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 Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

List of people from Kansas

The primary list contains notable people who were either born, raised, or have lived for a significant period of time in Kansas. The list is divided into many categories and sub-categories. * List of people from Kansas

Geography

Lists of people by county

The state of Kansas has 105 counties. The following counties have list articles for people from that county: *

List of people from Atchison County, Kansas The following is a list of people from Atchison County, Kansas. The area includes the cities of Atchison, Effingham, Huron, Lancaster, Muscotah, and rural areas in the county. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past ...

List of people from Butler County, Kansas The following is a list of people from Butler County, Kansas. The area includes the cities of El Dorado, Augusta, Rose Hill, and other cities rural areas in the county. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and p ...

List of people from Clay County, Kansas This is a list of people from Clay County, Kansas. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and present who have resided in the county, either in cities or rural areas. Academics * Tenney Frank, scholar and historian ...

List of people from Cloud County, Kansas The following is a list of people from Cloud County, Kansas. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and present who have lived in the county, either in cities or rural areas. Academics * May Louise Cowles, early ...

List of people from Cowley County, Kansas The following is a list of people from Cowley County, Kansas. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and present who have resided in the county, either in cities or rural areas. The arts * Darren E. Burrows, actor ...

List of people from Dickinson County, Kansas The following is a list of people from Dickinson County, Kansas, Dickinson County, Kansas. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and present who have resided in the county, either in cities or rural areas. Academ ...

List of people from Ellis County, Kansas This is a list of people from Ellis County, Kansas, Ellis County, Kansas, United States. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and present who have resided in the county, either in cities or rural areas. Academics ...

List of people from Franklin County, Kansas The following is a list of people from Franklin County, Kansas. The area includes the cities of Ottawa, Wellsville, Pomona, and other cities rural areas in the county. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and pr ...

List of people from Harvey County, Kansas The following is a list of people from Harvey County, Kansas. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and present who have resided in the county, either in cities or rural areas. Academics * Errett Bishop, mathema ...

List of people from Johnson County, Kansas The following is a list of people from Johnson County, Kansas. Inclusion on the list is reserved for notable people who have resided in the rural county area or in smaller cities such as Leawood, Prairie Village, Stilwell, or De Soto. For r ...

List of people from Leavenworth County, Kansas The following is a list of people from Leavenworth County, Kansas. The area includes Leavenworth, Kansas, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Fort Leavenworth, Lansing, Kansas, Lansing, and rural areas in the county. Inclusion on the list should be res ...

List of people from Lyon County, Kansas The following is a list of people from Lyon County, Kansas. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and present who have resided in the county, either in cities or rural areas. List of people from Lyon County, Kansas ...

List of people from McPherson County, Kansas The following is a list of people from McPherson County, Kansas. Inclusion on the list should be reserved for notable people past and present who have resided in the county, either in cities or rural areas. Academic * John Frykman, Lutheran ...

List of people from Republic County, Kansas Republic County (standard abbreviation: RP) is a county located in the state of Kansas, south from the Nebraska state line. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,674. The largest city, and the county seat, is Belleville. History ...

Lists of people by city

The following cities have list articles for people from that city: *

List of people from Dodge City, Kansas The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Dodge City, Kansas. Arts and entertainment Film, television, and theatre * Madge Blake (1899–1969), actress * Eddie Foy, Sr. (1856–1928), acto ...

List of people from Emporia, Kansas This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Emporia, Kansas. Academia * Frank A. Beach (1911–1988), ethologist * Richard Grant Hiskey (1929–2016), chemist * Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1867–1937), ento ...

List of people from Garden City, Kansas The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Garden City, Kansas. Arts and entertainment *Sanora Babb (1907–2005), novelist, journalist *Jeremy Hubbard (1972– ), news anchor *Frank Mantooth (1947–2004 ...

