Biographical Records

Notable People from Kansas

1,048 notable figures born in Kansas, showing page 19 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Clifford Hildreth
American econometrician (1917-1995)
1917 – 1995
economist
Jimmy Lander
Jimmy Lander
American gridiron football player (1912-1989)
1912 – 1989
American football playerCanadian football player
Len Dugan
American gridiron football player (1910-1967)
1910 – 1967
American football player
Dwane Wallace
President and Chairman of the Board of the Cessna Aircraft Company
1911 – 1989
military flight engineer
Mary Irma Hilger
American nurse and nun
1917 – 2003
nunnurse
Clyde Coffman
American decathlete
1911 – 2001
decathlete
Les Crutchfield
American scriptwriter
1916 – 1966
writerscreenwriter
Howard H. Bell
American scholar of African American history (1913–2012)
1913 – 2012
university teacherhistorian
Elizabeth Searle Lamb
American haiku poet (1917-2015)
1917 – 2005
haiku poetpoetwriter
Roscoe Cartwright
Roscoe Cartwright
United States Army general
1919 – 1974
military officermilitary personnel
David Parker Gibbs
David Parker Gibbs
United States general
1911 – 1987
military officer
Dean Griffing
gridiron football player, coach, and executive (1913-1998)
1913 – 1998
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Dewey Adkins
American baseball player
1918 – 1998
baseball player
Don Gutteridge
Don Gutteridge
American baseball player (1912-2008)
1912 – 2008
baseball player
Donald L. Hollowell
American lawyer (1917–2004)
1917 – 2004
lawyer
Elmer B. Staats
Elmer B. Staats
Comptroller General of the United States
1914 – 2011
accountant
Elmer Hackney
American football player (1916-1969)
1916 – 1969
athletics competitorAmerican football player
Everett W. Stewart
Everett W. Stewart
American flying ace (1915-1982)
1915 – 1982
military officer
Ferrell Anderson
American baseball player (1918-1978)
1918 – 1978
baseball player
Frank Ambrose Beach
American ethologist (1911–1988)
1911 – 1988
psychobiologistethologistpsychologist
Frank Gordon Theis
Frank Gordon Theis
United States federal judge
1911 – 1998
lawyerjudge
Jack Harvey
American basketball player (1918-1981)
1918 – 1981
basketball player
Archie McKain
American baseball player (1911-1985)
1911 – 1985
baseball player
Betty Hall Jones
American singer (1911-2009)
1911 – 2009
jazz musicianpianistsinger
Clarence Beers
American baseball player
1918 – 2002
baseball player
Clay Smith
American baseball player (1914-2002)
1914 – 2002
baseball player
Martin Hammond Muma
American botanist and arachnologist (1916-1989)
1916 – 1989
arachnologistmycologistbotanist
Patrick F. Kelly
United States federal judge
1929 – 2007
lawyerjudge
Ralph Van Deman Magoffin
American archaeologist (1874-1942)
1874 – 1942
archaeologisthistorian of classical antiquityanthropologist
Ray Evans
American football player (1922-1999)
1922 – 1999
American football playerbasketball player
Richard Dean Rogers
Richard Dean Rogers
District Judge (1921–2016)
1921 – 2016
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry Wright
Henry Wright
American landscape architect (1878–1936)
1878 – 1936
landscape architectarchitecturban planner
Guy McFadden
Guy McFadden
American baseball player (1872–1911)
1872 – 1911
baseball player
Mary Lou Robinson
Mary Lou Robinson
United States federal judge (1926-2019)
1926 – 2019
lawyerjudge
Lammar Wright, Jr.
American jazz trumpeter (1927-1983)
1927 – 1983
jazz musiciantrumpeter
Albert I. Beach
American mayor (1883-1939)
1883 – 1939
politicianlawyer
George W. Wallace
Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
1872 – 1946
military officer
Jesse R. Langley
American football player and coach (1877-1933)
1877 – 1933
American football playerlawyer
William McGonagle
William McGonagle
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1925–1999)
1925 – 1999
military officer
George H. Mallon
George H. Mallon
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1877 – 1934
military personnel
Tom Hamilton
American baseball player (1925–1973)
1925 – 1973
baseball playerbasketball player
Willard Schmidt
American baseball player (1928–2007)
1928 – 2007
baseball player
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
Elmer Stricklett
Elmer Stricklett
American baseball player
1876 – 1964
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
Jesse J. Taylor
Jesse J. Taylor
Posthumous Navy Cross Recipient (1925–1965)
1925 – 1965
military personnel
Bill Grigsby
American football broadcaster
1922 – 2011
sports commentator
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