This is a list of people from Ellis County, Kansas, United States. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and present who have resided in the county, either in cities or rural areas.
Academics Maurice L. Albertson, former head of the Colorado State University Research Foundation Petrowitsch Bissing, violin instructor Nola Ochs, world's oldest college graduate, from Fort Hays State University"95-Year-Old Woman Graduates from College", ABC News. Retrieved October 14, 2008
Arts and entertainment Rob Beckley, musician Robert Bogue, actor Rebecca Staab, actress Michael Wittig, member of the Dove Award-winning and Grammy-nominated Christian hard rock band Pillar
Athletics See also List of Fort Hays State Tigers head football coaches Greg Anderson, personal trainer of Barry Bonds Monty Basgall, coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers Ken Crandall, head football coach for the Southwestern Moundbuilders Steve Crosby, National Football League player and coach Elon Hogsett, professional baseball player Tony Leiker, NFL defensive end Tom Matukewicz, head football coach of the Northern Illinois Huskies Tim McCarty, college football coach Les Miller, National Football League player Frankie Neal, player for the Green Bay Packers Willard Schmidt, professional baseball player
Business Philip Anschutz, business magnate Walter Chrysler, founder of the Chrysler Corporation
Crime Robert Courtney, pharmacist convicted for pharmaceutical fraud
Folklore Elizabeth Polly, the so-called "Blue Light Lady"
Journalism John L. Allen Jr., journalist Melissa McDermott, news anchor
Politics Jeff Colyer, Lieutenant Governor of Kansas Sheila Frahm, United States Senator Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy, U.S. Representative from Kansas Jerry Moran, U.S. Senator from Kansas Andrew Frank Schoeppel, 29th Governor of Kansas Frances Tilton Weaver, feminist legal pioneer
Religion Virgil C. Dechant, twelfth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus Firmin Martin Schmidt, Roman Catholic bishopFirmin Martin Schmidt
See also
List of Fort Hays State University people Lists of people from Kansas
References