List of people from Dodge City, Kansas explained

The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Dodge City, Kansas.

Arts and entertainment

Film, television, and theatre

• Madge Blake (1899 - 1969), actress
• Eddie Foy, Sr. (1856 - 1928), actor, comedian, dancer^[1]
• Dennis Hopper (1936 - 2010), actor^[2]

Music

• Chris Estes (1971 -), bass guitarist^[3]
• James King (1925 - 2005), opera singer^[4]

Other visual arts

• Billy Al Bengston (1934 - 2022), artist, sculptor^[5]

Crime and law enforcement

• Clay Allison (1840 - 1887), gunfighter^[6]
• Charlie Bassett (1847 - 1896), lawman^[7]
• Chalkley Beeson (1848 - 1912), businessman, lawman^[6]
• Big Nose Kate (1850 - 1940), companion of Doc Holliday^[8]
• William L. Brooks (1832 - 1874), lawman, outlaw^[9]
• Shotgun John Collins (1851 - 1922), gunfighter
• James Earp (1841 - 1926), lawman, saloon keeper
• Virgil Earp (1843 - 1905), lawman^[10]
• Wyatt Earp (1848 - 1929), lawman^[7]
• Dora Hand (1844 - 1878), dance hall singer, murder victim^[11]
• Doc Holliday (1851 - 1887), gambler, gunfighter^[12]
• James H. "Dog" Kelley (1833 - 1912), mayor of Dodge City 1877–1881, founder of Kelly Opera House, briefly supervised law-enforcement career of Wyatt Earp^[13]
• Frank Loving (1860 - 1882), gambler, gunfighter^[14]
• Bat Masterson (1853 - 1921), lawman, sports journalist^[15]
• Ed Masterson (1852 - 1878), lawman^[15]
• James Masterson (1855 - 1895), lawman^[7]
• Mysterious Dave Mather (1851 - 1886), gunfighter, lawman^[16]
• Levi Richardson (1851 - 1879), buffalo hunter, gunfighter^[14]
• Mary Lou Robinson (1926 - 2019), United States District Court judge^[17]
• Luke Short (1854 - 1893), gunfighter^[18]
• Charlie Siringo (1855 - 1928), detective, author^[6]
• Libby Thompson (1855 - 1953), dancer, prostitute^[19]
• Bill Tilghman (1854 - 1924), lawman^[7]
• Texas Jack Vermillion (1842 - 1911), gunfighter^[20]
• John Joshua Webb (1847 - 1882), gunfighter, outlaw^[21]

Military

• John E. Gingrich (1897 - 1960), U.S. Navy admiral^[22]

Politics

National

• Charles N. Lamison (1826 - 1896), U.S. Representative from Ohio^[23]
• Edmond H. Madison (1865 - 1911), U.S. Representative from Kansas^[24]
• Pat Roberts (1936 -), U.S. Senator from Kansas^[25]

State

• Fred Hall (1916 - 1970), 33rd Governor of Kansas^[26]
• Robert Dean Hunter (1928 - 2023), member of the Texas House of Representatives 1986–2007; first Republican to represent Abilene, Texas, since Reconstruction; vice-president emeritus of Abilene Christian University^[27]
• Robert M. Wright (1840 - 1915), one of the founders of Dodge City; member of the Kansas House of Representatives 1875–1883; one-term mayor of Dodge City^[28]

Religion

• David Ricken (1952 -), Roman Catholic bishop^[29]

Sports

• Robert Delpino (1965 -), football player^[30]
• Sean James (1969 -), football player, model
• Nat Love (1854 - 1921), rodeo cowboy^[31]
• Bill Miller (1912 - 2008), Olympic gold medalist 1932
• Sputnik Monroe (1928 - 2006), pro wrestler^[32]
• Lance Nichols (1939 -), baseball player, manager^{[33] [34]}

Fiction

• Matt Dillon, fictional U.S. Marshal of Dodge City featured on both the radio and television versions of Gunsmoke

