The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Garden City, Kansas.
Arts and entertainment Sanora Babb (1907–2005), novelist, journalist Jeremy Hubbard (1972– ), news anchor Frank Mantooth (1947–2004), jazz pianist, arranger Fred Myton (1885–1955), screenwriter
Law enforcement Alvin Dewey (1912–1987), special agent of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Military Kendall Carl Campbell (1917–1942), U.S. Naval Reserve aviator
Politics National John Cotteral (1864–1933), U.S. federal judge Clifford R. Hope (1893–1970), U.S. representative from Kansas Richard Hopkins (1873–1943), U.S. federal judge Dale Saffels (1921–2002), U.S. federal judge William Howard Thompson (1871–1928), U.S. senator from Kansas
State Don O. Concannon (1927–2013), candidate for governor in 1974 Bob Lewis, member of the Kansas House of Representatives Roy Romer (1928– ), 39th governor of Colorado Jeff Whitham, former member of the Kansas House of Representatives
Local Webster Davis (1861–1923), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri Buffalo Jones (1844–1919), frontiersman, conservationist, co-founder of Garden City Chuck Reed (1948– ), 64th mayor of San Jose, California
Sports American football Thurman "Fum" McGraw (1927–2000), NFL defensive tackle Hal Patterson (1932–2011), CFL wide receiver John Zook (1947–2020), NFL defensive end
Baseball Gene Krug (1955– ), MLB pinch hitter Harry Short (1878–1954), Texas League stolen base leader 1907 Todd Tichenor (1976– ), MLB umpire
Boxing Victor Ortíz (1987– ), welterweight, actor Brandon Rios (1986– ), lightweight
Other sports Mark Fox (1969– ), basketball coach Ray Watson (1898–1974), U.S. Olympic track and field athlete
Other Joe Exotic (1963– ), former zoo operator, convicted felon, and politician Charles "Buffalo" Jones (1844–1919), cowboy and naturalist Julian Morgenstern (1881–1976), rabbi and Hebrew Union College professor and president
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