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.

Academia

Frank A. Beach (1911–1988), ethologist^[1]
Richard Grant Hiskey (1929–2016), 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 (1944–2018), former U.S. Marine drill instructor, television host, and actor^[8]
Thelma Hill (1906–1938), silent-film comedian^[9]
Q (1996 or 1997), drag performer competing on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race.
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

Jacob M. Appel (1973– ), novelist (Einstein's Beach House)^[13]
Don Coldsmith (1926–2009), novelist^[14]
Denise Low (1949– ), poet^[15]
Keith Waldrop (1932–2023), poet, translator^[16]

Music

Marvin Ash (1914–1974), jazz pianist^[17]
Roy Burns (1935–2018), drummer^[18]
Melora Creager (1966– ), cellist, singer-songwriter^[19]
Kelley Hunt, blues pianist, singer-songwriter^[20]
Cady Groves (1989–2020)
Brian Leeds (1991–), electronic musician

Other visual arts

Wendell Castle (1932– 2018), furniture artist^[21]
Evan Lindquist (1936–2023), artist, printmaker, Arkansas artist laureate^[22]
Albert Murray (1906–1992), portrait painter^[23]
Wilber Moore Stilwell (1908–1974), cartoonist, illustrator, painter^[24]

Business

David Green (1941– ), founder of Hobby Lobby^[25]
George Webb Slaughter (1811–1895), cattle breeder and drover, Baptist minister^[26]

Crime and law enforcement

Mark Essex (1949–1973), mass murderer^[27]

Military

William F. Cloud (1825–1905), U.S. Army Colonel^[28]
Grant F. Timmerman (1919–1944), U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient^[29]

Politics

National

William Ripley Brown (1840–1916), U.S. Representative from Kansas^[30]
Rose Conway, personal secretary to President Harry S. Truman
Elmer O. Leatherwood (1872–1929), U.S. Representative from Utah^[31]
Preston B. Plumb (1837–1891), U.S. Senator from Kansas, co-founder of Emporia^[32]
Edward Herbert Rees (1886–1969), U.S. Representative from Kansas^[33]

State

Jim Barnett (1955– ), Kansas state legislator^[34]
Samuel J. Crawford (1835–1913), 3rd Governor of Kansas^[35]
Don Hill (1944– ), Kansas state legislator^[36]
Jeff Longbine (1962– ), Kansas state legislator^[37]
Peggy Mast (1948– ), Kansas state legislator^[38]
Richard Proehl (1944– ), Kansas state legislator^[39]
Roy Wilford Riegle (1896–1988), Kansas state legislator^[40]

Religion

Warren Parrish (1803–1877), early Mormon leader, Baptist minister^[41]

Sports

Clint Bowyer (1979– ), NASCAR driver^[42]
Jim Everett (1963– ), quarterback^[43]
Daniel Gallemore (1985– ), mixed martial artist^[44]
J. L. Lewis (1960–2019), professional golfer^[45]
John Lohmeyer (1951– ), defensive lineman^[46]
Ray Pierce (1897–1963), baseball pitcher^[47]
Paul Samson (1905–1982), U.S. Olympic swimmer, water polo player^[48]
Dean Smith (1931–2015), former North Carolina basketball coach, member of College Basketball Hall of Fame^[49]

See also

References

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^ Smith, Dean; Jenkins, Sally; Kligo, John (2000-02-29). A Coach's Life: My Forty Years in College Basketball. New York, NY: Random House.
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^ "William Allen White". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2015-12-23. 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.
^ Phoning Home. University of South Carolina Press, 2014
^ Kelley, Patrick (2009-06-26). "Acclaimed author Don Coldsmith dies". The Emporia Gazette. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
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^ 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.
^ Lindquist, Evan. "Artist, printmaker, Arkansas Artist Laureate". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Clint Bowyer". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
^ "Jim Everett". Pro-Football-Reference.com. 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.
^ "John Lohmeyer". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
^ "Ray Pierce". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
^ "Paul Samson". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
^ "Dean E. Smith". Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2015-12-31.

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