List of people from Topeka, Kansas
Appearance
This is a list of people from Topeka, Kansas.
Academia
[edit]- Warren Faidley (1957- ), meteorologist, storm chaser[1]
- Riley Gardner (1921-2007), psychologist[2]
- Wes Jackson (1936- ), environmentalist, The Land Institute[3]
- Sokoni Karanja (1940- ), child development expert[4]
- G. Warren Nutter (1923-1979), economist[5]
- Ruth Patrick (1907-2013), botanist, limnologist[6]
- Walton T. Roth (1939- ), psychiatrist and psychophysiological researcher[7]
- David Curtis Skaggs, Jr. (1937- ), historian[8]
- John Brooks Slaughter (1934-2023), electrical engineer, National Science Foundation director[9]
Arts and entertainment
[edit]Film, television, and theatre
[edit]- Brandon Adams (1979- ), actor[10]
- Annette Bening (1958- ), actress[11]
- Gregg Binkley (1963- ), actor[12]
- Roscoe Born (1950-2020), actor[13]
- Jack Colvin (1934-2005), actor [citation needed]
- Samuel M. Comer (1893-1974), set decorator[14]
- George Dickerson (1933-2015), actor, poet, writer[15]
- Jayne Houdyshell (1953- ), actress[16]
- Jeff Kready, Broadway actor[citation needed]
- Alix Lapri, actress
- Ted North (1916-1975), actor
- Sheila Ryan (1921-1975), actress[17]
- Travis Schuldt (1974- ), actor[citation needed]
- Lois Smith (1930- ), actress[18]
- Fay Tincher (1884-1983), actress[19]
Journalism
[edit]- Elizabeth Farnsworth (1943- ), broadcaster, filmmaker[20]
- Donald C. Thompson (1885-1947), war photographer, director, producer[21]
Literature
[edit]- Thomas Fox Averill (1949- ), novelist[22]
- Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000), poet[23]
- Irene Bennett Brown, American author of children's, young adult and adult fiction[24]
- Jeannette Eyerly (1908-2008), novelist, columnist[25]
- Janet Fox (1940-2009), fantasy and horror writer, poet[26]
- Jane Heap (1883-1964), editor, publisher[27]
- Ben Lerner (1979- ), poet[28]
- Karen Salyer McElmurray (1956- ), essayist, novelist[29]
- Eric McHenry (1972- ), poet[30]
- Frances Clarke Sayers (1897-1989), author, lecturer, librarian[31]
- Ed Skoog (1971- ), poet[32]
- Linda Spalding (1943- ), novelist, editor[33]
- Rex Stout (1886-1975), novelist[34]
- Max Yoho (1934-2017), author[35]
- Kevin Young (1970/1971- ), poet, author, Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture[36]
Music
[edit]- Phil Ehart (1950-), drummer, founding member of the band Kansas
- Streamline Ewing (1917-2002), jazz trombonist[37]
- Aulsondro "Emcee N.I.C.E." Hamilton, musician, member of KansasCali, known for Crash soundtrack[38]
- Coleman Hawkins (1904-1969), jazz saxophonist[39]
- Dave Hope (1949- ), bass guitarist,[40] former member of Kansas
- Josh Kulick, former heavy metal drummer for Through The Eyes Of The Dead[citation needed]
- Katrina Leskanich (1960- ), singer (Katrina and the Waves)[citation needed]
- Kerry Livgren (1949- ), founding member of the bands Kansas and AD[citation needed]
- Andy McKee (1979- ), musician[citation needed]
- Kirke Mechem (1925- ), composer[41]
- Origin, metal band[citation needed]
- Kliph Scurlock (1973- ), drummer[citation needed]
- Jamshied Sharifi (1960- ), composer, musician[42]
- Kenny Starr (1952- ), country singer[43]
- Rich Williams (1950- ), guitarist,[44] member of Kansas
Other visual arts
[edit]- James Pringle Cook (1947- ), Western landscape painter
- Aaron Douglas (1899-1979), Harlem Renaissance artist[45]
- Georgia Louise Harris Brown (1918-1999), architect[46]
- Peter Max Lawrence (1977- ), contemporary media artist[47]
Business
[edit]- Henry Bubb (1907-1989), president and chairman of Capitol Federal Savings Bank
- Brad Garlinghouse (1971- ), business executive, investor[48]
- Cyrus K. Holliday (1826-1900), first president of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad; founder of Topeka township
