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List of people from Wichita, Kansas

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This article is a list of notable people who were born in and/or have lived in Wichita, Kansas.

Contents

Fashion

  • Lindsey Wixson (1994- ), model

    • Crime

  • John Callahan (1866-1936), bank robber, money launderer
  • Gary Lee Davis (1944-1997), murderer, rapist
  • Rose Dunn (1878-1955), outlaw
  • Eric Harris (1981-1999), mass murderer
  • Dennis Rader (1945- ), serial killer known as "BTK"

    • Law enforcement

  • James Earp (1841-1926), lawman, saloon keeper
  • Wyatt Earp (1848-1929), lawman
  • Cassius M. Hollister (1845-1884), lawman
  • Bat Masterson (1853-1921), lawman, buffalo hunter, journalist
  • Ed Masterson (1852-1878), lawman, buffalo hunter
  • James Masterson (1855-1895), lawman, buffalo hunter
  • Robert McKay (1919-1990), lawyer, investigator
  • O.W. Wilson (1900-1972), police chief

    • Medicine

  • Thomas Stoltz Harvey (1912-2007), pathologist
  • Hugh D. Riordan (1932-2005), psychiatrist, researcher
  • George Tiller (1941-2009), physician, abortion provider
  • Paul Wakim (1945- ), orthopedic surgeon

    • Military

  • Micky Axton (1919-2010), Women Airforce Service Pilots test pilot
  • Erwin R. Bleckley (1894-1918), U.S. Army Air Services aviator, Medal of Honor recipient
  • Tod Bunting (1958- ), U.S. Air Force Major General, Adjutant General of Kansas
  • Laura M. Cobb (1892-1981), World War II naval nurse
  • Richard Cowan (1922-1944), soldier, Medal of Honor recipient
  • Paul Frederick Foster (1889-1972), U.S. Navy Vice Admiral
  • James Jabara (1923-1966), military aviator
  • William McGonagle (1925-1999), U.S. Navy Captain
  • Bryce Poe II (1924-2000), U.S. Air Force General
  • Edwin Ramsey (1917-2013), U.S. Army Lt. Colonel
  • Jesse J. Taylor (1925-1965), U.S. Navy Lt. Commander

    • Religion

  • Bruce P. Blake, United Methodist Church bishop
  • Leo Christopher Byrne (1908-1974), Roman Catholic Church archbishop
  • Carl A. Kemme (1960- ), Roman Catholic Church bishop
  • Thomas Olmsted (1947- ), Roman Catholic Church bishop
  • Michael Sheehan (1939- ), Roman Catholic Church archbishop
  • Richard B. Wilke, United Methodist Church bishop

    • Golf

  • Judy Bell (1936- ), golfer
  • Grier Jones (1946- ), golfer, coach
  • Monty Kaser (1941-2009), golfer
  • Katherine Kirk (1982- ), golfer
  • Chez Reavie (1981- ), golfer
  • Tom Shaw (1938- ), golfer

    • Combat sports

  • Tim Elliott (1986- ), mixed martial artist, current UFC fighter, former Titan FC Flyweight Champion, winner of the 24th season of The Ultimate Fighter
  • Marcio Navarro (1978- ), kickboxer and mixed martial artist, former ISKA Oriental Rules Kickboxing Light Middleweight Champion
  • Nico Hernandez (1996- ), U.S. Olympic boxer, Rio 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist (light flyweight)

    • Racing

  • Kent Howerton (1954- ), motocross racer
  • Rick Mears (1951- ), race car driver, 4-time winner of Indy 500
  • Roger Mears (1947- ), off-road driver
  • A.J. Shepherd (1926-2005), race car driver
  • Ray Weishaar (1890-1924), motorcycle racer
  • Jeff Wood (1957- ), race car driver

    • Soccer

  • Braeden Cloutier (1974- ), forward, midfielder
  • Caroline Kastor (1991- ), forward
  • Chris Lemons (1979- ), midfielder
  • Jamal Sutton (1982- ), forward

    • Tennis

  • Dawn Buth (1976- ), tennis player, coach
  • Tara Snyder (1977- ), tennis player
  • Katie Swan (1999- ), tennis player
  • Nicholas Taylor (1979- ), wheelchair tennis player

    • Track and field

  • Oliver Bradwell (1992- ), sprinter
  • JaCorian Duffield (1992- ), high jumper

    • References

    List of people from Wichita, Kansas Wikipedia
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