This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Pittsburg, Kansas. Academia Dale R. Corson (1914–2012), physicist Samuel Martin (1924–2009), linguist Vance Randolph (1892–1980), folklorist Arts and entertainment Film, television, and theatre Hugh Gillin (1925–2004), actor Roy Glenn (1914–1971), actor Journalism Rick Atkinson (1952– ), newspaper journalist, military historian Paul White (1902–1955), broadcast journalist Brian Williams (1959– ), news anchor Literature Harold Bell Wright (1872–1944), essayist, novelist, playwright Gary Zukav (1942– ), spiritualist, self-help writer Music Lee Allen (1927–1994), saxophonist Other visual arts Waylande Gregory (1905–1971), sculptor Russell Myers (1938– ), cartoonist Scot Sothern (1949– ), photographer Ann Woodward (1915–1975), radio actress, showgirl, and socialite Business William N. Deramus III (1915–1989), railroad executive Alexander Howat (1876–1945), coal miner, trade union leader Kenneth A. Spencer (1902–1960), chemical entrepreneur Crime Dennis Rader (1945– ), serial killer Military Jack William Wintle (1908–1942), U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, Navy Cross recipient Politics National Philip P. Campbell (1862–1941), U.S. Representative from Kansas John C. Coughenour (1941– ), U.S. federal judge Ronald Earl Longstaff (1941– ), U.S. federal judge Edward White Patterson (1895–1940), U.S. Representative from Kansas State Donald L. Allegrucci (1936–2014), Kansas Supreme Court justice Terry Calloway (1954– ), Kansas state legislator Jacob LaTurner, Kansas State Treasurer-designate Arthur C. Mellette (1842–1896), 1st Governor of South Dakota Julie Menghini (1964– ), Kansas state legislator Robert H. Trent (1936–2012), Wyoming state legislator Religion Ronald Michael Gilmore (1942– ), Roman Catholic prelate Sports American football See also List of Pittsburg State Gorillas head football coaches Brad Franchione (1974– ), coach Dale Hall (1924–1996), coach Dylan Meier (1984–2010), quarterback Kerry Meier (1986– ), wide receiver Shad Meier (1978– ), tight end Steve Quinn (1946– ), center Kevin Verdugo (1968– ), coach Baseball P.J. Forbes (1967– ), infielder Don Gutteridge (1912–2008), second and third baseman, coach, manager Ray Mueller (1912–1994), catcher Bill Russell (1948– ), shortstop, coach, manager Roy Sanders (1894–1963), pitcher Other Ralph "Wild Red" Berry (1906–1973), pro wrestler Ed Nealy (1960– ), basketball forward See also Lists of people from Kansas References Pittsburg, Kansas Pittsburg