Biographical Records

Notable People from Kansas

1,048 notable figures born in Kansas, showing page 3 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

George Murdock
American film actor (1930-2012)
1930 – 2012
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter (1911-1991)
1911 – 1991
jazz trumpetermusiciancomposer
John Keller
basketball player
1928 – 2000
basketball player
John Steuart Curry
John Steuart Curry
American painter (1897-1946)
1897 – 1946
lithographerpainter
Gladys Emerson
American historian, biochemist and nutritionist (1903–1984)
1903 – 1984
nutritionistbiochemisthistorian
Thelma Hill
Thelma Hill
American actress (1906-1938)
1906 – 1938
film actoractor
Dallas Bixler
gymnast (1910–1990)
1910 – 1990
artistic gymnast
Emil Kapaun
Emil Kapaun
Korean War US Army chaplain, POW, Medal of Honor recipient and Venerable (1916–1951)
1916 – 1951
Catholic priestmilitary personnel
Grant Wahl
American sportswriter (1973–2022)
1973 – 2022
podcastersports journalistjournalist
Bill Disney
American speed skater (1932–2009)
1932 – 2009
speed skater
Ivan Riley
Ivan Riley
athletics competitor (1900-1943)
1900 – 1943
athletics competitor
Charles Mortram Sternberg
Charles Mortram Sternberg
American paleontologist (1885-1981)
1885 – 1981
collectorpaleontologist
Hale Hamilton
Hale Hamilton
American actor (1879-1942)
1879 – 1942
film actoractor
Dorothy DeLay
American musician and violin instructor (1917–2002)
1917 – 2002
music educatoruniversity teacherviolinist
Ruby Dandridge
Ruby Dandridge
American actress (1900–1987)
1900 – 1987
film actortelevision actoractor
Adna R. Chaffee Jr.
Adna R. Chaffee Jr.
United States Army general (1884–1941)
1884 – 1941
military officer
Roy Glenn
Roy Glenn
American actor (1914-1971)
1914 – 1971
television actorvoice actoractor
Aaron Douglas
Aaron Douglas
African-American painter, illustrator and visual arts educator (1899–1979)
1899 – 1979
muralistarchitectural draftergraphic artist
Oren E. Long
Oren E. Long
American politician (1889-1965)
1889 – 1965
politician
Vernon Lyman Kellogg
Vernon Lyman Kellogg
American entomologist, evolutionary biologist, science administrator and author (1867-1937)
1867 – 1937
science administratorentomologistbotanist
Peter Mehringer
American football player and wrestler (1910-1987)
1910 – 1987
amateur wrestlerAmerican football player
George W. Hill
George W. Hill
American film director and cinematographer (1895-1934)
1895 – 1934
film directorfilm producercinematographer
Alwyn Howard Gentry
Alwyn Howard Gentry
American botanist (1945-1993)
1945 – 1993
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Ernest Fox Nichols
Ernest Fox Nichols
American physicist and academic administrator (1869-1924)
1869 – 1924
university teacherphysicist
Dean Kelley
basketball player (1931–1996)
1931 – 1996
basketball player
Mildred Burke
Mildred Burke
American professional wrestler (1915-1989)
1915 – 1989
professional wrestleractor
Jesse Beams
Jesse Beams
American physicist (1898–1977)
1898 – 1977
university teacherphysicist
Michael Jarboe Sheehan
Michael Jarboe Sheehan
Catholic archbishop (1939–2023)
1939 – 2023
Catholic deaconCatholic bishopCatholic priest
Randy Stuart
Randy Stuart
American actress (1924–1996)
1924 – 1996
television actorfilm actoractor
Lila Leeds
Lila Leeds
American actress (1928-1999)
1928 – 1999
film actoractor
Alan L. Hart
American transmasculine writer and physician (1890-1962)
1890 – 1962
radiologistmedical writernovelist
Elizabeth Gould Davis
Elizabeth Gould Davis
American writer
1910 – 1974
librarianwriter
Clarence R. Huebner
Clarence R. Huebner
United States Army general (1888-1972)
1888 – 1972
politicianmilitary personnel
Fay Moulton
Athletics and American football competitor (1876–1945)
1876 – 1945
athletics competitorlawyer
Laurel Goodwin
American actress
1942 – 2022
television actorfilm actoractor
Roy Romer
Roy Romer
American politician (born 1928)
1928
military officergovernorpolitician
Emerson Norton
American athlete (1900-1986)
1900 – 1986
athletics competitor
Alvin Olin King
Alvin Olin King
American politician (1890-1958)
1890 – 1958
governorpoliticianlawyer
James King
American operatic tenor (1925-2005)
1925 – 2005
music educatoropera singermusician
Gordon Goodwin
Gordon Goodwin
American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger and conductor
1954 – 2025
jazz musiciansaxophonistbandleader
Mary Peters Fieser
American chemist (1909-1997)
1909 – 1997
chemist
Howie Shannon
Howie Shannon
American basketball player (1923-1995)
1923 – 1995
basketball playerbasketball coach
Margaret St. Clair
Margaret St. Clair
American fantasy and science fiction author (1911-1995)
1911 – 1995
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Eric Harris
American school shooter and mass murderer; co-perpetrator of the Columbine High School massacre (1981–1999)
1981 – 1999
mass murdererhigh school studentstudent
George W. Malone
George W. Malone
American politician (1890–1961)
1890 – 1961
civil engineerconsultantpolitician
R. H. Barlow
American anthropologist (1918–1951)
1918 – 1951
linguistarchaeologistanthropologist
Burt McKinnie
Amateur golfer (1879–1946)
1879 – 1946
golfer
Hilda Clark
Hilda Clark
American model and actress (1872-1932)
1872 – 1932
film actormodelactor
John L. Kelley
John L. Kelley
American mathematician (1916–1999)
1916 – 1999
university teachermathematician
Richard Hickock
Richard Hickock
one of two ex-convicts convicted of murdering four members of the Herbert Clutter family
1931 – 1965
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