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List of people from Harvey County, Kansas

The following is a list of people from Harvey 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.

Academics

Errett Bishop, mathematician
John Keeny, president of Louisiana Tech University from 1908 to 1926

Athletics

See also List of Bethel Threshers head football coaches

Monty Beisel, professional football player
Tony Clark, professional baseball player
Andy Dirks, professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers; competed in the 2012 World Series
Harold E. Foster, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Brian Moorman, professional football player for the Buffalo Bills
Dustin Richardson, professional baseball player
Jim Roper, NASCAR driver
Adolph Rupp, one of the most successful college basketball coaches in the history of American college basketball and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Otto D. Unruh, college football coach credited with inventing the "T-Wing" offense
Mike Wellman, professional football player

Arts

Tom Adair, songwriter, composer and screenwriter
Reed Crandall, comic book artist
Milburn Stone, television actor

Business

Jacob A. Schowalter, Kansas farmer and business owner whose estate formed the basis of the Schowalter Foundation
Lyle Yost, founder of Hesston Corporation

Health and medicine

John M. Janzen, leading figure on issues of health, illness, and healing in Southern and Central Africa

Journalism

Jeremy Hubbard, television news anchor

Military

Elizabeth P. Hoisington, United States Army officer, one of the first women to attain the rank of Brigadier General

Politics and law

Rita Crocker Clements, former First Lady of Texas
John Mills Houston, member of the United States House of Representatives from 1935 to 1943
Howard J. McMurray, United States Representative from Wisconsin
Kimberly J. Mueller, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Errett P. Scrivner, United States Representative from Kansas
Jesse M. Unruh, "Big Daddy Unruh," Democratic politician
John C. Yoder, Kansas and West Virginia state judge; West Virginia state senator