Biographical Records

Notable People from Kansas

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

Marilyn Schreffler
American actress (1945-1988)
1945 - 1988
television actorvoice actoractor
Edward F. Arn
Edward F. Arn
American judge (1906-1998)
1906 - 1998
juristgovernorpolitician
William Wadsworth Hodkinson
William Wadsworth Hodkinson
American film executive (1881-1971)
1881 - 1971
film producer
Marva Whitney
American singer (1944–2012)
1944 - 2012
singer
John McLendon
American basketball coach (1915–1999)
1915 - 1999
basketball coachbasketball player
Lowell Lee Andrews
Convicted killer, student (1940-1962)
1940 - 1962
Bill Downs
Bill Downs
American journalist (1914-1978)
1914 - 1978
journalist
Merrell Vories Hitotsuyanagi
Merrell Vories Hitotsuyanagi
American architect (1880–1964)
1880 - 1964
architect
George Docking
George Docking
American politician (1904-1964)
1904 - 1964
governorpolitician
Bill Gulick
American author and historian (1916 - 2013)
1916 - 2013
novelisthistorianwriter
Byron Berline
Byron Berline
American fiddle player (1944–2021)
1944 - 2021
mandolinistfiddlerviolinist
Lafayette Russell
Lafayette Russell
American football player and actor (1905-1978)
1905 - 1978
American football playerfilm actoractor
Lucy Elmina Anthony
Lucy Elmina Anthony
American suffragist (1859-1944)
1859 - 1944
suffragist
Wesley E. Brown
Wesley E. Brown
United States federal judge (1907–2012)
1907 - 2012
military officerlawyerjudge
Eddie Hearne
Eddie Hearne
American racing driver
1911 - 1955
racing automobile driverengineer
Edward Keating
Edward Keating
American politician (1875-1965)
1875 - 1965
politician
Terry Kirkman
Terry Kirkman
American singer (1939–2023)
1939 - 2023
singer-songwriter
Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton
American college basketball player and coach (1936–2020)
1936 - 2020
basketball coachbasketball player
Chauncey B. Little
Chauncey B. Little
American politician (1877-1952)
1877 - 1952
politicianlawyer
William Layton
American actor and director (1913-1995)
1913 - 1995
drama teachertheatre directoractor
Don Ihde
Don Ihde
American philosopher (1934–2024)
1934 - 2024
philosopheruniversity teacher
Edward L. Kessel
American biologist
1904 - 1997
entomologistzoologistbiologist
Paul C. Fisher
American businessman
1913 - 2006
inventorpolitician
Charles Lester Marlatt
Charles Lester Marlatt
American entomologist
1863 - 1954
entomologist
Gerald Burton Winrod
Gerald Burton Winrod
American political activist (1900–1957)
1900 - 1957
peace activistevangelistjournalist
Merrell Q. Sharpe
Merrell Q. Sharpe
American politician (1888-1962)
1888 - 1962
prosecutorgovernorjurist
Dick Knostman
basketball player
1931 - 2022
basketball player
Roscoe Born
American actor (1950–2020)
1950 - 2020
television actorsongwriteractor
Wes Santee
Wes Santee
American distance runner (1932–2010)
1932 - 2010
athletics competitor
Nathan Davis
American hard bop jazz musician (1937-2018)
1937 - 2018
jazz musicianethnomusicologistsaxophonist
Arthur Johns
sound engineer (1889-1947)
1889 - 1947
audio engineerengineer
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
Stanley Armour Dunham
maternal grandfather of Barack Obama (1918–1992)
1918 - 1992
military personnel
Dean M. Gillespie
Dean M. Gillespie
American politician (1884-1949)
1884 - 1949
politician
Ralph Houk
Ralph Houk
American baseball player and coach (1919–2010)
1919 - 2010
baseball player
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
William Patterson Borland
William Patterson Borland
American politician (1867-1919)
1867 - 1919
politicianlawyer
Emory Sherwood Adams
Emory Sherwood Adams
United States Army general (1881-1967)
1881 - 1967
military personnel
Hal Patterson
Hal Patterson
American player of Canadian football (1932–2011)
1932 - 2011
American football playerCanadian football playerbasketball player
Blanche Grant
Blanche Grant
American painter (1874–1948)
1874 - 1948
muralistwriter
Jackie Winters
Jackie Winters
American politician
1937 - 2019
politician
Florence Lewis
mathematician and astronomer (1877-1964)
1877 - 1964
mathematicianastronomer
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
American Assistant Attorney General
1889 - 1963
juristlawyer
Edwin B. Branson
Edwin B. Branson
American geologist (1877–1950)
1877 - 1950
herpetologistgeologistpaleontologist
Paul Samson
Paul Samson
American swimmer
1905 - 1982
water polo playerswimmer
Marv Kellum
American football player
1952 - 2023
American football player
Jim Roper
American racing driver (1916-2000)
1916 - 2000
racing driver
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