List of people from Hays, Kansas

This is a list of people from Hays, Kansas, United States.

Academia

• Maurice L. Albertson (1918-2009), civil engineer, professor, Peace Corps co-founder

Arts and entertainment

Film, television, and theatre

• Robert Bogue (1964– ), actor
• Buffalo Bill Cody (1846–1917), showman, frontiersman, scout
• Rebecca Staab (1961– ), actress

Folklore

• Elizabeth Polly (c. 1843–1867), the so-called "Blue Light Lady"

Journalism

• John L. Allen Jr. (1965– ), reporter, editor, analyst
• Melissa McDermott, news anchor

Literature

• Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1842–1933), writer

Music

• Rob Beckley (1975– ), musician
• Petrowitsch Bissing (1871–1961), violin instructor

Other visual arts

• Hart Wood (1880–1957), architect

Business

• Philip Anschutz (1939– ), business magnate

Crime and law enforcement

• Clay Allison (1840–1887), gunfighter
• Robert Courtney (1952– ), fraudster, pharmacist
• Wild Bill Hickok (1837–1876), gunfighter, lawman

Military

• Calamity Jane (1852–1903), frontierswoman, scout
• George Custer (1839–1876), U.S. Army Bvt. Maj. General

Politics

National

• Jerry Moran (1954– ), U.S. Senator from Kansas
• Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy (1894–1952), U.S. Representative from Kansas
• Frances Tilton Weaver (1904–2003), feminist legal pioneer

State

• Jeff Colyer (1960– ), 47th Governor of Kansas
• Travis Couture-Lovelady, Kansas state legislator
• Eber Phelps (1951– ), Kansas state legislator

Sports

American football

• Tysyn Hartman (1989– ), safety
• Tony Leiker (1964– ), defensive end

Baseball

• Otto Denning (1912–1992), catcher, first baseman, manager
• Dylan Dreiling (2003– ), outfielder and 2024 College World Series Most Outstanding Player
• Elon Hogsett (1903–2001), pitcher
• Willard Schmidt (1928–2007), pitcher

Basketball

• Ron Baker (1993– ), shooting guard with the New York Knicks (born in Hays, but grew up in Utica and Scott City)
• Marlies Gipson (1987– ), forward

Other

• Dave Armstrong (1957– ), announcer
• Bob Davis (1945– ), sportscaster

See also

• List of people from Ellis County, Kansas
• List of Fort Hays State University people
• Lists of people from Kansas

References