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List of people from Kansas City, Missouri The list of people from Kansas City, Missouri is for native-born and past residents. Kansas City, Missouri is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area. People only from Kansas are at List of people from Kansas City, Kansas. A * B ...
unless they've lived on both sides of the state line.


Academia

* June Helm (1924-2004), anthropologist * John E. Hodge (1914-1996), chemist * Bart Kosko (1960- ), engineering professor, writer * Richard Rhodes (1937- ), historian * Frederic Wakeman (1937-2006), historian,
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
scholar


Arts and entertainment


Film, television, and theater

* S. Torriano Berry (1958- ), film director *
Trai Byers Trai Byers (born July 19, 1983) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Andre Lyon in the Fox television series ''Empire'' (2015–2020). Early life Trai Byers was born in Kansas City, Kansas. After a year of high school in Kansas C ...
(1983- ), actor *
Webster Campbell Webster Campbell (January 25, 1893 – August 28, 1972) was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter. He began screenwriting in 1913 and became an actor in 1915. He became primarily a director in 1921. By 1936, he retired an ...
(1893-1972), actor, director, screenwriter * Al Christy (1918-1995), actor, TV announcer * Earl Cole (1971- ), TV show host, media personality, winner of '' Survivor: Fiji'' * Daniel L. Fapp (1904-1986), cinematographer (''
West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play '' Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid ...
'') *
Scott Foley Scott Kellerman Foley (born July 15, 1972) is an American actor and director. Foley is known for roles in television shows such as '' The Unit'', '' Scrubs'', '' Felicity'', and '' Scandal'', and in films such as '' Scream 3''. He has a ...
(1972- ), actor ('' Scrubs'', ''
Dawson's Creek ''Dawson's Creek'' is an American teen drama television series about the lives of a close-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, beginning in high school and continuing into college that ran from 1998 to 2003. T ...
'', ''
House A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air cond ...
'', and ''
Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into s ...
'') *
Everett McGill Everett McGill (born Charles Everett McGill III, October 21, 1945) is an American actor, who rose to prominence for his portrayal of a caveman in '' Quest for Fire'' (1981). He went on to have prominent roles in the films ''Dune'' (1984), '' Si ...
(1945- ), actor *
Marcy McGuire Marilyn Jeanne McGuire (February 22, 1926 – August 7, 2021) was an American actress and contralto singer who was active in the 1940s. Life and career McGuire was born on February 22, 1926, to James Joseph McGuire, a film projectionist and Anno ...
(1926- ), actress * Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, actress (''
Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American serial drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) and Michael Scofield ( Wentworth Miller); Burrows has been sentenced ...
'' and '' Marvel Heroes'') *
Brendon Miller Brendon Miller (born Glendon Crain; August 30, 1976) is an American pornographic actor and musician. Career Music Prior to his career as a pornographic actor, Miller was a drummer for several bands. He began his music career with The Feds, wit ...
(1976- ), pornographic actor * John Quade (1938-2009), actor *
Shanna Reed Shanna Reed (born Shanna Herron; October 30, 1955) is an American dancer and television and movie actress. She is known for playing Polly Cooper McGillis on ''Major Dad''. One of seven siblings, she is the step-daughter of Tommy Reed, the jazz sa ...
(1955- ), actress, dancer *
Rob Riggle Robert A. Riggle Jr. (born April 21, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and former United States Marine Officer. He is known for his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's ''The Daily Show'' from 2006 to 2008; as a cast member on ''Sa ...
(1970- ), actor *
Paul Rudd Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. He studied theater at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, before making his acting debut in 1991. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame i ...
(1969- ), actor * Angus Scrimm (1926-2016), actor, author * Columbus Short (1982- ), actor *
Eric Stonestreet Eric Allen Stonestreet (born September 9, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for portraying Cameron Tucker in the ABC mockumentary sitcom ''Modern Family'', for which he received two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supportin ...
(1971- ), actor (''
Modern Family ''Modern Family'' is an American family sitcom television series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan for the American Broadcasting Company. It ran for 11 seasons, from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. It follows the lives of th ...
'') *
Jason Sudeikis Daniel Jason Sudeikis ( ; born September 18, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. In the 1990s, he began his career in improv comedy and performed with ComedySportz, iO Chicago (Improv Olympic), and The Second City. In 200 ...
(1975- ), actor * Terri Treas (1957- ), actress, screenwriter * Vicki Trickett (1938- ), actress * Matt Vogel (1970- ), puppeteer (
The Muppets The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, burlesque, and self-referential style of variety- sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, they are the focus of a media franchise that encompas ...
and
Kermit the Frog Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created and originally performed by Jim Henson. Introduced in 1955, Kermit serves as the everyman protagonist of numerous Muppet productions, most notably ''Sesame Street'' and ''The Muppet Show'', as well ...
) * Lyle Waggoner (1935- ), actor, sculptor *
Dee Wallace Deanna Wallace (née Bowers; born December 14, 1948), also known as Dee Wallace Stone, is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Mary Taylor, the mother in the 1982 blockbuster film '' E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial''. She i ...
(1948- ), actress * Tuc Watkins (1966- ), actor (''
One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...
'' and ''
Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a t ...
'')


