List of people from Topeka, Kansas
This is a list of people from Topeka, Kansas.
Academia
- Warren Faidley (1957– ), meteorologist, storm chaser[1]
- William T. Frankenberger (1952–2021), soil scientist[2]
- Riley Gardner (1921–2007), psychologist[3]
- Wes Jackson (1936– ), environmentalist, The Land Institute[4]
- Sokoni Karanja (1940– ), child development expert[5]
- G. Warren Nutter (1923–1979), economist[6]
- Ruth Patrick (1907–2013), botanist, limnologist[7], recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement[8]
- Walton T. Roth (1939– ), psychiatrist and psychophysiological researcher[9]
- David Curtis Skaggs, Jr. (1937– ), historian[10]
- John Brooks Slaughter (1934–2023), electrical engineer, National Science Foundation director[11]
Arts and entertainment
Film, television, and theatre
- Brandon Adams (1979– ), actor[12]
- Annette Bening (1958– ), actress[13]
- Gregg Binkley (1963– ), actor[14]
- Roscoe Born (1950–2020), actor[15]
- Jack Colvin (1934–2005), actor
- Samuel M. Comer (1893–1974), set decorator[16]
- George Dickerson (1933–2015), actor, poet, writer[17]
- Jayne Houdyshell (1953– ), actress[18]
- Jeff Kready, Broadway actor
- Alix Lapri, actress
- Ted North (1916–1975), actor
- Sheila Ryan (1921–1975), actress[19]
- Travis Schuldt (1974– ), actor
- Lois Smith (1930– ), actress[20]
- Fay Tincher (1884–1983), actress[21]
Journalism
- Allen W. Clark (1867–1931), journalist, businessman[22]
- Audrey Cooper, journalist and news executive[23]
- Elizabeth Farnsworth (1943– ), broadcaster, filmmaker[24]
- Donald C. Thompson (1885–1947), war photographer, director, producer[25]
Literature
- Thomas Fox Averill (1949– ), novelist[26]
- Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000), poet[27]
- Irene Bennett Brown, author of children's, young adult and adult fiction[28]
- Jeannette Eyerly (1908–2008), novelist, columnist[29]
- Janet Fox (1940–2009), fantasy and horror writer, poet[30]
- Jane Heap (1883–1964), editor, publisher[31]
- Ben Lerner (1979– ), poet[32]
- Karen Salyer McElmurray (1956– ), essayist, novelist[33]
- Eric McHenry (1972– ), poet[34]
- Frances Clarke Sayers (1897–1989), author, lecturer, librarian[35]
- Ed Skoog (1971– ), poet[36]
- Linda Spalding (1943– ), novelist, editor[37]
- Rex Stout (1886–1975), novelist[38]
- Max Yoho (1934–2017), author[39]
- Kevin Young (1970/1971– ), poet, author, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture[40]
Music
- Phil Ehart (1950– ), drummer, founding member of the band Kansas
- Streamline Ewing (1917–2002), jazz trombonist[41]
- Aulsondro "Emcee N.I.C.E." Hamilton, musician, member of KansasCali, known for Crash soundtrack[42]
- Coleman Hawkins (1904–1969), jazz saxophonist[43]
- Dave Hope (1949– ), bass guitarist,[44] former member of Kansas
- Josh Kulick, former heavy metal drummer for Through the Eyes of the Dead
- Katrina Leskanich (1960– ), singer (Katrina and the Waves)
- Kerry Livgren (1949– ), founding member of the bands Kansas and AD
- Andy McKee (1979– ), musician
- Kirke Mechem (1925– ), composer[45]
- Origin, metal band
- Kliph Scurlock (1973– ), drummer
- Jamshied Sharifi (1960– ), composer, musician[46]
- Kenny Starr (1952– ), country singer[47]
- Rich Williams (1950– ), guitarist,[48] member of Kansas
Other visual arts
- James Pringle Cook (1947– ), Western landscape painter
- Aaron Douglas (1899–1979), Harlem Renaissance artist[49]
- Georgia Louise Harris Brown (1918–1999), architect[50]
- Peter Max Lawrence (1977– ), contemporary media artist[51]
Business
- Henry Bubb (1907–1989), president and chairman of Capitol Federal Savings Bank
- Brad Garlinghouse (1971– ), business executive, investor[52]
- Cyrus K. Holliday (1826–1900), first president of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad; founder of Topeka township
