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List of people from Olathe, Kansas

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List of people from Olathe, Kansas

The following is a list of people who were born in and/or have lived in the American city of Olathe, Kansas.

Contents

Academia

  • George Washington Carver (1860-1943), botanist, prominent African American leader
  • William Alden Edson (1912-2012), engineer, scientist
  • J. Wayne Reitz (1908-1993), President of the University of Florida (1955–1967)
  • Charles H. Zimmerman (1908-1996), aeronautical engineer

    • Film, television, and theatre

  • Willie Aames (1960- ), actor
  • Jennifer Bertrand, interior designer, television show host
  • Adam Jamal Craig (1981- ), actor
  • Ashley Litton (1983- ), beauty queen
  • Michael McMillian (1978- ), actor
  • Larry Parks (1914-1975), actor
  • Chris Porter (1979- ), comedian
  • Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1904-1999), actor

    • Journalism

  • C. L. Edson (1881-1975), newspaper columnist, humorist, and poet
  • Shanna Hogan, journalist and author (The New York Times bestseller Picture Perfect)

    • Music

  • Chris Burnett (1955- ), composer, saxophone player
  • Johnny Dare (1968- ), Kansas City radio personality
  • Charles Miller (1939-1980), musician
  • Rob Pope, member of emo band The Get Up Kids
  • Ryan Pope (1978- ), member of emo band The Get Up Kids
  • Richie Pratt (1943-2015), jazz drummer, professional football player
  • Jim Suptic (1977- ), member of emo band The Get Up Kids

    • Other visual arts

  • Grace Bilger (1907-2000), painter

    • Business

  • Jesse Clyde Nichols (1880-1950), real estate developer
  • Donald J. Tyson (1930-2011), food industry executive

    • National

  • Chauncey B. Little (1877-1952), U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • Edward C. Little (1858-1924), U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • James Kenneth Logan (1929- ), U.S. federal judge
  • Walter Lewis McVey, Jr. (1922-2014), U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • Vince Snowbarger (1949- ), U.S. Representative from Kansas (1997–1999)

    • State

  • John Anderson, Jr. (1917-2014), 36th Governor of Kansas (1961–1965)
  • Keith Esau, Kansas state legislator
  • Herbert S. Hadley (1872-1927), 32nd Governor of Missouri, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis
  • George H. Hodges (1866-1947), 19th Governor of Kansas
  • Julia Lynn (1957- ), Kansas state legislator
  • Robert Montgomery, Kansas state legislator
  • Robert Olson (1969- ), Kansas state legislator
  • Mark Parkinson (1957- ), 45th Governor of Kansas (2009–2011)
  • Ron Ryckman, Jr., Kansas state legislator
  • John St. John (1833-1916), 8th Governor of Kansas (1879–1883), Prohibition Party Presidential candidate (1884)
  • Harold Sebring (1898-1968), Florida Supreme Court justice

    • Local

  • Albert I. Beach (1883-1939), 42nd Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri

    • 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

    • American football

  • Arland Bruce III (1977- ), wide receiver for the BC Lions
  • Don Davis (1972- ), linebacker, coach
  • Mike Gardner (1967- ), college football coach
  • Bryan Shepherd (1991- ), cornerback
  • Darren Sproles (1983- ), running back

    • Baseball

  • Dan Glass (1959- ), Kansas City Royals president
  • Claude Hendrix (1889-1944), pitcher
  • Dummy Taylor (1875-1958), pitcher

    • Basketball

  • Manute Bol (1962-2010), NBA center (1985–1994)
  • Willie Cauley-Stein (1993- ), center
  • Danielle McCray (1987- ), forward

    • Other

  • Stevana Case (1976- ), professional video gamer
  • Steve Fisher (1982- ), snowboarder
  • Eric Lynch (1978- ), poker player
  • Michael Thomas (1988- ), soccer midfielder

    • References

    List of people from Olathe, Kansas Wikipedia
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