List of Sons and Daughters of the City of Wichita, Kansas

This is a list of public figures that American US in the city of Wichita ( Kansas ) were born. The list does not claim to be complete.

19th century

• Les C. Copeland (1887–1942), pianist and composer
• Bessie Callender (1889–1951), sculptor
• Marc Larimer (1890-1919), fencer
• Etta McDaniel (1890-1946), actress
• Earl Browder (1891–1973), politician, presidential candidate and leader of the United States Communist Party
• Hattie McDaniel (1895–1952), actress
• Clarence Pinkston (1900-1961), high diver

20th century

1901-1940

Stan Kenton
(1911-1979)

Kirke Mechem
(* 1925)

• Stan Kenton (1911–1979), jazz musician and band leader
• Hal John Norman (1911–2011), actor, presenter and radio play speaker
• John C. Woods (1911–1950), Master Sergeant and executioner in the 3rd US Army
• W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978), photographer
• Robert Whittaker (1920–1980), botanist, climatologist and university professor
• Ray Sims (1921-2000), jazz trombonist
• James Franklin Battin (1925–1996), lawyer and politician
• William McGonagle (1925–1999), Navy Captain, awarded the Medal of Honor
• Kirke Mechem (* 1925), composer
• Marvin Rainwater (1925-2013), country and rockabilly singer and songwriter
• James Reeb (1927–1965), Unitarian theologian and civil rights activist
• Vernon L. Smith (* 1927), is considered the most important representative of experimental capital market research
• Danford B. Greene (1928-2015), film editor
• Marilyn Maye (born 1928), singer and actress
• Betty Dodson (* 1929), sex educator and author
• Arlen Specter (1930–2012), Senator for Pennsylvania
• Jim Lehrer (1934-2020), journalist and news anchor
• Charles G. Koch (* 1935), businessman and CEO Koch Industries
• Leon Van Speybroeck (1935-2002), physicist
• Paul V. Dugan (* 1939), politician
• Michael Jarboe Sheehan (* 1939), Roman Catholic clergyman and Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe
• David H. Koch (1940-2019), businessman

1941-1960

Robert Gates
(* 1943)

Kirstie Alley
(born 1951)

Mark Parkinson
(born 1957)

• Diane Bish (* 1941), organist and composer
• Christopher Connelly (1941–1988), actor
• George Tiller (1941–2009), medical doctor
• Stephen Yenser (born 1941), author
• Robert Ballard (* 1942), writer and deep-sea scientist
• Ann Dunham (1942-1995), anthropologist; Mother of Barack Obama
• Laurel Goodwin (born 1942), actress
• Terry Allen (born 1943), country songwriter and singer
• James Baumgartner (1943–2011), mathematician
• Robert Gates (* 1943), politician and former US Secretary of Defense
• Jeffrey L. Kimball (born 1943), cameraman
• Gale Sayers (born 1943), American football player
• John W. Dawson (* 1944), mathematical logician and mathematical historian
• Alan Fudge (1944-2011), actor
• Dan Glickman (born 1944), politician
• Riney Lochmann (* 1944), basketball player
• Jim Ryun (* 1947), politician and former athlete
• Joe Walsh (* 1947), rock musician and guitarist ( The Eagles )
• Ron Wyden (* 1949), politician
• Philip Gavitt (1950–2020), medieval historian
• Kirstie Alley (born 1951), actress
• John Matthews (born 1951), rower
• Rick Mears (* 1951), racing car driver
• Tom Otterness (* 1952), sculptor
• Jo Andres (1954–2019), film director, producer and choreographer
• Gordon Goodwin (* 1954), jazz musician and Grammy award winner
• Gale Norton (* 1954), politician
• Marc Waldie (* 1955), volleyball player
• Al Corley (born 1956), actor, producer and singer
• Mark Parkinson (* 1957), politician
• Mark Shelton (1957-2018), heavy metal musician
• Sharon Shinn (* 1957), writer in the science fiction and fantasy genre
• Chris Buck (* 1958), director, screenwriter, animator and Oscar winner
• Calvin Joseph Johnson (* 1958), stuntman and actor
• Ellery Eskelin (* 1959), tenor saxophonist, composer and band leader
• Lynette Woodard (born 1959), basketball player
• Neal Jones (born 1960), actor

1961-2000

Taryn Southern
(* 1986)

Colton Haynes
(* 1988)

Lindsey Wixson
(* 1994)

• Lisa Neuburger (* 1965), sailor from the US Virgin Islands
• David Rees Snell (born 1966), actor
• Shawn McKnight (born 1968), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Jefferson City
• Barry Sanders (born 1968), American football player
• Darren Dreifort (born 1972), baseball player
• Brandon Steven (* 1973), entrepreneur and poker player
• Dawn Buth (born 1976), tennis player
• Brian Moorman (born 1976), American football player
• Tara Snyder (born 1977), tennis player
• Maurice Evans (born 1978), basketball player
• Korleone Young (born 1978), basketball player
• Nick Taylor (* 1979), wheelchair tennis player
• Tamara Feldman (* 1980), actress
• Eric Harris (1981-1999), a school gunman
• Taj Gray (born 1984), basketball player
• Caroline Bruce (* 1986), swimmer
• Taryn Southern (* 1986), singer, model and internet star
• Colton Haynes (* 1988), model, actor
• Ryan Schraeder (born 1988), American football player
• Logan Watkins (born 1989), baseball player
• Quincy Diggs (born 1990), basketball player
• Kendall Schmidt (* 1990), actor and singer
• Bryce Brown (born 1991), American football player
• Caroline Kastor (* 1991), soccer player
• Tiffany Bias (born 1992), basketball player
• Perry Ellis (born 1993), basketball player
• Lindsey Wixson (* 1994), photo model
• Nico Hernández (* 1996), boxer

See also

• List of Mayors of Wichita, Kansas

Web links

Commons : People of Wichita, Kansas  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Les Copeland , jazzageclub.com
2. ↑ Marc Larimer in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
3. ↑ Etta McDaniel , imdb.com
4. ↑ Marilyn Maye , imdb.com
5. ^ Riney Lochmann , basketball-reference.com
6. ↑ John Matthews in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
7. ^ Jo Andres , imdb.com
8. ↑ Marc Waldie in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
9. ↑ Mark Shelton (Manilla Road) died on July 27, 2018 , rocktimes.de
10. ↑ Lisa Neuburger in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
11. ↑ Darren Dreifort in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
12. ↑ Dawn Buth , wtatennis.com
13. ^ Maurice Evans , basketball-reference.com
14. ↑ Korleone Young , basketball-reference.com
15. ^ Taj Gray , basketball.eurobasket.com
16. ↑ Caroline Bruce in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
17. ↑ Logan Watkins , baseball-reference.com
18. ↑ Tiffany Bias , basketball-reference.com
19. ^ Perry Ellis , basketball.realgm.com
20. ↑ Lindsey Wixson , elle.de
21. ↑ Lindsey Wixson , ethnicelebs.com