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.
Alumni
Nobel laureates
Frank Rowland (1956–64), awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Vernon Smith (M.A. in economics 1952), awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics Juan Manuel Santos, Former President of Colombia, elected in 2010; Nobel Peace Prize winner (2016)
Politics, government and education
Media and the arts
Science and technology
Business
Honorary alumni
Donald J. Hall, Sr., chairman of the board and former president and CEO of Hallmark Cards Chester Nez, WWII veteran and the member of the 29 Navajo Code Talkers
Faculty
Athletes and coaches
Baseball
Basketball
Football
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
Soccer
Track and field
Athletic directors
Kent Weiser, retired athletic director at Emporia State University; former women's golf coach at Kansas Travis Goff, athletics director at the University of Kansas