The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Academia
Jane Smisor Bastien (1936–2018), music teacher and author Dale L. Boger (born 1953), organic chemist L. H. Hausam (1870–1941), president of the Hausam School of Penmanship and founder of Great Western Business and Normal College William Lee Miller (1926–2012), historian, political ethics professor Erik N. Rasmussen (born 1957), atmospheric scientist and tornado expert Fred Soper (1893–1977), epidemiologist Howard Swearer (1932–1991), educator Pat Woodrum (born 1941), librarian
Arts and entertainment
Fashion Julie Woodson (born 1950), model. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
Film, television, and theatre Kay Alden (born 1946), screenwriter Mitch Brian (born 1961), screenwriter Aneta Corsaut (1933–1995), actress. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Racquel Darrian (born 1968), pornographic actress Lucinda Dickey (born 1960), actress, dancer. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Richard Thorpe (1896–1991), film director. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
Journalism Michael Grant (born 1951), journalist. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Fred Kaplan (born 1954), author, journalist James B. Steele (born 1943), author, journalist
Literature Scott Heim (born 1966), novelist. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Margaret St. Clair (1911–1995), science fiction writer, novelist William Mark Simmons (born 1953), broadcaster, novelist William Stafford (1914–1993), poet, pacifist
Music James Avery (1937–2009), conductor, pianist Jock Bartley, guitarist Steven Stucky (1949–2016), composer Murry Wilson (1917–1973), record producer, songwriter; father of three Beach Boys performers
Other visual arts Charles Stafford Duncan (1892–1952), artist John Newsom (born 1970), painter
Business James Barnett (born 1986), entrepreneur, activist David Dillon (born 1951), former CEO of Kroger, great-grandson of J.S. Dillon who founded Dillons Hal Prewitt (born 1954), technology entrepreneur, inventor, race car driver, artist, photographer
Crime Edward J. Adams (1887–1921), bank robber
Military Robert S. Lucas (1930–2016), U.S. Coast Guard rear admiral Alexander Pearson Jr., U.S. Army first lieutenant Fay B. Prickett, U.S. Army major general
Politics National Leland Barrows (1906–1988), U.S. ambassador to Cameroon and Togo Wesley E. Brown (1907–2012), U.S. federal judge William R. Brown (1840–1916), U.S. representative from Kansas Ralph Easley (1856–1939), political activist Martha Keys (born 1930), U.S. representative from Kansas Richard T. Morrison (born 1967), U.S. tax court judge Scott W. Stucky (born 1948), U.S. appeals court judge Jasper N. Tincher (1878–1951), U.S. representative from Kansas Kevin Yoder (born 1976), U.S. representative from Kansas
State Terry Bruce (born 1975), Kansas legislator Jack M. Campbell (1916–1999), 21st governor of New Mexico John F. Hayes (1919–2010), Kansas legislator Walter A. Huxman (1887–1972), 27th governor of Kansas, U.S. federal judge Dick Kraus (1937–2019), Massachusetts legislator Jay La Suer (born 1940), California legislator B. Robert Lewis (1931–1979), Minnesota state legislator and veterinarianMinnesota Legislators Past & Present-B. Robert Lewis, Sr. William Yoast Morgan (1866–1932), lieutenant governor of Kansas Michael O'Neal (born 1951), Kansas legislator
Local Robert L. Burns (1876–1955), attorney; business manager of The Hutchinson News; Hutchinson school board, city council and school board for Los Angeles, California
Sports American football Geneo Grissom (born 1992), defensive lineman Ben Heeney, linebacker Ken Huff (born 1953), offensive lineman Buck Pierce (born 1981), quarterback Pat Ryan (born 1955), quarterback Tommy Thompson (1916–1989), quarterback
Baseball Jack Banta (1925–2006), pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers of Major League Baseball Joyce Barnes (1925–2017), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playerAll-American Girls Professional Baseball League Official Website. Retrieved on March 29, 2017. Andy Dirks (born 1986), outfielder with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball
Basketball Jamie Carey (born 1981), Former WNBA guard for the Connecticut Sun
Gymnastics Dallas Bixler (1910–1990), Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast
Fictional residents Sam "Squid" Dullard, character on Rocket Power, moves to fictional California town featured in the show in the first episode, revealed in a later episode that he's from Hutchinson
See also
Lists of people from Kansas
References