Famous Salinan's
Salina has been home to many who made five space shuttle famous and near-famous sons flights. and daughters. They include:
Mary Ann Bickerdyke
A Civil War nurse who was known as "Mother Bickerdyke." She later operated a hotel in Salina.
Thomas Braniff
An aviation pioneer who founded Braniff Airlines in 1928.
Bert Convy
A TV game-show host. Convy also was a baseball player for the Salina Blue Jays, a Class A minor league team.
Thomas Craven
An art critic who wrote for American Mercury and the New York Times in the first half of the 20th century.
Bill Graves
President and CEO of American Trucking Associations, is a former two-term Kansas governor and also served two terms as Kansas Secretary
of State.
Paul Harvey
The late news commentator, is a former Salina radio station manager.
Steve Hawley
An astronaut who made five space shuttle flights.
H.D. Lee
An entrepreneur whose businesses included Lee Jeans.
Glenn L. Martin
An aviation pioneer who founded Martin-Marietta Corp. A Kansas Wesleyan University alumnus, Martin Stadium at KWU is named for
him.
George Murdock
A character actor who has appeared in movies and television since the 1960s. Newman His best-known roles include the internal affairs investigator on "Barney Miller" and a Starfleet admiral on "Star Trek: The Next Generation. "
Terence Newman
A Salina Central graduate and Kansas State University All-American in 2002. Newman is a member of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League
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Mary Ann Bickerdyke
A Civil War nurse who was known as "Mother Bickerdyke." She later operated a hotel in Salina.
Thomas Braniff
An aviation pioneer who founded Braniff Airlines in 1928.
Bert Convy
A TV game-show host. Convy also was a baseball player for the Salina Blue Jays, a Class A minor league team.
Thomas Craven
An art critic who wrote for American Mercury and the New York Times in the first half of the 20th century.
Bill Graves
President and CEO of American Trucking Associations, is a former two-term Kansas governor and also served two terms as Kansas Secretary
of State.
Paul Harvey
The late news commentator, is a former Salina radio station manager.
Steve Hawley
An astronaut who made five space shuttle flights.
H.D. Lee
An entrepreneur whose businesses included Lee Jeans.
Glenn L. Martin
An aviation pioneer who founded Martin-Marietta Corp. A Kansas Wesleyan University alumnus, Martin Stadium at KWU is named for
him.
George Murdock
A character actor who has appeared in movies and television since the 1960s. Newman His best-known roles include the internal affairs investigator on "Barney Miller" and a Starfleet admiral on "Star Trek: The Next Generation. "
Terence Newman
A Salina Central graduate and Kansas State University All-American in 2002. Newman is a member of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League
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