Biographical Records

Notable People from Kansas

1,048 notable figures born in Kansas, showing page 18 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Red Berry
Red Berry
American professional wrestler, manager (1906–1973)
1906 – 1973
professional wrestleramateur wrestlermanager
Russell Reeder
Russell Reeder
United States Army officer and author (1902-1998)
1902 – 1998
autobiographernovelistmilitary officer
Fay Foster
Fay Foster
American composer (1886-1960)
1886 – 1960
pedagoguepianistcomposer
Alva Duer
Alva Duer
American basketball player-coach
1904 – 1987
basketball coachhead coachbasketball player
Wiley Taylor
Major League Baseball pitcher (1888–1954)
1888 – 1954
baseball player
Warren Ault
American historian (1887–1989)
1887 – 1989
historian
W. C. Smith
W. C. Smith
American football coach, university administrator (1884-1952)
1884 – 1952
head coach
Solon Toothaker Kimball
American anthropologist (1909–1982)
1909 – 1982
anthropologist
Waldo McBurney
American centenarian
1902 – 2009
autobiographerathletics competitorbeekeeper
Waldo Rudolph Wedel
American archaeologist (1908–1996)
1908 – 1996
anthropologistarchaeologistethnologist
William G. East
American judge (1908-1985)
1908 – 1985
lawyerjudge
Tex Jones
American baseball player (1885–1938)
1885 – 1938
baseball player
Stanton Babcock
Stanton Babcock
American equestrian
1904 – 1979
military personnel
Willie Ramsdell
American baseball player
1916 – 1969
baseball player
Bert Pearson
American football player (1905-1945)
1905 – 1945
American football player
Terry Ramsaye
Terry Ramsaye
American journalist (1885–1954)
1885 – 1954
film scholarjournalist
Lester S. Moore
American architect
1871 – 1924
architect
Slow Joe Doyle
Slow Joe Doyle
American professional baseball pitcher (1881–1935)
1881 – 1935
baseball player
Albert K. Murray
American naval combat artist (1906–1992)
1906 – 1992
rowerpainter
Bernard Joseph Steffen
American artist (1907-1980)
1907 – 1980
lithographerpainter
Marie Saxon
Marie Saxon
American actress (1904–1941)
1904 – 1941
stage actoractor
William Thaddeus Sexton
William Thaddeus Sexton
United States Army general (1901–1983)
1901 – 1983
military historianmilitary personnel
William Henry Burt
American zoologist (1903-1987)
1903 – 1987
zoologistuniversity teacher
Leon Kelso
American ornithologist and botanist (1907–1982)
1907 – 1982
botanistornithologist
Roy A. Roberts
American newspaper editor
1887 – 1967
editorjournalistgeneral manager
Rexford Newcomb
Architectural historian (1886–1968)
1886 – 1968
architectural historianuniversity teacherdean
Paul Frederick Foster
Paul Frederick Foster
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1889-1972)
1889 – 1972
military officer
Leland Chris Nielsen
Leland Chris Nielsen
United States federal judge (1919-1999)
1919 – 1999
lawyerjudge
Leland Shaffer
American football player (1912-1993)
1912 – 1993
American football player
Leo Wells
American baseball player (1917-2006)
1917 – 2006
baseball player
Lloyd Cardwell
American football player and coach (1913-1997)
1913 – 1997
American football player
Oliver Todd
American musician (1916–2001)
1916 – 2001
jazz musiciantrumpeterbandleader
Orval Grove
Orval Grove
American baseball pitcher (1919–1992)
1919 – 1992
baseball player
Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr.
American jurist (1916–2013)
1916 – 2013
lawyerjudge
Josh Clarke
American baseball player
1879 – 1962
baseball player
Joe Bowman
Joe Bowman
Major League Baseball pitcher
1910 – 1990
baseball player
Kenneth S. Davis
American historian (1912–1999)
1912 – 1999
biographeruniversity teacherjournalist
Paul Randall Harrington
Paul Randall Harrington
American surgeon (1911–1980)
1911 – 1980
surgeonuniversity teacher
Kansas Fields
American musician (1915-1995)
1915 – 1995
jazz musicianmusician
Lenna F. Cooper
Lenna F. Cooper
American vegetarian nutritionist and dietician
1875 – 1961
nutritionist
Delle Miller
American artist (1875–1932)
1875 – 1932
painter
Nate Kazebier
American musician (1912-1969)
1912 – 1969
jazz musician
Streamline Ewing
American musician (1917–2002)
1917 – 2002
jazz musician
Walter N. Vernou
Walter N. Vernou
American Navy admiral (1878–1955)
1878 – 1955
military personnel
Ted Livingston
American football player (1913-1984)
1913 – 1984
American football player
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
American football quarterback in the National Football League (1916-1989)
1916 – 1989
American football player
Woody Woodard
Woody Woodard
American football player and coach, basketball coach, track coach, college athletics administrator
1917 – 1996
basketball coach
Walt Yoder
American jazz double-bassist
1914 – 1978
jazz musician
John Crutcher
American politician (1916-2017)
1916 – 2017
politician
Tristan Meinecke
Tristan Meinecke
Abstract artist
1916 – 2004
musicianarchitect
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