The list of University of Kansas people includes notable alumni and faculty of the University of Kansas, whose main campus is located in the American city of Lawrence, Kansas.
Bob Dole, former U.S. Senate majority leader and Senator from Kansas (1969–1996), presidential and vice-presidential nominee, played football and basketball while attending.[6]
Tim Joyce, television journalist, writer, meteorologist
Tom Kane (BA 1985), voice actor, best known roles: Yoda, Admiral Ackbar, Academy Awards announcer, voice of The Walt Disney Parks and Monorail, Professor Utonium... [1]
Robert M. Haralick (BA 1964, BS 1966, MS 1967, PhD 1969), Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Graduate Center, City University of New York[32]
Steve Hawley (BA 1973), former NASA director and astronaut; Professor of Physics and Astronomy at KU
John L. Koprowski (PhD Biology 1991), conservation biologist, awarded Aldo Leopold Memorial Medal from The Wildlife Society, Dean of the Haub School of Environment & Natural Resources University of Wyoming, Director of the School of Environment and Natural Resources University of Arizona
Thomas Kunz (PhD 1971), researcher notable for insights into bat ecology
Merlin Tuttle, Bat conservationist and photographer. Credited for saving the Austin Bat Bridge colony and helping to establish The National Park of American Samoa. Founder of the Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation.
Kenneth A. Spencer (1926), Spencer Chemical Company founder whose philanthropies to KU include the Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art
Cheryl Womack, founder of insurance company for National Association of Independent Truckers, who donated the money for Arrocha Ballpark on the KU campus
J C D Clark, Ph.D., Cambridge University; Professor of History, History of Political Thought, 17th and 18th-century Britain, History of Religion
Anthony Corbeill, classics professor and writer specializing in political humor, Roman gesture, and grammatical gender
Simon Carrington, Director of Choral Activities, Professor, and Artist in Residence 1994 to 2001
Lynn Davidman, distinguished Professor of Modern Jewish Studies and Professor of Sociology
Loren Eiseley, anthropology professor from 1937 to 1944
Charles C. Eldredge, Hall Distinguished Professor of American Art and Culture from 1988 to 2018
Michael S. Engel, distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Curator of Entomology; expert on fossil insects
Bryant C. Freeman, founded the Institute of Haitian studies at KU, was given the protocol rank of major general with the U.N. peacekeeping force, and has published dictionaries in the language.[39]
Kermit E Krantz MD, LittD (deceased 2007), University distinguished Professor; Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; developed the Marshall–Marchetti–Krantz (MMK) surgical procedure; invented the expandable tampon
Solomon Lefschetz (1884–1972), known for his topological fixed-point theorem
Adrian Melott, Professor of Physics and Astronomy; astrophysicist and astrobiologist, researched the large-scale structure of the Universe and mass extinctions
Charles D. Michener; former chairman of KU Entomology Department, ex-director of the Snow Entomological Museum; distinguished Professor Emeritus
Phog Allen, head basketball coach; won three national championships, 10th winningest coach in college basketball history and #1 winningest when he retired, also had brief stints as the head football coach and head baseball coach
Mario Chalmers, 2007 Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year, 2008 National Champions, MOP of 2008 Championship Game, 34th pick of 2008 NBA draft, Miami Heat, 2012 and 2013 NBA Finals Champion with the Miami Heat, currently an NBA free agent
Wilt Chamberlain, two-time All-American, Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer and NBA all-time leader for career rebounds and most points in a single game with 100 points
Nick Collison, All-American, NBA player for the Oklahoma City Thunder also known as "Mr. USA Basketball" for representing the country in international basketball
Clyde Lovellette, All-American; first basketball player in history to play on NCAA, Olympic, and NBA championship squads; three NBA Finals titles and 1952 Olympic gold medal and NCAA Champion
Danny Manning, basketball player and coach; two-time All-American, 1988 recipient of the Naismith and Wooden Awards, Big 8 Player of the Decade for the 1980s, two-time NBA all-star
Adolph Rupp, former men's basketball coach at the University of Kentucky and the third winningest coach in the sport; two-time Helms National Championship team member at KU
Lynette Woodard, four-time All-American at KU; major college basketball's career women's scoring leader; first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters; Olympic women's basketball gold medalist
Dick Davis, American Football League champion with the 1962 Dallas Texans
Jack Del Rio, former NFL linebacker and coach Did not play football at Kansas, attended and graduated from the school while playing for the Kansas City Chiefs[45]
Bobby Douglass, KU and NFL quarterback; led 9–1 Jayhawks to Orange Bowl in 1968; All-American 1968, drafted 2nd round by Chicago Bears in 1969, retired 1978
Mike Getto, Head Baseball Coach, All-American in Football, Head Coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942
Willie Pless, star football linebacker in the Canadian Football League; NCAA and Big 8 record holder for tackles with 633 (in only 3 years); 11-time All-Pro and 5-time Defensive Player of the Year in CFL
John E. Zook, defensive end, KU (1966–1968), NFL (1969–1979); KU All-Time team, All-American 1968, 2nd-Team All-Pro 1973, 2nd-Team All-NFC 1972 & 1973, 1973 Pro Bowl; missed only three games in ten years before final pro season
Golf
Matt Gogel, professional golfer on the PGA Tour; winner of the 2002 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on the PGA Tour
Gary Woodland, professional golfer on the PGA Tour; winner of the 2011 Transitions Championship at Innisbrook, the 2013 Reno Tahoe Open, the 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open on the PGA Tour, and the 2019 U.S. Open
^"Oscar darling". KU Alumni Association. Kualumni.org. February 24, 2013. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
^"Happy Valentine's Day". KU Alumni Association. Kualumni.org. February 13, 2013. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
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