List of people from Great Bend, Kansas

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

Academia

• Joan Bondurant (1918–2006), political scientist, spy
• Jack Kilby (1923–2005), co-inventor of integrated circuit (IC), 2000 Nobel Prize laureate in physics
• Steve Kufeld (1939–1997), astronomer, inventor

Arts and entertainment

• Karrin Allyson (1963– ), jazz singer, pianist
• Nicholas Barton (1983– ), filmmaker
• Bruce Helander (1947– ), artist
• Oscar Micheaux (1884–1951), author, film director
• Roy Stryker (1893–1975), photographer, economist

Politics

• Jim Denning (1956–), majority leader of the Kansas Senate
• Joseph W. Henkle, Sr. (1906–1983), lieutenant governor of Kansas
• Roger Marshall (1960– ), U.S. representative from Kansas; U.S senator from Kansas
• Jerry Moran (1954– ), U.S. senator from Kansas

Sports

American football

• Steve Crosby (1950– ), running back, coach
• Damian Johnson (1962– ), offensive lineman
• Monte Robbins (1964– ), punter

Baseball

• John R. Keennan (1940–2015), longtime baseball scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers club
• Ted Welch (1892–1943), pitcher

Other sports

• Steve Gotsche (1961– ), golfer
• John Keller (1928–2000), 1952 gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic basketball player

See also

• Lists of people from Kansas

References