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List of people from Dodge City, Kansas
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The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Dodge City, Kansas.
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Arts and entertainment
Film, television, and theatre
- Madge Blake (1899–1969), actress[citation needed]
- Eddie Foy, Sr. (1856–1928), actor, comedian, dancer[1]
- Dennis Hopper (1936–2010), actor[2]
Music
- Chris Estes (1971–), bass guitarist[3]
- James King (1925–2005), opera singer[4]
Other visual arts
- Billy Al Bengston (1934–2022), artist, sculptor[5]
Crime and law enforcement
- Clay Allison (1840–1887), gunfighter[6]
- Charlie Bassett (1847–1896), lawman[7]
- Chalkley Beeson (1848–1912), businessman, lawman[6]
- Big Nose Kate (1850–1940), companion of Doc Holliday[8]
- William L. Brooks (1832–1874), lawman, outlaw[9]
- Shotgun John Collins (1851–1922), gunfighter[citation needed]
- James Earp (1841–1926), lawman, saloon keeper
- Virgil Earp (1843–1905), lawman[10]
- Wyatt Earp (1848–1929), lawman[7]
- Dora Hand (1844–1878), dance hall singer, murder victim[11]
- Doc Holliday (1851–1887), gambler, gunfighter[12]
- James H. "Dog" Kelley (1833–1912), mayor of Dodge City 1877–1881, founder of Kelly Opera House, briefly supervised law-enforcement career of Wyatt Earp[13]
- Frank Loving (1860–1882), gambler, gunfighter[14]
- Bat Masterson (1853–1921), lawman, sports journalist[15]
- Ed Masterson (1852–1878), lawman[15]
- James Masterson (1855–1895), lawman[7]
- Mysterious Dave Mather (1851–1886), gunfighter, lawman[16]
- Levi Richardson (1851–1879), buffalo hunter, gunfighter[14]
- Mary Lou Robinson (1926–2019), United States District Court judge[17]
- Luke Short (1854–1893), gunfighter[18]
- Charlie Siringo (1855–1928), detective, author[6]
- Libby Thompson (1855–1953), dancer, prostitute[19]
- Bill Tilghman (1854–1924), lawman[7]
- Texas Jack Vermillion (1842–1911), gunfighter[20]
- John Joshua Webb (1847–1882), gunfighter, outlaw[21]
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Military
- John E. Gingrich (1897–1960), U.S. Navy admiral[22]
Politics
National
- Charles N. Lamison (1826–1896), U.S. representative from Ohio[23]
- Edmond H. Madison (1865–1911), U.S. representative from Kansas[24]
- Pat Roberts (1936–), U.S. senator from Kansas[25]
State
- Fred Hall (1916–1970), 33rd governor of Kansas[26]
- Robert Dean Hunter (1928–2023), member of the Texas House of Representatives 1986–2007; first Republican to represent Abilene, Texas, since Reconstruction; vice-president emeritus of Abilene Christian University[27]
- Robert M. Wright (1840–1915), one of the founders of Dodge City; member of the Kansas House of Representatives 1875–1883; one-term mayor of Dodge City[28]
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Religion
- David Ricken (1952–), Roman Catholic bishop[29]
Sports
- Robert Delpino (1965–), football player[30]
- Travis Goff (1979–), current athletic director at the University of Kansas[31]
- Sean James (1969–), football player, model[citation needed]
- Nat Love (1854–1921), rodeo cowboy[32]
- Bill Miller (1912–2008), Olympic gold medalist 1932
- Sputnik Monroe (1928–2006), pro wrestler[33]
- Lance Nichols (1939–2024), baseball player, manager[34][35]
Fiction
- Matt Dillon, fictional U.S. marshal of Dodge City featured on both the radio and television versions of Gunsmoke
See also
References
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