List of people from Dodge City, Kansas
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The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Dodge City, Kansas.
Arts and entertainment
Film, television, and theatre
- Madge Blake (1899–1969), actress
- Eddie Foy, Sr. (1856–1928), actor, comedian, dancer
- Dennis Hopper (1936–2010), actor
- David A.R. White (1970–), actor
Music
- Chris Estes (1971–), bass guitarist[1]
- James King (1925–2005), opera singer[2]
Other visual arts
- Billy Al Bengston (1934–), artist, sculptor[3]
Crime and law enforcement
- Clay Allison (1840–1887), gunfighter[4]
- Charlie Bassett (1847–1896), lawman[5]
- Chalkley Beeson (1848–1912), businessman, lawman[4]
- Big Nose Kate (1850–1940), companion of Doc Holliday[6]
- William L. Brooks (1832–1874), lawman, outlaw[7]
- Shotgun John Collins (1851–1922), gunfighter
- James Earp (1841–1926), lawman, saloon keeper
- Virgil Earp (1843–1905), lawman[8]
- Wyatt Earp (1848–1929), lawman[5]
- Dora Hand (1844–1878), dance hall singer, murder victim[9]
- Doc Holliday (1851–1887), gambler, gunfighter[10]
- James H. "Dog" Kelley (1833–1912), mayor of Dodge City from 1877 to 1881, founder of Kelly Opera House, briefly supervised law-enforcement career of Wyatt Earp[11]
- Frank Loving (1860–1882), gambler, gunfighter[12]
- Bat Masterson (1853–1921), lawman, sports journalist[13]
- Ed Masterson (1852–1878), lawman[13]
- James Masterson (1855–1895), lawman[5]
- Mysterious Dave Mather (1851–1886), gunfighter, lawman[14]
- Levi Richardson (1851–1879), buffalo hunter, gunfighter[12]
- Luke Short (1854–1893), gunfighter[15]
- Charlie Siringo (1855–1928), detective, author[4]
- Libby Thompson (1855–1953), dancer, prostitute[16]
- Bill Tilghman (1854–1924), lawman[5]
- Texas Jack Vermillion (1842–1911), gunfighter[17]
- John Joshua Webb (1847–1882), gunfighter, outlaw[18]
Military
- John E. Gingrich (1897–1960), U.S. Navy Admiral[19]
Politics
National
- Charles N. Lamison (1826–1896), U.S. Representative from Ohio[20]
- Edmond H. Madison (1865–1911), U.S. Representative from Kansas[21]
- Pat Roberts (1936–), U.S. Senator from Kansas[22]
State
- Fred Hall (1916–1970), 33rd Governor of Kansas[23]
- Robert Dean Hunter (1928–), member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1986 to 2007; first Republican to represent Abilene, Texas, since Reconstruction; vice-president emeritus of Abilene Christian University[24]
- Robert M. Wright (1840–1915), one of the founders of Dodge City; member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1875 to 1883; one-term mayor of Dodge City[25]
Religion
- David Ricken (1952–), Roman Catholic bishop[26]
Sports
- Robert Delpino (1965–), football player[27]
- Sean James (1969–), football player, model
- Nat Love (1854–1921), rodeo cowboy[28]
- Sputnik Monroe (1928–2006), pro wrestler[29]
- Lance Nichols (1939–), baseball player, manager[30][31]
- Lucy Mendez (2009–present), pro wrestler[32]
Fiction
- Matt Dillon, fictional U.S. Marshal of Dodge City featured on both the radio and television versions of Gunsmoke
See also
References
- ↑ "Chris Estes". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ "Opera tenor James King dies at age 80". USA Today. Associated Press. 2005-11-22. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ "Billy Al Bengston papers, circa 1940s-1989, (bulk 1968-1988)". Archives of American Art. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- 1 2 3 Myers, Roger (2002). "The True Story of Clay Allison and Wyatt Earp". Ford County Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- 1 2 3 4 Kloppenborg, David (2002). "The Lawmen of Dodge City and Ford County, Kansas". Ford County Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ Laughead, Jr., George (2006). ""Big Nose" Kate Elder". Ford County Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ O'Neal, Bill (1979). Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 47.
- ↑ Paul, Jan S.; Carlisle, Gene (Feb 2002). "Frontier Lawman Virgil Earp". Wild West. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ "Susan Leiser Silva and Lee A. Silva, "The Killing of Dora Hand", October 1, 2009". historynet.com; originally in Wild West Magazine. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- ↑ Holliday Tanner, Karen (1998). "John Henry "Doc" Holliday, D.D.S.". Ford County Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ "Jim Kelley, Dodge Pioneer, Is Dead", Dodge City Daily Globe, September 10, 1912, p. 1
- 1 2 Myers, Roger (2003). "Dodge City Shootout: The Deaths of Levi Richardson and Frank Loving". Ford County Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- 1 2 Laughead, Jr., George (2006). "W. B. "Bat" Masterson, Dodge City Lawman". Ford County Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ "Dave (Mysterious Dave) Mather". Kansas Memory. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ "Citizens of Dodge City to Governor George W. Glick". Kansas Memory. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ Weiser, Kathy (Mar 2008). "Texas Madam Squirrel Tooth Alice". Legends of America. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ Weiser, Kathy (Mar 2010). ""Texas Jack" Vermillion - Old West Gunfighter". Legends of America. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ Patterson, Richard (1985). Historical Atlas of the Outlaw West. Boulder: Johnson Publishing Company. p. 120.
- ↑ Who's Who in America. 31. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1960–1961. p. 1083.
- ↑ "LAMISON, Charles Nelson, (1826–1896)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ "MADISON, Edmond Haggard, (1865–1911)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ "Biography". United States Senator for Kansas Pat Roberts. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ "Fred Hall". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ "Republican lands in House as Senate race goes to runoff: Republican Robert Hunter won with 50.8 percent of the vote ...", Austin American Statesman, August 10, 1986
- ↑ "George Laughhead, Robert M. Wright (1840–1915), Dodge City, Kansas: Town President, founder, pioneer, September 23, 2009". kansashistory.us. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Most Reverend David L. Ricken, Bishop of Green Bay". Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ "Players - Robert Delpino". National Football League. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ "Nat Love". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ↑ "Sputnik Monroe Biography". Georgia Wrestling History. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
- ↑ Smith, Ron (April 23, 1972). "Lance Nichols: Expos' Manager Shows 'Em How To Do It". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ↑ Strachan, Al (May 13, 1974). "Renko goes route as Expos top Cards Saturday". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Wrestlers - Lucy Mendez". Metro Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
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