List of people from Great Bend, Kansas The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Great Bend, Kansas. Academia * Joan Bondurant (1918–2006), political scientist, spy * Jack Kilby (1923–2005), co-inventor of integrated circuit (IC), 2000 ...

List of people from Hays, Kansas This is a list of people from Hays, Kansas, Hays, Kansas, United States. Academia * Maurice L. Albertson (1918-2009), civil engineer, professor, Peace Corps co-founder Arts and entertainment Film, television, and theatre * Robert Bogue (1964� ...

List of people from Hutchinson, Kansas The following is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Hutchinson, Kansas. Academia * Jane Smisor Bastien (1936–2018), music teacher and author * Dale L. Boger (1953– ), organic chemist * L. H. Hausam (1870 ...

List of people from Junction City, Kansas This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Junction City, Kansas. Arts and entertainment Film, television, and theatre * Iva Kitchell (1908–1983), comedian, dancer * Rockne Tarkington (1931–2015), a ...

List of people from Kansas City, Kansas 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 l ...

List of people from Lawrence, Kansas This article is a list of notable people who were born in and/or have lived in Lawrence, Kansas. Alumni of University of Kansas or Haskell Indian Nations University, including athletes and coaches, that are not originally from Lawrence should n ...

List of people from Leavenworth, Kansas This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Leavenworth, Kansas. For people whose only connection with the city is being incarcerated at one of the prisons in the city see List of inmates of United States ...

List of people from Leawood, Kansas This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Leawood, Kansas. Academia * Jeffrey L. Fisher (1970– ), law professor, U.S. Supreme Court litigator Arts and entertainment Film, television, and theatre * H ...

List of people from Manhattan, Kansas This article is a list of notable people who were born in and/or have lived in Manhattan, Kansas. Alumni of local universities, including athletes and coaches, that are not originally from Manhattan should not be included in this list; instead ...

List of people from Olathe, Kansas The following is a list of people who were born in and/or have lived in the American city of Olathe, Kansas. Academia * George Washington Carver (1860–1943), botanist, prominent African American leader * J. Wayne Reitz (1908–1993), Presiden ...

List of people from Overland Park, Kansas The list of people from Overland Park, Kansas includes those who were born in or have lived in the city. Arts and entertainment Beauty and fashion * Deborah Bryant, Miss America 1966 * Lisa Forbes (1981– ), Miss Kansas USA 2004 * Tara D ...

List of people from Pittsburg, Kansas This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Pittsburg, Kansas. Academia * Dale R. Corson (1914–2012), physicist * Samuel Martin (linguist), Samuel Martin (1924–2009), linguist * Vance Randolph (1892–198 ...

List of people from Prairie Village, Kansas This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Prairie Village, Kansas. Arts and entertainment Film, television, and theatre * Sandahl Bergman (1951– ), actress, dancer, stuntwoman * Eric Darnell (1961– ...

List of people from Salina, Kansas The list of people from Salina, Kansas includes only notable people who have resided in Salina, Kansas and who currently have a Wikipedia article. Academia * Alexander Brown Mackie (1894–1966), co-founder of Brown Mackie College * Kenneth S ...

List of people from Shawnee, Kansas This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Shawnee, Kansas. Arts and entertainment * Danni Boatwright, winner of Survivor: Guatemala * Sukhdarshan Dhaliwal (1950–2015), poet * Ken Ferguson (1928–200 ...

List of people from Topeka, Kansas This is a list of people from Topeka, Kansas. Academia * Warren Faidley (1957- ), meteorologist, storm chaser * Riley Gardner (1921-2007), psychologist * Wes Jackson (1936- ), environmentalist, The Land Institute * Sokoni Karanja (1940- ), c ...

List of people from Wichita, Kansas This article is a list of notable people who were born in and/or have lived in Wichita, Kansas. Alumni of universities within the city, including athletes and coaches, that are not originally from Wichita should not be included in this list. I ...

Focus areas

Academics

Commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College The Commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College is the highest-ranking official at the United States Army's Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, installation. The position is similar to the West Point Superintendent and is roughly ...

