List of people from Cowley County, Kansas

General Dean Strother was born in Winfield, attended Southwestern College, and is the namesake of Strother Field.

The following is a list of people from Cowley 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.

The arts

Darren E. Burrows, actor
Terry C. Johnston, author
Brad Long, actor who played "Buddy" #5 in the film Hoosiers
Nila Mack, former Director of Children's Programs for CBS
Billy Mize, musician
Susie Owens, Playboy Playmate
Eugene Pallette, silent film actor
Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood, musician
Sara Sothern, stage actress
Gordon Young, composer

Athletics

See also List of Southwestern Moundbuilders head football coaches

Ferrell Anderson, Major League Baseball catcher
Vic Baltzell, linebacker for the Boston Redskins in 1935
Bob Brannum, professional basketball player
Charles E. Burr, jockey
Harold Corbin, 1932 Summer Olympics fencer
Darren Daulton, Major League Baseball catcher
Ira Davenport, US Olympic Athlete, 1912
Dennis Franchione, college football coach
Jim Helmer, elected to the NAIA Coaches Hall of Fame in 2001^[1]
Lionel Hollins, NBA basketball coach
Art Kahler, only person to coach at two different major colleges at the same time: head basketball coach at Brown University and football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania^[2]
Jerry Kill, current head football coach for University of Minnesota
Mike Kirkland, women's track coach; undefeated at the conference level since named head coach in 1992^[3]
Dick Metz, professional golfer
Les Miller, American football player
Jack Mitchell, college football coach
Bennie Owen, college football coach
Clare Patterson, Major League Baseball outfielder
Steve Sidwell, American football player

Celebrity

Francis Lenn Taylor, father of Elizabeth Taylor

Military

General Dean C. Strother, Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command

Pageant

Bethany Gerber, Miss USA contestant

Politics

Tom Bolack, 20th Governor of New Mexico
Robert Docking, 38th Governor of Kansas
Greta Goodwin, Kansas politician
Delano Lewis, former US Ambassador to South Africa
George Thomas McDermott, US federal judge
Betty Roberts, Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court

Religion

Bruce P. Blake, Bishop of the United Methodist Church

Fictional

Mary Ann Summers, traveler on a "three-hour tour" who was lost at sea on Gilligan's Island

References

↑ "Refreshing to". Naia.cstv.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
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↑ "KansasGridiron.com - Kirkland named Southwestern athletic director". Hovpen.rivals.com. 2002-12-21. Retrieved 2016-09-18.

Municipalities and communities of Cowley County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Winfield

Cities	Arkansas City Atlanta Burden Cambridge Dexter Geuda Springs‡ Parkerfield Udall Winfield

Unincorporated communities	Akron Floral Grand Summit Hackney Hooser Kellogg Maple City New Salem Rock Silverdale Tisdale Vinton Wilmot

Townships	Beaver Bolton Cedar Creswell Dexter Fairview Grant Harvey Liberty Maple Ninnescah Omnia Otter Pleasant Valley Richland Rock Creek Salem Sheridan Silver Creek Silverdale Spring Creek Tisdale Vernon Walnut Windsor

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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