List of people from Olathe, Kansas
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The following is a list of people who were born in and/or have lived in the American city of Olathe, Kansas.
Academia
- George Washington Carver (1860-1943), botanist, prominent African American leader[1]
- William Alden Edson (1912-2012), engineer, scientist[citation needed]
- J. Wayne Reitz (1908-1993), President of the University of Florida (1955–1967)[2]
- Charles H. Zimmerman (1908-1996), aeronautical engineer[3]
Arts and entertainment
Film, television, and theatre
- Willie Aames (1960- ), actor[4]
- Jennifer Bertrand, interior designer, television show host[5]
- Adam Jamal Craig (1981- ), actor[6]
- Ashley Litton (1983- ), beauty queen[7]
- Michael McMillian (1978- ), actor[8]
- Larry Parks (1914-1975), actor[9]
- Chris Porter (1979- ), comedian[10]
- Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1904-1999), actor[11]
Journalism
- C. L. Edson (1881-1975), newspaper columnist, humorist, and poet[12]
- Shanna Hogan, journalist and author (The New York Times bestseller Picture Perfect)[citation needed]
Music
- Chris Burnett (1955- ), composer, saxophone player[13]
- Johnny Dare (1968- ), Kansas City radio personality[6]
- Charles Miller (1939-1980), musician[14]
- Rob Pope, member of emo band The Get Up Kids[15]
- Ryan Pope (1978- ), member of emo band The Get Up Kids[16]
- Richie Pratt (1943-2015), jazz drummer, professional football player[17]
- Jim Suptic (1977- ), member of emo band The Get Up Kids[16]
Other visual arts
- Grace Bilger (1907-2000), painter[18]
Business
- Jesse Clyde Nichols (1880-1950), real estate developer[19]
- Donald J. Tyson (1930-2011), food industry executive[20]
Politics
National
- Chauncey B. Little (1877-1952), U.S. Representative from Kansas[21]
- Edward C. Little (1858-1924), U.S. Representative from Kansas[22]
- James Kenneth Logan (1929- ), U.S. federal judge[23]
- Walter Lewis McVey, Jr. (1922-2014), U.S. Representative from Kansas[24]
- Vince Snowbarger (1949- ), U.S. Representative from Kansas (1997–1999)[25]
State
- John Anderson, Jr. (1917-2014), 36th Governor of Kansas (1961–1965)[26]
- Keith Esau, Kansas state legislator[27]
- Herbert S. Hadley (1872-1927), 32nd Governor of Missouri, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis[28]
- George H. Hodges (1866-1947), 19th Governor of Kansas[29]
- Julia Lynn (1957- ), Kansas state legislator[30]
- Robert Montgomery, Kansas state legislator[31]
- Robert Olson (1969- ), Kansas state legislator[32]
- Mark Parkinson (1957- ), 45th Governor of Kansas (2009–2011)[33]
- Ron Ryckman, Jr., Kansas state legislator[34]
- John St. John (1833-1916), 8th Governor of Kansas (1879–1883), Prohibition Party Presidential candidate (1884)[35]
- Harold Sebring (1898-1968), Florida Supreme Court justice[36]
Local
- Albert I. Beach (1883-1939), 42nd Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri[37]
Religion
- Jerry Johnston (1959- ), Southern Baptist Convention former evangelist; pastor of former New Day Church KC in Olathe; former pastor of defunct First Family Church in Overland Park, Kansas[citation needed]
Sports
American football
- Arland Bruce III (1977- ), wide receiver for the BC Lions[38]
- Don Davis (1972- ), linebacker, coach[39]
- Mike Gardner (1967- ), college football coach[citation needed]
- Bryan Shepherd (1991- ), cornerback[40]
- Darren Sproles (1983- ), running back[41]
Baseball
- Dan Glass (1959- ), Kansas City Royals president[42]
- Claude Hendrix (1889-1944), pitcher[43]
- Dummy Taylor (1875-1958), pitcher[44]
Basketball
- Manute Bol (1962-2010), NBA center (1985–1994)[45]
- Willie Cauley-Stein (1993- ), center[46]
- Danielle McCray (1987- ), forward[47]
Other
- Stevana Case (1976- ), professional video gamer[48]
- Steve Fisher (1982- ), snowboarder[49]
- Eric Lynch (1978- ), poker player[50]
- Michael Thomas (1988- ), soccer midfielder[51]
See also
- List of MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers head football coaches
- List of people from Johnson County, Kansas
References
- ^ "George Washington Carver". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Dr. J. Wayne Reitz History". University of Florida. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Biggs, Virginia. "Charles Zimmerman, Aerospace Pioneer at Nasa Langley, 88". Daily Press. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Willie Aames". People. July 17, 1995. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Jennifer Bertrand is Kansas City's Design Star". ThisIsKC.com. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ a b Stillwell, Ted (September 30, 2011). "Stillwell: Shawnee Indian word becomes town name". The Examiner. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Miss Missouri USA official titleholder profile. Retrieved 2006-09-27