Journalism

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Audrey Cooper Audrey Cooper (born 1977) is an American journalist. Hearst Corporation named her as Editor in Chief of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' on January 13, 2015, making her the first woman to hold this position. Before Cooper's appointment, there w ...
(1977- ), journalist * Bill Downs (1914-1978), broadcast journalist, war correspondent *
Mark Pittman James Mark Pittman (October 25, 1957 - November 25, 2009) was a financial journalist covering corporate finance and derivative markets. He was awarded several prestigious journalism awards, the Gerald Loeb Award, the George Polk Award, a Ne ...
(1957-2009), financial journalist


Literature

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Jason Aaron Jason Aaron (born January 28, 1973) is an American comic book writer, known for his creator-owned series ''Scalped'' and ''Southern Bastards'', as well as his work on Marvel series '' Ghost Rider'', ''Wolverine'', '' PunisherMAX'', ''Thor'', and ...
(1973- ),
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...
writer (''
Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, ...
'', ''
Ghost Rider Ghost Rider is the name of multiple antiheroes and superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Phantom Rider. The first s ...
'', ''
Wolverine The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for " glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a musc ...
'', and '' Punisher Max'') *
Julius Lester Julius Bernard Lester (January 27, 1939 – January 18, 2018) was an American writer of books for children and adults and an academic who taught for 32 years (1971–2003) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Lester was also a civil right ...
(1939- ), writer, professor, photographer


Music

* William Adam (1917-2013), trumpeter, professor * James Bracken (1909-1972), songwriter, producer * Ada Brown (1890-1950), singer * Earl Carruthers (1910-1971), saxophonist * Danny Cox (1942- ), singer-songwriter * Dan Crary (1939- ), flatpick guitarist * Nathan Davis (1937- ), saxophonist * Herschel Evans (1909-1939), saxophonist *
William P. Foster William Patrick Foster (August 25, 1919 – August 28, 2010), also known as The Law and The Maestro, was the director of the noted Florida A&M University Marching "100". He served as the band's director from 1946 to his retirement in 1998. His ...
(1919-2010), marching band director *
Piney Gir Piney Gir (pronounced "gear"), often shortened to Piney, is an American musician and singer, born in Kansas but based in London, England since 1998. She has released seven studio albums. Piney's musical style is predominately edgy indie-pop ...
(1974- ), singer * Nora Holt (1895-1974), singer, composer, critic * Charles L. Johnson (1876-1950), ragtime composer *
Carmell Jones Carmell Jones (July 19, 1936 – November 7, 1996) was an American jazz trumpet player. Biography Jones was born in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. He started piano lessons at age five, and trumpet lessons at age seven. His first professional ...
(1936-1996), trumpet player * Ron Jones (1954- ), composer *
Gene McDaniels Eugene Booker McDaniels (February 12, 1935 – July 29, 2011) was an American singer and songwriter. He had his greatest recording success in the early 1960s, reaching number three on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart with "A Hund ...
(1935-2011), singer-songwriter *
Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe Robinson (; born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, rapper and actress. She is signed to Atlantic Records, as well as to her own imprint, the Wondaland Arts Society. Monáe has received eight Grammy Award nominations. Mon� ...
(1985- ), singer-songwriter, composer, actress ("
We Are Young "We Are Young" is a song recorded by American band Fun, featuring American singer Janelle Monáe. It is the third track on the group's second studio album, '' Some Nights'' (2012). The song was released on September 20, 2011 as the lead sing ...
" and ''
Hidden Figures ''Hidden Figures'' is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder. It is loosely based on the 2016 non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly about African Ame ...
'') *
Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...
(1920-1955), jazz saxophonist and composer * James Scott (1885-1938), ragtime composer * Vigalantee, rapper and activist * Jack Washington (1910-1964), saxophonist * Bobby Watson (1953- ), saxophonist * J. White Did It (1984- ), record producer *
Marva Whitney Marva Whitney (born Marva Ann Manning; May 1, 1944 – December 22, 2012) was an American funk singer commonly referred to by her honorary title, Soul Sister #1. Whitney was considered by many funk enthusiasts to be one of the "rawest" and "brass ...
(1944-2012), singer


