Notable Alumni of Emporia State University

Sam V. Stewart 1872–1939

Sixth Governor of Montana

Also attended: University of Kansas

Karl C. King 1897–1974

U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York, University of Pennsylvania

Edward Herbert Rees 1886–1969

U.S. representative from Kansas

Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy 1894–1952

US representative from Kansas

Also attended: University of Chicago, Fort Hays State University

Walter A. Huxman 1887–1972

27th governor of Kansas and federal judge

Also attended: University of Kansas

John Conover Nichols 1896–1945

U.S. Representative from Oklahoma, 1935–1943

William S. Hill 1886–1972

US representative from Colorado for nine terms

Also attended: Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Ama Afo Blay

Ghanaian educationist and former Director General of Ghana Education Service

Hall Hibbard 1903–1996

Aerospace engineer and Lockheed administrator

Also attended: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Herbert B. Hungerford 1885–1963

Entomologist and University of Kansas professor

Also attended: University of Kansas, Cornell University

Panayiotis Zavos 1944–

Physiologist who claimed he could clone humans

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Louis F. Burns 1920–2012

Osage historian, author and teacher

Also attended: Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

Edwin Adams Davis 1904–1994

Historian and Louisiana State University professor

Also attended: University of Iowa, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Reynaldo Rey 1940–2015

Actor, comedian and television personality

Vicki Myron 1947–

Librarian and author of Dewey

Katie A. Keane 1980–

Film, television and stage actress

Also attended: California State University--Long Beach

Henry Roe Cloud 1884–1950

Ho-Chunk educator and Presbyterian minister

Doctor of Divinity

Also attended: Yale University, Oberlin College

Spouse: Elizabeth Bender Roe Cloud (University of Kansas, Wichita State University)

John Kuck 1905–1986

1928 Olympic shot put gold medallist

Patricia Roberts 1955–

Olympic basketball medalist and coach

Al Feuerbach 1948–

Shot putter, fourth at 1976 Olympics

Eldon Danenhauer 1935–2021

Denver Broncos offensive tackle from 1960 to 1965

Also attended: Pittsburg State University

Fred Kipp 1931–

MLB player for the Dodgers and Yankees

Archie San Romani 1912–1994

Middle-distance runner, 4th in 1936 Olympic 1500m

Adam Purple 1930–2015

New York guerrilla gardener and activist