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Famous people · Great Bend

20 famous people were born in Great Bend, most of them between 1920 and 1969

Jerry Moran, the united States Senator from Kansas, is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. The next two names are Karrin Allyson and Roy Stryker. 3 were born in 1970 or later. Born in 1893, Roy Stryker is the first name on record, and Tory Marie Arnberger, born in 1993, the most recent.

#1 best knownJerry MoranPolitics & Law · born 1954
+16more
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Jerry Moran
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Roy Stryker
Youngest
1993
Tory Marie Arnberger
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people

What stands out about Great Bend’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Great Bend’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 6.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Karrin AllysonJerry MoranTory Marie ArnbergerRoy Stryker
Politics & LawSportsMusicNotableWriting & ArtsMilitaryScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Great Bend

Jerry Moran leads with articles in 29 languages, ahead of Karrin Allyson (13) and Roy Stryker (12).

Jerry Moran#1
Politics & Law

Jerry Moran

born 1954

United States Senator from Kansas

29 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Karrin Allyson#2
Music

Karrin Allyson

born 1963

American jazz vocalist

13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Roy Stryker#3
Writing & Arts

Roy Stryker

1893–1975

American photographer

12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Great Bend is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.4 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Great Bend

A further 17 follow, born between 1918 and 1993.

Scott Schwab

Scott Schwab

born 1972

Secretary of State of Kansas

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
DJ

Damian Johnson

born 1962

American football player

MR

Monte Robbins

born 1964

Player of American football

Tory Marie Arnberger

Tory Marie Arnberger

born 1993

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Gregory J. Slavonic

Gregory J. Slavonic

born 1949

American Navy official and retired admiral

JD

Jim Denning

born 1956

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JB

Joan Bondurant

1918–2006

American political scientist and spy

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Nicholas Barton

Nicholas Barton

born 1983

American filmmaker

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
SC

Steve Crosby

born 1950

American football player and coach

Curtis Hammeke

Curtis Hammeke

American university sports administrator and college baseball player and coach

JP

Jim Parrish

born 1946

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
JB

Jimmy Brown

1926–2006

American trumpeter, saxophonist and singer

JK

John R. Keennan

1940–2015

American baseball scout

RK

Rod Keenan

born 1968

American fashion designer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Great Bend and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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