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==Notable people== <!-- *** INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOTABLE PEOPLE *** When you add a name to this list, it's YOUR responsibility to ensure all of the following for each person: 1) Insert person into list sorted by last name (surname). 2) Each person MUST meet [[Wikipedia:Bio]] requirements to ensure Notability. 3) Each person MUST meet [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]] requirements to verify their notability and prove they lived in the city. 4a) If the person has a Wikipedia article, then wikilink the persons name so it points at the article. 4b) If the person doesn't have a Wikipedia article, then add citation reference(s). --> People who were born in or have lived in Lenexa include: * [[Warren Ault]] (1887–1989), historian<ref>{{cite news | title = Warren Ault dies; Baker grad was oldest Rhodes scholar | newspaper = The Lawrence Journal-World | date = 1989-05-15 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UzEyAAAAIBAJ&pg=4546%2C3662130 | access-date = 2016-03-25}}</ref> * [[Cam F. Awesome]] (born 1988), boxer<ref>{{cite news | last = Grathoff | first = Pete | title = After losing bout, Lenexa's Cam F. Awesome says he's been called the Taylor Swift of boxing | newspaper = The Kansas City Star | date = 2015-07-24 | url = http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article28497565.html | access-date = 2016-03-25}}</ref> * [[Baron Corbin]] (born 1984), WWE Wrestler<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article94355572.html|title=Behind WWE superstar villain Baron Corbin is an ornery, edgy Lenexa native|website=Kansascity.com|access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref> * [[Madison Desch]] (born 1997), gymnast<ref>{{cite web | title = Madison Desch | publisher = USA Gymnastics | url = https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=212085 | access-date = 2016-03-25}}</ref> * [[Drake Dunsmore]] (born 1988), football tight end<ref>{{cite web | title = Drake Dunsmore | publisher = NU Sports | url = http://www.nusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3042 | access-date = 2016-03-25}}</ref> * [[Wild Bill Hickok]] (1837–1876), a gunfighter, staked a claim on {{convert|160|acre|km2}} at what is now the corner of 83rd St and Clare Road.<ref name="lexhist"/> * [[Lucas Rodríguez (footballer, born 1986)|Lucas Rodríguez]] (born 1986), soccer midfielder<ref>{{cite web | title = Midfielder Lucas Rodriguez Returns to Comets for 2015/16 MASL Season | date = 4 November 2015 | publisher = Our Sports Central | url = http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/midfielder-lucas-rodriguez-returns-to-comets-for-2015-16-masl-season/n-5066649 | access-date = 2016-03-25}}</ref> * [[Paul Rudd]], (born 1969), actor<ref name=ancestry>{{cite news |first=Hadley |last=Freeman |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/09/paul-rudd-ant-man-hollywoods-nice-guy-english-parents-kansas |title=Paul Rudd on Ant-Man, being Hollywood's go-to nice guy and growing up with English parents in Kansas |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London, UK |date=July 9, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212050514/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/09/paul-rudd-ant-man-hollywoods-nice-guy-english-parents-kansas |archive-date=February 12, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> * [[William Shaw (autism researcher)|William Shaw]] (born 1955), biochemist, autism researcher<ref>{{cite news | last1 = Tsouderos | first1 = Trine | author1-link = Trine Tsouderos | last2 = Callahan | first2 = Patricia | author2-link = Patricia Callahan | title = Chelation based on faulty premise | newspaper = Los Angeles Times | date = 2009-12-07 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-dec-07-la-he-autism-chelation7-2009dec07-story.html | access-date = 2016-03-25}}</ref> * [[Grace VanderWaal]] (born 2004), winner of the 11th season of the NBC TV competition show ''[[America's Got Talent]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/credits/credit/season-11/grace-vanderwaal|title=America's Got Talent 11th Season Contestants|access-date=2 December 2016}}</ref> * [[Jason Wiles]] (born 1970), an actor, director, and producer,<ref>{{cite web | title = Jason Wiles | publisher = IMDb | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005556/ | access-date = 2016-03-25}}</ref> starred as [[Maurice 'Bosco' Boscorelli]] (1999–2005) in the television series ''[[Third Watch]]''. * [[Ron Worley]] (born 1945), Kansas state legislator<ref>{{cite web | title = Ron Worley's Biography | publisher = Vote Smart | url = http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/68020/ron-worley#.VvWepeIrKXI | access-date = 2016-03-25}}</ref>
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