List of people from Cowley County, Kansas

The following is a list of people from Cowley County, Kansas. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and present who have resided in the county, either in cities or rural areas.

The arts[edit]

Darren E. Burrows, actor
Terry C. Johnston, author
Brad Long, actor who played "Buddy" #5 in the film Hoosiers
Nila Mack, former Director of Children's Programs for CBS
Billy Mize, musician
Susie Owens, Playboy Playmate
Eugene Pallette, silent film actor
Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood, musician
Sara Sothern, stage actress
Gordon Young, composer

Athletics[edit]

See also List of Southwestern Moundbuilders head football coaches

Ferrell Anderson, Major League Baseball catcher
Vic Baltzell, linebacker for the Boston Redskins in 1935
Bob Brannum, professional basketball player
Charles E. Burr, jockey
Harold Corbin, 1932 Summer Olympics fencer
Darren Daulton, Major League Baseball catcher
Ira Davenport, US Olympic Athlete, 1912
Dennis Franchione, college football coach
Jim Helmer, elected to the NAIA Coaches Hall of Fame in 2001^[1]
Lionel Hollins, NBA basketball coach
Art Kahler, only person to coach at two different major colleges at the same time: head basketball coach at Brown University and football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania^[2]
Jerry Kill, current head football coach for University of Minnesota
Mike Kirkland, women's track coach; undefeated at the conference level since named head coach in 1992^[3]
Dick Metz, professional golfer
Les Miller, American football player
Jack Mitchell, college football coach
Bennie Owen, college football coach
Clare Patterson, Major League Baseball outfielder
Steve Sidwell, American football player

Celebrity[edit]

Francis Lenn Taylor, father of Elizabeth Taylor

Military[edit]

General Dean C. Strother, Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command

Politics[edit]

Tom Bolack, 20th Governor of New Mexico
Robert Docking, 38th Governor of Kansas
Greta Goodwin, Kansas politician
Delano Lewis, former US Ambassador to South Africa
George Thomas McDermott, US federal judge
Betty Roberts, Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court

Religion[edit]

Bruce P. Blake, Bishop of the United Methodist Church

Science[edit]

Robert A. Alberty, biophysical chemist

Fictional[edit]

Mary Ann Summers, traveler on a "three-hour tour" who was lost at sea on Gilligan's Island

References[edit]

^ "Refreshing to". Naia.cstv.com. Retrieved September 18, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Kansas Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2007.
^ "KansasGridiron.com - Kirkland named Southwestern athletic director". Hovpen.rivals.com. December 21, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2016.

[1] "Refreshing to". Naia.cstv.com. Retrieved September 18, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Kansas Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2007.

[3] "KansasGridiron.com - Kirkland named Southwestern athletic director". Hovpen.rivals.com. December 21, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Cowley County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Winfield
Cities	Arkansas City Atlanta Burden Cambridge Dexter Geuda Springs‡ Parkerfield Udall Winfield	Map of Kansas highlighting Cowley County
Unincorporated communities	Akron Floral Grand Summit Hackney Hooser Kellogg Maple City New Salem† Rock† Silverdale† Tisdale Vinton Wilmot
Ghost towns	Etzanoa
Townships	Beaver Bolton Cedar Creswell Dexter Fairview Grant Harvey Liberty Maple Ninnescah Omnia Otter Pleasant Valley Richland Rock Creek Salem Sheridan Silver Creek Silverdale Spring Creek Tisdale Vernon Walnut Windsor
Footnotes	†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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