List of people from Salina, Kansas

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The list of people from Salina, Kansas includes only notable people who have resided in Salina, Kansas and who currently have a Wikipedia article.

Academia

Salina native Steven Hawley was a mission specialist on five NASA mission flights.

• Alexander Brown Mackie (1894–1966), co-founder of Brown Mackie College ^[1]
• Kenneth S. Davis (1912–1999), historian ^[2]
• Steven Hawley (1951– ), astronaut, physics professor ^[3]
• Wes Jackson (1936– ), environmentalist, plant geneticist ^[4]
• Breon Mitchell (1942– ), literary translator, professor of Germanic studies ^[5]

Arts and entertainment

Film, television, and theater

• Tyrees Allen (1954– ), actor
• Dwight Frye (1899–1943), actor ^[6]
• Otto Hulett (1898–1983), actor ^[7]
• Betty Knox (1906–1963), dancer with Wilson, Keppel and Betty; war correspondent ^[8]
• George Murdock (1930–2012), actor ^[9]
• Nathan Tysen (1977– ), Broadway lyricist ^[10]

Journalism

• Thomas Craven (1888–1969), writer, critic, and art historian ^[11]
• Paul Harvey (1918–2009), radio broadcaster ^[12]
• Laura M. Johns (1849–1935), suffragist, journalist
• Vera Brady Shipman (1889–1932), arts journalist, composer, clubwoman
• Gene Wojciechowski, sports journalist, author ^[13]

Music

• Herbie Harper (1920–2012), jazz trombonist ^[14]
• Terry Kirkman (1939–2023), singer/songwriter of The Association ^[15]
• Charlie LaVere (1910–1983), jazz pianist and bandleader ^[16]

Other visual arts

• Evan Lindquist (1936–2023), artist, printmaker, and Artist Laureate of the State of Arkansas ^[17]

Business

• Harry Lee, founder of the HD Lee Mercantile Company, inventor of Lee Jeans
• Matthew Rose (1959– ), railroad executive ^[18]
• Roy Applequist (1946– ), 2010 Kansas Business Hall of Fame honoree and founder of Great Plains Manufacturing. ^[19]

Military

• Mary Ann Bickerdyke (1817–1901), American Civil War nurse ^[20]

Politics

National

• Joseph L. Bristow (1861–1944), U.S. Senator from Kansas ^[21]
• Marlin Fitzwater (1942– ), White House Press Secretary ^[22]
• Dean M. Gillespie (1884–1949), U.S. Representative from Colorado ^[23]
• Guy T. Helvering (1878–1946), U.S. Representative from Kansas ^[24]
• Tracey Mann (1976– ), U.S. Representative from Kansas ^[25]
• Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr. (1916–2013), United States federal judge ^[26]
• William A. Phillips (1824–1893), city founder, U.S. Representative from Kansas ^[27]
• Joseph Taggart (1867–1938), U.S. Representative from Kansas ^[28]

State

• John W. Carlin (1940– ), 40th Governor of Kansas ^[29]
• Bill Graves (1953– ), 43rd Governor of Kansas ^[30]
• John F. Hayes (1919–2010), Kansas state legislator ^[31]
• Dan G. Johnson, Idaho state legislator ^[32]
• Lawton Nuss (1952– ), Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice ^[33]
• Clarke Sanders, Kansas state legislator and radio personality ^[34]
• Shane Schoeller (1971– ), Missouri state legislator^{[ citation needed ]}
• John Simpson (1934– ), Kansas State Senator and candidate for U.S. Senate
• Ernest Strahan (1901–1971), Kansas State Senator

Religion

• John Balthasar Brungardt (1958– ), Bishop in the Catholic Church ^[35]
• Frederick William Freking (1913–1998), Bishop in the Catholic Church ^[36]
• Ashley Null, Anglican theologian ^[37]

Sports

American football

Further information: List of Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes head football coaches

• Terence Newman (1978– ), NFL cornerback ^[38]
• Brent Venables (1970– ), University of Oklahoma Head Coach
• Sheahon Zenger (1966– ), assistant coach, university sports administrator ^[39]

Baseball

• Bob Cain (1924–1997), pitcher ^[40]
• Luke French (1985– ), pitcher ^[41]
• Ryan Kohlmeier (1977– ), pitcher ^[42]
• Gene Mauch (1925–2005), infielder, manager ^[43]
• Pat Meares (1968– ), shortstop ^[44]
• Ernest C. Quigley (1880–1960), umpire
• Bob Swift (1915–1966), manager ^[45]

Basketball

• Kurt Budke (1961–2011), women's college basketball coach ^[46]
• Howard Engleman (1919–2011), college basketball standout ^[47]
• Todd Jadlow, basketball player^{[ citation needed ]}
• Gene Johnson (1902–1989), assistant coach, 1932 USA Olympic basketball gold medal team^{[ citation needed ]}

Other sports

• Ethan Bandré (1998– ), soccer player ^[48]
• Adrianna Franch (1990– ), soccer player ^[49]
• Steve Fritz (1967– ), decathlete^{[ citation needed ]}
• Jeremy Petty (1982– ), auto racer^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Lists of people from Kansas

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