List of people from Overland Park, Kansas

The list of people from Overland Park, Kansas includes those who were born in or have lived in the city.

Arts and entertainment

Beauty and fashion

• Deborah Bryant, Miss America 1966
• Lisa Forbes (1981– ), Miss Kansas USA 2004
• Tara Dawn Holland (1972– ), Miss America 1997

Film, television, and theater

• Michael Almereyda (1960– ), film director, screenwriter
• Darren Lynn Bousman (1979– ), film director, screenwriter
• David Dastmalchian (1975– ), actor
• Tom Kane (1962– ), voice actor
• Sarah Lancaster (1980– ), actress
• John Lehr (1967– ), actor
• Rob Riggle (1970– ), actor, comedian
• Paul Rudd (1969– ), actor, screenwriter, director.
• Jason Sudeikis (1975– ), actor, comedian

Music

• Phillip Sandifer (1959– ), songwriter, recording artist
• Lajon Witherspoon (1972– ), lead singer of Sevendust

Other visual arts

• Elmo Gideon (1924–2010), painter, sculptor

Business

• William B. Strang Jr. (1857–1921), railroad magnate, city founder
• Arash Ferdowsi (1985–), entrepreneur, co-founder of Dropbox

Politics

• Jeff Colyer (1960– ), Governor of Kansas (2018–2019 ), 49th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas (2011–2018)
• Tim Kaine, United States Senator from Virginia, former Governor of Virginia and the Democratic Party's Vice Presidential nominee in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election
• Jason Kander, Missouri Secretary of State (2013–2017)
• Kris Kobach (1966– ), Kansas Secretary of State (2011–2019)
• Harold Blaine Miller (1903–1992), U.S. Navy official, Eisenhower appointee, pilot, public relations executive, college administrator, and author
• Jan Meyers (1928–2019), U.S. Representative from Kansas (1985–1997)
• Bradley Schlozman (1971– ), U.S. Attorney
• Kevin Yoder (1976– ), U.S. Representative from Kansas (2011–2019)

Religion

• James D. Conley (1955– ), Roman Catholic prelate
• Jerry Johnston (1959– ), Southern Baptist Convention evangelist; pastor from 1996 to 2011 of the former First Family Church in Overland Park; reared in Overland Park

Sports

American football

• Andrew Gachkar (1988– ), linebacker
• Rudy Niswanger (1982– ), center
• Will Shields (1971– ), guard
• Lawrence Tynes (1978– ), placekicker
• Jeff Wolfert (1985– ), placekicker

Baseball

• Jason Adam (1991– ), pitcher
• Jason Grimsley (1967– ), pitcher
• Colton Murray (1990– ), pitcher
• Ryne Stanek (1991– ), pitcher
• Tom Burgmeier (1943– ), pitcher
• Mike Boddicker (1957– ), pitcher

Soccer

• Mo Abulnadi (2001– ), defender
• Matt Besler (1987– ), defender
• Nick Besler (1993– ), midfielder
• Andy Gruenebaum (1982– ), goalkeeper
• Will John (1985– ), forward and midfielder
• Haley McCutcheon (1996– ), midfielder and defender
• Peter Vermes (1966– ), midfielder and coach

Other sports

• Christie Ambrosi (1976– ), 2000 Olympic U.S. softball player
• Anna Glennon (1996– ), World Champion Jet Ski racer
• Tyler Kalinoski (1992– ), basketball player
• Tonya Knight (1966– ), IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Semi Ojeleye (1994– ), basketball player
• Jack Sock (1992– ), professional tennis player
• Johnathan Wendel (1981– ), former professional Quake and Painkiller player
• Leanne Wong (2003– ), artistic gymnast

See also

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

References