The following is a list of people from Cloud County, Kansas. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and present who have lived in the county, either in cities or rural areas.
Academics May Louise Cowles, early advocate of teaching home economics George Norlin, former president of the University of Colorado
Arts Jim Garver, country music guitarist Robert E. Pearson, filmmaker Helen Talbot, film actress and pin-up girl Patrice Wymore, film and stage actress
Athletes Tom Brosius, track and field athlete Keith Christensen, professional football player George Dockins, major league baseball player Bill Dotson, track and field athlete Mike Gardner, college football coach Larry Hartshorn, professional football player Mike Kirkland, women's track & field coach Tim McCarty, college football coach Ernest C. Quigley, college football coach and major league baseball umpire Harry Short, baseball player Shanele Stires, professional basketball player Elmer Stricklett, major league baseball player Kaye Vaughan, professional football player
Clergy Orval Butcher, founding pastor of Skyline Church Most Reverend Charles Joseph Chaput, OFM Cap, archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Right Rev. John Francis Cunningham, bishop of Concordia Jim Garlow, pastor of Skyline Church Constantine Scollen, missionary priest, resident 1896–1898
Journalists Henry Buckingham, newspaper publisher Avis Tucker, publisher
Politicians Charles H. Blosser, namesake of Blosser Municipal Airport Elaine Bowers, member of the Kansas Legislature Napoleon Bonaparte Brown, politician and businessman Frank Carlson, United States senator, representative, and governor of Kansas James Manney Hagaman, founder of Concordia, Kansas Deanell Reece Tacha, retired United States federal judge W. O. Woods, former treasurer of the United States
Others Boston Corbett, soldier who shot John Wilkes Booth Pop Hollinger, one of the first to collect comic books for resale Louise Davis McMahon (1873–1966), philanthropist
See also
Lists of people from Kansas
References