# List of people from Olathe, Kansas

The following is a list of people who were born in and/or have lived in the American city of Olathe, Kansas.

## Academia

* George Washington Carver (1860–1943), botanist, prominent African American leader
* J. Wayne Reitz (1908–1993), President of the University of Florida (1955–1967)
* Charles H. Zimmerman (1908–1996), aeronautical engineer
* Vanya Shivashankar (2000-), winner of Child Genius (American TV series) season 1 and co-winner of the 88th Scripps National Spelling Bee.

## Arts and entertainment
### Film, television, and theatre

* Willie Aames (1960– ), actor
* Jennifer Bertrand, interior designer, television show host
* Adam Jamal Craig (1981– ), actor
* Ashley Litton (1983– ), beauty queen
* Michael McMillian (1978– ), actor
* Larry Parks (1914–1975), actor
* Chris Porter (1979– ), comedian
* Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1904–1999), actor

### Journalism

* C. L. Edson (1881–1975), newspaper columnist, humorist, and poet
* Dan Ryckert (1984– ), journalist and author.

### Music

* Johnny Dare (1968– ), Kansas City radio personality
* Charles Miller (1939–1980), musician
* Rob Pope, member of emo band The Get Up Kids
* Ryan Pope (1978– ), member of emo band The Get Up Kids
* Richie Pratt (1943–2015), jazz drummer, professional football player
* Jim Suptic (1977– ), member of emo band The Get Up Kids

### Other visual arts

* Grace Bilger (1907–2000), painter

## Business

* Jesse Clyde Nichols (1880–1950), real estate developer
* Donald J. Tyson (1930–2011), food industry executive

## Politics
### National

* Chauncey B. Little (1877–1952), U.S. Representative from Kansas
* Edward C. Little (1858–1924), U.S. Representative from Kansas
* James Kenneth Logan (1929–2018), U.S. federal judge
* Walter Lewis McVey Jr. (1922–2014), U.S. Representative from Kansas
* Vince Snowbarger (1949– ), U.S. Representative from Kansas (1997–1999)

### State

* John Anderson Jr. (1917–2014), 36th Governor of Kansas (1961–1965)
* Keith Esau, Kansas state legislator
* Herbert S. Hadley (1872–1927), 32nd Governor of Missouri, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis
* George H. Hodges (1866–1947), 19th Governor of Kansas
* Julia Lynn (1957– ), Kansas state legislator
* Robert Montgomery, Kansas state legislator
* Robert Olson (1969– ), Kansas state legislator
* Mark Parkinson (1957– ), 45th Governor of Kansas (2009–2011)
* Ron Ryckman Jr., Kansas state legislator
* John St. John (1833–1916), 8th Governor of Kansas (1879–1883), Prohibition Party Presidential candidate (1884)
* Harold Sebring (1898–1968), Florida Supreme Court justice

### Local

* Albert I. Beach (1883–1939), 42nd Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri

## Sports
### American football

* Arland Bruce III (1977– ), wide receiver for the BC Lions
* Don Davis (1972– ), linebacker, coach
* Bryan Shepherd (1991– ), cornerback
* Isaiah Simmons (1998– ), linebacker
* Darren Sproles (1983– ), running back

### Baseball

* John Means, Baltimore Orioles pitcher
* Dan Glass (1959– ), Kansas City Royals president
* Claude Hendrix (1889–1944), pitcher
* Dummy Taylor (1875–1958), pitcher

### Basketball

* Manute Bol (1962–2010), NBA center, (1985–1994) born in Sudan and lived in Olathe late in his life.
* Willie Cauley-Stein (1993– ) center
* Danielle McCray (1987– ), forward

### Other

* Johnny Carver (1995– ), sports author
* Stevana Case (1976– ), professional video gamer
* Steve Fisher (1982– ), snowboarder
* Eric Lynch (1978– ), poker player
* Michael Thomas (1988– ), soccer midfielder