- John F. Kilmartin (1921–2004), retail executive[53]
Crime
- Richard Gary Beach (1942–), convicted mass murderer
- Alvin "Creepy" Karpis (1907–1979), kidnapper, murderer, robber[54]
- Anthony LaRette (1951–1995), convicted serial killer executed in Missouri
- Amy Watkins (1973–1999), murder victim[55]
Medicine
- Karl Bowman (1888–1973), psychiatrist[56]
- Harriet Lerner (1944– ), clinical psychologist and author[57]
- Karl Menninger (1893–1990), psychiatrist[58]
- Roy W. Menninger (1926–2024), psychiatrist[59]
- William C. Menninger (1899–1966), psychiatrist[60]
- W. Walter Menninger (1931– ), psychiatrist[61]
- Karl Targownik (1915–1996), psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor
Military
- Wilder D. Baker (1890–1975), U.S. Navy vice admiral during World War II[62]
- Ronald Evans (1933–1990), astronaut[63]
- Harry D. Felt (1902–1992), U.S. Navy admiral[64]
- Donald Hudson (1895–1967), World War I flying ace[65]
- Joseph K. Hudson (1840–1907), U.S. Army brigadier general[66]
- Philip Johnston (1892–1978), U.S. Marine Corps code-talker[67]
- Frank E. Petersen (1932–2015), U.S. Marine Corps lt. general[68]
Politics
National
- Linda Carol Brown (1943–2018), plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education[69]
- Oliver Brown (1918–1961), plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education[70]
- Arthur Capper (1865–1951), U.S. senator from Kansas, 20th governor of Kansas[71]
- Helen Chenoweth-Hage (1938–2006), U.S. representative from Idaho[72]
- Albert M. Cole (1901–1994), U.S. representative from Kansas[73]
- Sam A. Crow (1926–2022), U.S. federal judge[74]
- Charles Curtis (1860–1936), 31st vice president of the United States[75]
- Ron Estes (1956– ), U.S. representative for Kansas and Kansas state treasurer[76]
- Harry W. Fraser (1884–1950), labor leader[77]
- David Archibald Harvey (1845–1916), U.S. House delegate from Oklahoma Territory[78]
- Donald R. Heath (1894–1981), U.S. ambassador to Cambodia, Laos, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam[79]
- Zelma Henderson (1920–2008), plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education[80]
- Nancy Kassebaum (1932– ), U.S. senator from Kansas[81]
- Alf Landon (1887–1987), 26th governor of Kansas, 1936 Republican candidate for U.S. president[82]
- Jake LaTurner (1988– ), former U.S. representative from Kansas, state treasurer, and state senator[83]
- John Thomas Marten (1951– ), U.S. federal judge[84]
- John Martin (1833–1913), U.S. senator from Kansas[85]
- Isabell Masters (1913–2011), perennial third-party candidate for U.S. president[86]
- Noah C. McFarland (1822–1897), commissioner of the United States General Land Office[87]
- John G. Otis (1838–1916), U.S. representative from Kansas[88]
- Brad Parscale (1976– ), campaign manager for Donald Trump[89]
- Megan Phelps-Roper (1986– ), political activist and former member and dissident of the Westboro Baptist Church
- Nathan Phelps (1958– ), LGBT rights activist[90]
- Shirley Phelps-Roper (1957– ), lawyer, anti-LGBT political activist[91]
- John Ritchie (1817-1887), abolitionist[92]
- Pat Roberts (1936– ), U.S. senator from Kansas[93]
- William R. Roy (1926–2014), U.S. representative from Kansas[94]
- Thomas Ryan (1837–1914), U.S. representative from Kansas and ambassador to Mexico[95]
- John States Seybold (1897–1982), governor of Panama Canal Zone[96]
- Jim Slattery (1948– ), U.S. representative from Kansas[97]
- John L. Waller (1850–1907), U.S. consul to Madagascar[98]
State
- John Alcala (1959– ), Kansas state legislator[99]
- Carol A. Beier (1958– ), Kansas Supreme Court justice[100]
- Robert Coldsnow (1924–2014), Kansas state legislator[101]
- Robert E. Davis (1939–2010), Kansas Supreme Court chief justice[102]
