List of people from Shawnee, Kansas

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

Arts and entertainment

• Danni Boatwright, winner of
• Sukhdarshan Dhaliwal (1950–2015), poet
• Ken Ferguson (1928–2004), ceramist
• Chris Porter (born 1979), comedian

Business

• Linda Cook (born 1958), energy industry executive

Politics

National

• Julie Myers (born 1969), Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement

State

• Charles H. Akers (1857–1924), Secretary of Arizona Territory
• Nick Jordan (born 1949), Kansas state legislator, Secretary of Revenue
• Jason Kander (born 1981), Missouri Secretary of State
• Phill Kline (born 1959), Attorney General of Kansas, Kansas state legislator
• Mary Pilcher-Cook (born 1954), Kansas state legislator
• John Rubin (born 1948), Kansas state legislator
• Shawn Womack (born 1972), Arkansas judge and state legislator

Sports

• Jeff Andra (born 1975), baseball pitcher
• Coady Andrews (born 1989), soccer player
• Johnny Carver (born 1995), sports author
• Dave Doeren (born 1971), football head coach, North Carolina State
• Bryan Goebel (born 1961), professional bowler
• Bob Grim (1930–1996), baseball pitcher; lived and died in Shawnee
• Ed Hearn (born 1960), baseball catcher
• Brian Smith (born 1989), football linebacker
• Ryan Torain (born 1986), football running back
• Sean Wheelock, Bellator MMA television commentator
• Gary Woodland (born 1984), professional golfer

See also

• Lists of people from Kansas
• List of people from Johnson County, Kansas

References