List of people from Pittsburg, Kansas

This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Pittsburg, Kansas.

Academia

 * Dale R. Corson (1914–2012), physicist
 * Samuel Martin (1924–2009), linguist
 * Vance Randolph (1892–1980), folklorist

Film, television, and theatre

 * Hugh Gillin (1925–2004), actor
 * Roy Glenn (1914–1971), actor

Journalism

 * Rick Atkinson (1952– ), newspaper journalist, military historian
 * Paul White (1902–1955), broadcast journalist
 * Brian Williams (1959– ), news anchor

Literature

 * Harold Bell Wright (1872–1944), essayist, novelist, playwright
 * Gary Zukav (1942– ), spiritualist, self-help writer

Music

 * Lee Allen (1927–1994), saxophonist

Other visual arts

 * Waylande Gregory (1905–1971), sculptor
 * Alan Larkin (1953– ), artist
 * Russell Myers (1938– ), cartoonist
 * Scot Sothern (1949– ), photographer
 * Ann Woodward (1915–1975), radio actress, showgirl, and socialite

Business

 * William N. Deramus III (1915–1989), railroad executive
 * Alexander Howat (1876–1945), coal miner, trade union leader
 * Kenneth A. Spencer (1902–1960), chemical entrepreneur

Crime

 * Dennis Rader (1945– ), serial killer

Military

 * Jack William Wintle (1908–1942), U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, Navy Cross recipient

National

 * Philip P. Campbell (1862–1941), U.S. Representative from Kansas
 * John C. Coughenour (1941– ), U.S. federal judge
 * Ronald Earl Longstaff (1941– ), U.S. federal judge
 * Edward White Patterson (1895–1940), U.S. Representative from Kansas

State

 * Donald L. Allegrucci (1936–2014), Kansas Supreme Court justice
 * Terry Calloway (1954– ), Kansas state legislator
 * Jacob LaTurner, Kansas State Treasurer-designate
 * Arthur C. Mellette (1842–1896), 1st Governor of South Dakota
 * Julie Menghini (1964– ), Kansas state legislator
 * Robert H. Trent (1936–2012), Wyoming state legislator

Religion

 * Ronald Michael Gilmore (1942– ), Roman Catholic prelate

American football

 * See also List of Pittsburg State Gorillas head football coaches


 * Brad Franchione (1974– ), coach
 * Dale Hall (1924–1996), coach
 * Dylan Meier (1984–2010), quarterback
 * Kerry Meier (1986– ), wide receiver
 * Shad Meier (1978– ), tight end
 * Steve Quinn (1946– ), center
 * Kevin Verdugo (1968– ), coach

Baseball

 * P.J. Forbes (1967– ), infielder
 * Don Gutteridge (1912–2008), second and third baseman, coach, manager
 * Ray Mueller (1912–1994), catcher
 * Bill Russell (1948– ), shortstop, coach, manager
 * Roy Sanders (1894–1963), pitcher

Other

 * Ralph "Wild Red" Berry (1906–1973), pro wrestler
 * Ed Nealy (1960– ), basketball forward