Other visual arts

*
Grant Bond Grant Bond is a comic book artist, writer and award-winning editorial cartoonist living in Kansas City, Kansas. Biography Grant Bond was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas. His love for art was a fixture of his youth and early adult life du ...
(1974- ), cartoonist, writer *
Ed Dwight Edward Joseph (Ed) Dwight Jr. (born September 9, 1933) is an American sculptor, author, and former test pilot. He is the first African American to have entered the Air Force training program from which NASA selected astronauts. He was controve ...
(1933- ), sculptor


Business

* Paul Revere Braniff (1897-1954), airline entrepreneur * Jack Gentry (1923-2006), engineer, manufacturing entrepreneur * Lewis Hill (1919-1957), public radio entrepreneur * Eldridge Lovelace (1913-2008), urban planner * Kevin Warren Sloan (1957- ), landscape architect, urban planner and writer *
Charles E. Spahr Charles E. Spahr (October 8, 1913, Kansas City, Kansas – April 7, 2009, Shaker Heights, Ohio) was the youngest person to be appointed President of Sohio (Standard Oil of Ohio). He was then appointed as CEO of Sohio from 1959 to 1977, and was inst ...
(1913-2009), oil company executive *
Cheryl Womack Verna Cheryl Womack (born December 31, 1950) is an entrepreneur who founded Kansas City, Missouri-based VCW and National Association of Independent Truckers, Inc. which became a $100 million a year business selling insurance to independent trucke ...
(1950- ), trucking insurance executive


Crime

* Richard Hickock (1931-1965), mass murderer * James Hogue (1959- ), con artist * Marc Sappington (1978- ), spree killer


Medicine

*
Paul Randall Harrington Paul Randall Harrington (September 27, 1911 – November 29, 1980) was an American orthopaedic surgeon. He is best known as the designer of the Harrington Rod, the first device for the straightening and immobilization of the spine inside the ...
(1911-1980), orthopedic surgeon, designer of the
Harrington Rod The Harrington rod (or Harrington implant) is a stainless steel surgical device. Historically, this rod was implanted along the spinal column to treat, among other conditions, a lateral or coronal-plane curvature of the spine, or scoliosis. Up to ...


Military

* William N. Alsbrook Sr. (January 31, 1916 - January 5, 1998), inventor and
Tuskegee Airmen The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332d Fighter Group and the 477th Fighter Group, 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the ...
CAF Rise Above. “William Noel Alsbrook.” https://cafriseabove.org/william-noel-alsbrook/ * Roscoe Cartwright, first African American Field Artilleryman promoted to Brigadier General. * Roy M. Davenport (1909-1987),
U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...
Rear Admiral * Charles Arthur Tabberer (1915-1942),
U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...
Lieutenant Junior Grade, Distinguished Flying Cross recipient


