List of people from Great Bend, Kansas

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

Academia

 * Joan Bondurant (1918–2006), political scientist, spy
 * Jack Kilby (1923–2005), co-inventor of integrated circuit (IC), 2000 Nobel Prize laureate in physics
 * Steve Kufeld (1939–1997), astronomer, inventor

Arts and entertainment

 * Karrin Allyson (1963– ), jazz singer, pianist
 * Nicholas Barton (1983– ), filmmaker
 * Bruce Helander (1947– ), artist
 * Oscar Micheaux (1884–1951), author, film director
 * Roy Stryker (1893–1975), photographer, economist

Politics

 * Jim Denning (1956–), Majority Leader of the Kansas Senate
 * Joseph W. Henkle, Sr. (1906–1983), Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
 * Roger Marshall (1960– ), U.S. Representative from Kansas; U.S Senator from Kansas
 * Jerry Moran (1954– ), U.S. Senator from Kansas

American football

 * Steve Crosby (1950– ), running back, coach
 * Damian Johnson (1962– ), offensive lineman
 * Monte Robbins (1964– ), punter

Baseball

 * John R. Keennan (1940–2015), longtime baseball scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers club
 * Ted Welch (1892–1943), pitcher

Other sports

 * Steve Gotsche (1961– ), golfer
 * John Keller (1928–2000), 1952 gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic basketball player