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List of people from Kansas

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Location of Kansas on the U.S. map

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

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Marvin Lee Pelton

Arts and literature

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Artists

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Authors

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Dancers

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Musicians

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Athletics

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Athletes

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

Coaches

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Lionel Hollins
Dean Smith

Aviators and astronauts

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Amelia Earhart

Businesspeople and inventors

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Walter Chrysler

Film, stage and television

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Actors and performers

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Directors

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Public figures

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Journalists

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Politics and law

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Charles Curtis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mabel Walker Willebrandt

Military and national security

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Stanley T. Adams
Donald K. Ross

Religious

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Scientists and programmers

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Others

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Notable individuals

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

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Crime

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Fictional persons

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See also

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References

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  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.