List of people from Kansas City, Kansas

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The list of people from Kansas City, Kansas includes those who were born in or have lived in the city. People from the Missouri side should not be included and should be instead listed at List of people from Kansas City, Missouri unless they've lived on both sides of the state line.

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  148. "Lucius Allen". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
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  151. "Larry Drew". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
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  155. "Leonard Gray". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
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