List of people from Kansas

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The following are notable people who were either born, raised, or have lived for a significant period of time in the American state of Kansas .

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Academics and Nobel Prize laureates

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Marvin Lee Pelton

Arts and literature

Artists

Authors

Dancers

Musicians

Athletics

Athletes

AF
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Chris Barnes
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Tony Clark
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Adrianna Franch
GM
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Maurice Greene
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Walter Johnson
NZ
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Jordy Nelson
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John Riggins
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Barry Sanders

Coaches

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Lionel Hollins
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Dean Smith

Aviators and astronauts

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Amelia Earhart

Businesspeople and inventors

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Walter Chrysler

Film, stage and television

Actors and performers

Directors

Public figures

Journalists

Politics and law

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Charles Curtis
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Mabel Walker Willebrandt

Military and national security

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Stanley T. Adams
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Donald K. Ross

Religious

Scientists and programmers

Others

Notable individuals

Notable historical figures not from Kansas but who participated in a significant event in Kansas

Crime

Fictional persons

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kansas</span> U.S. state

Kansas is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named after the Kansas River, in turn named after the Kansa people. Its capital is Topeka, and its most populous city is Wichita, however the largest urban area is the bi-state Kansas City, MO–KS metropolitan area.

For many decades, Kansas has had a vibrant country and bluegrass scene. The Country Stampede Music Festival – one of the largest music festivals in the country – and the bluegrass/acoustic Walnut Valley Festival are testament to the continued popularity of these music genres in the state. Among current leading country artists, Martina McBride and Chely Wright are natives of Kansas.

This is a list of lists of people from Kansas. Inclusion in this list should be reserved for existing Wikipedia lists about people from the American state of Kansas.

References

  1. Schulman, Michael (September 29, 2014), "Sweet and Vicious", The New Yorker
  2. "George Laughhead, Robert M. Wright (1840–1915), Dodge City: town president, founder, pioneer, September 23, 2009". kansashistory.us. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  3. "Susan Leiser Silva and Lee A. Silva, "The Killing of Dora Hand",43374, 2009". historynet.com; originally in Wild West Magazine. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  4. "John James Ingalls". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  5. "Fictional Characters from Kansas". 360Wichita.com.