Biographical Records

Notable People from Kansas

1,048 notable figures born in Kansas, showing page 11 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

James Bennett Griffin
James Bennett Griffin
American archaeologist (1905-1997)
1905 - 1997
prehistorianarchaeologistanthropologist
Mary Brooks
Mary Brooks
Director of the United States Mint
1907 - 2002
directorpolitician
Paul White
American journalist and founder of CBS News (1902-1955)
1902 - 1955
journalist
Holless Wilbur Allen
Holless Wilbur Allen
American archer, inventor (1909–1979)
1909 - 1979
inventorengineer
Wendell Johnson
American psychologist (1906-1965)
1906 - 1965
psychologist
William Lindsay White
American newspaper editor (1900–1973)
1900 - 1973
novelisteditorjournalist
John D. Strong
John D. Strong
American optical physicist
1905 - 1992
physicistastronomer
Georgia Caldwell Smith
Georgia Caldwell Smith
one of the first African-American women to gain a bachelor's degree in mathematics
1909 - 1961
mathematician
Sally Hansen
Sally Hansen
American businesswoman, inventor, dancer, actress, and writer (1908-1963)
1908 - 1963
dancerinventorbusinessperson
Betty Knox
Betty Knox
American dancer and journalist
1906 - 1963
dancerjournalist
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
Jim Roper
American racing driver (1916-2000)
1916 - 2000
racing driver
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
Duke Callaghan
American cinematographer
1914 - 2002
film directorfocus pullercinematographer
Edward L. Todd
American entomologist
1922 - 1986
entomologistzoologist
Donald K. Ross
Donald K. Ross
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1910-1992)
1910 - 1992
military officer
Gil Dodds
Gil Dodds
American middle distance runner and former world record holder (1918–1977)
1918 - 1977
middle-distance runner
Ignatius Jerome Strecker
Catholic archbishop (1917-2003)
1917 - 2003
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bradbury Thompson
Bradbury Thompson
American graphic designer (1911–1995)
1911 - 1995
designergraphic artistgraphic designer
Phil Tucker
American film director (1927–1985)
1927 - 1985
film editorfilm directorscreenwriter
Red Coffee
American voice actor, comedian (1923-1988)
1923 - 1988
voice actoractor
Robert A. Alberty
Biophysical chemist (1921–2014)
1921 - 2014
university teacherchemist
Robert E. Pearson
film director (1928–2009)
1928 - 2009
film actorfilm directorartist
Betty Glamann
American musician (1923-1990)
1923 - 1990
jazz musician
Curtis Knight
musician (1929-1999)
1929 - 1999
musician
Michael Francis McAuliffe
Catholic bishop (1920-2006)
1920 - 2006
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Errett Bishop
American mathematician (1928–1983)
1928 - 1983
university teachermathematician
Otto Schnellbacher
Otto Schnellbacher
American football and basketball player (1923-2008)
1923 - 2008
American football playerbasketball player
Stanley T. Adams
Stanley T. Adams
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1922–1999)
1922 - 1999
civil servant
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
Bob Cain
Bob Cain
American baseball player
1924 - 1997
baseball player
Daryl Spencer
American baseball player
1928 - 2017
baseball player
Franklin B. Zimmerman
American musicologist
1923
non-fiction writermusicologistconductor
Glen Culler
American engineer (1927–2003)
1927 - 2003
computer scientist
Henry Helson
Henry Helson
American mathematician (1927-2010)
1927 - 2010
university teachermathematician
Kirke Mechem
Kirke Mechem
American composer
1925
composer
Marv Kellum
American football player
1952 - 2023
American football player
Jackie Winters
Jackie Winters
American politician
1937 - 2019
politician
Neil Frank
Neil Frank
American meteorologist
1931 - 2025
meteorologistjournalist
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
Al Reynolds
Al Reynolds
American football player (1938-2019)
1938 - 2019
American football player
Nathan Davis
American hard bop jazz musician (1937-2018)
1937 - 2018
jazz musicianethnomusicologistsaxophonist
Wes Santee
Wes Santee
American distance runner (1932–2010)
1932 - 2010
athletics competitor
Barry McDaniel
Barry McDaniel
American baritone (1930-2018)
1930 - 2018
opera singer
James Avery
American musician (1937–2009)
1937 - 2009
music educatoruniversity teachermusician
Carmell Jones
American trumpeter (1936–1996)
1936 - 1996
jazz musician
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