List of people from Ellis County, Kansas

This is a list of people from Ellis County, Kansas, United States. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and present who have resided in the county, either in cities or rural areas.

Academics

Maurice L. Albertson, former head of the Colorado State University Research Foundation
Petrowitsch Bissing, violin instructor
Nola Ochs, world's oldest college graduate, from Fort Hays State University

Arts and entertainment

Rob Beckley, musician
Robert Bogue, actor
Rebecca Staab, actress
Michael Wittig, member of the Dove Award-winning and Grammy-nominated Christian hard rock band Pillar

Athletics

See also List of Fort Hays State Tigers head football coaches

Greg Anderson, personal trainer of Barry Bonds
Monty Basgall, coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Ken Crandall, head football coach for the Southwestern Moundbuilders
Steve Crosby, National Football League player and coach
Elon Hogsett, professional baseball player
Tony Leiker, NFL defensive end
Tom Matukewicz, head football coach of the Northern Illinois Huskies
Tim McCarty, college football coach
Les Miller, National Football League player
Frankie Neal, player for the Green Bay Packers
Willard Schmidt, professional baseball player

Business

Philip Anschutz, business magnate
Walter Chrysler, founder of the Chrysler Corporation

Crime

Robert Courtney, pharmacist convicted for pharmaceutical fraud

Folklore

Elizabeth Polly, the so-called "Blue Light Lady"

Journalism

John L. Allen Jr., journalist
Melissa McDermott, news anchor

Politics

Jeff Colyer, Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Sheila Frahm, United States Senator
Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy, U.S. Representative from Kansas
Jerry Moran, U.S. Senator from Kansas
Andrew Frank Schoeppel, 29th Governor of Kansas
Frances Tilton Weaver, feminist legal pioneer

Religion

Virgil C. Dechant, twelfth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
Firmin Martin Schmidt, Roman Catholic bishop

References