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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.

Academics and Nobel Prize laureates

Marvin Lee Pelton

Arts and literature

Artists

Authors

Dancers

Musicians

Athletics

Athletes

A–F
Chris Barnes
Tony Clark
Adrianna Franch
G–M
Maurice Greene
Walter Johnson
N–Z
Jordy Nelson
John Riggins
Barry Sanders

Coaches

Lionel Hollins
Dean Smith

Aviators and astronauts

Amelia Earhart

Businesspeople and inventors

Walter Chrysler

Film, stage and television

Actors and performers

Directors

Public figures

Journalists

Politics and law

Charles Curtis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mabel Walker Willebrandt

Military and national security

Stanley T. Adams
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

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.