Biographical Records

Notable People from Kansas

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

Helen Foster
Helen Foster
American actress (1906–1982)
1906 – 1982
film actor
Hilda Clark
Hilda Clark
American model and actress (1872-1932)
1872 – 1932
film actormodelactor
R. H. Barlow
American anthropologist (1918–1951)
1918 – 1951
linguistarchaeologistanthropologist
John L. Kelley
John L. Kelley
American mathematician (1916–1999)
1916 – 1999
university teachermathematician
George W. Malone
George W. Malone
American politician (1890–1961)
1890 – 1961
civil engineerconsultantpolitician
Edwin C. Johnson
Edwin C. Johnson
American politician (1884-1970)
1884 – 1970
telegraphisttrain dispatcherpolitician
Aneta Corsaut
Aneta Corsaut
American actress (1933-1995)
1933 – 1995
television actorfilm actoractor
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
Roy Stryker
Roy Stryker
American photographer (1893–1975)
1893 – 1975
journalistphotojournalisteconomist
Jerry Voorhis
Jerry Voorhis
Democratic politician from California
1901 – 1984
politician
Norma Koch
costume designer (1898-1979)
1898 – 1979
costume designer
June Bacon-Bercey
June Bacon-Bercey
American meteorologist
1928 – 2019
meteorologist
Lawrence Brown
Lawrence Brown
jazz trombonist (1907-1988)
1907 – 1988
jazz musicianmusician
Olive Ann Beech
Olive Ann Beech
American businesswoman
1904 – 1993
aircraft pilotentrepreneur
Arthur Capper
Arthur Capper
American politician (1865-1951)
1865 – 1951
postcard publisherfounderpublisher
Guy Ballard
Guy Ballard
American mining engineer, founder of the "I AM" movement (1878–1939)
1878 – 1939
theosophistphilosophermining engineer
Jesse W. Reno
American inventor (1861–1947)
1861 – 1947
inventorengineer
Carl Hatch
Carl Hatch
American politician (1889–1963)
1889 – 1963
politicianlawyerjudge
Gale Sayers
Gale Sayers
American professional football player (1943-2020)
1943 – 2020
American football playerfilm actorstockbroker
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
Bruce Goff
American architect (1904-1982)
1904 – 1982
university teacherpainterarchitect
Charles Hatfield
Charles Hatfield
(1875-1958) American cloud seeder
1875 – 1958
inventorsalesperson
Nina E. Allender
Nina E. Allender
American artist and feminist
1873 – 1957
suffragistwomen's rights activistartist
Charles Evans Whittaker
Charles Evans Whittaker
American judge (1901-1973)
1901 – 1973
lawyerjudge
Robert Gordon
Robert Gordon
American silent film actor (1895-1971)
1895 – 1971
actor
Adolph Rupp
Adolph Rupp
American college basketball coach (1901–1977)
1901 – 1977
basketball coachbasketball player
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter (1901-1999)
1901 – 1999
music arrangermusicianbandleader
Jo Andres
American choreographer (1954-2019)
1954 – 2019
choreographerfilm directoractor
Eva Jessye
Eva Jessye
American conductor (1895–1992)
1895 – 1992
choir directorsingercomposer
Fred Etchen
sport shooter
1884 – 1961
sport shooter
Merwin Coad
Merwin Coad
American politician
1924 – 2025
politician
Frank Marshall Davis
United States writer, political and labor movement activist (1905–1987)
1905 – 1987
journalistpoet
Duane Gish
American biochemist an creationist (1921–2013)
1921 – 2013
creationistbiochemist
Darren Daulton
Darren Daulton
American baseball player
1962 – 2017
baseball player
Emmett Kelly
Emmett Kelly
American clown (1898–1979)
1898 – 1979
circus performertrapeze artistcaricaturist
Kenneth W. Dam
Kenneth W. Dam
United States Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury from 2001 to 2003
1932 – 2022
university teacherjuristlawyer
John W. Thomas
John W. Thomas
American politician (1874-1945)
1874 – 1945
politician
Bruce Conner
American artist (1933-2008)
1933 – 2008
lithographerdraftspersoncollagist
Kenyon Hopkins
American composer who composed many film scores in a jazz idiom (1912-1983)
1912 – 1983
jazz musicianmusic arrangerfilm score composer
Marvin Rainwater
American country and rockabilly singer and songwriter (1925-2013)
1925 – 2013
singer-songwritermusiciansinger
Ruth Stout
Ruth Stout
American writer (1884-1980)
1884 – 1980
horticulturistwriter
Earl Woods
Earl Woods
United States Army Colonel (1932–2006)
1932 – 2006
army officerbaseball playerwriter
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
Samuel Jackson Barnett
American physicist (1873-1956)
1873 – 1956
university teacherphysicist
Murry Wilson
American musician (1917-1973)
1917 – 1973
talent managermusiciansongwriter
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