List of people from Emporia, Kansas
This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Emporia, Kansas.
Academia
[edit]- Frank A. Beach (1911–1988), ethologist[1]
- Richard Grant Hiskey (1929–2016), chemist[2]
- Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1867–1937), entomologist, evolutionary biologist[3]
- Samuel Martin (1924–2009), linguist[4]
- Carl Salser (1921–2006), author, businessman, educator[5]
- Arthur Samuel (1901–1990), computer scientist[6]
Arts and entertainment
[edit]Film, television, and theatre
[edit]- Harry Cheshire (1891–1968), actor[7]
- R. Lee Ermey (1944–2018), former U.S. Marine drill instructor, television host, and actor[8]
- Thelma Hill (1906–1938), silent-film comedian[9]
- Q (1996 or 1997), drag performer competing on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race.
- James Still (1959– ), playwright[10]
Journalism
[edit]- William Allen White (1868–1944), author and newspaper editor[11]
- William Lindsay White (1900–1973), author, newspaper editor, CBS war correspondent, Reader's Digest roving editor[12]
Literature
[edit]- Jacob M. Appel (1973– ), novelist (Einstein's Beach House)[13]
- Don Coldsmith (1926–2009), novelist[14]
- Denise Low (1949– ), poet[15]
- Keith Waldrop (1932–2023), poet, translator[16]
Music
[edit]- Marvin Ash (1914–1974), jazz pianist[17]
- Roy Burns (1935–2018), drummer[18]
- Melora Creager (1966– ), cellist, singer-songwriter[19]
- Kelley Hunt, blues pianist, singer-songwriter[20]
- Cady Groves (1989–2020)
- Brian Leeds (1991–), electronic musician
Other visual arts
[edit]- Wendell Castle (1932– 2018), furniture artist[21]
- Evan Lindquist (1936–2023), artist, printmaker, Arkansas artist laureate[22]
- Albert Murray (1906–1992), portrait painter[23]
- Wilber Moore Stilwell (1908–1974), cartoonist, illustrator, painter[24]
Business
[edit]- David Green (1941– ), founder of Hobby Lobby[25]
- George Webb Slaughter (1811–1895), cattle breeder and drover, Baptist minister[26]
Crime and law enforcement
[edit]- Mark Essex (1949–1973), mass murderer[27]
Military
[edit]- William F. Cloud (1825–1905), U.S. Army Colonel[28]
- Grant F. Timmerman (1919–1944), U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient[29]
Politics
[edit]National
[edit]- William Ripley Brown (1840–1916), U.S. Representative from Kansas[30]
- Rose Conway, personal secretary to President Harry S. Truman
- Elmer O. Leatherwood (1872–1929), U.S. Representative from Utah[31]
- Preston B. Plumb (1837–1891), U.S. Senator from Kansas, co-founder of Emporia[32]
- Edward Herbert Rees (1886–1969), U.S. Representative from Kansas[33]
State
[edit]- Jim Barnett (1955– ), Kansas state legislator[34]
- Samuel J. Crawford (1835–1913), 3rd Governor of Kansas[35]
- Don Hill (1944– ), Kansas state legislator[36]
- Jeff Longbine (1962– ), Kansas state legislator[37]
- Peggy Mast (1948– ), Kansas state legislator[38]
- Richard Proehl (1944– ), Kansas state legislator[39]
- Roy Wilford Riegle (1896–1988), Kansas state legislator[40]
Religion
[edit]- Warren Parrish (1803–1877), early Mormon leader, Baptist minister[41]
Sports
[edit]- Clint Bowyer (1979– ), NASCAR driver[42]
- Jim Everett (1963– ), quarterback[43]
- Daniel Gallemore (1985– ), mixed martial artist[44]
- J. L. Lewis (1960–2019), professional golfer[45]
- John Lohmeyer (1951– ), defensive lineman[46]
- Ray Pierce (1897–1963), baseball pitcher[47]
- Paul Samson (1905–1982), U.S. Olympic swimmer, water polo player[48]
- Dean Smith (1931–2015), former North Carolina basketball coach, member of College Basketball Hall of Fame[49]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dewsbery, Donald A. (1988). "Frank Ambrose Beach (1911-1988)" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. p. 4. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ Smith, Dean; Jenkins, Sally; Kligo, John (2000-02-29). A Coach's Life: My Forty Years in College Basketball. New York, NY: Random House.
- ^ "Kellogg, Vernon Lyman (United States 1867-1937)". Western Kentucky University. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Samuel Martin, Illuminated Korean and Japanese Languages". YaleNews. 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Lone Star Initiation". Lawrence Journal-World. 1923-08-10. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ Weiss, E. A. (1992), "Arthur Lee Samuel (1901-90)", IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 55–69, doi:10.1109/85.150082
- ^ "Harry Cheshire". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ "R. Lee Ermey". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ "Thelma Hill". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ "James Still". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "William Allen White". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ "WILLIAM L. WHITE, WRITER, 73, DEAD; Emporia Editor Was Author of 'They Were Expendable' Son of Famous Editor". The New York Times. 1973-07-27. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ Phoning Home. University of South Carolina Press, 2014
- ^ Kelley, Patrick (2009-06-26). "Acclaimed author Don Coldsmith dies". The Emporia Gazette. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ "Denise Low". Map of Kansas Literature. Washburn University. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Keith Waldrop". Electronic Poetry Center. SUNY-Buffalo. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ Edwards, Bill. "Marvin E. (Ash) Ashbaugh". RagPiano.com. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ Mattingly, Rick. "Roy Burns". PAS Hall of Fame. Percussive Arts Society. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ Fusilli, Jim (2010-06-14). "Melora Creager Pulls the Strings". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ Lowery, Melissa (2015-02-07). "Kelley Hunt Returns Home to Perform at the "Beautiful" Granada Theater". The Emporia Gazette. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Wendell Castle - Biography". Corning Museum of Glass. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ Lindquist, Evan. "Artist, printmaker, Arkansas Artist Laureate". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Albert Murray, 85, a Portraitist Of Naval Officers and Citizens". The New York Times. 1992-03-27. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Wilber Stilwell". askART. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ Wagoner, Jessie (2015-07-24). "Hobby Lobby to be anchor tenant for proposed development". The Emporia Gazette. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ "Slaughter, George Webb". The Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "1973: Mark Essex, the Howard Johnson's sniper". The Times-Picayune. 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank W., ed. (1912). "Cloud, William F." Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. Chicago, IL: Standard Publishing. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ Vachon, Duane (2010-02-05). "A KANSAS HERO – Sgt. Grant F. Timmerman, USMC WWII Medal of Honor (1919-1944)". Hawaii Reporter. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Brown, William Ripley (1840-1916)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Leatherwood, Elmer O. (1872-1929)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Plumb, Preston B. (1837-1891)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Rees, Edward Herbert (1886-1969)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ "Jim Barnett's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Governor Records - Crawford, 1865-1868". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Don Hill's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Jeff Longbine's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Peggy Mast's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Richard Proehl's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Roy Wilford Riegle papers". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Parrish, Warren Farr". The Joseph Smith Papers. The Church Historian's Press. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Clint Bowyer". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ "Jim Everett". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ Johnston, Jason (2014-03-18). "Bellator 113 includes Emporian MMA fighter". The Emporia Gazette. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "J. L. Lewis". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ "John Lohmeyer". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ "Ray Pierce". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Paul Samson". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Dean E. Smith". Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2015-12-31.