The list of people from Overland Park, Kansas includes those who were born in or have lived in the city.
Arts and entertainment
Beauty and fashion
- Deborah Bryant, Miss America 1966[1]
- Lisa Forbes (1981– ), Miss Kansas USA 2004[2]
- Tara Dawn Holland (1972– ), Miss America 1997[3]
Film, television, and theater
- Michael Almereyda (1960– ), film director, screenwriter[4]
- Darren Lynn Bousman (1979– ), film director, screenwriter[5]
- David Dastmalchian (1984– ), actor[6]
- Tom Kane (1962– ), voice actor[7]
- Sarah Lancaster (1980– ), actress[8]
- John Lehr (1967– ), actor[9]
- Rob Riggle (1970– ), actor, comedian[10]
- Paul Rudd (1969– ), actor, screenwriter, director.
- Jason Sudeikis (1975– ), actor, comedian[11]
Music
- Phillip Sandifer (1959– ), songwriter, recording artist[12]
- Lajon Witherspoon (1972– ), lead singer of Sevendust
Other visual arts
- Elmo Gideon (1924–2010), painter, sculptor[13]
Business
- William B. Strang Jr. (1857–1921), railroad magnate, city founder[14]
- Arash Ferdowsi (1985–), entrepreneur, co-founder of Dropbox[15]
Politics
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- Jeff Colyer (1960– ), Governor of Kansas (2018–2019 ), 49th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas (2011–2018)[16]
- Tim Kaine, United States Senator from Virginia, former Governor of Virginia
- Jason Kander, Missouri Secretary of State (2013–2017)
- Kris Kobach (1966– ), Kansas Secretary of State (2011–2019)
- Jan Meyers (1928–2019), U.S. Representative from Kansas (1985–1997)[17]
- Bradley Schlozman (1971– ), U.S. Attorney[18]
- Kevin Yoder (1976– ), U.S. Representative from Kansas (2011–2019)[19]
Religion
- James D. Conley (1955– ), Roman Catholic prelate[20]
- Jerry Johnston (1959– ), Southern Baptist Convention evangelist; pastor from 1996 to 2011 of the former First Family Church in Overland Park; reared in Overland Park[21]
Sports
American football
- Andrew Gachkar (1988– ), linebacker[22]
- Rudy Niswanger (1982– ), center[23]
- Will Shields (1971– ), guard[24]
- Lawrence Tynes (1978– ), placekicker[25]
- Jeff Wolfert (1985– ), placekicker[26]
Baseball
- Jason Adam (1991– ), pitcher
- Jason Grimsley (1967– ), pitcher[27]
- Colton Murray (1990– ), pitcher
- Ryne Stanek (1991– ), pitcher[28]
- Tom Burgmeier (1943– ), pitcher
- Mike Boddicker (1957– ), pitcher
Soccer
- Matt Besler (1987– ), defender[29]
- Andy Gruenebaum (1982– ), goalkeeper[30]
- Will John (1985– ), forward, midfielder[31]
- Peter Vermes (1966– ), head coach for Sporting Kansas City, former Wizards player
Other sports
- Christie Ambrosi (1976– ), 2000 Olympic U.S. softball player[32]
- Anna Glennon (1996– ), World Champion Jet Ski racer[33]
- Tyler Kalinoski (1992– ), basketball player[34]
- Tonya Knight (1966– ), IFBB professional bodybuilder[35]
- Semi Ojeleye (1994– ), basketball player[36]
- Jack Sock (1992– ), professional tennis player
- Johnathan Wendel (1981– ), former professional Quake and Painkiller player[37]
- Leanne Wong (2003– ), artistic gymnast[38]
See also
References
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