See also

• Lists of people from Kansas

Notes and References

1. Book: Fields, Armond . Eddie Foy: A Biography of the Early Popular Stage Comedian . McFarland & Company, Inc. . Jefferson, NC . 1999 . 29–30 . 978-0-7864-4328-4.
2. News: Wyatt . Edward . Dennis Hopper, 74, Hollywood Rebel, Dies . The New York Times . 2010-05-29 . 2017-07-26.
3. Encyclopedia: Chris Estes . . 2012-01-26.
4. Web site: Associated Press tenor James King dies at age 80 . . 2005-11-22 . https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-11-22-king-obit_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA . 2012-01-26.
5. Web site: Billy Al Bengston papers, circa 1940s-1989, (bulk 1968-1988) . . 2012-01-26.
6. Web site: Myers . Roger . The True Story of Clay Allison and Wyatt Earp . 2002 . Ford County Historical Society . 2012-01-26.
7. Web site: Kloppenborg . David . The Lawmen of Dodge City and Ford County, Kansas . 2002 . Ford County Historical Society . 2012-01-26.
8. Web site: Laughead . George Jr.. "Big Nose" Kate Elder . 2006 . Ford County Historical Society . 2012-01-26.
9. Book: O'Neal, Bill . Encyclopedia of Western Gunfighters . . . 1979 . 47.
10. Paul . Jan S. . Carlisle . Gene . Frontier Lawman Virgil Earp . Wild West . Feb 2002 . 2012-01-26.
11. Web site: Susan Leiser Silva and Lee A. Silva, "The Killing of Dora Hand", October 1, 2009. October 2009 . historynet.com; originally in Wild West Magazine. April 13, 2014.
12. Web site: Holliday Tanner . Karen . John Henry "Doc" Holliday, D.D.S. . 1998 . Ford County Historical Society . 2012-01-26.
13. "Jim Kelley, Dodge Pioneer, Is Dead", Dodge City Daily Globe, September 10, 1912, p. 1
14. Web site: Myers . Roger . Dodge City Shootout: The Deaths of Levi Richardson and Frank Loving . 2003 . Ford County Historical Society . 2012-01-26.
15. Web site: Laughead . George Jr.. W. B. "Bat" Masterson, Dodge City Lawman . 2006 . Ford County Historical Society . 2012-01-26.
16. Web site: Dave (Mysterious Dave) Mather . Kansas Memory . . 2012-01-26.
17. https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387031 Federal Judicial Center-Mary Lou Robinson
18. Web site: Citizens of Dodge City to Governor George W. Glick . Kansas Memory . . 2012-01-26.
19. Web site: Weiser . Kathy . Texas Madam Squirrel Tooth Alice . Legends of America . Mar 2008 . 2012-01-26.
20. Web site: Weiser . Kathy . "Texas Jack" Vermillion - Old West Gunfighter . Legends of America . Mar 2010 . 2012-01-26.
21. Book: Patterson, Richard . Historical Atlas of the Outlaw West . Johnson Publishing Company . . 1985 . 120.
22. Book: Who's Who in America . 31 . Marquis Who's Who . Chicago . 1960–1961 . 1083.
23. Web site: LAMISON, Charles Nelson, (1826 - 1896) . . 2012-01-26.
24. Web site: MADISON, Edmond Haggard, (1865 - 1911) . . 2012-01-26.
25. Web site: Biography . United States Senator for Kansas Pat Roberts . 2012-01-26.
26. Web site: Fred Hall . Kansapedia . . 2012-01-26.
27. "Republican lands in House as Senate race goes to runoff: Republican Robert Hunter won with 50.8 percent of the vote ...", Austin American Statesman, August 10, 1986
28. Web site: George Laughhead, Robert M. Wright (1840 - 1915), Dodge City, Kansas: Town President, founder, pioneer, September 23, 2009. kansashistory.us. April 14, 2014.
29. Web site: Most Reverend David L. Ricken, Bishop of Green Bay . . 2012-01-26.
30. Web site: Players - Robert Delpino . . 2012-01-26.
31. Web site: Nat Love . Kansapedia . . 2012-01-26.
32. Web site: Sputnik Monroe Biography . Georgia Wrestling History . 2011-09-23.
33. News: Smith. Ron. Lance Nichols: Expos' Manager Shows 'Em How To Do It. September 8, 2012. The Palm Beach Post. April 23, 1972.
34. News: Strachan. Al. Renko goes route as Expos top Cards Saturday. September 8, 2012. The Montreal Gazette. May 13, 1974.