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.

Academia

• George Washington Carver (1860-1943), botanist, prominent African American leader^[1]
• William Alden Edson (1912-2012), engineer, scientist
• 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)

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

Sports

American football

Darren Sproles grew up in Olathe.

• Arland Bruce III (1977- ), wide receiver for the BC Lions^[38]
• Don Davis (1972- ), linebacker, coach^[39]
• Mike Gardner (1967- ), college football coach
• 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

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