List of people from Salina, Kansas

The list of people from Salina, Kansas includes only notable people who have resided in Salina, Kansas and who currently have a Wikipedia article.

Academia

 * Alexander Brown Mackie (1894–1966), co-founder of Brown Mackie College
 * Kenneth S. Davis (1912–1999), historian
 * Steven Hawley (1951– ), astronaut, physics professor
 * Wes Jackson (1936– ), environmentalist, plant geneticist
 * Breon Mitchell (1942– ), literary translator, professor of Germanic studies

Film, television, and theater

 * Tyrees Allen (1954– ), actor
 * Dwight Frye (1899–1943), actor
 * Otto Hulett (1898–1983), actor
 * Betty Knox (1906–1963), dancer with Wilson, Keppel and Betty; war correspondent
 * George Murdock (1930–2012), actor
 * Nathan Tysen (1977– ), Broadway lyricist

Journalism

 * Thomas Craven (1888–1969), writer, critic, and art historian
 * Paul Harvey (1918–2009), radio broadcaster
 * Laura M. Johns (1849–1935), suffragist, journalist
 * Vera Brady Shipman (1889–1932), arts journalist, composer, clubwoman
 * Gene Wojciechowski, sports journalist, author

Music

 * Herbie Harper (1920–2012), jazz trombonist
 * Terry Kirkman (1939–2023), singer/songwriter of The Association
 * Charlie LaVere (1910–1983), jazz pianist and bandleader

Other visual arts

 * Evan Lindquist (1936–2023), artist, printmaker, and Artist Laureate of the State of Arkansas

Business

 * Harry Lee, founder of the HD Lee Mercantile Company, inventor of Lee Jeans
 * Matthew Rose (1959– ), railroad executive
 * Steven Cyr

Military

 * Mary Ann Bickerdyke (1817–1901), American Civil War nurse

National

 * Joseph L. Bristow (1861–1944), U.S. Senator from Kansas
 * Marlin Fitzwater (1942– ), White House Press Secretary
 * Dean M. Gillespie (1884–1949), U.S. Representative from Colorado
 * Guy T. Helvering (1878–1946), U.S. Representative from Kansas
 * Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr. (1916–2013), United States federal judge
 * William A. Phillips (1824–1893), city founder, U.S. Representative from Kansas
 * Joseph Taggart (1867–1938), U.S. Representative from Kansas

State

 * John W. Carlin (1940– ), 40th Governor of Kansas
 * Bill Graves (1953– ), 43rd Governor of Kansas
 * John F. Hayes (1919–2010), Kansas state legislator
 * Dan G. Johnson, Idaho state legislator
 * Lawton Nuss (1952– ), Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice
 * Shane Schoeller (1971– ), Missouri state legislator
 * John Simpson (1934– ), Kansas State Senator and candidate for U.S. Senate
 * Ernest Strahan (1901–1971), Kansas State Senator

Religion

 * John Balthasar Brungardt (1958– ), Bishop in the Catholic Church
 * Frederick William Freking (1913–1998), Bishop in the Catholic Church

American football

 * Terence Newman (1978– ), NFL cornerback
 * Brent Venables (1970– ), University of Oklahoma Head Coach
 * Sheahon Zenger (1966– ), assistant coach, university sports administrator

Baseball

 * Bob Cain (1924–1997), pitcher
 * Luke French (1985– ), pitcher
 * Ryan Kohlmeier (1977– ), pitcher
 * Gene Mauch (1925–2005), infielder, manager
 * Pat Meares (1968– ), shortstop
 * Ernest C. Quigley (1880–1960), umpire
 * Bob Swift (1915–1966), manager

Basketball

 * Kurt Budke (1961–2011), women's college basketball coach
 * Howard Engleman (1919–2011), college basketball standout
 * Todd Jadlow, basketball player
 * Gene Johnson (1902–1989), assistant coach, 1932 USA Olympic basketball gold medal team

Other sports

 * Micheal Goll (1957– ), hall of fame tennis coach
 * Adrianna Franch (1990– ), soccer goalkeeper
 * Steve Fritz (1967– ), decathlete
 * Jeremy Petty (1982– ), auto racer