Biographical Records

Notable People from Kansas

1,048 notable figures born in Kansas, showing page 9 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Robert Hopkins
American screenwriter
1886 – 1966
screenwriter
Donald R. Heath
Donald R. Heath
American diplomat (1894-1981)
1894 – 1981
university teacherdiplomat
Glen Edgar Edgerton
Glen Edgar Edgerton
Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1940 to 1944 (1887–1976)
1887 – 1976
politicianengineer
Edward F. Arn
Edward F. Arn
American judge (1906-1998)
1906 – 1998
juristgovernorpolitician
Marilyn Schreffler
American actress (1945-1988)
1945 – 1988
television actorvoice actoractor
Marva Whitney
American singer (1944–2012)
1944 – 2012
singer
Bill Downs
Bill Downs
American journalist (1914-1978)
1914 – 1978
journalist
Bill Gulick
American author and historian (1916 - 2013)
1916 – 2013
novelisthistorianwriter
Merrell Vories Hitotsuyanagi
Merrell Vories Hitotsuyanagi
American architect (1880–1964)
1880 – 1964
architect
William Wadsworth Hodkinson
William Wadsworth Hodkinson
American film executive (1881-1971)
1881 – 1971
film producer
Terry Kirkman
Terry Kirkman
American singer (1939–2023)
1939 – 2023
singer-songwriter
Yda Hillis Addis
Yda Hillis Addis
first American writer to translate ancient Mexican oral stories and histories into English
1857 – 1999
linguisttranslatorwriter
Lafayette Russell
Lafayette Russell
American football player and actor (1905-1978)
1905 – 1978
American football playerfilm actoractor
John McLendon
American basketball coach (1915–1999)
1915 – 1999
basketball coachbasketball player
Lowell Lee Andrews
Convicted killer, student (1940-1962)
1940 – 1962
Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton
American college basketball player and coach (1936–2020)
1936 – 2020
basketball coachbasketball player
Dick Knostman
basketball player
1931 – 2022
basketball player
Don Ihde
Don Ihde
American philosopher (1934–2024)
1934 – 2024
philosopheruniversity teacher
Edward Keating
Edward Keating
American politician (1875-1965)
1875 – 1965
politician
William Layton
American actor and director (1913-1995)
1913 – 1995
drama teachertheatre directoractor
Chauncey B. Little
Chauncey B. Little
American politician (1877-1952)
1877 – 1952
politicianlawyer
Gerald Burton Winrod
Gerald Burton Winrod
American political activist (1900–1957)
1900 – 1957
peace activistevangelistjournalist
Edward L. Kessel
American biologist
1904 – 1997
entomologistzoologistbiologist
Eddie Hearne
Eddie Hearne
American racing driver
1911 – 1955
racing automobile driverengineer
Joe Vogler
Joe Vogler
Alaskan politician (1913–1993)
1913 – 1993
real estate developerheavy equipment operatorminer
Paul C. Fisher
American businessman
1913 – 2006
inventorpolitician
Lucy Elmina Anthony
Lucy Elmina Anthony
American suffragist (1859-1944)
1859 – 1944
suffragist
Merrell Q. Sharpe
Merrell Q. Sharpe
American politician (1888-1962)
1888 – 1962
prosecutorgovernorjurist
Ralph Houk
Ralph Houk
American baseball player and coach (1919–2010)
1919 – 2010
baseball player
Arthur Johns
sound engineer (1889-1947)
1889 – 1947
audio engineerengineer
Stanley Armour Dunham
maternal grandfather of Barack Obama (1918–1992)
1918 – 1992
military personnel
Iris Calderhead
Iris Calderhead
American suffragist (1889–1966)
1889 – 1966
suffragist
John C. H. Lee
John C. H. Lee
United States Army general (1887-1958)
1887 – 1958
military personnel
Lucy Payton
Lucy Payton
American actress (1877-1969)
1877 – 1969
screenwriteractor
Dean M. Gillespie
Dean M. Gillespie
American politician (1884-1949)
1884 – 1949
politician
Harlan Kelsey
American landscape architect
1872 – 1958
botanistlandscape architecthorticulturist
George Counts
George Counts
American educator (1889–1974)
1889 – 1974
politician
Al Reynolds
Al Reynolds
American football player (1938-2019)
1938 – 2019
American football player
Edmund Guerrier
Edmund Guerrier
American interpreter
1840 – 1921
interpreterrancher
Hal Patterson
Hal Patterson
American player of Canadian football (1932–2011)
1932 – 2011
American football playerCanadian football playerbasketball player
Emory Sherwood Adams
Emory Sherwood Adams
United States Army general (1881-1967)
1881 – 1967
military personnel
Nathan Davis
American hard bop jazz musician (1937-2018)
1937 – 2018
jazz musicianethnomusicologistsaxophonist
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
American Assistant Attorney General
1889 – 1963
juristlawyer
Blanche Grant
Blanche Grant
American painter (1874–1948)
1874 – 1948
muralistwriter
Paul Samson
Paul Samson
American swimmer
1905 – 1982
water polo playerswimmer
Jackie Winters
Jackie Winters
American politician
1937 – 2019
politician
Florence Lewis
mathematician and astronomer (1877-1964)
1877 – 1964
mathematicianastronomer
Karl Bowman
American psychiatric researcher
1888 – 1973
military physicianpsychiatrist
Jim Roper
American racing driver (1916-2000)
1916 – 2000
racing driver
Marv Kellum
American football player
1952 – 2023
American football player
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