Biographical Records

Notable People from Kansas

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

Carmell Jones
American trumpeter (1936–1996)
1936 – 1996
jazz musician
George Counts
George Counts
American educator (1889–1974)
1889 – 1974
politician
Barry McDaniel
Barry McDaniel
American baritone (1930-2018)
1930 – 2018
opera singer
Dwight Bolinger
American linguist (1907–1992)
1907 – 1992
linguistuniversity teacher
Edward L. Todd
American entomologist
1922 – 1986
entomologistzoologist
James Avery
American musician (1937–2009)
1937 – 2009
music educatoruniversity teachermusician
Duke Callaghan
American cinematographer
1914 – 2002
film directorfocus pullercinematographer
Edmund Guerrier
Edmund Guerrier
American interpreter
1840 – 1921
interpreterrancher
Donald K. Ross
Donald K. Ross
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1910-1992)
1910 – 1992
military officer
Emory Sherwood Adams
Emory Sherwood Adams
United States Army general (1881-1967)
1881 – 1967
military personnel
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
American Assistant Attorney General
1889 – 1963
juristlawyer
Wes Santee
Wes Santee
American distance runner (1932–2010)
1932 – 2010
athletics competitor
Blanche Grant
Blanche Grant
American painter (1874–1948)
1874 – 1948
muralistwriter
Paul Samson
Paul Samson
American swimmer
1905 – 1982
water polo playerswimmer
Florence Lewis
mathematician and astronomer (1877-1964)
1877 – 1964
mathematicianastronomer
Karl Bowman
American psychiatric researcher
1888 – 1973
military physicianpsychiatrist
Edwin B. Branson
Edwin B. Branson
American geologist (1877–1950)
1877 – 1950
herpetologistgeologistpaleontologist
Stanley Armour Dunham
maternal grandfather of Barack Obama (1918–1992)
1918 – 1992
military personnel
William S. Hill
William S. Hill
American politician (1886-1972)
1886 – 1972
superintendentpolitician
Ignatius Jerome Strecker
Catholic archbishop (1917-2003)
1917 – 2003
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Paul Endacott
Paul Endacott
American basketball player (1902-1997)
1902 – 1997
basketball player
William P. Lambertson
William P. Lambertson
American politician (1880-1957)
1880 – 1957
politician
Nathan Davis
American hard bop jazz musician (1937-2018)
1937 – 2018
jazz musicianethnomusicologistsaxophonist
William Patterson Borland
William Patterson Borland
American politician (1867-1919)
1867 – 1919
politicianlawyer
Joe Skubitz
Joe Skubitz
American politician (1906-2000)
1906 – 2000
politicianlawyer
Ralph Houk
Ralph Houk
American baseball player and coach (1919–2010)
1919 – 2010
baseball player
Stanley Vestal
American historian and poet (1887–1957)
1887 – 1957
novelistuniversity teacherhistorian
Hal Patterson
Hal Patterson
American player of Canadian football (1932–2011)
1932 – 2011
American football playerCanadian football playerbasketball player
Al Reynolds
Al Reynolds
American football player (1938-2019)
1938 – 2019
American football player
Emily Gerdes
American actress (1890-1974)
1890 – 1974
actor
Larry Comley
American basketball player (1939-2006)
1939 – 2006
basketball player
Wealthy Babcock
Wealthy Babcock
American mathematician
1895 – 1990
mathematician
Jackie Winters
Jackie Winters
American politician
1937 – 2019
politician
James Warner
James Warner
American aviator (1891–1970)
1891 – 1970
radio operator
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
Marv Kellum
American football player
1952 – 2023
American football player
Neil Frank
Neil Frank
American meteorologist
1931 – 2025
meteorologistjournalist
Richard J. Seitz
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1918-2013)
1918 – 2013
military personnel
Dummy Taylor
Dummy Taylor
Major League Baseball pitcher (1875-1958)
1875 – 1958
baseball player
Glen Culler
American engineer (1927–2003)
1927 – 2003
computer scientist
Franklin B. Zimmerman
American musicologist
1923
non-fiction writermusicologistconductor
Henry Helson
Henry Helson
American mathematician (1927-2010)
1927 – 2010
university teachermathematician
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
Daryl Spencer
American baseball player
1928 – 2017
baseball player
John Carroll
John Carroll
American politician (1929–2021)
1929 – 2021
politicianlawyer
Betty Roberts
Betty Roberts
Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
1923 – 2011
politicianlawyerjudge
Roy Zimmerman
American football player (1918-1997)
1918 – 1997
American football player
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