Biographical Records

Notable People from Kansas

1,048 notable figures born in Kansas, showing page 16 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Jack Moyer
American marine biologist and child sexual abuser
1929 - 2004
malacologistoceanographerbiologist
Jack Banta
Jack Banta
American baseball player (1925-2006)
1925 - 2006
baseball player
Lincoln LaPaz
American astronomer (1897–1985)
1897 - 1985
ufologistuniversity teacherastronomer
Willard Greim
American basketball coach
1890 - 1982
basketball coach
William G. East
American judge (1908-1985)
1908 - 1985
lawyerjudge
Pete Kilduff
Pete Kilduff
American baseball player (1893-1930)
1893 - 1930
baseball player
Jack D. Walker
American politician
1922 - 2005
university teacherpolitician
Jesse Rutherford, Jr.
United States Marine
1922 - 1942
military personnel
Jack Gentry
American World War II veteran, entrepreneur
1923 - 2006
entrepreneurbusinessperson
Paul Des Jardien
Paul Des Jardien
American football and baseball player (1893-1956)
1893 - 1956
American football playerathletics competitorbaseball player
Oscar Johnson
Oscar Johnson
American baseball player
1895 - 1960
baseball player
William Henry Burt
American zoologist (1903-1987)
1903 - 1987
zoologistuniversity teacher
Jesse J. Taylor
Jesse J. Taylor
Posthumous Navy Cross Recipient (1925–1965)
1925 - 1965
military personnel
Jerry Robertson
American baseball player (1943-1996)
1943 - 1996
baseball player
Joe Deal
American photographer
1948 - 2010
photographer
William Alexander Griffith
American painter, 1866-1940
1866 - 1940
painter
Van Dearing Perrine
Van Dearing Perrine
American painter (1869–1955)
1869 - 1955
painter
Bill Grigsby
American football broadcaster
1922 - 2011
sports commentator
Carl Manda
Major League Baseball player
1886 - 1983
baseball player
Charles D. McAtee
American FBI agent
1928 - 2005
military officerlawyer
May Louise Cowles
American economist
1892 - 1978
economist
Curtis D. Summers
Engineer and roller coaster designer (1929-1992)
1929 - 1992
engineer
Lloyd Bishop
American baseball player
1890 - 1968
baseball player
Dale Emerson Saffels
Dale Emerson Saffels
United States federal judge
1921 - 2002
politicianlawyerjudge
Daniel Forbes
Daniel Forbes
US Army Air Force officer
1920 - 1948
aircraft pilot
Robert Stone
attorney (1866–1957)
1866 - 1957
politicianlawyer
Dean Grennell
American journalist (1923-2004)
1923 - 2004
journalist
Donald "Flash" Gordon
Donald "Flash" Gordon
Flying ace (1920-2010)
1920 - 2010
military officer
Bill McGill
American baseball player (1880-1959)
1880 - 1959
baseball player
Leon Kelso
American ornithologist and botanist (1907–1982)
1907 - 1982
botanistornithologist
Elmo Gideon
American painter and sculptor (1924-2010)
1924 - 2010
sculptorartist
Andy Rush
Andy Rush
American baseball player (1889-1969)
1889 - 1969
baseball playerassociation football player
Fred Bradley
American baseball player
1920 - 2012
baseball player
Fred Marsh
American baseball player
1924 - 2006
baseball player
Gene Roberts
Gene Roberts
American football player (1923-2009)
1923 - 2009
American football player
Josh Billings
Josh Billings
American baseball player
1891 - 1981
baseball player
William Jones
Native American anthropologist of the Fox nation
1871 - 1909
linguistanthropologist
Bob Davis
American sportscaster, born 1945
1945 - 2025
sports commentator
Glenn Watkins
Glenn Watkins
American musicologist (1927–2021)
1927 - 2021
musicologistuniversity teachereditor
Liz Funk
American baseball player
1904 - 1968
baseball player
Frank Sigel Dietrich
Frank Sigel Dietrich
United States federal judge
1863 - 1930
lawyerjudge
Johnny Milton
American football player (1898-1949)
1898 - 1949
American football player
James Carroll Fox
United States federal judge (1928-2019)
1928 - 2019
lawyerjudge
James Kenneth Logan
United States federal judge (1929-2018)
1929 - 2018
judge
Johnny Armstrong
American football player (1897-1960)
1897 - 1960
American football coachAmerican football playerbaseball player
John Wayne Delehant
John Wayne Delehant
United States federal judge
1890 - 1972
lawyerjudge
John Wells
American baseball player
1922 - 1993
baseball player
Joseph Wilson Morris
United States federal judge
1922 - 2021
lawyerjudge
Russell Reeder
Russell Reeder
United States Army officer and author (1902-1998)
1902 - 1998
autobiographernovelistmilitary officer
Stanton Babcock
Stanton Babcock
American equestrian
1904 - 1979
military personnel
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