The following is a list of people from Lyon 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.
List of people from Lyon County, Kansas
Academics
Frank A. Beach, ethologist, best known as co-author of the 1951 book Patterns of Sexual Behavior Carl Salser, former Dean of the College of Education at Oregon State University
Arts and communication
Don Coldsmith, author of primarily Western fiction
Melora Creager, formerly cellist and lead singer and chief composer of the trio Rasputina R. Lee Ermey, actor Thelma Hill, silent film star Evan Lindquist, artist, printmaker, and Artist Laureate of the State of Arkansas Keith Waldrop, author William Allen White, publisher William Lindsay White, publisher
Athletics
American football
See also List of Emporia State Hornets head football coaches
Horace Botsford, college football coach 1901-1903
Henry Brock, college football coach
Harold Elliott, college football coach
Jim Everett, NFL quarterback
Homer Woodson Hargiss, college football coach
Lem Harkey, San Francisco 49ers
Fred Honhart, college football coach
Jerry Kill, college football coach
John Lamb, first coach of the Emporia State Hornets football team
Leon Lett, professional football player with the Dallas Cowboys
Manny Matsakis, college football coach
H. D. McChesney, college football coach
Paul Samson, American football
Owen Samuels, college football coach
Bob Seaman, college football coach; became head coach after Wichita State University football team plane crash Norman Sterry, college football player Fran Welch, college football coach Dave Wiemers, college football coach Fred Williams, college football coach
Auto racing
Clint Bowyer, NASCAR driver
Baseball
Ross Grimsley, baseball player
Basketball
Dean Smith, college basketball coach
Golf
J. L. Lewis, professional golfer
Clergy
Bob Mize, Bishop of Damaraland from 1960
Infamous
Mark Essex, spree killer who killed 9 people, including 5 police officers, and wounded 13 others in New Orleans on December 31, 1972 and January 7, 1973
Military
James Harbord, Lieutenant General in the United States Army
Grant F. Timmerman, U.S. Marine posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II
Politicians
Jim Barnett, politician
Don Hill, politician
Jeff Longbine, politician
Peggy Mast, Kansas politician
Bob Price, politician from Texas
Edward Herbert Rees, teacher and member of the United States House of Representatives Roy Wilford Riegle, Probate Judge, Senate Member, Masonic Society Grand Master Louise Porter, Kansas State Senator
Other
Alvin M. Johnston, test pilot
Maud Wagner, the first female tattoo artist in the U.S.