- John F. Kilmartin (1921-2004), retail executive[49]
Crime
[edit]- Alvin "Creepy" Karpis (1907-1979), kidnapper, murderer, robber[50]
- Amy Watkins (1973-1999), murder victim[51]
Medicine
[edit]- Karl Bowman (1888-1973), psychiatrist[52]
- Harriet Lerner (1944- ), clinical psychologist and author[53]
- Karl Menninger (1893-1990), psychiatrist[54]
- Roy W. Menninger (1926-2024), psychiatrist[55]
- William C. Menninger (1899-1966), psychiatrist[56]
- W. Walter Menninger (1931- ), psychiatrist[57]
- Karl Targownik (1915-1996), psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor[citation needed]
Military
[edit]- Wilder D. Baker (1890-1975), U.S. Navy Vice Admiral during World War II[58]
- Ronald Evans (1933-1990), astronaut[59]
- Harry D. Felt (1902-1992), U.S. Navy Admiral[60]
- Donald Hudson (1895-1967), World War I flying ace[61]
- Philip Johnston (1892-1978), U.S. Marine Corps code-talker[62]
- Frank E. Petersen (1932-2015), U.S. Marine Corps Lt. General[63]
Politics
[edit]National
[edit]- Linda Carol Brown (1943-2018), plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education[64]
- Oliver Brown (1918-1961), plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education[65]
- Arthur Capper (1865-1951), U.S. Senator from Kansas, 20th Governor of Kansas[66]
- Helen Chenoweth-Hage (1938-2006), U.S. Representative from Idaho[67]
- Albert M. Cole (1901-1994), U.S. Representative from Kansas[68]
- Sam A. Crow (1926-2022), U.S. federal judge[69]
- Charles Curtis (1860-1936), 31st Vice President of the United States[70]
- Harry W. Fraser (1884-1950), labor leader[71]
- David Archibald Harvey (1845-1916), U.S. House Delegate from Oklahoma Territory[72]
- Donald R. Heath (1894-1981), U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, Laos, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam[73]
- Zelma Henderson (1920-2008), plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education[74]
- Nancy Kassebaum (1932- ), U.S. Senator from Kansas[75]
- Alf Landon (1887-1987), 26th Governor of Kansas, 1936 Republican candidate for U.S. President[76]
- John Thomas Marten (1951- ), U.S. federal judge[77]
- John Martin (1833-1913), U.S. Senator from Kansas[78]
- Isabell Masters (1913-2011), perennial third-party candidate for U.S. president[79]
- Noah C. McFarland (1822-1897), Commissioner of the United States General Land Office[80]
- John G. Otis (1838-1916), U.S. Representative from Kansas[81]
- Brad Parscale (1976- ), campaign manager for Donald Trump[82]
- Megan Phelps-Roper (b. 1986), political activist and former member and dissident of the Westboro Baptist Church
- Nathan Phelps (1958- ), LGBT rights activist[83]
- Shirley Phelps-Roper (1957- ), lawyer, anti-LGBT political activist[84]
- John Ritchie (1817-1887), abolitionist[85]
- Pat Roberts (1936- ), U.S. Senator from Kansas[86]
- William R. Roy (1926-2014), U.S. Representative from Kansas[87]
- Thomas Ryan (1837-1914), U.S. Representative from Kansas and Ambassador to Mexico[88]
- John States Seybold (1897-1982), Governor of Panama Canal Zone[89]
- Jim Slattery (1948- ), U.S. Representative from Kansas[90]
- John L. Waller (1850-1907), U.S. Consul to Madagascar[91]
State
[edit]- John Alcala (1959- ), Kansas state legislator[92]
- Carol A. Beier (1958- ), Kansas Supreme Court Justice[93]
- Robert Coldsnow (1924-2014), Kansas state legislator[94]
- Robert E. Davis (1939-2010), Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice[95]
- Ron Estes (1956- ), 39th Treasurer of Kansas[96] and 4th Congressional District Representative, elected 2017.[97]
- Joan Finney (1925-2001), 42nd Governor of Kansas[98]
- Shanti Gandhi (1940- ), physician and legislator[99]
- A. C. Hamlin (1881-1912), Oklahoma state legislator[100]
- Alexander Miller Harvey (1867-1928), 15th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas[101]
