List of people from Ellis County, Kansas

Walter Chrysler, the founder of the Chrysler Corporation was born in Ellis, Kansas.

This is a list of people from Ellis County, Kansas. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and present who have resided in the county, either in cities or rural areas.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Academics

• Maurice L. Albertson, former head of the Colorado State University Research Foundation
• Petrowitsch Bissing, violin instructor^[1]
• Nola Ochs, world's oldest college graduate from Fort Hays State University^[2]

Arts and entertainment

• Rob Beckley, musician^[3]
• Robert Bogue, actor^[4]
• Rebecca Staab, actress^[5]
• Michael Wittig, member of the Dove Award-winning and Grammy-nominated Christian hard rock band Pillar^[6]

Athletics

See also List of Fort Hays State Tigers head football coaches

• Greg Anderson, personal trainer of Barry Bonds
• Monty Basgall, coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Ken Crandall, head football coach for the Southwestern Moundbuilders
• Steve Crosby, National Football League player and coach
• Chief Hogsett, baseball player^[7]
• Tony Leiker, NFL defensive end ^[8]
• Tom Matukewicz, head football coach of the Northern Illinois Huskies
• Tim McCarty, college football coach
• Les Miller, National Football League player
• Frankie Neal, player for the Green Bay Packers
• Willard Schmidt, baseball player^[9]

Business

• Philip Anschutz, business magnate^[10]
• Walter Chrysler, founder of the Chrysler Corporation^[11]

Crime

• Robert Courtney, pharmacist convicted for pharmaceutical fraud^[12]

Folklore

• Elizabeth Polly, the so-called "Blue Light Lady"^[13]

Journalism

• John L. Allen, Jr., journalist^[14]
• Melissa McDermott, news anchor^[15]

Politics

• Jeff Colyer, Lieutenant Governor of Kansas^[16]
• Sheila Frahm, United States Senator
• Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy, U.S. Representative from Kansas^[17]
• Jerry Moran, U.S. Senator from Kansas^[18]
• Andrew Frank Schoeppel, 29th Governor of Kansas
• Frances Tilton Weaver, feminist legal pioneer^[19]

Religion

• Virgil C. Dechant, twelfth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
• Firmin Martin Schmidt, Roman Catholic bishop^[20]

See also

• List of Fort Hays State University people
• Lists of people from Kansas

References

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3. "Rob Beckley - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
4. "Robert Bogue - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
5. "Rebecca Staab - Bio". Rebecca Staab - The Official Site. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
6. "50th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List". The Recording Academy. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
7. "Chief Hogsett Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
8. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LeikTo20.htm
9. "Willard Schmidt Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
10. "Philip Anschutz". Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
11. "Walter P. Chrysler". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
12. Draper, Robert (June 8, 2003). "The Toxic Pharmacist". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
13. Weiser, Kathy (March 2010). "Fort Hays - History and Hauntings". Legends of Kansas. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
14. Allen, Jr., John L. (2006-09-08). "Capuchins elect brother to Rome post". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
15. Wuebben, Michael (1998-07-08). "Melissa McDermott". CBS News. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
16. "Kansas Lt. Governor Jeff Colyer, M.D.". Kansas Office of the Governor. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
17. "O'Loughlin, Kathryn Ellen". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
18. "About Jerry". United States Senator Jerry Moran. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
19. "Biography for Avery B. and Frances (Tilton) Weaver". Biographical History of Porter County, Indiana. American Revolution Bicentennial Committee of Porter County, Inc. 1976. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
20. Firmin Martin Schmidt