List of people from Hutchinson, Kansas
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The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Hutchinson, Kansas.
- Jane Smisor Bastien (1936–2018), music teacher and author
- Dale L. Boger (born 1953), organic chemist[1]
- L. H. Hausam (1870–1941), president of the Hausam School of Penmanship[2] and founder of Great Western Business and Normal College[3]
- William Lee Miller (1926–2012), historian, political ethics professor[4]
- Erik N. Rasmussen (born 1957), atmospheric scientist and tornado expert[5]
- Fred Soper (1893–1977), epidemiologist[6]
- Howard Swearer (1932–1991), educator[7]
- Pat Woodrum (born 1941), librarian[8]
Arts and entertainment
Fashion
- Julie Woodson (born 1950), model[9]
Film, television, and theatre
- Kay Alden (born 1946), screenwriter[10]
- Mitch Brian (born 1961), screenwriter[11]
- Aneta Corsaut (1933–1995), actress[12]
- Racquel Darrian (born 1968), pornographic actress
- Lucinda Dickey (born 1960), actress, dancer[13]
- Richard Thorpe (1896–1991), film director[14]
Journalism
- Michael Grant (born 1951), journalist[15]
- Fred Kaplan (born 1954), author, journalist[16]
- James B. Steele (born 1943), author, journalist[17]
Literature
- Scott Heim (born 1966), novelist[18]
- Margaret St. Clair (1911–1995), science fiction writer, novelist[19]
- William Mark Simmons (born 1953), broadcaster, novelist[20]
- William Stafford (1914–1993), poet, pacifist[21]
Music
- James Avery (1937–2009), conductor, pianist[22]
- Jock Bartley, guitarist[23]
- Steven Stucky (1949–2016), composer[24]
- Murry Wilson (1917–1973), record producer, songwriter; father of three Beach Boys performers[25]
Other visual arts
- Charles Stafford Duncan (1892–1952), artist[26]
- John Newsom (born 1970), painter[27]
Business
- James Barnett (born 1986), entrepreneur, activist[citation needed]
- David Dillon (born 1951), former CEO of Kroger, great-grandson of J.S. Dillon who founded Dillons[28]
- Hal Prewitt (born 1954), technology entrepreneur, inventor, race car driver, artist, photographer[29]
Crime
- Edward J. Adams (1887–1921), bank robber[30]
Military
- Robert S. Lucas (1930–2016), U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral[31]
- Alexander Pearson Jr., U.S. Army first lieutenant [citation needed]
- Fay B. Prickett, U.S. Army major general[32]
Politics
National
- Leland Barrows (1906–1988), U.S. ambassador to Cameroon and Togo[33]
- Wesley E. Brown (1907–2012), U.S. federal judge[34]
- William R. Brown (1840–1916), U.S. representative from Kansas[35]
- Ralph Easley (1856–1939), political activist[36]
- Martha Keys (born 1930), U.S. representative from Kansas[37]
- Richard T. Morrison (born 1967), U.S. tax court judge[38]
- Scott W. Stucky (born 1948), U.S. appeals court judge[39]
- Jasper N. Tincher (1878–1951), U.S. representative from Kansas[40]
- Kevin Yoder (born 1976), U.S. representative from Kansas[41]
State
- Terry Bruce (born 1975), Kansas legislator[42]
- Jack M. Campbell (1916–1999), 21st governor of New Mexico[43]
- John F. Hayes (1919–2010), Kansas legislator[44]
- Walter A. Huxman (1887–1972), 27th governor of Kansas, U.S. federal judge[45]
- Dick Kraus (1937–2019), Massachusetts legislator[46]
- Jay La Suer (born 1940), California legislator[47]
- B. Robert Lewis (1931–1979), Minnesota state legislator and veterinarian[48]
- William Yoast Morgan (1866–1932), lieutenant governor of Kansas[49]
- Michael O'Neal (born 1951), Kansas legislator[50]
Local
- Robert L. Burns (1876–1955), attorney; business manager of The Hutchinson News; Hutchinson school board, city council and school board for Los Angeles, California
Sports
American football
- Geneo Grissom (born 1992), defensive lineman[51]
- Ben Heeney, linebacker
- Ken Huff (born 1953), offensive lineman[52]
- Buck Pierce (born 1981), quarterback[53]
- Pat Ryan (born 1955), quarterback[54]
- Tommy Thompson (1916–1989), quarterback[55]
Baseball
- Jack Banta (1925–2006), pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers of Major League Baseball[56]
- Joyce Barnes (1925–2017), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player[57]
- Andy Dirks (born 1986), outfielder with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball[58]
Basketball
- Jamie Carey (born 1981), Former WNBA guard for the Connecticut Sun[59]
Gymnastics
- Dallas Bixler (1910–1990), Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast
