Biographical Records

Notable People from Kansas

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

James Avery
American musician (1937–2009)
1937 – 2009
music educatoruniversity teachermusician
Otto Schnellbacher
Otto Schnellbacher
American football and basketball player (1923-2008)
1923 – 2008
American football playerbasketball player
Clarence W. Wigington
Clarence W. Wigington
American architect (1883-1967)
1883 – 1967
architect
Veryl Switzer
Veryl Switzer
American football player (1932–2022)
1932 – 2022
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
John D. Strong
John D. Strong
American optical physicist
1905 – 1992
physicistastronomer
Jim Roper
American racing driver (1916-2000)
1916 – 2000
racing driver
Edward White Patterson
Edward White Patterson
American politician (1895-1940)
1895 – 1940
politicianlawyer
Red Coffee
American voice actor, comedian (1923-1988)
1923 – 1988
voice actoractor
Barry McDaniel
Barry McDaniel
American baritone (1930-2018)
1930 – 2018
opera singer
Wealthy Babcock
Wealthy Babcock
American mathematician
1895 – 1990
mathematician
John Carroll
John Carroll
American politician (1929–2021)
1929 – 2021
politicianlawyer
Kent Curtis
Kent Curtis
American writer
1890 – 1957
children's writernovelistaircraft pilot
Dwight Bolinger
American linguist (1907–1992)
1907 – 1992
linguistuniversity teacher
Robert A. Alberty
Biophysical chemist (1921–2014)
1921 – 2014
university teacherchemist
Georgia Caldwell Smith
Georgia Caldwell Smith
one of the first African-American women to gain a bachelor's degree in mathematics
1909 – 1961
mathematician
Daniel Read Anthony, Jr.
Daniel Read Anthony, Jr.
American politician (1870-1931)
1870 – 1931
politicianlawyer
Bradbury Thompson
Bradbury Thompson
American graphic designer (1911–1995)
1911 – 1995
designergraphic artistgraphic designer
George Counts
George Counts
American educator (1889–1974)
1889 – 1974
politician
Carson Robison
Carson Robison
American musician, singer and songwriter (1890-1957)
1890 – 1957
country musicianharmonicistguitarist
Joe Skubitz
Joe Skubitz
American politician (1906-2000)
1906 – 2000
politicianlawyer
Wes Santee
Wes Santee
American distance runner (1932–2010)
1932 – 2010
athletics competitor
Sharlot Hall
Sharlot Hall
American poet and historian
1870 – 1943
journalisthistorianpoet
Henry Helson
Henry Helson
American mathematician (1927-2010)
1927 – 2010
university teachermathematician
Dean M. Gillespie
Dean M. Gillespie
American politician (1884-1949)
1884 – 1949
politician
Larry Comley
American basketball player (1939-2006)
1939 – 2006
basketball player
Jonathan McMillan Davis
Jonathan McMillan Davis
American politician (1871-1943)
1871 – 1943
governorpolitician
Paul Lindblad
Paul Lindblad
American baseball player (1941–2006)
1941 – 2006
baseball player
Neil Frank
Neil Frank
American meteorologist
1931 – 2025
meteorologistjournalist
Harlan Kelsey
American landscape architect
1872 – 1958
botanistlandscape architecthorticulturist
Harry D. Felt
Harry D. Felt
United States admiral (1902-1992)
1902 – 1992
military officer
Osa Johnson
Osa Johnson
American author and adventurer (1894-1953)
1894 – 1953
documentarianfilm directorsinger
Thomas Daniel Winter
Thomas Daniel Winter
American politician (1896-1951)
1896 – 1951
politicianlawyer
Ron Franz
American basketball player (1945–2022)
1945 – 2022
basketball player
Stephen J. Chamberlin
Stephen J. Chamberlin
United States general (1889-1971)
1889 – 1971
military personnel
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
American Assistant Attorney General
1889 – 1963
juristlawyer
Henry K. Beecher
American medical academic (1904–1976)
1904 – 1976
university teachermilitary physiciananesthesiologist
Holless Wilbur Allen
Holless Wilbur Allen
American archer, inventor (1909–1979)
1909 – 1979
inventorengineer
Wendell Hall
Wendell Hall
American musician (1896–1969)
1896 – 1969
advertising personbanjoistpublisher
Ralph Faulkner
American fencer and actor (1891–1987)
1891 – 1987
fenceractor
Bill Burwell
American baseball player
1895 – 1973
baseball player
Edwin Emery Slosson
Edwin Emery Slosson
American academic (1865–1929)
1865 – 1929
science communicatorjournalistchemist
Pierre Russell
basketball player (1949-1995)
1949 – 1995
basketball player
Glen Culler
American engineer (1927–2003)
1927 – 2003
computer scientist
Paul Wilkins Kendall
Paul Wilkins Kendall
United States Army general (1898–1983)
1898 – 1983
military personnel
Milton Stover Eisenhower
Milton Stover Eisenhower
American university president (1899–1985)
1899 – 1985
film screenwriterdiplomatjournalist
Michael Francis McAuliffe
Catholic bishop (1920-2006)
1920 – 2006
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bob Cain
Bob Cain
American baseball player
1924 – 1997
baseball player
Sally Hansen
Sally Hansen
American businesswoman, inventor, dancer, actress, and writer (1908-1963)
1908 – 1963
dancerinventorbusinessperson
Les C. Copeland
Les C. Copeland
American ragtime composer
1887 – 1942
pianistcomposer
Ralph Houk
Ralph Houk
American baseball player and coach (1919–2010)
1919 – 2010
baseball player
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