List of people from Garden City, Kansas

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

Arts and entertainment

• Sanora Babb (1907–2005), novelist, journalist ^[1]
• Jeremy Hubbard (1972– ), news anchor ^[2]
• Frank Mantooth (1947–2004), jazz pianist, arranger ^[3]
• Fred Myton (1885–1955), screenwriter ^[4]

Law enforcement

• Alvin Dewey (1912–1987), special agent of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation ^[5]

Military

• Kendall Carl Campbell (1917–1942), U.S. Naval Reserve aviator ^[6]

Politics

National

• John Cotteral (1864–1933), U.S. federal judge ^[7]
• Clifford R. Hope (1893–1970), U.S. Representative from Kansas ^[8]
• Richard Hopkins (1873–1943), U.S. federal judge ^[9]
• Dale Saffels (1921–2002), U.S. federal judge ^[10]
• William Howard Thompson (1871–1928), U.S. Senator from Kansas ^[11]

State

• Don O. Concannon(1927–2013), Candidate for Governor in 1974
• Bob Lewis, member of the Kansas House of Representatives ^[12]
• Roy Romer (1928– ), 39th Governor of Colorado ^[13]
• Jeff Whitham, former member of the Kansas House of Representatives.

Local

• Webster Davis (1861–1923), Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri ^[14]
• Buffalo Jones (1844–1919), frontiersman, conservationist, co-founder of Garden City ^[15]
• Chuck Reed (1948– ), 64th Mayor of San Jose, California ^[16]

Sports

American football

• Thurman "Fum" McGraw (1927–2000), NFL defensive tackle ^[17]
• Hal Patterson (1932–2011), CFL wide receiver ^[18]
• John Zook (1947–2020), NFL defensive end ^[19]

Baseball

• Gene Krug (1955– ), MLB pinch hitter ^[20]
• Harry Short (1878–1954), Texas League stolen base leader 1907 ^[21]
• Todd Tichenor (1976– ), MLB umpire ^[22]

Boxing

• Victor Ortíz (1987– ), welterweight, actor ^[23]
• Brandon Rios (1986– ), lightweight ^[24]

Other sports

• Mark Fox (1969– ), basketball coach ^[25]
• Ray Watson (1898–1974), U.S. Olympic track and field athlete ^[26]

Other

• Joe Exotic (1963– ), former zoo operator, convicted felon, and politician
• Charles "Buffalo" Jones (1844–1919), cowboy and naturalist
• Julian Morgenstern (1881–1976), rabbi and Hebrew Union College professor and president

References

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2. Dinell, David. "From Studio B to ABC". The Shocker. Wichita State University. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
3. "Frank Mantooth, 56; Albums Earned 11 Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times . February 2, 2004. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
4. "Fred Myton". IMDb . Retrieved October 31, 2011.
5. "Alvin Dewey Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
6. "Kendall C. Campbell". Naval History & Heritage Command. Archived from the original on March 1, 2004. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
7. "Cotteral, John Hazelton". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges . Federal Judicial Center . Retrieved October 31, 2011.
8. "HOPE, Clifford Ragsdale (1893 - 1970)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Retrieved October 31, 2011.
9. "Hopkins, Richard Joseph". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges . Federal Judicial Center . Retrieved October 31, 2011.
10. "Saffels, Dale Emerson". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges . Federal Judicial Center . Retrieved October 31, 2011.
11. "THOMPSON, William Howard (1871 - 1928)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Retrieved October 31, 2011.
12. "Bob Lewis – Republican for Kansas House, District 123".
13. "Biography of Governor Roy Romer". Colorado State Archives. May 5, 1997. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
14. Creel, George; Slavens, John (1902). "Webster Davis". Men Who Are Making Kansas City. Vintage Kansas City. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
15. "C. J. "Buffalo" Jones". Finney County Historical Society. July 4, 1979. Archived from the original on May 3, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
16. "Biography of Chuck R. Reed, the 64th Mayor of San José". City of San Jose. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
17. "Thurman McGraw". National Football League . Retrieved October 31, 2011.
18. "Hall Patterson". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
19. "John Zook". National Football League . Retrieved October 31, 2011.
20. "Gene Krug". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 31, 2011.
21. Alexander, Charles C. (April 16, 2015). Spoke: A Biography of Tris Speaker. McFarland. ISBN   9781476622446.
22. "Getting the call: Tichenor finally gets full-time umpiring chance". Garden City Telegram. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
23. "Victor Ortiz (of California)". BoxRec . Retrieved October 31, 2011.
24. "Brandon Rios". BoxRec . Retrieved October 31, 2011.
25. "Mark Fox - Profile". Georgia Bulldogs . Retrieved October 31, 2011.
26. "Ray Watson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2011.