List of people from Olathe, Kansas
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- George Washington Carver (1860–1943), botanist, prominent African American leader[1]
- 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]
- Dan Ryckert (1984– ), journalist and author.[13]
Music
- Johnny Dare (1968– ), Kansas City radio personality[14]
- Charles Miller (1939–1980), musician[15]
- Rob Pope, member of emo band The Get Up Kids[16]
- Ryan Pope (1978– ), member of emo band The Get Up Kids[17]
- Richie Pratt (1943–2015), jazz drummer, professional football player[18]
- Jim Suptic (1977– ), member of emo band The Get Up Kids[17]
Other visual arts
- Grace Bilger (1907–2000), painter[19]
Business
- Jesse Clyde Nichols (1880–1950), real estate developer[20]
- Donald J. Tyson (1930–2011), food industry executive[21]
Politics
National
- Chauncey B. Little (1877–1952), U.S. Representative from Kansas[22]
- Edward C. Little (1858–1924), U.S. Representative from Kansas[23]
- James Kenneth Logan (1929–2018), U.S. federal judge[24]
- Walter Lewis McVey Jr. (1922–2014), U.S. Representative from Kansas[25]
- Vince Snowbarger (1949– ), U.S. Representative from Kansas (1997–1999)[26]
State
- John Anderson Jr. (1917–2014), 36th Governor of Kansas (1961–1965)[27]
- Keith Esau, Kansas state legislator[28]
- Herbert S. Hadley (1872–1927), 32nd Governor of Missouri, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis[29]
- George H. Hodges (1866–1947), 19th Governor of Kansas[30]
- Julia Lynn (1957– ), Kansas state legislator[31]
- Robert Montgomery, Kansas state legislator[32]
- Robert Olson (1969– ), Kansas state legislator[33]
- Mark Parkinson (1957– ), 45th Governor of Kansas (2009–2011)[34]
- Ron Ryckman Jr., Kansas state legislator[35]
- John St. John (1833–1916), 8th Governor of Kansas (1879–1883), Prohibition Party Presidential candidate (1884)[36]
- Harold Sebring (1898–1968), Florida Supreme Court justice[37]
Local
- Albert I. Beach (1883–1939), 42nd Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri[38]
