Biographical Records

Notable People from Kansas

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

Orion Vernon
American tennis player
1875 - 1951
tennis player
Reva Jackman
American painter
1892 - 1966
painter
Logan Wright
American psychologist
1933 - 1999
psychologist
Jug McSpaden
professional golfer (1908–1996)
1908 - 1996
golfer
Jimmy Whelan
American baseball player (1890-1929)
1890 - 1929
baseball player
Mary Lou Robinson
Mary Lou Robinson
United States federal judge (1926-2019)
1926 - 2019
lawyerjudge
Nell Donnelly Reed
American fashion designer (1889-1991)
1889 - 1991
fashion designerbusinessperson
Gil Britton
Major League Baseball shortstop
1891 - 1983
shortstopprofessional baseball player
Dana Hudkins Crawford
American architectural preservationist
1931 - 2025
preservationist
Paul Elbridge Wright
American business executive, engineer and inventor (1931-2017)
1931 - 2017
business executiveinventorengineer
Jerry N. Hess
American historian
1931 - 2017
historian
Cattle Annie
American outlaw; bookkeeper
1882 - 1978
bookkeeper
Lammar Wright, Jr.
American jazz trumpeter (1927-1983)
1927 - 1983
jazz musiciantrumpeter
Wilder D. Baker
Wilder D. Baker
United States Navy Vice admiral (1890-1975)
1890 - 1975
military officer
Marie Saxon
Marie Saxon
American actress (1904–1941)
1904 - 1941
stage actoractor
Lenna F. Cooper
Lenna F. Cooper
American vegetarian nutritionist and dietician
1875 - 1961
nutritionist
Vance Randolph
Vance Randolph
American writer (1892-1980)
1892 - 1980
writer
Henry Pomeroy Miller
American politician and lobbyist
1883 - 1946
lobbyistjournalistpolitician
Delle Miller
American artist (1875–1932)
1875 - 1932
painter
Tom Wilson
professional baseball player (1890-1953)
1890 - 1953
baseball player
Roy Sanders
Roy Sanders
American baseball player (1892-1950)
1892 - 1950
baseball player
Roy Sanders
American baseball player (1894-1963)
1894 - 1963
baseball player
Walter N. Vernou
Walter N. Vernou
American Navy admiral (1878–1955)
1878 - 1955
military personnel
Ray Pierce
American baseball player (1897–1963)
1897 - 1963
baseball player
John L. Pollock
American philosopher
1940 - 2009
philosopheruniversity teacher
John States Seybold
John States Seybold
American politician
1897 - 1982
military engineerpolitician
Frances Clarke Sayers
Frances Clarke Sayers
American librarian
1897 - 1989
children's writerlibrarianwriter
Keith Christensen
player of American and Canadian football
1947 - 2023
Canadian football player
William Thaddeus Sexton
William Thaddeus Sexton
United States Army general (1901–1983)
1901 - 1983
military historianmilitary personnel
Michael Peterson
American politician (1941-2014)
1941 - 2014
politicianlawyer
Solon Toothaker Kimball
American anthropologist (1909–1982)
1909 - 1982
anthropologist
Edgar Newton Eisenhower
American lawyer
1889 - 1971
lawyer
Del Lundgren
American baseball player
1899 - 1984
baseball player
Mary Ellen Cable
Mary Ellen Cable
educator and civil rights activist
1861 - 1944
civil rights advocateteacher
Alva Duer
Alva Duer
American basketball player-coach
1904 - 1987
basketball coachhead coachbasketball player
Curly Brown
American baseball player (1888-1968)
1888 - 1968
baseball player
William McGonagle
William McGonagle
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1925–1999)
1925 - 1999
military officer
Chet A. Wynne
American football player and coach
1898 - 1967
American football playerathletics competitorhead coach
Charles Morgan
Charles Morgan
American football coach
1890
American football coachhead coach
Carter Elliott
Major League Baseball shortstop (1893-1959)
1893 - 1959
baseball player
Joseph E. Kuhn
Joseph E. Kuhn
United States Army general (1864–1935)
1864 - 1935
military personnel
George Munday
American football player (1907-1975)
1907 - 1975
American football player
James N. Gardner
American lawyer and author (1946-2021)
1946 - 2021
lobbyistpoliticianlawyer
Waldo McBurney
American centenarian
1902 - 2009
autobiographerathletics competitorbeekeeper
Alan Shields
American painter (1944-2005)
1944 - 2005
draftspersonpainterartist
Waldo Rudolph Wedel
American archaeologist (1908–1996)
1908 - 1996
anthropologistarchaeologistethnologist
Clare Patterson
Clare Patterson
Major League Baseball player (1887-1913)
1887 - 1913
baseball player
Tom Hamilton
American baseball player (1925–1973)
1925 - 1973
baseball playerbasketball player
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