Politics


National

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Monti Belot Monti Louis Belot (born March 4, 1943) is an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Early life and career Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Belot received a Bachelor of Arts ...
(1943- ), U.S. federal judge * George H. Clay (1911-1995), president of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and covers the 10th District of the Federal Reserve, which includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and portions of western Missouri and northern Ne ...
*
William Hinson Cole William Hinson Cole (January 11, 1837 – July 8, 1886) was an American politician and Congressman from Maryland. Biography Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Cole attended private school and studied medicine and law. He was admitted to the bar and c ...
(1837-1886), U.S. Representative from
Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean t ...
*
Harry Darby Harry Darby (January 23, 1895January 17, 1987) was an American politician from Kansas. Life and career Born in Kansas City, Kansas, Darby graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois, and served in the ...
(1895-1987),
U.S. Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and power ...
from Kansas *
Ben Fernandez Benjamin Fernandez (February 24, 1925 – April 25, 2000) was an American politician, financial consultant and special ambassador. He was a member of the Republican Party. He ran for President of the United States three times, seriously in 1980 a ...
(1925-2000), U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay *
Fernando J. Gaitan Jr. Fernando Joe Gaitan Jr. (born August 22, 1948) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Early life and education Born in Kansas City, Kansas, Gaitan graduated from Sumne ...
(1948- ), U.S. federal judge * Newell A. George (1904-1992), U.S. Representative from Kansas * John R. Goodin (1836-1885), U.S. Representative from Kansas *
Ulysses Samuel Guyer Ulysses Samuel Guyer (December 13, 1868 – June 5, 1943) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born near Paw Paw, Illinois, Guyer attended the public schools, Lane University at Lecompton, Kansas, and the University of Kansas School of Law a ...
(1868-1943), U.S. Representative from Kansas *
Edward C. Little Edward Campbell Little (December 14, 1858 – June 27, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Life Born in Newark, Ohio, Little moved to Kansas in 1866 with his parents, who settled in Olathe. He attended the public schools of Abile ...
(1858-1924), U.S. Representative from Kansas * Arthur Johnson Mellott (1888-1957), U.S. federal judge *
Orrin Larrabee Miller Orrin Larrabee Miller (January 11, 1856 – September 11, 1926) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Kansas's 2nd congressional district from 1895 to 1897. Early life Miller was ...
(1856-1926), U.S. Representative from Kansas *
Carlos Murguia Carlos Murguia (born 1957) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Early life and education Murguia is one of seven children of Alfred and Amalia Murguia, who emigrated from Mexic ...
(1957- ), U.S. federal judge * Mary H. Murguia (1960- ), U.S. federal judge * Mason S. Peters (1844-1914), U.S. Representative from Kansas *
Errett P. Scrivner Errett Power Scrivner (March 20, 1898 – May 5, 1978) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Biography Born in Newton, Kansas, Scrivner attended grade schools and was graduated from Manual Training High School, Kansas City, Missouri. In July ...
(1898-1978), U.S. Representative from Kansas *
Wint Smith Wint Smith (October 7, 1892 – April 27, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1947 to 1961. Biography Born in Mankato, Kansas, Smith attended a public school and graduated from Mankato High School. During the First World War he se ...
(1892-1976), U.S. Representative from Kansas * Joseph Taggart (1867-1938), U.S. Representative from Kansas *
Kathryn Hoefer Vratil Kathryn Hoefer Vratil (born April 21, 1949) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Education and career Born in Manhattan, Kansas, Vratil received a Bachelor of Arts degree fro ...
(1949- ), U.S. federal judge


State

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Edward F. Arn Edward Ferdinand Arn (May 19, 1906 – January 22, 1998) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 32nd governor of Kansas from 1951 to 1955. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the 31st attorney general of Kansas ...
(1906-1998), 32nd
Governor of Kansas A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
* Carol A. Beier (1958- ),
Kansas Supreme Court The Kansas Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Kansas. Composed of seven justices, led by Chief Justice Marla Luckert, the court supervises the legal profession, administers the judicial branch, and serves as the st ...
justice *
Tom Burroughs Tom Burroughs (born November 21, 1954) is a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives ...
(1954- ), Kansas state legislator * James H. DeCoursey, Jr. (1932- ), 36th
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas The lieutenant governor of Kansas is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of Kansas state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term. The lieutenant governor succeeds to the off ...
* David Haley (1958- ), Kansas state legislator * Broderick Henderson (1957- ), Kansas state legislator * Wilkins P. Horton (1889-1950),
Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina The lieutenant governor of North Carolina is the second-highest elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is the only elected official to have powers in both the legislative and executive branches of state government. A member o ...
* Phill Kline (1959- ), Kansas state legislator, former Attorney General of Kansas *
Mark Martin Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959) is a retired American stock car racing driver. He has the second most wins all time in what is now the Xfinity Series with 49. He scored 40 Cup Series wins. He finished second in the NASCAR Cup Series s ...
(1968- ),
Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...
state legislator,
Secretary of State of Arkansas The secretary of state of Arkansas is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The current Secretary of State is Republican John Thurston, former Arkansas land commissioner from Pulaski County in central Arkan ...
* Joseph Pierron (1947- ),
Kansas Court of Appeals The Kansas Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court for the U.S. state of Kansas. History The Kansas Legislature created the first Kansas Court of Appeals in 1895, to help the Kansas Supreme Court with an increasingly heavy casel ...
judge *
Mary Rogeness Mary S. Rogeness (born May 18, 1941 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American politician who represented the 2nd Hampden district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the ...
(1941- ),
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state legislator * Robert Eldridge Seiler (1912-1998),
Missouri Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Missouri is the highest court in the state of Missouri. It was established in 1820 and is located at 207 West High Street in Jefferson City, Missouri. Missouri voters have approved changes in the state's constitution to ...
chief justice * Chris Steineger (1964- ), Kansas state legislator * John Strick (1921-2009), Kansas state legislator *
Charles Warren General Sir Charles Warren, (7 February 1840 – 21 January 1927) was an officer in the British Royal Engineers. He was one of the earliest European archaeologists of the Biblical Holy Land, and particularly of the Temple Mount. Much of his mi ...
(1927-2019),
California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
state legislatorSarah Sharp (1986)
Charles H. Warren, From the California Assembly to the Council on Environmental Quality, 1962-1979: The Evolution of an Environmentalist.
Oral history interviews conducted in July 1983 and January 1984. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant un ...
, 1986. *
Valdenia Winn Valdenia Camille "Val" Winn (born December 7, 1950) is an American Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 34th district. She has served since 2001. Since 1972, Winn has worked as a professor at Kansas City K ...
(1950- ), Kansas state legislator


