Editing Ottawa, Kansas (section)

==Notable people==
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{{See also|Ottawa_University#Notable_alumni|l1=List of Ottawa University people}}
* [[Steve Grogan]], former [[New England Patriots]] quarterback, led Ottawa to a runner-up place in state football and to a state championship in basketball.
* [[Don Harrison]], news anchor, one of the original anchors of [[CNN Headline News]]
* [[Gary Hart]], former Democratic U. S. Senator from Colorado and Presidential Candidate in 1984 and 1988
* [[Steven Hawley]], American astronaut (considers Salina as his hometown)
* [[Isaac Smith Kalloch]], signatory of Ottawa's original town company charter, later became [[Mayor of San Francisco]]
* [[Semi Ojeleye]], forward for the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] selected 37th overall in the 2nd round of the [[2017 NBA draft]], led Ottawa to a state championship in basketball.
* [[Stanley Sheldon]], bassist and vocalist for [[Peter Frampton]], most notably on Frampton's ''[[Frampton Comes Alive!]]'' album.
* [[John G. Thompson]], a prominent mathematician.
* [[Jerry Voorhis]], U. S. Representative for [[California's 12th congressional district]] from 1937–1947