The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Dodge City, Kansas.
Arts and entertainment Film, television, and theatre Madge Blake (1899–1969), actress Eddie Foy, Sr. (1856–1928), actor, comedian, dancer Dennis Hopper (1936–2010), actor
Music Chris Estes (1971–), bass guitarist James King (1925–2005), opera singer
Other visual arts Billy Al Bengston (1934–2022), artist, sculptor
Crime and law enforcement
Clay Allison (1840–1887), gunfighter Charlie Bassett (1847–1896), lawman Chalkley Beeson (1848–1912), businessman, lawman Big Nose Kate (1850–1940), companion of Doc Holliday William L. Brooks (1832–1874), lawman, outlaw Shotgun John Collins (1851–1922), gunfighter James Earp (1841–1926), lawman, saloon keeper Virgil Earp (1843–1905), lawman Wyatt Earp (1848–1929), lawman Dora Hand (1844–1878), dance hall singer, murder victim Doc Holliday (1851–1887), gambler, gunfighter James H. "Dog" Kelley (1833–1912), mayor of Dodge City 1877–1881, founder of Kelly Opera House, briefly supervised law-enforcement career of Wyatt Earp"Jim Kelley, Dodge Pioneer, Is Dead", Dodge City Daily Globe, September 10, 1912, p. 1 Frank Loving (1860–1882), gambler, gunfighter Bat Masterson (1853–1921), lawman, sports journalist Ed Masterson (1852–1878), lawman James Masterson (1855–1895), lawman Mysterious Dave Mather (1851–1886), gunfighter, lawman Levi Richardson (1851–1879), buffalo hunter, gunfighter Mary Lou Robinson (1926–2019), United States District Court judgeFederal Judicial Center-Mary Lou Robinson Luke Short (1854–1893), gunfighter Charlie Siringo (1855–1928), detective, author Libby Thompson (1855–1953), dancer, prostitute Bill Tilghman (1854–1924), lawman Texas Jack Vermillion (1842–1911), gunfighter John Joshua Webb (1847–1882), gunfighter, outlaw
Military John E. Gingrich (1897–1960), U.S. Navy admiral
Politics National Charles N. Lamison (1826–1896), U.S. representative from Ohio Edmond H. Madison (1865–1911), U.S. representative from Kansas Pat Roberts (1936–), U.S. senator from Kansas
State Fred Hall (1916–1970), 33rd governor of Kansas Robert Dean Hunter (1928–2023), member of the Texas House of Representatives 1986–2007; first Republican to represent Abilene, Texas, since Reconstruction; vice-president emeritus of Abilene Christian University"Republican lands in House as Senate race goes to runoff: Republican Robert Hunter won with 50.8 percent of the vote ...", Austin American Statesman, August 10, 1986 Robert M. Wright (1840–1915), one of the founders of Dodge City; member of the Kansas House of Representatives 1875–1883; one-term mayor of Dodge City
Religion David Ricken (1952–), Roman Catholic bishop
Sports Robert Delpino (1965–), football player Travis Goff (1979–), current athletic director at the University of Kansas Sean James (1969–), football player, model Nat Love (1854–1921), rodeo cowboy Bill Miller (1912–2008), Olympic gold medalist 1932 Sputnik Monroe (1928–2006), pro wrestler Lance Nichols (1939–2024), baseball player, manager
Fiction Matt Dillon, fictional U.S. marshal of Dodge City featured on both the radio and television versions of Gunsmoke
See also
Lists of people from Kansas
References