List of people from Olathe, Kansas

The following is a list of people who were born in and/or have lived in the American city of Olathe, Kansas.

Academia

 * George Washington Carver (1860–1943), botanist, prominent African American leader
 * J. Wayne Reitz (1908–1993), President of the University of Florida (1955–1967)
 * Charles H. Zimmerman (1908–1996), aeronautical engineer

Film, television, and theatre

 * Willie Aames (1960– ), actor
 * Jennifer Bertrand, interior designer, television show host
 * Adam Jamal Craig (1981– ), actor
 * Ashley Litton (1983– ), beauty queen
 * Michael McMillian (1978– ), actor
 * Larry Parks (1914–1975), actor
 * Chris Porter (1979– ), comedian
 * Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1904–1999), actor

Journalism

 * C. L. Edson (1881–1975), newspaper columnist, humorist, and poet


 * Dan Ryckert (1984– ), journalist and author.

Music

 * Johnny Dare (1968– ), Kansas City radio personality
 * Charles Miller (1939–1980), musician
 * Rob Pope, member of emo band The Get Up Kids
 * Ryan Pope (1978– ), member of emo band The Get Up Kids
 * Richie Pratt (1943–2015), jazz drummer, professional football player
 * Jim Suptic (1977– ), member of emo band The Get Up Kids

Other visual arts

 * Grace Bilger (1907–2000), painter

Business

 * Jesse Clyde Nichols (1880–1950), real estate developer
 * Donald J. Tyson (1930–2011), food industry executive

National

 * Chauncey B. Little (1877–1952), U.S. Representative from Kansas
 * Edward C. Little (1858–1924), U.S. Representative from Kansas
 * James Kenneth Logan (1929–2018), U.S. federal judge
 * Walter Lewis McVey Jr. (1922–2014), U.S. Representative from Kansas
 * Vince Snowbarger (1949– ), U.S. Representative from Kansas (1997–1999)

State

 * John Anderson Jr. (1917–2014), 36th Governor of Kansas (1961–1965)
 * Keith Esau, Kansas state legislator
 * Herbert S. Hadley (1872–1927), 32nd Governor of Missouri, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis
 * George H. Hodges (1866–1947), 19th Governor of Kansas
 * Julia Lynn (1957– ), Kansas state legislator
 * Robert Montgomery, Kansas state legislator
 * Robert Olson (1969– ), Kansas state legislator
 * Mark Parkinson (1957– ), 45th Governor of Kansas (2009–2011)
 * Ron Ryckman Jr., Kansas state legislator
 * John St. John (1833–1916), 8th Governor of Kansas (1879–1883), Prohibition Party Presidential candidate (1884)
 * Harold Sebring (1898–1968), Florida Supreme Court justice

Local

 * Albert I. Beach (1883–1939), 42nd Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri

American football

 * Arland Bruce III (1977– ), wide receiver for the BC Lions
 * Don Davis (1972– ), linebacker, coach
 * Bryan Shepherd (1991– ), cornerback
 * Isaiah Simmons (1998– ), linebacker
 * Darren Sproles (1983– ), running back

Baseball

 * John Means, Baltimore Orioles pitcher
 * Dan Glass (1959– ), Kansas City Royals president
 * Claude Hendrix (1889–1944), pitcher
 * Dummy Taylor (1875–1958), pitcher

Basketball

 * Manute Bol (1962–2010), NBA center (1985–1994)
 * Willie Cauley-Stein (1993– ), center
 * Danielle McCray (1987– ), forward

Other

 * Johnny Carver (1995– ), sports author
 * Stevana Case (1976– ), professional video gamer
 * Steve Fisher (1982– ), snowboarder
 * Eric Lynch (1978– ), poker player
 * Michael Thomas (1988– ), soccer midfielder