• Source: List of people from Hays, Kansas

This is a list of people from Hays, Kansas, United States.




Academia



Maurice L. Albertson (1918-2009), civil engineer, professor, Peace Corps co-founder




Arts and entertainment






= Film, television, and theatre

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Robert Bogue (1964– ), actor
Buffalo Bill Cody (1846–1917), showman, frontiersman, scout
Rebecca Staab (1961– ), actress




= Folklore

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Elizabeth Polly (c. 1843–1867), the so-called "Blue Light Lady"




= Journalism

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John L. Allen Jr. (1965– ), reporter, editor, analyst
Melissa McDermott, news anchor




= Literature

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Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1842–1933), writer




= Music

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Rob Beckley (1975– ), musician
Petrowitsch Bissing (1871–1961), violin instructor




= Other visual arts

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Hart Wood (1880–1957), architect




Business


Philip Anschutz (1939– ), business magnate




Crime and law enforcement


Clay Allison (1840–1887), gunfighter
Robert Courtney (1952– ), fraudster, pharmacist
Wild Bill Hickok (1837–1876), gunfighter, lawman




Military



Calamity Jane (1852–1903), frontierswoman, scout
George Custer (1839–1876), U.S. Army Bvt. Maj. General




Politics






= National

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Jerry Moran (1954– ), U.S. Senator from Kansas
Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy (1894–1952), U.S. Representative from Kansas
Frances Tilton Weaver (1904–2003), feminist legal pioneer




= State

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Jeff Colyer (1960– ), 47th Governor of Kansas
Travis Couture-Lovelady, Kansas state legislator
Eber Phelps (1951– ), Kansas state legislator




Sports






= American football

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Tysyn Hartman (1989– ), safety
Tony Leiker (1964– ), defensive end




= Baseball

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Otto Denning (1912–1992), catcher, first baseman, manager
Dylan Dreiling (2003– ), outfielder and 2024 College World Series Most Outstanding Player
Elon Hogsett (1903–2001), pitcher
Willard Schmidt (1928–2007), pitcher




= Basketball

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Ron Baker (1993– ), shooting guard with the New York Knicks (born in Hays, but grew up in Utica and Scott City)
Marlies Gipson (1987– ), forward




= Other

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Dave Armstrong (1957– ), announcer
Bob Davis (1945– ), sportscaster




See also



List of people from Ellis County, Kansas
List of Fort Hays State University people
Lists of people from Kansas




References

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