Biographical Records

Notable People from Kansas

1,048 notable figures born in Kansas, showing page 13 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

David C. Schilling
David C. Schilling
American flying ace
1918 - 1956
military officer
L. M. Gensman
L. M. Gensman
American politician (1878-1954)
1878 - 1954
politicianlawyer
Robert Dean Hunter
Robert Dean Hunter
College administrator and politician (1928–2023)
1928 - 2023
politician
George Norlin
George Norlin
American academic administrator (1871–1942)
1871 - 1942
classical philologistuniversity teachertranslator
Ross Grimsley
American baseball player (1922-1994)
1922 - 1994
baseball player
Sam A. Crow
Sam A. Crow
United States federal judge
1926 - 2022
lawyerjudge
Ennis Whitehead
Ennis Whitehead
United States Army general (1895-1964)
1895 - 1964
military officer
Edward Joseph Hunkeler
archbishop of Kansas City
1894 - 1970
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Charles Stafford Duncan
Charles Stafford Duncan
American artist (1892-1952)
1892 - 1952
painter
Lillian Biron
Lillian Biron
American actress (1898-1957)
1898 - 1957
actor
Merrill D. Peterson
American historian
1921 - 2009
historian
John French Conklin
John French Conklin
American soldier
1891 - 1973
military personnel
Nathaniel Clark Smith
Nathaniel Clark Smith
American composer
1877 - 1935
jazz musicianmusic educatorbandleader
Zip Zabel
Zip Zabel
American baseball pitcher (1891-1970)
1891 - 1970
baseball player
Gene Mauch
Gene Mauch
baseball player (1925-2005)
1925 - 2005
baseball player
Jack Eskridge
Professional basketball player and football equipment manager
1924 - 2013
basketball coachbasketball player
Wayne Munn
Wayne Munn
American professional wrestler (1896–1931)
1896 - 1931
amateur wrestlerprofessional wrestler
Alice G. Dewey
American anthropologist
1928 - 2017
anthropologistuniversity teacher
Ben Fernandez
Ben Fernandez
American politician (1925-2000)
1925 - 2000
politician
Reed Chambers
Reed Chambers
American flying ace (1894–1972)
1894 - 1972
aircraft pilot
Leo George Hertlein
American scientist (1898–1972)
1898 - 1972
malacologistbotanistpaleontologist
Fred Burke
Mafia hitmen and Prohibition-era gangster (1893-1940)
1893 - 1940
gangster
Earl Eugene O'Connor
Earl Eugene O'Connor
United States federal judge
1922 - 1998
lawyerjudge
Denise McCluggage
Denise McCluggage
American racing driver (1927–2015)
1927 - 2015
racing automobile driverjournalistracing driver
Edythe Baker
Edythe Baker
American boogie-woogie pianist (1899-1971)
1899 - 1971
jazz musiciancabaret performerpianist
Katherine R. Whitmore
American academic (1897–1982)
1897 - 1982
university teacher
Cotton Tierney
Cotton Tierney
Major League Baseball player
1894 - 1954
baseball player
Clift Andrus
Clift Andrus
American general (1890-1968)
1890 - 1968
military personnel
Carleton Beals
American journalist, book author, and crusader
1893 - 1979
journalistwriter
Angie Debo
Angie Debo
American historian
1890 - 1988
university teacherhistorianlibrarian
Walter Lewis McVey, Jr.
Walter Lewis McVey, Jr.
American politician
1922 - 2014
university teacherpoliticianlawyer
Carl Owen Dunbar
American paleontologist (1891–1979)
1891 - 1979
scientific collectorresearcheruniversity teacher
Sputnik Monroe
Sputnik Monroe
American professional wrestler (1928–2006)
1927 - 2006
professional wrestleramateur wrestler
Nettie Craig Asberry
Nettie Craig Asberry
American activist
1865 - 1968
activistmusic teacherpianist
William M. Gallagher
American photographer (1923–1975)
1923 - 1975
journalistphotojournalistphotographer
Ray Sims
American jazz trombonist
1921 - 2000
jazz trombonist
Merle Evans
American circus bandmaster and composer
1894 - 1987
cornetistcircus performerbandmaster
Robert Bonfils
American painter (1922-2018)
1922 - 2018
painterillustrator
Susan Peterson
Susan Peterson
American artist, ceramics educator, and author (1925–2009)
1925 - 2009
artistprofessor
Ella Higginson
Ella Higginson
American poet
1861 - 1940
magazine editormagazine writernovelist
Laura M. Cobb
Laura M. Cobb
Chief Nurse United States Navy Nurse Corps (1892-1981)
1892 - 1981
nursemilitary personnel
Elizabeth Fennema
American educator (1928–2021)
1928 - 2021
university teacherpsychologistmathematician
Joseph Henderson
Joseph Henderson
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1869 - 1938
military personnel
Gratton Dalton
Gratton Dalton
American outlaw (1861–1892)
1861 - 1892
Glenn Leroy Archer, Jr.
Glenn Leroy Archer, Jr.
United States federal judge (1929–2011)
1929 - 2011
military officerjudge
Gordon D. Kaufman
American academic (1925–2011)
1925 - 2011
university teachertheologian
John Peters
John Peters
American baseball player (1893-1932)
1893 - 1932
baseball player
Ken Johnson
Ken Johnson
American baseball player (1923-2004)
1923 - 2004
baseball player
Samuel Whittemore Boggs
Samuel Whittemore Boggs
American geographer
1889 - 1954
geographer
Artie L. Metcalf
American malacologist and ichthyologist (1929-2016)
1929 - 2016
scientific collectormalacologistichthyologist
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