...

(1978–), small forward

Combat sports

Tim Elliott Timothy Samuel Elliott (born December 24, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the former Titan FC Flyweight Champion. He has been profes ...

(1986–),

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

fighter, former

Titan FC Titan Fighting Championship (Titan FC) is an American mixed martial arts promotion based out of Pompano Beach, Florida. Their shows were originally run in and near Kansas City and have since expanded to include venues all over North America and e ...

flyweight champion, winner of 24th season of ''

The Ultimate Fighter ''The Ultimate Fighter'' is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen s ...

'' *

Nico Hernandez Nico Hernández (born January 4, 1996) is an American boxing, boxer, from Wichita, Kansas. He is an Olympic medalist and pro boxer, noted for unusually fast and aggressive boxing. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazi ...

(1996–), boxer, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist (light flyweight) * Marcio Navarro (1978–), Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist that lives and trains in Wichita, former

ISKA The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is one of the major international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches, and is based in the United ...

Oriental Rules Kickboxing Light Middleweight Champion

Golf

* Judy Bell (1936–), golfer *

Grier Jones Grier Jones (born May 6, 1946) is a former college head golf coach and former PGA Tour professional golfer. Jones was born, raised and has been a lifelong resident of Wichita, Kansas. He attended Wichita's Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School wh ...

(1946–), golfer, coach * Monty Kaser (1941–2009), golfer *

Katherine Kirk Katherine Kirk (born 26 February 1982) is a professional golfer from Australia, currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the ALPG Tour. She played under her maiden name, Katherine Hull, until her marriage to Tom Kirk on 2 August 2012 ...

(1982–), golfer * Chez Reavie (1981–), golfer * Tom Shaw (1938–), golfer

Racing

Kent Howerton Kent Howerton (born July 11, 1954) is an American former professional motocross racer. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1973 to 1988. Howerton is notable for being a three-time motocross national champion. Motocross career Bo ...

(1954–), motocross racer *

Rick Mears Rick Ravon Mears (born December 3, 1951) is a retired American race car driver. He is one of four men to win the Indianapolis 500 four times (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991) and is the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with six (1 ...

(1951–), race car driver, 4-time winner of

Indy 500 The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly called the Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianap ...

Roger Mears __NOTOC__ Roger Mears (born April 24, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas) is a former off-road driver who also drove in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1978–1984 seasons, with 31 combined career starts, and started in the 1982 ...

(1947–), off-road driver * A.J. Shepherd (1926–2005), race car driver * Ray Weishaar (1890–1924), motorcycle racer * Jeff Wood (1957–), race car driver

Soccer

Braeden Cloutier Braeden Cloutier (born October 3, 1974) is an American soccer coach and former player who is the former head coach of Orange County SC. As a player, he spent five seasons in Major Soccer League and over twelve in various indoor leagues. Early l ...

(1974–), forward, midfielder * Caroline Kastor (1991–), forward * Chris Lemons (1979–), midfielder *

Jamal Sutton Jamal Sutton (born March 22, 1982) was an American soccer forward who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL First Division. Sutton played college soccer at Southwest Missouri State University, from 2000 to 2003. In his fres ...

(1982–), forward

Tennis

Dawn Buth Dawn Alexis Buth (born May 29, 1976) is an American former college and professional tennis player. As a collegiate player, she played for the University of Florida and won two national doubles championships. As a professional, she played on the I ...

(1976–), tennis player, coach *

Tara Snyder Tara Snyder (born May 26, 1977) is a former tennis player from the United States, who started a professional career in May 1995. She reached her highest individual ranking in the WTA Tour on November 16, 1998, when she was ranked No. 33 in the w ...

(1977–), tennis player * Katie Swan (1999–), tennis player * Nicholas Taylor (tennis), Nicholas Taylor (1979–), wheelchair tennis player

Track and field

* Oliver Bradwell (1992–), sprinter * JaCorian Duffield (1992–), high jumper * Jim Ryun (1947–), Summer Olympic silver medalist in the 1500 meters in the 1968 Summer Olympics,

from Kansas

Olympians

* Caroline Bruce (1986–), Swimming, 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer * Marc Larimer (1890–1919), Fencing, 1912 Summer Olympics, 1912 Summer * Clarence Pinkston (1900–1961), Diving, 1920 Summer Olympics, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics, 1924 Summer * Kelsey Stewart (1994–), Softball, 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer * Marc Waldie (1955–), Volleyball, 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer

Other

* Jonathan Coachman (1973–), sports anchor * Sam Farha (1959–), professional poker player * Aaron Goldsmith (1983–), announcer for Seattle Mariners, Fox Sports 1 * Willis L. Hartman (1890–1978), polo player * Conrad Holt (1993–), chess grandmaster * Tony LeVier (1913–1998), air racer, test pilot * Angel Medina (wrestler), Angel Medina (1970–), pro wrestler * Scott Moninger (1966–), cyclist * Peter Ramondetta (1982–), skateboarder

Other

* Emily Schunk (Emiru) (1998–), Twitch (service), Twitch streamer * Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast) (1998–), YouTuber

Fictional

* Dennis the Menace (U.S. comics), Dennis the Menace, comic strip character * Ted Lasso, college football coach-turned manager of an English Premier League soccer club

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