Editing Cowley County, Kansas (section)

==Notable people==
:''See [[List of people from Cowley County, Kansas]]''

General [[Dean C. Strother|Dean Coldwell Strother]] was a United States Air Force four-star general who served as U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee (USMILREP), from 1962 to 1965; and as Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command/Commander in Chief, Continental Air Defense Command (CINCNORAD/CINCONAD), from 1965 to 1966.

[[Robert Docking]] was a successful banker and mayor of Arkansas City before he became the 38th [[Governor of Kansas]].

Several [[college football]] head coaches have passed through Winfield that have gone on to become widely recognized.  [[Jerry Kill]] is the current head coach for the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota Golden Gophers]]—he played for the [[Southwestern Moundbuilders]] under [[Dennis Franchione]] when he was head coach.  [[Jack Mitchell (American football)|Jack Mitchell]] went on to coach several schools including the [[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas Jayhawks]]. Former head coach and for the [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma Sooners]] and [[College Football Hall of Fame]] member [[Bennie Owen]] was born in Arkansas City.

Perhaps the most famous resident of Cowley County is the fictional character [[Mary Ann Summers]] from the television show ''[[Gilligan's Island]]''. It is said on the show that she is "employed at the Winfield General Store."