The list of University of Kansas people includes notable alumni and faculty of the University of Kansas, whose main campus is located in the American city of Lawrence, Kansas.
Alumni
Nobel laureates Juan Manuel Santos, former president of Colombia, elected in 2010; Nobel Peace Prize winner (2016) Vernon Smith (MA Economics, 1952), awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
Politics, government and education
Media and the arts
Science and technology
Business
Honorary alumni Donald J. Hall, Sr., chairman of the board and former president and CEO of Hallmark Cards Chester Nez, WWII veteran and the member of the 29 Navajo Code Talkers
Faculty
Athletes and coaches
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf Matt Gogel, professional golfer on the PGA Tour; winner of the 2002 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on the PGA Tour Gary Woodland, professional golfer on the PGA Tour; winner: 2011 Transitions Championship at Innisbrook; the 2013 Reno Tahoe Open; the 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open on the PGA Tour; and the 2019 U.S. Open
Soccer
Track and field
Athletic directors Travis Goff, athletics director at the University of Kansas Kent Weiser, retired athletic director at Emporia State University; former women's golf coach at Kansas
Chancellors
To date, 18 individuals have served as chancellor, the leader of the University of Kansas, on a full-time basis plus an additional 5 individuals on an acting or interim basis.
The most recent person is Doug Girod who has been serving the University of Kansas as the 18th chancellor since July 1, 2017.
See also
List of people from Lawrence, Kansas Lists of people from Kansas
References