List of people from Pittsburg, Kansas

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This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Pittsburg, Kansas.

## Academia[edit]

See also: List of Pittsburg State University people

* Dale R. Corson (1914–2012), physicist[1]
* Samuel Martin (1924–2009), linguist[2]
* Vance Randolph (1892–1980), folklorist[3]

## Arts and entertainment[edit]

### Film, television, and theatre[edit]

* Hugh Gillin (1925–2004), actor[4]
* Roy Glenn (1914–1971), actor[5]

### Journalism[edit]

* Rick Atkinson (1952– ), newspaper journalist, military historian[6]
* Paul White (1902–1955), broadcast journalist[7]
* Brian Williams (1959– ), news anchor[8]

### Literature[edit]

* Harold Bell Wright (1872–1944), essayist, novelist, playwright[9]
* Gary Zukav (1942– ), spiritualist, self-help writer[10]

### Music[edit]

* Lee Allen (1927–1994), saxophonist[11]

### Other visual arts[edit]

* Waylande Gregory (1905–1971), sculptor[12]
* Alan Larkin (1953– ), artist[13]
* Russell Myers (1938– ), cartoonist[14]
* Scot Sothern (1949– ), photographer[15]
* Ann Woodward (1915–1975), radio actress, showgirl, and socialite

## Business[edit]

* William N. Deramus III (1915–1989), railroad executive[16]
* Alexander Howat (1876–1945), coal miner, trade union leader[17]
* Kenneth A. Spencer (1902–1960), chemical entrepreneur[18]

## Crime[edit]

* Dennis Rader (1945– ), serial killer[19]

## Military[edit]

* Jack William Wintle (1908–1942), U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, Navy Cross recipient[20]

## Politics[edit]

### National[edit]

* Philip P. Campbell (1862–1941), U.S. Representative from Kansas[21]
* John C. Coughenour (1941– ), U.S. federal judge[22]
* Ronald Earl Longstaff (1941– ), U.S. federal judge[23]
* Edward White Patterson (1895–1940), U.S. Representative from Kansas[24]

### State[edit]

* Donald L. Allegrucci (1936–2014), Kansas Supreme Court justice[25]
* Terry Calloway (1954– ), Kansas state legislator[26]
* Jacob LaTurner, Kansas State Treasurer-designate[27]
* Arthur C. Mellette (1842–1896), 1st Governor of South Dakota[28]
* Julie Menghini (1964– ), Kansas state legislator[29]
* Robert H. Trent (1936–2012), Wyoming state legislator[30]

## Religion[edit]

* Ronald Michael Gilmore (1942– ), Roman Catholic prelate[31]

## Sports[edit]

### American football[edit]

See also List of Pittsburg State Gorillas head football coaches

* Brad Franchione (1974– ), coach[32]
* Dale Hall (1924–1996), coach[33]
* Dylan Meier (1984–2010), quarterback[34]
* Kerry Meier (1986– ), wide receiver[35]
* Shad Meier (1978– ), tight end[36]
* Steve Quinn (1946– ), center[37]
* Kevin Verdugo (1968– ), coach[38]

### Baseball[edit]

* P.J. Forbes (1967– ), infielder[39]
* Don Gutteridge (1912–2008), second and third baseman, coach, manager[40]
* Ray Mueller (1912–1994), catcher[41]
* Bill Russell (1948– ), shortstop, coach, manager[42]
* Roy Sanders (1894–1963), pitcher[43]

### Other[edit]

* Ralph "Wild Red" Berry (1906–1973), pro wrestler[44]
* Ed Nealy (1960– ), basketball forward[45]

## See also[edit]

* Lists of people from Kansas

## References[edit]

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