List of people from Junction City, Kansas

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Amanda Jones invented the process of vacuum canning for food preservation and held multiple patents.

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

• Iva Kitchell (1908–1983), comedian, dancer[1]
• John Cameron Mitchell (1963– ), actor, playwright, screenwriter, director[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 (1937–2023), 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), first baseman[29]
• Bob Horner (1957– ), first and third 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

• Lists of people from Kansas

References

1. Schonberg, Harold C. (1983-11-21). "IVA KITCHELL, 75, SOLO DANCER; PRESENTED PARODIES OF BALLETS". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
2. "Random Questions With: John Cameron Mitchell". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
3. "Rockne Tarkington". IBDB. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
4. "Kevin Lamar Willmott". University of Kansas - Department of Film & Media Studies. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
5. "Peggy Hull Deuell". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
6. "Velina Hasu Houston PhD '00". University of Southern California Asian Pacific Alumni Association. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
7. Edwards, Bill. "Marvin E. Ashbaugh". RagPiano.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
8. "Inventory of the Marion Manley Architectural Drawings and Papers". Historical Museum of Southern Florida. Archived from the original on 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
9. Slotnik, Daniel E. (2015-08-12). "Fred Otnes, Illustrator and Collage Artist, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
10. "Mary Rockwell Hook" (PDF). The State Historical Society of Missouri Research Center-Kansas City. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
11. "Renee Stout". Smithsonian American Art Museum - Renwick Gallery. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
12. Censer, Marjorie (2012-11-13). "After nearly 30 years with Lockheed, Hewson is named chief executive". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
13. "Amanda Theodosia Jones". America Comes Alive. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
14. Kirchner, Paul (2001-09-01). The Deadliest Men. Paladin Press.
15. "Anderson Family Papers". Kansas Historical Society.
16. "General Michael P.C. Carns". U.S. Air Force. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
17. "Adna Romanza Chaffee , Jr". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
18. 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.
19. "John Clifford Hodges Lee". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
20. "Retired Brig. Gen. John A. Seitz Dead at 78". AP News Archive. 1987-01-06. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
21. Terrill, Dewey (2013-06-08). "LTG Richard J. Seitz Passes Away". Junction City Post. Archived from the original on 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
22. "Anderson, John Alexander (1834-1892)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
23. "Davis, John (1826-1901)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
24. Connor, Floyd (2003). Baseball's Most Wanted II. Brassey's Inc. ISBN 9781574883626.
25. "Wyoming Governor Leslie A. Miller". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
26. "Mark Dennis". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
27. Bisel, Tim (2005-12-06). "Torch passes as Prince takes helm". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
28. "Joey Devine". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
29. "George Giles". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
30. "Bob Horner". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
31. "John Wells". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
32. "Steve Henson". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
33. "Bobby Lashley". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
34. "Jimmy Wofford". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
35. Adame, Tony (2012-07-21). "Isiah Young's surprising trek from Junction City to the Olympics". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 2016-04-05.