List of Emporia State University people Emporia State University is a public university in Emporia, Kansas, United States, east of the Flint Hills. Established in March 1863 and originally known as the Kansas State Normal School, Emporia State is the third oldest public university in t ...

List of Kansas State University people The following is a list of notable people associated with Kansas State University, whose main campus is located in the American city of Manhattan, Kansas, Manhattan, Kansas. University presidents The following men have served as University Pr ...

List of University of Kansas people The list of University of Kansas people includes notable alumni and faculty of the University of Kansas, whose main campus is located in the American city of Lawrence, Kansas. Alumni Nobel laureates * Frank Rowland (1956–64), awarded t ...

List of Washburn University alumni The following is a list of notable people associated with Washburn University, located in Topeka, Kansas, United States. Arts and entertainment * Elizabeth Barr Arthur (B.A. 1908) poet, author, journalist, librarian, police officer, suffragis ...

List of Wichita State University people The following is a list of notable people associated with Wichita State University, located in the American city of Wichita, Kansas. University presidents ;Fairmount College * Nathan J. Morrison, 1895–1907 * Henry Thayer, 1907–1914 * Wa ...

Athletics

''Note: athletic lists are sorted by current conference affiliation, or last affiliation if program is defunct.''

Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA. It consists of ten full-member universities. It is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its ...

List of Kansas Jayhawks head football coaches The Kansas Jayhawks football program is a college football team that represents the University of Kansas in the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Jayhawks head coach is Lance Leipold. The team has had 40 head ...

* List of Kansas Jayhawks in the NFL Draft *

List of Kansas State Wildcats head football coaches The Kansas State Wildcats football program is a college football team that represents Kansas State University in the Big 12 Conference football, Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 32 head coaches ...

* List of Kansas State Wildcats in the NFL Draft

Heart of America Athletic Conference The Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC or The Heart) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Member institutions are located in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska in ...

List of Baker Wildcats head football coaches The Baker Wildcats football program is a college football team that represents Baker University in the Heart of America Athletic Conference The Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC or The Heart) is a college athletic conference affiliated ...

List of Benedictine Ravens head football coaches The Benedictine Ravens football program is a college football team that represents Benedictine College in the Heart of America Athletic Conference, a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA. The team has had 15 head co ...

List of MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers head football coaches The MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers football program is a college football team that represents MidAmerica Nazarene University in the Heart of America Athletic Conference, a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA. The te ...

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The KCAC is the oldest conference in the NAIA and the second oldest in the United Stat ...

List of Bethany Terrible Swedes head football coaches image:Bennie_Owen.jpg, Hall of Fame coach Bennie Owen got his start at Bethany from 1902 to 1904. His teams accumulated a record of 22 wins, 6 losses, and 2 ties. The Bethany Swedes football program (historically known as the "Terrible Swedes") is ...

List of Bethel Threshers head football coaches The Bethel Threshers football program is a college football team that represents Bethel College (Kansas), Bethel College in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA. The tea ...

List of Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference people The following is a list of notable people associated with the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Basketball Men's basketball * Gene Johnson, assistant coach for USA Basketball in the 1936 Olympic Games * Art Kahler, only person to coach ...

List of Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes head football coaches The Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes, Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes program is a college football team that represents Kansas Wesleyan University in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athle ...

List of McPherson Bulldogs head football coaches The McPherson Bulldogs football program is a college football team that represents McPherson College in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA. The team has had 30 head co ...

List of Ottawa Braves head football coaches The Ottawa Braves program is a college football team that represents Ottawa University in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA. The team has had 28 head coaches since its ...

List of Saint Mary Spires head football coaches The Saint Mary Spires football program is a college football team that represents University of Saint Mary in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, a part of the NAIA. The team has had 4 head coaches since the school restarted the program ...

