List of people from Olathe, Kansas

Darren Sproles grew up in Olathe.

The following is a list of people from the American city of Olathe, Kansas.

• Willie Aames, actor
• John Anderson, Jr., Governor of Kansas (1961–1965)
• Albert I. Beach
• Manute Bol, NBA player (1985–1994)
• Arland Bruce III, a wide receiver for the BC Lions
• Chris Burnett
• George Washington Carver, botanist and prominent African American leader
• Stevana Case, professional video gamer
• Adam Jamal Craig, Actor on several television shows. Currently on NCIS: Los Angeles
• Johnny Dare, Kansas City radio personality
• Don Davis (American football)
• William Alden Edson
• Steve Fisher (snowboarder)
• Mike Gardner, college football coach
• Herbert S. Hadley, former Missouri Governor and chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis
• George H. Hodges, 19th Governor of Kansas^[1]
• Shanna Hogan, journalist and author (The New York Times bestseller Picture Perfect)
• Danielle McCray
• Michael McMillian
• Charles Miller (musician)
• Robert Montgomery (representative)
• Colton Murray
• Jesse Clyde Nichols
• Robert Olson
• Mark Parkinson, Governor of Kansas (2009–2011)
• Larry Parks, actor
• Rob Pope, emo band The Get Up Kids^[2]
• Ryan Pope, emo band The Get Up Kids
• Chris Porter (comedian)
• Richie Pratt, professional musician, professional football player
• J. Wayne Reitz, President of the University of Florida (1955–1967)
• Charles "Buddy" Rogers, actor
• Harold Sebring
• Vince Snowbarger, US Congressmen (1997–1999)
• Darren Sproles, NFL player, with the New Orleans Saints
• John St. John, Governor of Kansas (1879–1883), Prohibition Party Presidential candidate (1884)
• Jim Suptic, emo band The Get Up Kids
• Michael Thomas (American soccer)
• Donald J. Tyson
• Willie Cauley-Stein basketball player

See also

• List of MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers head football coaches
• List of people from Johnson County, Kansas

References