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

Dennis Hopper (1936–2010), actor

Music

Chris Estes (1971–), bass guitarist

James King (1925–2005), opera singer

Other visual arts

Billy Al Bengston (1934–), artist, sculptor

Crime and law enforcement

Clay Allison (1840–1887), gunfighter

Charlie Bassett (1847–1896), lawman

Chalkley Beeson (1848–1912), businessman, lawman

Big Nose Kate (1850–1940), companion of Doc Holliday

William L. Brooks (1832–1874), lawman, outlaw

Shotgun John Collins (1851–1922), gunfighter

James Earp (1841–1926), lawman, saloon keeper

Virgil Earp (1843–1905), lawman

Wyatt Earp (1848–1929), lawman

Dora Hand (1844–1878), dance hall singer, murder victim

Doc Holliday (1851–1887), gambler, gunfighter

James H. "Dog" Kelley (1833–1912), mayor of Dodge City from 1877 to 1881, founder of Kelly Opera House, briefly supervised law-enforcement career of Wyatt Earp Frank Loving (1860–1882), gambler, gunfighter Bat Masterson (1853–1921), lawman, sports journalist Ed Masterson (1852–1878), lawman James Masterson (1855–1895), lawman Mysterious Dave Mather (1851–1886), gunfighter, lawman Levi Richardson (1851–1879), buffalo hunter, gunfighter Mary Lou Robinson (1926–2019), United States District Court judge Luke Short (1854–1893), gunfighter Charlie Siringo (1855–1928), detective, author Libby Thompson (1855–1953), dancer, prostitute Bill Tilghman (1854–1924), lawman Texas Jack Vermillion (1842–1911), gunfighter John Joshua Webb (1847–1882), gunfighter, outlaw

List of people from Dodge City, Kansas

Military

John E. Gingrich (1897–1960), U.S. Navy Admiral

Politics

National

Charles N. Lamison (1826–1896), U.S. Representative from Ohio

Edmond H. Madison (1865–1911), U.S. Representative from Kansas

Pat Roberts (1936–), U.S. Senator from Kansas

State

Fred Hall (1916–1970), 33rd Governor of Kansas

Robert Dean Hunter (1928–2023), member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1986 to 2007; first Republican to represent Abilene, Texas, since Reconstruction; vice-president emeritus of Abilene Christian University Robert M. Wright (1840–1915), one of the founders of Dodge City; member of the Kansas House of Representatives from 1875 to 1883; one-term mayor of Dodge City

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Religion

David Ricken (1952–), Roman Catholic bishop

Sports

Robert Delpino (1965–), football player

Sean James (1969–), football player, model

Nat Love (1854–1921), rodeo cowboy

Bill Miller (1912–2008), Olympic gold medalist 1932

Sputnik Monroe (1928–2006), pro wrestler

Lance Nichols (1939–), baseball player, manager

Fiction

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

List of people from Dodge City, Kansas

See also

Lists of people from Kansas

References

Dodge City, Kansas

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