List of people from Emporia, Kansas explained
This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Emporia, Kansas.
Academia
See also: List of Emporia State University people.
Arts and entertainment
Film, television, and theatre
Journalism
Literature
Music
Other visual arts
Business
Crime and law enforcement
Military
Politics
National
State
Religion
Sports
- Clint Bowyer (1979–), NASCAR driver[41]
- Jim Everett (1963–), quarterback[42]
- Daniel Gallemore (1985–), mixed martial artist[43]
- J. L. Lewis (1960–2019), professional golfer[44]
- John Lohmeyer (1951–), defensive lineman[45]
- Ray Pierce (1897–1963), baseball pitcher[46]
- Paul Samson (1905–1982), U.S. Olympic swimmer, water polo player[47]
- Dean Smith (1931–2015), former North Carolina basketball coach, member of College Basketball Hall of Fame[48]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Dewsbery . Donald A. . Frank Ambrose Beach (1911-1988) . National Academy of Sciences . 1988 . 4 . 2016-01-04.
- Book: Smith . Dean . Jenkins . Sally . Kligo . John . A Coach's Life: My Forty Years in College Basketball . registration . Random House . New York, NY . 2000-02-29.
- Web site: Kellogg, Vernon Lyman (United States 1867-1937) . Western Kentucky University . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: In Memoriam: Samuel Martin, Illuminated Korean and Japanese Languages . YaleNews . 2010-01-15 . 2016-01-04.
- News: Lone Star Initiation . Lawrence Journal-World . 1923-08-10 . 2015-12-31.
- Web site: Harry Cheshire . IMDb . 2015-12-31.
- Web site: R. Lee Ermey . IMDb . 2015-12-31.
- Web site: Thelma Hill . IMDb . 2015-12-31.
- Web site: James Still . IMDb . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: William Allen White . Kansas Historical Society . 2015-12-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151223113939/http://www.kshs.org/p/william-allen-white/17254 . 2015-12-23 .
- News: WILLIAM L. WHITE, WRITER, 73, DEAD; Emporia Editor Was Author of 'They Were Expendable' Son of Famous Editor . The New York Times . 1973-07-27 . 2015-12-31.
- Phoning Home. University of South Carolina Press, 2014
- News: Kelley . Patrick . Acclaimed author Don Coldsmith dies . The Emporia Gazette . 2009-06-26 . 2015-12-31.
- Web site: Denise Low . Map of Kansas Literature . Washburn University . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Keith Waldrop . Electronic Poetry Center . SUNY-Buffalo . 2015-12-31.
- Web site: Edwards . Bill . Marvin E. (Ash) Ashbaugh . RagPiano.com . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Mattingly . Rick . Roy Burns . PAS Hall of Fame . Percussive Arts Society . 2016-01-04.
- News: Fusilli . Jim . Melora Creager Pulls the Strings . The Wall Street Journal . 2010-06-14 . 2015-12-31.
- News: Lowery . Melissa . Kelley Hunt Returns Home to Perform at the "Beautiful" Granada Theater . The Emporia Gazette . 2015-02-07 . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Wendell Castle - Biography . Corning Museum of Glass . 2015-12-31.
- Web site: Lindquist. Evan. Artist, printmaker, Arkansas Artist Laureate. Encyclopedia of Arkansas. 22 August 2016.
- News: Albert Murray, 85, a Portraitist Of Naval Officers and Citizens . The New York Times . 1992-03-27 . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Wilber Stilwell . askART . 2016-01-04.
- News: Wagoner . Jessie . Hobby Lobby to be anchor tenant for proposed development . The Emporia Gazette . 2015-07-24 . 2015-12-31.
- Web site: Slaughter, George Webb . The Handbook of Texas . Texas State Historical Association . 2016-01-04.
- News: 1973: Mark Essex, the Howard Johnson's sniper . The Times-Picayune . 2011-12-16 . 2015-12-31.
- Web site: Blackmar . Frank W. . Cloud, William F. . Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. . Standard Publishing . Chicago, IL . 1912 . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Vachon . Duane . A KANSAS HERO – Sgt. Grant F. Timmerman, USMC WWII Medal of Honor (1919-1944) . Hawaii Reporter . 2010-02-05 . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Brown, William Ripley (1840-1916) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . U.S. Congress . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Leatherwood, Elmer O. (1872-1929) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . U.S. Congress . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Plumb, Preston B. (1837-1891) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . U.S. Congress . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Rees, Edward Herbert (1886-1969) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . U.S. Congress . 2015-12-31.
- Web site: Jim Barnett's Biography . Vote Smart . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Governor Records - Crawford, 1865-1868 . Kansas Historical Society . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Don Hill's Biography . Vote Smart . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Jeff Longbine's Biography . Vote Smart . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Peggy Mast's Biography . Vote Smart . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Richard Proehl's Biography . Vote Smart . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Roy Wilford Riegle papers . Kansas Historical Society . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Parrish, Warren Farr . The Joseph Smith Papers . The Church Historian's Press . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Clint Bowyer . Racing-Reference.info . 2015-12-31.
- Web site: Jim Everett . Pro-Football-Reference.com . 2015-12-31.
- News: Johnston . Jason . Bellator 113 includes Emporian MMA fighter . The Emporia Gazette . 2014-03-18 . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: J. L. Lewis . PGA Tour . 2015-12-31.
- Web site: John Lohmeyer . Pro-Football-Reference.com . 2015-12-31.
- Web site: Ray Pierce . Baseball-Reference.com . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Paul Samson . Sports-Reference.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085112/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/paul-samson-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2016-01-04.
- Web site: Dean E. Smith . Basketball Hall of Fame . 2015-12-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090831070900/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/dean-e-smith . 2009-08-31 .