List of people from Salina, Kansas

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

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

Arts and entertainment

Film, television, and theater

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

Journalism

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

Music

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

Other visual arts

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

Business

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

Military

• Mary Ann Bickerdyke (1817–1901), American Civil War nurse

Politics

National

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

State

• John W. Carlin (1940– ), 40th Governor of Kansas
• Bill Graves (1953– ), 43rd Governor of Kansas
• John F. Hayes (1919–2010), Kansas state legislator
• Dan G. Johnson, Idaho state legislator
• Lawton Nuss (1952– ), Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice
• Clarke Sanders, Kansas state legislator and radio personality
• Shane Schoeller (1971– ), Missouri state legislator
• 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
• Frederick William Freking (1913–1998), Bishop in the Catholic Church
• Ashley Null, Anglican theologian

Sports

American football

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

Baseball

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

Basketball

• Kurt Budke (1961–2011), women's college basketball coach
• Howard Engleman (1919–2011), college basketball standout
• Todd Jadlow, basketball player
• Gene Johnson (1902–1989), assistant coach, 1932 USA Olympic basketball gold medal team

Other sports

• Ethan Bandré (1998– ), soccer player
• Adrianna Franch (1990– ), soccer player
• Steve Fritz (1967– ), decathlete
• Jeremy Petty (1982– ), auto racer

See also

• Lists of people from Kansas

References