List of people from Emporia, Kansas
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This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Emporia, Kansas.
For a list of people associated specifically with the following Emporia-based institutions (e.g. university alumni and staff):
- Emporia State University - see List of Emporia State University people;
- Flint Hills Technical College - see List of Flint Hills Technical College people.
Academia
- Frank A. Beach (1911-1988), ethologist[1]
- Richard Grant Hiskey (1929- ), chemist[2]
- Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1867-1937), entomologist, evolutionary biologist[3]
- Samuel Martin (1924-2009), linguist[4]
- Carl Salser (1921-2006), author, businessman, educator[5]
- Arthur Samuel (1901-1990), computer scientist[6]
Arts and entertainment
Film, television, and theatre
- Harry Cheshire (1891-1968), actor[7]
- R. Lee Ermey (1944- ), former U.S. Marine drill instructor, television host, and actor[8]
- Thelma Hill (1906-1938), silent-film comedienne[9]
- James Still (1959- ), playwright[10]
Journalism
- William Allen White (1868-1944), author and newspaper editor[11]
- William Lindsay White (1900-1973), author, newspaper editor, CBS war correspondent, Reader's Digest roving editor[12]
Literature
- Don Coldsmith (1926-2009), novelist[13]
- Denise Low (1949- ), poet[14]
- Keith Waldrop (1932- ), poet, translator[15]
Music
- Marvin Ash (1914-1974), jazz pianist[16]
- Roy Burns (1935- ), drummer[17]
- Melora Creager (1966- ), cellist, singer-songwriter[18]
- Kelley Hunt, blues pianist, singer-songwriter[19]
Other visual arts
- Wendell Castle (1932- ), furniture artist[20]
- Albert Murray (1906-1992), portrait painter[21]
- Wilber Moore Stilwell (1908-1974), cartoonist, illustrator, painter[22]
Business
- David Green (1941- ), founder of Hobby Lobby[23]
- George Webb Slaughter (1811-1895), cattle breeder and drover, Baptist minister[24]
Crime and law enforcement
- Mark Essex (1949-1973), mass murderer[25]
Military
- William F. Cloud (1825-1905), U.S. Army Colonel[26]
- Grant F. Timmerman (1919-1944), U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient[27]
Politics
National
- William Ripley Brown (1840-1916), U.S. Representative from Kansas[28]
- Chad Johnson (1967- ), attorney, political activist[29]
- Elmer O. Leatherwood (1872-1929), U.S. Representative from Utah[30]
- Preston B. Plumb (1837-1891), U.S. Senator from Kansas, co-founder of Emporia[31]
- Edward Herbert Rees (1886-1969), U.S. Representative from Kansas[32]
State
- Jim Barnett (1955- ), Kansas state legislator[33]
- Samuel J. Crawford (1835-1913), 3rd Governor of Kansas[34]
- Don Hill (1944- ), Kansas state legislator[35]
- Jeff Longbine, Kansas state legislator[36]
- Peggy Mast, Kansas state legislator[37]
- Richard Proehl (1944- ), Kansas state legislator[38]
- Roy Wilford Riegle (1896-1988), Kansas state legislator[39]
Religion
- Warren Parrish (1803-1877), early Mormon leader, Baptist minister[40]
Sports
American football
- Jim Everett (1963- ), quarterback[41]
- John Lohmeyer (1951- ), defensive lineman[42]
Other
- Clint Bowyer (1979- ), NASCAR driver[43]
- Daniel Gallemore (1985- ), mixed martial artist[44]
- J. L. Lewis (1960- ), professional golfer[45]
- Ray Pierce (1897-1963), baseball pitcher[46]
- Paul Samson (1905-1982), U.S. Olympic swimmer, water polo player[47]
- Dean Smith (1931-2015), former North Carolina basketball coach, member of College Basketball Hall of Fame[48]
See also
References
- ↑ Dewsbery, Donald A. (1988). "Frank Ambrose Beach (1911-1988)" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. p. 4. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ Smith, Dean; Jenkins, Sally; Kligo, John (2000-02-29). A Coach's Life: My Forty Years in College Basketball. New York, NY: Random House.
- ↑ "Kellogg, Vernon Lyman (United States 1867-1937)". Western Kentucky University. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "In Memoriam: Samuel Martin, Illuminated Korean and Japanese Languages". YaleNews. 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Lone Star Initiation". Lawrence Journal-World. 1923-08-10. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Weiss, E. A. (1992), "Arthur Lee Samuel (1901-90)", IEEE Annals of the History of Computing 14 (3), pp. 55–69
- ↑ "Harry Cheshire". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "R. Lee Ermey". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "Thelma Hill". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "James Still". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "William Allen White". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "WILLIAM L. WHITE, WRITER, 73, DEAD; Emporia Editor Was Author of 'They Were Expendable' Son of Famous Editor". The New York Times. 1973-07-27. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Kelley, Patrick (2009-06-26). "Acclaimed author Don Coldsmith dies". The Emporia Gazette. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "Denise Low". Map of Kansas Literature. Washburn University. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Keith Waldrop". Electronic Poetry Center. SUNY-Buffalo. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Edwards, Bill. "Marvin E. (Ash) Ashbaugh". RagPiano.com. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ Mattingly, Rick. "Roy Burns". PAS Hall of Fame. Percussive Arts Society. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ Fusilli, Jim (2010-06-14). "Melora Creager Pulls the Strings". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Lowery, Melissa (2015-02-07). "Kelley Hunt Returns Home to Perform at the "Beautiful" Granada Theater". The Emporia Gazette. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Wendell Castle - Biography". Corning Museum of Glass. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "Albert Murray, 85, a Portraitist Of Naval Officers and Citizens". The New York Times. 1992-03-27. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Wilber Stilwell". askART. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ Wagoner, Jessie (2015-07-24). "Hobby Lobby to be anchor tenant for proposed development". The Emporia Gazette. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "Slaughter, George Webb". The Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "1973: Mark Essex, the Howard Johnson's sniper". The Times-Picayune. 2011-12-16. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank W., ed. (1912). "Cloud, William F.". Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. Chicago, IL: Standard Publishing. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ Vachon, Duane (2010-02-05). "A KANSAS HERO – Sgt. Grant F. Timmerman, USMC WWII Medal of Honor (1919-1944)". Hawaii Reporter. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Brown, William Ripley (1840-1916)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "X-Change Appoints Harvard Law School Graduate Chad S. Johnson, Esq., to the Board of Directors, as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and General Counsel of the Corporation". PR Newswire. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "Leatherwood, Elmer O. (1872-1929)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Plumb, Preston B. (1837-1891)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Rees, Edward Herbert (1886-1969)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "Jim Barnett's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Governor Records - Crawford, 1865-1868". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Don Hill's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Jeff Longbine's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Peggy Mast's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Richard Proehl's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Roy Wilford Riegle papers". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Parrish, Warren Farr". The Joseph Smith Papers. The Church Historian's Press. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Jim Everett". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "John Lohmeyer". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "Clint Bowyer". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Johnston, Jason (2014-03-18). "Bellator 113 includes Emporian MMA fighter". The Emporia Gazette. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "J. L. Lewis". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "Ray Pierce". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Paul Samson". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "Dean E. Smith". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
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