# List of people from Salina, Kansas

The list of people from Salina, Kansas includes only notable people who have resided in Salina, Kansas and who currently have a Wikipedia article.

## Academia

* Alexander Brown Mackie (1894–1966), co-founder of Brown Mackie College
* Kenneth S. Davis (1912–1999), historian
* Steven Hawley (1951– ), astronaut, physics professor
* Wes Jackson (1936– ), environmentalist, plant geneticist
* Breon Mitchell (1942– ), literary translator, professor of Germanic studies

## Arts and entertainment
### Film, television, and theater

* Tyrees Allen (1954– ), actor
* Dwight Frye (1899–1943), actor
* Otto Hulett (1898–1983), actor
* Betty Knox (1906–1963), dancer with Wilson, Keppel and Betty; war correspondent
* George Murdock (1930–2012), actor
* Nathan Tysen (1977– ), Broadway lyricist

### Journalism

* Thomas Craven (1888–1969), writer, critic, and art historian
* Paul Harvey (1918–2009), radio broadcaster
* Laura M. Johns (1849–1935), suffragist, journalist
* Vera Brady Shipman (1889–1932), arts journalist, composer, clubwoman
* Gene Wojciechowski, sports journalist, author

### Music

* Herbie Harper (1920–2012), jazz trombonist
* Terry Kirkman (1939–2023), singer/songwriter of The Association
* Charlie LaVere (1910–1983), jazz pianist and bandleader

### Other visual arts

* Evan Lindquist (1936–2023), artist, printmaker, and Artist Laureate of the State of Arkansas

## Business

* Harry Lee, founder of the HD Lee Mercantile Company, inventor of Lee Jeans
* Matthew Rose (1959– ), railroad executive
* Roy Applequist (1946– ), 2010 Kansas Business Hall of Fame honoree and founder of Great Plains Manufacturing.

## Military

* Mary Ann Bickerdyke (1817–1901), American Civil War nurse

## Politics
### National

* Joseph L. Bristow (1861–1944), U.S. Senator from Kansas
* Marlin Fitzwater (1942– ), White House Press Secretary
* Dean M. Gillespie (1884–1949), U.S. Representative from Colorado
* Guy T. Helvering (1878–1946), U.S. Representative from Kansas
* Tracey Mann (1976– ), U.S. Representative from Kansas
* Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr. (1916–2013), United States federal judge
* William A. Phillips (1824–1893), city founder, U.S. Representative from Kansas
* Joseph Taggart (1867–1938), U.S. Representative from Kansas

### State

* John W. Carlin (1940– ), 40th Governor of Kansas
* Bill Graves (1953– ), 43rd Governor of Kansas
* John F. Hayes (1919–2010), Kansas state legislator
* Dan G. Johnson, Idaho state legislator
* Lawton Nuss (1952– ), Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice
* Clarke Sanders, Kansas state legislator and radio personality
* Shane Schoeller (1971– ), Missouri state legislator
* John Simpson (1934– ), Kansas State Senator and candidate for U.S. Senate
* Ernest Strahan (1901–1971), Kansas State Senator

## Religion

* John Balthasar Brungardt (1958– ), Bishop in the Catholic Church
* Frederick William Freking (1913–1998), Bishop in the Catholic Church
* Ashley Null, Anglican theologian

## Sports
### American football

* Terence Newman (1978– ), NFL cornerback
* Brent Venables (1970– ), University of Oklahoma Head Coach
* Sheahon Zenger (1966– ), assistant coach, university sports administrator

### Baseball

* Bob Cain (1924–1997), pitcher
* Luke French (1985– ), pitcher
* Ryan Kohlmeier (1977– ), pitcher
* Gene Mauch (1925–2005), infielder, manager
* Pat Meares (1968– ), shortstop
* Ernest C. Quigley (1880–1960), umpire
* Bob Swift (1915–1966), manager

### Basketball

* Kurt Budke (1961–2011), women's college basketball coach
* Howard Engleman (1919–2011), college basketball standout
* Todd Jadlow, basketball player
* Gene Johnson (1902–1989), assistant coach, 1932 USA Olympic basketball gold medal team

### Other sports

* Ethan Bandré (1998– ), soccer player
* Adrianna Franch (1990– ), soccer player
* Steve Fritz (1967– ), decathlete
* Jeremy Petty (1982– ), auto racer