- Joan Finney (1925–2001), 42nd governor of Kansas[103]
- Shanti Gandhi (1940– ), physician and legislator[104]
- A. C. Hamlin (1881–1912), Oklahoma state legislator[105]
- Alexander Miller Harvey (1867–1928), 15th lieutenant governor of Kansas[106]
- Anthony Hensley (1953– ), Kansas state legislator[107]
- Marla Luckert (1955– ), Kansas Supreme Court justice[108]
- Lutie Lytle (1875–1950), lawyer, first African-American woman admitted to Kansas bar[109]
- Kay McFarland (1935–2015), Kansas Supreme Court chief justice[110]
- Eric Rosen (1953– ), Kansas Supreme Court justice[111]
- Caleb Stegall (1971– ), Kansas Supreme Court justice[112]
- Jeff Stone (1961– ), Wisconsin state legislator[113]
- Clifford W. Trow (1929– ), Oregon state legislator[114]
- William C. Webb (1824-1898), Wisconsin and Kansas legislator[115]
- Jackie Winters (1937–2019), Oregon state legislator[116]
Local
- Jacob Alan Dickinson (1911–1971), Topeka Board of Education president, desegregation supporter[117]
Religion
- 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[118]
- Charles Sheldon (1857–1946), minister, author[119]
Sports
American football
- Chris Beatty (1973– ), coach[120]
- Tom Dinkel (1956– ), linebacker[121]
- Forrestal Hickman (1993– ), offensive tackle[122]
- Teven Jenkins (1998– ), offensive tackle[123]
- Mike Lemon (1951– ), linebacker[124]
- Trey Lewis (1985– ), defensive tackle[125]
- Lamar Mady (1990– ), center[126]
- Larry McGinnis (1899–1948), guard[127]
- Jack Nason (1899–1977), tackle, wingback[128]
- John H. Outland (1871–1947), college football coach and namesake of Outland Trophy[129]
- John Parrella (1969– ), defensive tackle[130]
- Ryan Torain (1986– ), running back[131]
- Chuck Washington (1964– ), defensive back[132]
- Troy Wilson (1970– ), defensive end[133]
Baseball
- Aaron Crow (1986– ), pitcher[134]
- Rick DeHart (1970– ), pitcher[135]
- Bingo DeMoss (1889–1965), 2nd baseman, manager[136]
- Art Griggs (1884–1938), 1st baseman[137]
- Ross Grimsley (1950– ), pitcher[138]
- Clarence Heise (1907–1999), pitcher[139]
- Larry Miller (1937–2018), pitcher[140]
- Dink Mothell (1897–1980), pitcher, utility player[141]
- Don O'Riley (1945–1997), pitcher[142]
- Scott Taylor (1966– ), pitcher[143]
- Mike Torrez (1946– ), pitcher[144]
- Ryan Zeferjahn (1998– ), pitcher[145]
Basketball
- Chris Babb (1990– ), shooting guard in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Leo Lyons (1987– ), power forward[146]
- Fred Slaughter (1941–2016), center, sports agent[147]
- Dean Smith (1931–2015), University of North Carolina and Basketball Hall of Fame coach[148]
- Mark Turgeon (1965– ), head basketball coach at University of Maryland; formerly coach at Texas A&M University[149]
- Kyle Weems (1989– ), small forward[150]
Golf
- Marilynn Smith (1929–2019), pro golfer and LPGA co-founder, member of World Golf Hall of Fame
- Gary Woodland (1984– ), golfer[151]
Racing
- Fred Comer (1893–1928), race car driver[152]
- Louis Durant (1910–1972), race car driver[153]
- Bruce Hill (1949–2017), race car driver[154]
Softball
- NiJaree Canady (2003– ), pitcher
Other
- Simon Becher (1999– ), soccer player[155]
- Bob Benoit (1954– ), pro bowler[156]
- Casey Converse (1957– ), U.S. Olympic swimmer, coach[157]
- Art Crews (1959– ), pro wrestler[158]
- Bob Davis (1945– ), sportscaster[159]
- Bill Disney (1932–2009), U.S. Olympic speed skater[160]
- Jack Disney (1930–2024), U.S. Olympic cyclist[161]
- Melvin Douglas, Olympic wrestler, 1996 and 2000[162] and World Championship gold medalist
- Max Falkenstien (1924–2019), radio broadcaster[163]
- 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[164]
- Charles Nelson (1933– ), U.S. Olympic volleyball player[165]
- Anna Seaton (1964– ), U.S. Olympic rower[166]
See also
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