List of people from Salina, Kansas
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- Alexander Brown Mackie (1894–1966), co-founder of Brown Mackie College[1]
- Kenneth S. Davis (1912–1999), historian[2]
- Steven Hawley (1951– ), astronaut, physics professor[3]
- Wes Jackson (1936– ), environmentalist, plant geneticist[4]
- Breon Mitchell (1942– ), literary translator, professor of Germanic studies[5]
Arts and entertainment
Film, television, and theater
- Tyrees Allen (1954– ), actor
- Dwight Frye (1899–1943), actor[6]
- Otto Hulett (1898–1983), actor[7]
- Betty Knox (1906–1963), dancer with Wilson, Keppel and Betty; war correspondent[8]
- George Murdock (1930–2012), actor[9]
- Nathan Tysen (1977– ), Broadway lyricist [10]
Journalism
- Thomas Craven (1888–1969), writer, critic, and art historian[11]
- Paul Harvey (1918–2009), radio broadcaster[12]
- Laura M. Johns (1849–1935), suffragist, journalist
- Vera Brady Shipman (1889–1932), arts journalist, composer, clubwoman
- Gene Wojciechowski, sports journalist, author[13]
Music
- Herbie Harper (1920–2012), jazz trombonist[14]
- Terry Kirkman (1939–2023), singer/songwriter of The Association[15]
- Charlie LaVere (1910–1983), jazz pianist and bandleader[16]
Other visual arts
- Evan Lindquist (1936–2023), artist, printmaker, and Artist Laureate of the State of Arkansas[17]
Business
- Harry Lee, founder of the HD Lee Mercantile Company, inventor of Lee Jeans
- Matthew Rose (1959– ), railroad executive[18]
- Roy Applequist (1946– ), 2010 Kansas Business Hall of Fame honoree and founder of Great Plains Manufacturing.[19]
Military
- Mary Ann Bickerdyke (1817–1901), American Civil War nurse[20]
Politics
National
- Joseph L. Bristow (1861–1944), U.S. Senator from Kansas[21]
- Marlin Fitzwater (1942– ), White House Press Secretary[22]
- Dean M. Gillespie (1884–1949), U.S. Representative from Colorado[23]
- Guy T. Helvering (1878–1946), U.S. Representative from Kansas[24]
- Tracey Mann (1976– ), U.S. Representative from Kansas[25]
- Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr. (1916–2013), United States federal judge[26]
- William A. Phillips (1824–1893), city founder, U.S. Representative from Kansas[27]
- Joseph Taggart (1867–1938), U.S. Representative from Kansas[28]
State
- John W. Carlin (1940– ), 40th Governor of Kansas[29]
- Bill Graves (1953– ), 43rd Governor of Kansas[30]
- John F. Hayes (1919–2010), Kansas state legislator[31]
- Dan G. Johnson, Idaho state legislator[32]
- Lawton Nuss (1952– ), Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice[33]
- Clarke Sanders, Kansas state legislator and radio personality[34]
- Shane Schoeller (1971– ), Missouri state legislator[citation needed]
- John Simpson (1934– ), Kansas State Senator and candidate for U.S. Senate
- Ernest Strahan (1901–1971), Kansas State Senator
Religion
- John Balthasar Brungardt (1958– ), Bishop in the Catholic Church[35]
- Frederick William Freking (1913–1998), Bishop in the Catholic Church[36]
- Ashley Null, Anglican theologian[37]