- Anthony Hensley (1953- ), Kansas state legislator[102]
- Marla Luckert (1955- ), Kansas Supreme Court justice[103]
- Lutie Lytle (1875-1950), lawyer, 1st African-American woman admitted to Kansas bar[104]
- Kay McFarland (1935-2015), Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice[105]
- Eric Rosen (1953- ), Kansas Supreme Court Justice[106]
- Caleb Stegall (1971- ), Kansas Supreme Court Justice[107]
- Jeff Stone (1961- ), Wisconsin state legislator[108]
- Clifford W. Trow (1929- ), Oregon state legislator[109]
- William C. Webb (1824-1898), Wisconsin and Kansas legislator[110]
- Jackie Winters (1937-2019), Oregon state legislator[111]
Local
[edit]- Jacob Alan Dickinson (1911-1971), Topeka Board of Education president, desegregation supporter[112]
Religion
[edit]- Lillian M. Mitchner (1862/64-1954), social reformer; President, Kansas State Woman's Christian Temperance Union
- Fred Phelps (1929-2014), leader of the Westboro Baptist Church[113]
- Charles Sheldon (1857-1946), minister, author[114]
Sports
[edit]American football
[edit]- Chris Beatty (1973- ), coach[115]
- Tom Dinkel (1956- ), linebacker[116]
- Forrestal Hickman (1993- ), offensive tackle[117]
- Teven Jenkins (1998- ), offensive tackle[118]
- Mike Lemon (1951- ), linebacker[119]
- Trey Lewis (1985- ), defensive tackle[120]
- Lamar Mady (1990- ), center[121]
- Larry McGinnis (1899-1948), guard[122]
- Jack Nason (1899-1977), tackle, wingback[123]
- John H. Outland (1871-1947), college football coach and namesake of Outland Trophy[124]
- John Parrella (1969- ), defensive tackle[125]
- Ryan Torain (1986- ), running back[126]
- Chuck Washington (1964- ), defensive back[127]
- Troy Wilson (1970- ), defensive end[128]
Baseball
[edit]- Aaron Crow (1986- ), pitcher[129]
- Rick DeHart (1970- ), pitcher[130]
- Bingo DeMoss (1889-1965), 2nd baseman, manager[131]
- Art Griggs (1884-1938), 1st baseman[132]
- Ross Grimsley (1950- ), pitcher[133]
- Clarence Heise (1907-1999), pitcher[134]
- Bernadine Maxwell (d. 1988), utility player[135]
- Larry Miller (1937-2018), pitcher[136]
- Dink Mothell (1897-1980), pitcher, utility player[137]
- Don O'Riley (1945-1997), pitcher[138]
- Scott Taylor (1966- ), pitcher[139]
- Mike Torrez (1946- ), pitcher[140]
Basketball
[edit]- Chris Babb (1990- ), shooting guard in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Leo Lyons (1987- ), power forward[141]
- Fred Slaughter (1941-2016), center, sports agent[142]
- Dean Smith (1931-2015), University of North Carolina and Basketball Hall of Fame coach[143]
- Mark Turgeon (1965- ), head basketball coach at University of Maryland; formerly coach at Texas A&M University[144]
- Kyle Weems (1989- ), small forward[145]
Golf
[edit]- Marilynn Smith (1929-2019), pro golfer and LPGA co-founder, member of World Golf Hall of Fame
- Gary Woodland (1984- ), golfer[146]
Racing
[edit]- Fred Comer (1893-1928), race car driver[147]
- Louis Durant (1910-1972), race car driver[148]
- Bruce Hill (1949-2017), race car driver[149]
Other
[edit]- Bob Benoit (1954- ), pro bowler[150]
- Casey Converse (1957- ), U.S. Olympic swimmer, coach[151]
- Art Crews (1959- ), pro wrestler[152]
- Bob Davis (1945- ), sportscaster[153]
- Bill Disney (1932-2009), U.S. Olympic speed skater[154]
- Jack Disney (1930- ), U.S. Olympic cyclist[155]
- Melvin Douglas, Olympic wrestler, 1996 and 2000[156] and World Championship gold medalist
- Max Falkenstien (1924-2019), radio broadcaster[157]
- Margaret Thompson Murdock (1942- ), member of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, and first woman to win a medal in shooting at the Summer Olympics[158]
- Charles Nelson (1933- ), U.S. Olympic volleyball player[159]
- Anna Seaton (1964- ), U.S. Olympic rower[160]
See also
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