List of people from Topeka, Kansas
The following is a list of notable people who were born or lived in Topeka, Kansas or its surrounding metropolitan area.
- This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
Arts and entertainment
- Annette Bening, actress[1]
- Gregg Binkley, actor[2]
- Gwendolyn Brooks, poet[3]
- Jack Colvin, actor
- Art Crews, wrestler[4]
- Aaron Douglas, Harlem Renaissance artist[5]
- Elizabeth Farnsworth, broadcaster, film maker[6]
- Aulsondro Emcee_N.I.C.E. Hamilton, musician, actor most notable KansasCaliCrash_(2004_film)#Soundtrack [7]
- Josh Kulick, former heavy metal drummer for Through The Eyes Of The Dead
- Coleman Hawkins, jazz saxophonist[8]
- Kansas, rock band
- Ben Lerner, poet[9]
- Katrina Leskanich, singer (Katrina and the Waves)
- Kerry Livgren, founding member of the bands Kansas (band) and AD (band)
- Eric McHenry, poet[10]
- Andy McKee, musician
- Kirke Mechem, author, historian, 1889–1985
- Kirke Mechem, composer, born 1925[11]
- Origin, metal band
- Sheila Ryan, actress
- Travis Schuldt, actor
- Kliph Scurlock, drummer
- Max Yoho, author[12]
Journalism
- Bill Kurtis, television anchor[13]
Military
- Wilder D. Baker, United States Navy Vice Admiral during World War II.[14]
- Ronald Evans, astronaut[15]
Politics and government
- Carol A. Beier, Kansas Supreme Court Justice[16]
- Charles Curtis, U.S. Vice President (1929–1933)[17]
- Joan Finney, Governor of Kansas[18]
- Shanti Gandhi, physician and legislator[19]
- Pat Roberts, U.S. Senator from Kansas[20]
- Eric Rosen, Kansas Supreme Court Justice[21]
- Thomas Ryan, U.S. Representative and Ambassador to Mexico[22]
Religion
- Fred Phelps, leader of the Westboro Baptist Church[23]
- Charles Sheldon, minister, author[24]
Science
- Warren Faidley, meteorologist, storm chaser [25]
- Riley Gardner, psychologist
- Wes Jackson, environmentalist, The Land Institute[26]
- Harriet Lerner, clinical psychologist and author[27]
- Karl Menninger, psychiatrist[28]
- William C. Menninger, psychiatrist[29]
- Julius Rebek, chemist
- Karl Targownik, psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor[30]
Sports
- Bob Benoit, pro bowler[31]
- Fred Comer, race car driver[32]
- Aaron Crow, professional baseball player for the Kansas City Royals[33]
- Melvin Douglas, Olympic wrestler (1996 & 2000)[34] and World Championship gold medalist
- Max Falkenstien, radio broadcaster[35]
- Trey Lewis, NFL defensive tackle[36]
- Larry McGinnis, football player[37]
- Margaret Thompson Murdock, member of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, and first woman to win a medal in shooting at the Summer Olympics [38]
- John H. Outland, college football coach and namesake of Outland Trophy[39]
- John Parrella, football player[40]
- Dean Smith, former University of North Carolina basketball coach[41]
- Marilynn Smith, pro golfer and LPGA co-founder, member of World Golf Hall of Fame
- Mark Turgeon, head basketball coach at University of Maryland; formerly coach at Texas A&M University
- Gary Woodland, golfer[42]
See also
- List of lists of people from Kansas
- List of Washburn University alumni
- List of Washburn Ichabods head football coaches
References
- ↑ "Annette Bening". Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Gregg Binkley". CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Gwendolyn Brooks". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Art Crews". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Aaron Douglas". A+E Television Networks, LLC. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Farnsworth". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2007868/
- ↑ "Coleman Hawkins". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Ben Lerner". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Eric McHenry". washburn.edu. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Kirke Mechem". The University of Kansas. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Max Yoho". Washburn University. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ↑ "Bill Kurtis". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Wilder D. Baker". Militarytimes.com. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ↑ "Ronald Evans". Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Carol A. Beier". Kansas Judicial Branch. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Charles Curtis". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ Trailblazer did it her way (Topeka Capital-Journal article-July 29, 2001)
- ↑ "Shanti Gandhi". MProject Vote Smart. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Pat Roberts". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Eric Rosen". Kansas Judicial Branch. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Thomas Ryan". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Fred Phelps". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Charles Sheldon". University of Vermont Libraries Special Collections. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Warren Faidley". FOX News Network, LLC. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Wes Jackson". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Harriet Lerner". HarperCollins Publishers. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Karl Menninger". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "William C. Menninger". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Karl Targownik". Zoom Information, Inc. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Bob Benoit". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Fred Comer". http://racing-reference.info/. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Aaron Crow". BASEBALL REFERENCE. COM. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑
- ↑ "Max Falkenstien". Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Trey Lewis". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Larry McGinnis". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Margaret Murdock". .sports-reference.com. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "John H. Outland". THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND COLLEGE HALL OF FAME, INC. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "John Parrella". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Dean Smith". hoophall.com. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Gary Woodland". pgatour.com. Retrieved 8 October 2013.