- ^ "Michael McMillian (I)". IMDb. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Larry Parks (I)". IMDb. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Shepherd, Brent (December 23, 2010). "He's Sleighing, Er, Slaying Them Up There". The Pitch. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Charles 'Buddy' Rogers". IMDb. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Charles Leroy Edson Papers". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Burnett, Christopher (LeRoy)". Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians. Jazz.com. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Simmonds, Jeremy (2012). The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press. p. 136.
- ^ Niccum, Jon (April 18, 2008). "Spoon bender". Lawrence.com. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ a b Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. p. 317.
- ^ Palmer, Tod (May 6, 2008). "Opinion: Richie Pratt appreciates Olathe". The Olathe News. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Two sweethearts reunite, marry after lives go separate directions". Lawrence Journal-World. November 26, 1995. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "J. C. Nichols and the Shaping of Kansas City". University of Missouri Press. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ McFadden, Robert D. (January 6, 2011). "Donald J. Tyson, Food Tycoon, Is Dead at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Little, Chauncey Bundy (1877-1952)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ "Little, Edward Campbell (1858-1924)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ "Logan, James Kenneth". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ "McVey, Walter Lewis, Jr., (1922-2014)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ "Snowbarger, Vincent K. (1949- )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Hrenchir, Tim (September 17, 2014). "Former Kansas Gov. John Anderson Jr. dies at 97". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Keith Esau's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ "Herbert S. Hadley". Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Kansas Governor George Hartshorn Hodges". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Julia Lynn's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ "Bob Montgomery's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Robert Olson's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Mark Parkinson". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Ron Ryckman, Jr.'s Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ "Kansas Governor John Pierce St. John". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Harold L. Sebring (Cockrell '28)," The Brief: Phi Delta Phi Quarterly, vol., 51 p. 154 (1955).
- ^ Hulston, Nancy J. "Albert Isaac Beach". The Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Arland Bruce". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Don Davis". NFL. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Bryan Shepherd Bio". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Darren Sproles". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Dan Glass, President". Front Office Biographies. Kansas City Royals. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ "Claude Hendrix". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ Census entry for Luther Taylor, age 10. Ancestry.com.. Kansas State Census Collection, 1855–1925 [database on-line]. 1895 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-169. Kansas State Historical Society.
- ^ "NBA Legend Manute Bol Finds 'Home' in Kansas". NPR. August 2, 2007. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Willie Cauley-Stein". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Arnett, Dugan (April 8, 2010). "Danielle McCray selected 7th in WNBA Draft by Connecticut Sun". KU Sports.com. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Copel, Lib (April 13, 2000). "Games People Play". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Valazquez, Eric (December 22, 2009). "Snowboarder Steve Fisher Makes A Run At Olympic Glory This Winter". On the Snow. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Eric Lynch Biography". Compatible Poker. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ Brannick, Chris (January 29, 2014). "OKC Energy FC signs Michael Thomas as first player in team history". The Oklahoman. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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