List of people from Pittsburg, Kansas

This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Pittsburg, Kansas.

Academia

• Dale R. Corson (1914–2012), physicist
• Samuel Martin (1924–2009), linguist
• Vance Randolph (1892–1980), folklorist

Arts and entertainment

Film, television, and theatre

• Hugh Gillin (1925–2004), actor
• Roy Glenn (1914–1971), actor

Journalism

• Rick Atkinson (1952– ), newspaper journalist, military historian
• Paul White (1902–1955), broadcast journalist
• Brian Williams (1959– ), news anchor

Literature

• Harold Bell Wright (1872–1944), essayist, novelist, playwright
• Gary Zukav (1942– ), spiritualist, self-help writer

Music

• Lee Allen (1927–1994), saxophonist

Other visual arts

• Waylande Gregory (1905–1971), sculptor
• Alan Larkin (1953– ), artist
• Russell Myers (1938– ), cartoonist
• Scot Sothern (1949– ), photographer
• John Tewell (1943–2025), photographer
• Ann Woodward (1915–1975), radio actress, showgirl, and socialite

Business

• William N. Deramus III (1915–1989), railroad executive
• Alexander Howat (1876–1945), coal miner, trade union leader
• Kenneth A. Spencer (1902–1960), chemical entrepreneur

Crime

• Dennis Rader (1945– ), serial killer

Military

• Jack William Wintle (1908–1942), U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, Navy Cross recipient

Politics

National

• Philip P. Campbell (1862–1941), U.S. representative from Kansas
• John C. Coughenour (1941– ), U.S. federal judge
• Ronald Earl Longstaff (1941– ), U.S. federal judge
• Edward White Patterson (1895–1940), U.S. representative from Kansas

State

• Donald L. Allegrucci (1936–2014), Kansas Supreme Court justice
• Terry Calloway (1954– ), Kansas state legislator
• Jacob LaTurner, Kansas state treasurer-designate
• Arthur C. Mellette (1842–1896), 1st governor of South Dakota
• Julie Menghini (1964– ), Kansas state legislator
• Robert H. Trent (1936–2012), Wyoming state legislator

Religion

• Ronald Michael Gilmore (1942– ), Roman Catholic prelate

Sports

American football

See also List of Pittsburg State Gorillas head football coaches

• Brad Franchione (1974– ), coach
• Dale Hall (1924–1996), coach
• Dylan Meier (1984–2010), quarterback
• Kerry Meier (1986– ), wide receiver
• Shad Meier (1978– ), tight end
• Steve Quinn (1946– ), center
• Kevin Verdugo (1968– ), coach

Baseball

• P. J. Forbes (1967– ), infielder
• Don Gutteridge (1912–2008), second and third baseman, coach, manager
• Ray Mueller (1912–1994), catcher
• Bill Russell (1948– ), shortstop, coach, manager
• Roy Sanders (1894–1963), pitcher

Other

• Ralph "Wild Red" Berry (1906–1973), pro wrestler
• Ed Nealy (1960– ), basketball forward

See also

• Lists of people from Kansas

References