List of Southwestern Moundbuilders head football coaches The Southwestern College Moundbuilders program is a college football team that represents Southwestern College (Kansas), Southwestern College in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athl ...

List of Sterling Warriors head football coaches file:Mccracken.jpg, Josiah McCracken coached the team in 1903, after his appearance in the 1900 Summer Olympics. The Sterling Warriors football program is a college football team that represents Sterling College (Kansas) in the Kansas Collegiate A ...

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is a List of NCAA conferences, college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division II, Division II level, headquartered ...

List of Emporia State Hornets head football coaches The Emporia State Hornets football program is a college football team that represents Emporia State University in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, a part of NCAA Division II. The team has had 24 head coaches since its first ...

* List of Emporia State Hornets in the NFL Draft *

List of Fort Hays State Tigers head football coaches The Fort Hays State Tigers football program is a college football team that represents Fort Hays State University in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, a part of NCAA Division II. The team has had 23 head coaches since its fir ...

List of Pittsburg State Gorillas head football coaches The Pittsburg State Gorillas football program is a college football team that represents Pittsburg State University in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, a part of the NCAA Division II. The team has had 15 head coaches since ...

List of Washburn Ichabods head football coaches The Washburn Ichabods football program is a college football team that represents Washburn University in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, a part of NCAA Division II. The team has had 38 head coaches since its first record ...

Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference The Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) was an intercollegiate athletic conference that competed in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Members of the conference were located in the Midwest United States and were located ...

List of Haskell Indian Nations Fighting Indians head football coaches The Haskell Indian Nations Fighting Indians football program was a college football team that represented Haskell Indian Nations University. The team consisted of three coaches that have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: John ...

Missouri Valley Conference The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is the third-oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the midwest. History The MVC was established ...

List of Wichita State Shockers head football coaches The Wichita State Shockers football program was a college football team that represented Wichita State University Wichita State University (WSU) is a public research university in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is governed by the Kansas B ...

Crime

List of people executed in Kansas This is a list of people executed in Kansas. No one has been executed by the state of Kansas since 1965, although capital punishment is legal there. Historically, 58 people have been executed in the area now occupied by the state. Many of these w ...

List of inmates of United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth This is a list of notable current and former inmates at the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth. Bank robbers Espionage Fraudsters and corrupt officials Gangsters Political prisoners Sports figures Violent criminals See a ...

Military

Politicians

List of governors of Kansas The governor of Kansas is the head of state of KansasKS Const. art. I, § 3. and the commander-in-chief of the state's Kansas National Guard, military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto ...

List of justices of the Kansas Supreme Court Following is a list of justices of the Kansas Supreme Court. , the Kansas Supreme Court has seven justices. Justices See also * Lists of people from Kansas External linksHistory of the Kansas Supreme Court Justicesfrom the Kansas Judicial B ...

List of mayors of Kansas City, Kansas The mayor of Kansas City, Kansas is the highest official of the city government. In 1997, voters approved the consolidation of the Kansas City, Kansas government with that of Wyandotte County. The office has since been referred to as "mayor/CEO ...

List of mayors of Topeka, Kansas List of Mayors The following is a list of mayors of the American city of Topeka, Kansas. See also * List of people from Topeka, Kansas * Timeline of Topeka, Kansas References {{reflist Sources City of Topeka website Topeka Topeka ( ...

List of mayors of Wichita, Kansas List of Mayors Following is a list of mayors of the American city of Wichita, Kansas. # Edwin Bird Allen (1871–1872) # James G. Hope (1873–1874) #George E. Harris (1875) # James G. Hope (1876–1877) # William Greiffenstein (1878) # Sol H. Ko ...

List of United States senators from Kansas This is a list of United States senators from Kansas. Kansas was admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, and its senators belong to Class 2 and Class 3. Kansas's current senators are Republicans Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall. 29 of Kansas' ...

* List of United States representatives from Kansas *

United States congressional delegations from Kansas Since Kansas became a U.S. state in 1861, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year ter ...

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