Biographical Records

Notable People from Kansas

1,048 notable figures born in Kansas, showing page 4 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Burt McKinnie
Amateur golfer (1879–1946)
1879 - 1946
golfer
Warren Jabali
Warren Jabali
American basketball player (1946-2012)
1946 - 2012
basketball player
Joan Finney
American politician (1925-2001)
1925 - 2001
politician
R. H. Barlow
American anthropologist (1918–1951)
1918 - 1951
linguistarchaeologistanthropologist
John L. Kelley
John L. Kelley
American mathematician (1916–1999)
1916 - 1999
university teachermathematician
Edwin C. Johnson
Edwin C. Johnson
American politician (1884-1970)
1884 - 1970
telegraphisttrain dispatcherpolitician
Tom Adair
American lyricist, composer, and screenwriter (1913-1988)
1913 - 1988
Liedermacherlyricistsongwriter
Etta McDaniel
Etta McDaniel
American actress (1890-1946)
1890 - 1946
film actoractor
Karl Menninger
Karl Menninger
American psychiatrist
1893 - 1990
non-fiction writeracademicpsychiatrist
Aneta Corsaut
Aneta Corsaut
American actress (1933-1995)
1933 - 1995
television actorfilm actoractor
Norma Koch
costume designer (1898-1979)
1898 - 1979
costume designer
Arthur Capper
Arthur Capper
American politician (1865-1951)
1865 - 1951
postcard publisherfounderpublisher
June Bacon-Bercey
June Bacon-Bercey
American meteorologist
1928 - 2019
meteorologist
Jerry Voorhis
Jerry Voorhis
Democratic politician from California
1901 - 1984
politician
Roy Stryker
Roy Stryker
American photographer (1893–1975)
1893 - 1975
journalistphotojournalisteconomist
Jesse W. Reno
American inventor (1861–1947)
1861 - 1947
inventorengineer
Bruce Goff
American architect (1904-1982)
1904 - 1982
university teacherpainterarchitect
Lawrence Brown
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist (1907-1988)
1907 - 1988
jazz musicianmusician
Olive Ann Beech
Olive Ann Beech
American businesswoman
1904 - 1993
aircraft pilotentrepreneur
Carl Hatch
Carl Hatch
American politician (1889–1963)
1889 - 1963
politicianlawyerjudge
Guy Ballard
Guy Ballard
American mining engineer, founder of the "I AM" movement (1878–1939)
1878 - 1939
theosophistphilosophermining engineer
Katherine Dunn
American novelist, journalist, poet (1945–2016)
1945 - 2016
sports journalistradio personalitynovelist
Bernard W. Rogers
Bernard W. Rogers
former Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1921–2008)
1921 - 2008
military personnel
Sam McDaniel
Sam McDaniel
American actor
1886 - 1962
television actoractor
Gale Sayers
Gale Sayers
American professional football player (1943-2020)
1943 - 2020
American football playerfilm actorstockbroker
Nina E. Allender
Nina E. Allender
American artist and feminist
1873 - 1957
suffragistwomen's rights activistartist
Martha Keys
Martha Keys
American politician
1930 - 2024
politician
Robert Gordon
Robert Gordon
American silent film actor (1895-1971)
1895 - 1971
actor
Charles Evans Whittaker
Charles Evans Whittaker
American judge (1901-1973)
1901 - 1973
lawyerjudge
Adolph Rupp
Adolph Rupp
American college basketball coach (1901–1977)
1901 - 1977
basketball coachbasketball player
Eva Jessye
Eva Jessye
American conductor (1895–1992)
1895 - 1992
choir directorsingercomposer
Darren Daulton
Darren Daulton
American baseball player
1962 - 2017
baseball player
Fred Etchen
sport shooter
1884 - 1961
sport shooter
Dale R. Corson
Dale R. Corson
American scientist (1914–2012)
1914 - 2012
university teacherphysicist
Jo Andres
American choreographer (1954-2019)
1954 - 2019
choreographerfilm directoractor
Frank Marshall Davis
United States writer, political and labor movement activist (1905–1987)
1905 - 1987
journalistpoet
Merwin Coad
Merwin Coad
American politician
1924 - 2025
politician
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter (1901-1999)
1901 - 1999
music arrangermusicianbandleader
Emmett Kelly
Emmett Kelly
American clown (1898–1979)
1898 - 1979
circus performertrapeze artistcaricaturist
Ruth Stout
Ruth Stout
American writer (1884-1980)
1884 - 1980
horticulturistwriter
Duane Gish
American biochemist an creationist (1921–2013)
1921 - 2013
creationistbiochemist
John W. Thomas
John W. Thomas
American politician (1874-1945)
1874 - 1945
politician
Kenyon Hopkins
American composer who composed many film scores in a jazz idiom (1912-1983)
1912 - 1983
jazz musicianmusic arrangerfilm score composer
Samuel Jackson Barnett
American physicist (1873-1956)
1873 - 1956
university teacherphysicist
Murry Wilson
American musician (1917-1973)
1917 - 1973
talent managermusiciansongwriter
Marvin Rainwater
American country and rockabilly singer and songwriter (1925-2013)
1925 - 2013
singer-songwritermusiciansinger
Bruce Conner
American artist (1933-2008)
1933 - 2008
lithographerdraftspersoncollagist
Kenneth W. Dam
Kenneth W. Dam
United States Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury from 2001 to 2003
1932 - 2022
university teacherjuristlawyer
Robert Quillen
Robert Quillen
American journalist and humorist (1887-1948)
1887 - 1948
journalistwriter
Marcia Rodd
Marcia Rodd
American actor
1938 - 2025
film actortelevision actortheatre director
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