The list of people from Overland Park, Kansas includes those who were born in or have lived in the city.
Arts and entertainment
Beauty and fashion
Deborah Bryant, Miss America 1966
Lisa Forbes (1981– ), Miss Kansas USA 2004
Tara Dawn Holland (1972– ), Miss America 1997
Film, television, and theater
Michael Almereyda (1960– ), film director, screenwriter
Darren Lynn Bousman (1979– ), film director, screenwriter
David Dastmalchian (1984– ), actor
Tom Kane (1962– ), voice actor
Sarah Lancaster (1980– ), actress
John Lehr (1967– ), actor
Rob Riggle (1970– ), actor, comedian
Paul Rudd (1969– ), actor, screenwriter, director. Jason Sudeikis (1975– ), actor, comedian
Music
Phillip Sandifer (1959– ), songwriter, recording artist
Lajon Witherspoon (1972– ), lead singer of Sevendust
Other visual arts
Elmo Gideon (1924–2010), painter, sculptor
Business
William B. Strang Jr. (1857–1921), railroad magnate, city founder
Politics
Jeff Colyer (1960– ), Governor of Kansas (2018–2019 ), 49th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas (2011–2018) Tim Kaine, United States Senator from Virginia, former Governor of Virginia Jason Kander, Missouri Secretary of State (2013–2017) Kris Kobach (1966– ), Kansas Secretary of State (2011–2019) Jan Meyers (1928– ), U.S. Representative from Kansas (1985-1997) Bradley Schlozman (1971– ), U.S. Attorney Kevin Yoder (1976– ), U.S. Representative from Kansas (2011-2019)
Religion
James D. Conley (1955– ), Roman Catholic prelate
Jerry Johnston (1959– ), Southern Baptist Convention evangelist; pastor from 1996 to 2011 of the former First Family Church in Overland Park; reared in Overland Park
Sports
American football
Andrew Gachkar (1988– ), linebacker
Rudy Niswanger (1982– ), center
Will Shields (1971– ), guard
Lawrence Tynes (1978– ), placekicker
Jeff Wolfert (1985– ), placekicker
Baseball
Jason Adam (1991– ), pitcher
Jason Grimsley (1967– ), pitcher
Colton Murray (1990– ), pitcher
Ryne Stanek (1991– ), pitcher
Tom Burgmeier (1943– ), pitcher
Mike Boddicker (1957– ), pitcher
Soccer
Matt Besler (1987– ), defender
Andy Gruenebaum (1982– ), goalkeeper
Will John (1985– ), forward, midfielder
Peter Vermes (1966– ), head coach for Sporting Kansas City, former Wizards player