List of people from Dodge City, Kansas

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Wyatt Earp lived in Dodge City for only a few years, but is remembered as one of its more colorful residents.

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

Arts and entertainment

Film, television, and theatre

• Madge Blake (1899–1969), actress^{[ citation needed ]}
• Eddie Foy, Sr. (1856–1928), actor, comedian, dancer ^[1]
• Dennis Hopper (1936–2010), actor ^[2]

Music

• Chris Estes (1971–), bass guitarist ^[3]
• James King (1925–2005), opera singer ^[4]

Other visual arts

• Billy Al Bengston (1934–2022), artist, sculptor ^[5]

Crime and law enforcement

• Clay Allison (1840–1887), gunfighter ^[6]
• Charlie Bassett (1847–1896), lawman ^[7]
• Chalkley Beeson (1848–1912), businessman, lawman ^[6]
• Big Nose Kate (1850–1940), companion of Doc Holliday ^[8]
• William L. Brooks (1832–1874), lawman, outlaw ^[9]
• Shotgun John Collins (1851–1922), gunfighter^{[ citation needed ]}
• James Earp (1841–1926), lawman, saloon keeper
• Virgil Earp (1843–1905), lawman ^[10]
• Wyatt Earp (1848–1929), lawman ^[7]
• Dora Hand (1844–1878), dance hall singer, murder victim ^[11]
• Doc Holliday (1851–1887), gambler, gunfighter ^[12]
• James H. "Dog" Kelley (1833–1912), mayor of Dodge City 1877–1881, founder of Kelly Opera House, briefly supervised law-enforcement career of Wyatt Earp ^[13]
• Frank Loving (1860–1882), gambler, gunfighter ^[14]
• Bat Masterson (1853–1921), lawman, sports journalist ^[15]
• Ed Masterson (1852–1878), lawman ^[15]
• James Masterson (1855–1895), lawman ^[7]
• Mysterious Dave Mather (1851–1886), gunfighter, lawman ^[16]
• Levi Richardson (1851–1879), buffalo hunter, gunfighter ^[14]
• Mary Lou Robinson (1926–2019), United States District Court judge ^[17]
• Luke Short (1854–1893), gunfighter ^[18]
• Charlie Siringo (1855–1928), detective, author ^[6]
• Libby Thompson (1855–1953), dancer, prostitute ^[19]
• Bill Tilghman (1854–1924), lawman ^[7]
• Texas Jack Vermillion (1842–1911), gunfighter ^[20]
• John Joshua Webb (1847–1882), gunfighter, outlaw ^[21]

Military

• John E. Gingrich (1897–1960), U.S. Navy admiral ^[22]

Politics

National

• Charles N. Lamison (1826–1896), U.S. representative from Ohio ^[23]
• Edmond H. Madison (1865–1911), U.S. representative from Kansas ^[24]
• Pat Roberts (1936–), U.S. senator from Kansas ^[25]

State

• Fred Hall (1916–1970), 33rd governor of Kansas ^[26]
• Robert Dean Hunter (1928–2023), member of the Texas House of Representatives 1986–2007; first Republican to represent Abilene, Texas, since Reconstruction; vice-president emeritus of Abilene Christian University ^[27]
• Robert M. Wright (1840–1915), one of the founders of Dodge City; member of the Kansas House of Representatives 1875–1883; one-term mayor of Dodge City ^[28]

Religion

• David Ricken (1952–), Roman Catholic bishop ^[29]

Sports

• Robert Delpino (1965–), football player ^[30]
• Travis Goff (1979–), current athletic director at the University of Kansas ^[31]
• Sean James (1969–), football player, model^{[ citation needed ]}
• Nat Love (1854–1921), rodeo cowboy ^[32]
• Bill Miller (1912–2008), Olympic gold medalist 1932
• Sputnik Monroe (1928–2006), pro wrestler ^[33]
• Lance Nichols (1939–2024), baseball player, manager ^{[34] [35]}

Fiction

• Matt Dillon, fictional U.S. marshal of Dodge City featured on both the radio and television versions of Gunsmoke

See also

• Biography portal
• Kansas portal
• Lists portal

• Lists of people from Kansas

References

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