List of people from Junction City, Kansas
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This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Junction City, Kansas.
Arts and entertainment
Film, television, and theatre
- Yvette Bova (1962- ), bodybuilder, pornographic actress[1]
- Iva Kitchell (1908-1983), comedian, dancer[2]
- Rockne Tarkington (1931-2015), actor[3]
- Kevin Willmott (1959- ), film director, screenwriter[4]
Journalism
- Peggy Hull (1889-1967), journalist[5]
Literature
- Velina Hasu Houston (1957- ), playwright, poet, essayist[6]
Music
- Marvin Ash (1914-1974), jazz pianist[7]
Other visual arts
- Marion Manley (1893-1984), architect[8]
- Fred Otnes (1925-2015), illustrator, painter[9]
- Mary Rockwell Hook (1877-1978), architect[10]
- Renee Stout (1958- ), assemblage artist[11]
Business
- Marillyn Hewson (1953- ), aerospace and defense executive[12]
- Amanda Jones (1835-1914), entrepreneur, inventor[13]
Crime
Law enforcement
- Thomas A. Cullinan (1838-1904), city marshal, lawman[14]
Military
See also: Fort Riley notable people
- John Byers Anderson (1817-1897), U.S. Army Colonel, Military Superintendent of Railroads[15]
- Michael P. C. Carns (1937- ), U.S. Air Force General[16]
- Adna R. Chaffee, Jr. (1884-1941), U.S. Army Major General[17]
- Walter D. Ehlers (1921-2014), U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient[18]
- John C. H. Lee (1887-1958), U.S. Army Lieutenant General[19]
- John A. Seitz (1908-1987), U.S. Army Brigadier General[20]
- Richard J. Seitz (1918-2013), U.S. Army Lieutenant General[21]
Politics
National
- John Alexander Anderson (1834-1892), U.S. Representative from Kansas[22]
- John Davis (1826-1901), U.S. Representative from Kansas[23]
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), 34th President of the United States, General of the Army[24]
State
- Leslie A. Miller (1886-1970), 17th Governor of Wyoming[25]
Sports
American football
- Mark Dennis (1965- ), offensive tackle[26]
- Ron Prince (1969- ), coach[27]
Baseball
- Joey Devine (1983- ), relief pitcher[28]
- George Giles (1909-1992), 1st baseman[29]
- Bob Horner (1957- ), 1st & 3rd baseman[30]
- John Wells (1922-1993), pitcher[31]
Other
- Steve Henson (1968- ), basketball point guard, coach[32]
- Bobby Lashley (1976- ), mixed martial artist, pro wrestler[33]
- James C. Wofford (1944- ), equestrian[34]
- Isiah Young (1990- ), U.S. Olympic track and field sprinter[35]
See also
References
- ↑ IAFD listing for Yvette Bova
- ↑ Schonberg, Harold C. (1983-11-21). "IVA KITCHELL, 75, SOLO DANCER; PRESENTED PARODIES OF BALLETS". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Rockne Tarkington". IBDB. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Kevin Lamar Willmott". University of Kansas - Department of Film & Media Studies. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Peggy Hull Deuell". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Velina Hasu Houston PhD '00". University of Southern California Asian Pacific Alumni Association. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ Edwards, Bill. "Marvin E. Ashbaugh". RagPiano.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Inventory of the Marion Manley Architectural Drawings and Papers". Historical Museum of Southern Florida. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ Slotnik, Daniel E. (2015-08-12). "Fred Otnes, Illustrator and Collage Artist, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Mary Rockwell Hook" (PDF). The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Renee Stout". Smithsonian American Art Museum - Renwick Gallery. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ Censer, Marjorie (2012-11-13). "After nearly 30 years with Lockheed, Hewson is named chief executive". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Amanda Theodosia Jones". America Comes Alive. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ Kirchner, Paul (2001-09-01). The Deadliest Men. Paladin Press.
- ↑ "Anderson Family Papers". Kansas Historical Society.
- ↑ "General Michael P.C. Carns". U.S. Air Force. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Adna Romanza Chaffee , Jr.". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ Goldstein, Richard (2014-02-21). "Walter Ehlers, Last of Medal of Honor Recipients in D-Day Attack, Dies at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "John Clifford Hodges Lee". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Retired Brig. Gen. John A. Seitz Dead at 78". AP News Archive. 1987-01-06. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ Terrill, Dewey (2013-06-08). "LTG Richard J. Seitz Passes Away". Junction City Post. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Anderson, John Alexander, (1834-1892)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Davis, John, (1826-1901)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ Connor, Floyd (2003). Baseball's Most Wanted II. Brassey's Inc.
- ↑ "Wyoming Governor Leslie A. Miller". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 2013. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Mark Dennis". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ Bisel, Tim (2005-12-06). "Torch passes as Prince takes helm". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Joey Devine". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "George Giles". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Bob Horner". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "John Wells". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Steve Henson". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Bobby Lashley". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "Jimmy Wofford". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ Adame, Tony (2012-07-21). "Isiah Young's surprising trek from Junction City to the Olympics". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
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