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The following is a list of people from
McPherson 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.
Academic
Marlies Gipson went from playing basketball at
McPherson High School to the
Kansas State Wildcats and was later in the
WNBA .
John Frykman , Lutheran minister and psychotherapist specializing in
brief therapy
Kevin Honeycutt , the creator of "Artsnacks" learning community and international keynote speaker on technology, education and cyber-bullying prevention
Wendell Johnson ,
psychologist ,
actor and author; was a proponent of
General Semantics
Stanford Lehmberg , historian
Emory Lindquist , president of
Bethany College and
Wichita State University
Harvey Harlow Nininger ,
meteorite collector, self-taught
meteorologist ,
educator ; considered by many today to be the "father of modern meteoritics"
David Nyvall , Swedish immigrant to the United States and church leader; helped shape the
Evangelical Covenant Church and establish
North Park University in
Chicago
[1]
Arts
Chris Arpad , solo steel
pannist , entertainer, musician,
Scottish Highland drummer
Bruce Conner , artist of multiple mediums
Harrison Keller , violinist and music educator
[2]
Robert Leaf , composer
Bruce Montgomery , entertainer
John W. Peterson , composer
John Pfeiffer , classical recording producer
Birger Sandzen , artist
Gordon Young , composer
Crime
Politics
Sports
See also
List of Bethany Terrible Swedes head football coaches and
List of McPherson Bulldogs head football coaches
Others
See also
References