List of people from Junction City, Kansas
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This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Junction City, Kansas.
Film, television, and theatre
- Iva Kitchell (1908–1983), comedian, dancer[1]
- John Cameron Mitchell (1963– ), actor, playwright, screenwriter, director[2]
- Rockne Tarkington (1931–2015), actor[3]
- Kevin Willmott (1959– ), film director, screenwriter[4]
Journalism
- Peggy Hull (1889–1967), journalist[5]
Literature
- Velina Hasu Houston (1957– ), playwright, poet, essayist[6]
Music
- Marvin Ash (1914–1974), jazz pianist[7]
Other visual arts
- Marion Manley (1893–1984), architect[8]
- Fred Otnes (1925–2015), illustrator, painter[9]
- Mary Rockwell Hook (1877–1978), architect[10]
- Renee Stout (1958– ), assemblage artist[11]
Business
- Marillyn Hewson (1953– ), aerospace and defense executive[12]
- Amanda Jones (1835–1914), entrepreneur, inventor[13]
Crime
Law enforcement
- Thomas A. Cullinan (1838–1904), city marshal, lawman[14]
Military
- John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), U.S. Army colonel, military superintendent of railroads[15]
- Michael P. C. Carns (1937–2023), U.S. Air Force general[16]
- Adna R. Chaffee, Jr. (1884–1941), U.S. Army major general[17]
- Walter D. Ehlers (1921–2014), U.S. Army 2nd lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient[18]
- John C. H. Lee (1887–1958), U.S. Army lieutenant general[19]
- John A. Seitz (1908–1987), U.S. Army brigadier general[20]
- Richard J. Seitz (1918–2013), U.S. Army lieutenant general[21]
Politics
National
- John Alexander Anderson (1834–1892), U.S. representative from Kansas[22]
- John Davis (1826–1901), U.S. representative from Kansas[23]
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969), 34th president of the United States, general of the Army[24]
State
- Leslie A. Miller (1886–1970), 17th governor of Wyoming[25]