Biographical Records

Notable People from Kansas

1,048 notable figures born in Kansas, showing page 10 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Gil Dodds
Gil Dodds
American middle distance runner and former world record holder (1918–1977)
1918 - 1977
middle-distance runner
Dwight Bolinger
American linguist (1907–1992)
1907 - 1992
linguistuniversity teacher
Emory Sherwood Adams
Emory Sherwood Adams
United States Army general (1881-1967)
1881 - 1967
military personnel
Red Coffee
American voice actor, comedian (1923-1988)
1923 - 1988
voice actoractor
Carmell Jones
American trumpeter (1936–1996)
1936 - 1996
jazz musician
Blanche Grant
Blanche Grant
American painter (1874–1948)
1874 - 1948
muralistwriter
Florence Lewis
mathematician and astronomer (1877-1964)
1877 - 1964
mathematicianastronomer
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
American Assistant Attorney General
1889 - 1963
juristlawyer
Duke Callaghan
American cinematographer
1914 - 2002
film directorfocus pullercinematographer
Edwin B. Branson
Edwin B. Branson
American geologist (1877–1950)
1877 - 1950
herpetologistgeologistpaleontologist
Paul Samson
Paul Samson
American swimmer
1905 - 1982
water polo playerswimmer
Henry K. Beecher
American medical academic (1904–1976)
1904 - 1976
university teachermilitary physiciananesthesiologist
Edward L. Todd
American entomologist
1922 - 1986
entomologistzoologist
Karl Bowman
American psychiatric researcher
1888 - 1973
military physicianpsychiatrist
Wes Santee
Wes Santee
American distance runner (1932–2010)
1932 - 2010
athletics competitor
William S. Hill
William S. Hill
American politician (1886-1972)
1886 - 1972
superintendentpolitician
William P. Lambertson
William P. Lambertson
American politician (1880-1957)
1880 - 1957
politician
Paul Endacott
Paul Endacott
American basketball player (1902-1997)
1902 - 1997
basketball player
Nathan Davis
American hard bop jazz musician (1937-2018)
1937 - 2018
jazz musicianethnomusicologistsaxophonist
Donald K. Ross
Donald K. Ross
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1910-1992)
1910 - 1992
military officer
Barry McDaniel
Barry McDaniel
American baritone (1930-2018)
1930 - 2018
opera singer
Joe Skubitz
Joe Skubitz
American politician (1906-2000)
1906 - 2000
politicianlawyer
Stanley Vestal
American historian and poet (1887–1957)
1887 - 1957
novelistuniversity teacherhistorian
Ralph Houk
Ralph Houk
American baseball player and coach (1919–2010)
1919 - 2010
baseball player
Stanley Armour Dunham
maternal grandfather of Barack Obama (1918–1992)
1918 - 1992
military personnel
Mary Brooks
Mary Brooks
Director of the United States Mint
1907 - 2002
directorpolitician
Emily Gerdes
American actress (1890-1974)
1890 - 1974
actor
Larry Comley
American basketball player (1939-2006)
1939 - 2006
basketball player
Hal Patterson
Hal Patterson
American player of Canadian football (1932–2011)
1932 - 2011
American football playerCanadian football playerbasketball player
Wealthy Babcock
Wealthy Babcock
American mathematician
1895 - 1990
mathematician
Neil Frank
Neil Frank
American meteorologist
1931 - 2025
meteorologistjournalist
Dummy Taylor
Dummy Taylor
Major League Baseball pitcher (1875-1958)
1875 - 1958
baseball player
James Warner
James Warner
American aviator (1891–1970)
1891 - 1970
radio operator
Al Reynolds
Al Reynolds
American football player (1938-2019)
1938 - 2019
American football player
James Avery
American musician (1937–2009)
1937 - 2009
music educatoruniversity teachermusician
Marv Kellum
American football player
1952 - 2023
American football player
Jim Roper
American racing driver (1916-2000)
1916 - 2000
racing driver
Harold I. Johnston
Harold I. Johnston
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1892-1949)
1892 - 1949
military personnel
Kirke Mechem
Kirke Mechem
American composer
1925
composer
Edwin Emery Slosson
Edwin Emery Slosson
American academic (1865–1929)
1865 - 1929
science communicatorjournalistchemist
Earl D. Eisenhower
Earl D. Eisenhower
American politician (1898–1968)
1898 - 1968
politicianengineer
Elizabeth McCausland
Elizabeth McCausland
American art critic (1899–1965)
1899 - 1965
art criticart historianpedagogue
Tressie Souders
African-American film director
1897 - 1995
film director
Franklin B. Zimmerman
American musicologist
1923
non-fiction writermusicologistconductor
Edward J. Adams
Edward J. Adams
American criminal (1887-1921)
1887 - 1921
serial killer
Daryl Spencer
American baseball player
1928 - 2017
baseball player
Richard J. Seitz
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1918-2013)
1918 - 2013
military personnel
Roy Zimmerman
American football player (1918-1997)
1918 - 1997
American football player
Glen Culler
American engineer (1927–2003)
1927 - 2003
computer scientist
John Carroll
John Carroll
American politician (1929–2021)
1929 - 2021
politicianlawyer
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