List of people from Dodge City, Kansas

The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Dodge City, Kansas.

Film, television, and theatre

 * Madge Blake (1899–1969), actress
 * Eddie Foy, Sr. (1856–1928), actor, comedian, dancer
 * Dennis Hopper (1936–2010), actor

Music

 * Chris Estes (1971–), bass guitarist
 * James King (1925–2005), opera singer

Other visual arts

 * Billy Al Bengston (1934–2022), artist, sculptor

Crime and law enforcement

 * Clay Allison (1840–1887), gunfighter
 * Charlie Bassett (1847–1896), lawman
 * Chalkley Beeson (1848–1912), businessman, lawman
 * Big Nose Kate (1850–1940), companion of Doc Holliday
 * William L. Brooks (1832–1874), lawman, outlaw
 * Shotgun John Collins (1851–1922), gunfighter
 * James Earp (1841–1926), lawman, saloon keeper
 * Virgil Earp (1843–1905), lawman
 * Wyatt Earp (1848–1929), lawman
 * Dora Hand (1844–1878), dance hall singer, murder victim
 * Doc Holliday (1851–1887), gambler, gunfighter
 * 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
 * Frank Loving (1860–1882), gambler, gunfighter
 * Bat Masterson (1853–1921), lawman, sports journalist
 * Ed Masterson (1852–1878), lawman
 * James Masterson (1855–1895), lawman
 * Mysterious Dave Mather (1851–1886), gunfighter, lawman
 * Levi Richardson (1851–1879), buffalo hunter, gunfighter
 * Mary Lou Robinson (1926–2019), United States District Court judge
 * Luke Short (1854–1893), gunfighter
 * Charlie Siringo (1855–1928), detective, author
 * Libby Thompson (1855–1953), dancer, prostitute
 * Bill Tilghman (1854–1924), lawman
 * Texas Jack Vermillion (1842–1911), gunfighter
 * John Joshua Webb (1847–1882), gunfighter, outlaw

Military

 * John E. Gingrich (1897–1960), U.S. Navy admiral

National

 * Charles N. Lamison (1826–1896), U.S. Representative from Ohio
 * Edmond H. Madison (1865–1911), U.S. Representative from Kansas
 * Pat Roberts (1936–), U.S. Senator from Kansas

State

 * Fred Hall (1916–1970), 33rd Governor of Kansas
 * 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
 * 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

Religion

 * David Ricken (1952–), Roman Catholic bishop

Sports

 * Robert Delpino (1965–), football player
 * Sean James (1969–), football player, model
 * Nat Love (1854–1921), rodeo cowboy
 * Bill Miller (1912–2008), Olympic gold medalist 1932
 * Sputnik Monroe (1928–2006), pro wrestler
 * Lance Nichols (1939–), baseball player, manager

Fiction

 * Matt Dillon, fictional U.S. Marshal of Dodge City featured on both the radio and television versions of Gunsmoke