List of people from Hays, Kansas

This is a list of people from Hays, Kansas, United States.

Academia

 * Maurice L. Albertson (1918-2009), civil engineer, professor, Peace Corps co-founder

Film, television, and theatre

 * Robert Bogue (1964– ), actor
 * Buffalo Bill Cody (1846–1917), showman, frontiersman, scout
 * Rebecca Staab (1961– ), actress

Folklore

 * Elizabeth Polly (c. 1843–1867), the so-called "Blue Light Lady"

Journalism

 * John L. Allen Jr. (1965– ), reporter, editor, analyst
 * Melissa McDermott, news anchor

Literature

 * Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1842–1933), writer

Music

 * Rob Beckley (1975– ), musician
 * Petrowitsch Bissing (1871–1961), violin instructor

Other visual arts

 * Hart Wood (1880–1957), architect

Business

 * Philip Anschutz (1939– ), business magnate

Crime and law enforcement

 * Clay Allison (1840–1887), gunfighter
 * Robert Courtney (1952– ), fraudster, pharmacist
 * Wild Bill Hickok (1837–1876), gunfighter, lawman

Military

 * Calamity Jane (1852–1903), frontierswoman, scout
 * George Custer (1839–1876), U.S. Army Bvt. Maj. General

National

 * Jerry Moran (1954– ), U.S. Senator from Kansas
 * Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy (1894–1952), U.S. Representative from Kansas
 * Frances Tilton Weaver (1904–2003), feminist legal pioneer

State

 * Jeff Colyer (1960– ), 47th Governor of Kansas
 * Travis Couture-Lovelady, Kansas state legislator
 * Eber Phelps (1951– ), Kansas state legislator

American football

 * Tysyn Hartman (1989– ), safety
 * Tony Leiker (1964– ), defensive end

Baseball

 * Otto Denning (1912–1992), catcher, first baseman, manager
 * Dylan Dreiling (2003– ), outfielder and 2024 College World Series Most Outstanding Player
 * Elon Hogsett (1903–2001), pitcher
 * Willard Schmidt (1928–2007), pitcher

Basketball

 * Ron Baker (1993– ), shooting guard with the New York Knicks (born in Hays, but grew up in Utica and Scott City)
 * Marlies Gipson (1987– ), forward

Other

 * Dave Armstrong (1957– ), announcer
 * Bob Davis (1945– ), sportscaster