Local

* Charles Dail (1909-1968), 27th
Mayor of San Diego The mayor of the City of San Diego is the official head and chief executive officer of the U.S. city of San Diego, California. The mayor has the duty to enforce and execute the laws enacted by the San Diego City Council, the legislative branch. ...
*
Theresa Sparks Theresa Sparks is an American transgender woman, and is the Executive Director of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission and was a candidate for San Francisco Supervisor for District 6 in the November 2010 election. She is a former president of ...
(1949- ),
San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17t ...
politician


Religion

* James P. deWolfe (1896-1966), fourth bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of Long Island The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the counties of Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk, which comprise Long Island, New York. It is in Province 2 an ...
* Joseph Patrick Dougherty (1905-1970),
Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: * Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
clergyman


Sports


American football

*
Jackie Cline Jackie Cline is a former professional American football player who played defensive lineman for eight seasons for the Birmingham Stallions, Ottawa Rough Riders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, and Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a ...
(1960- ), defensive lineman *
Lyron Cobbins Lyron Duryea Cobbins (born September 17, 1974) is a former professional American football linebacker. After going to Wyandotte High School, Cobbins attended the University of Notre Dame, and in his senior year was named Third-team All American. C ...
(1974- ), linebacker * Maliek Collins (1995- ), defensive tackle * Harry Colon (1969- ), cornerback, safety *
Ray Evans Raymond Bernard Evans (February 4, 1915 – February 15, 2007) was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and song-writing duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films. Evans wrote the lyrics and Living ...
(1922-1999), halfback * Eric Guliford (1969- ), wide receiver * Floyd Harrawood (1929-2003), tackle * Mark Haynes (1958- ), cornerback *
David Jaynes David Duane Jaynes (born December 12, 1952) is a former American football quarterback. He played in college at the University of Kansas, where he was selected to the 1973 College Football All-America Team. That same year, he was a finalist for th ...
(1952- ), quarterback * Reggie Jones (1971- ), wide receiver * Zvonimir Kvaternik (1918-1994), guard * Bill Olds (1951- ), running back *
Darrell Stuckey Darrell Stuckey, Jr. (born June 16, 1987) is a former American football safety. He played college football at the University of Kansas. Stuckey was an All-Big 12 First-team selection in 2008 and was considered one of the top safeties available ...
(1987- ), safety *
Justin Swift Justin Charles Swift (born August 14, 1975) is a former American football tight end who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in ...
(1975- ), tight end * Spencer Thomas (1951- ), safety * Steve Towle (1953- ), linebacker * David Verser (1958- ), wide receiver


Baseball

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Neil Allen Neil Patrick Allen (born January 24, 1958) is an American baseball former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Playing career New York Mets The New York Mets drafted Allen out of Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City, Kansas, in the elev ...
(1958- ), pitcher, pitching coach * Joe Bowman (1910-1990), pitcher * Gilly Campbell (1908-1973), catcher *
Jim Clark James Clark Jr. OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. A versatile driver, he competed in sports cars, touring cars and in the Indianap ...
(1947- ), outfielder * David Clyde (1955- ), pitcher *
Alan Cockrell Atlee Alan Cockrell (born December 5, 1962) is an American professional baseball outfielder and coach. He was most recently the hitting coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. Football career Twice named first-team all stat ...
(1962- ), outfielder, hitting coach * Pat Collins (1896-1960), catcher * Robert Dodd (1973- ), pitcher * Mike Dupree (1953- ), pitcher *
Paul Edmondson Paul Michael Edmondson (February 12, 1943 – February 13, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, the right-hander was drafted by the Chicago White Sox out of California State University, Northridg ...
(1943-1970), pitcher *
Seth Greisinger Seth Adam Greisinger (born July 29, 1975) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from –. Amateur career Greisinger graduated from McLean High School in Virginia, then played his college ball at the Unive ...
(1975- ), starting pitcher * Sherman Jones (1935-2007), pitcher, Kansas state legislator * Bob Kammeyer (1950- ), pitcher * Paul Penson (1931-2006), pitcher * John Peters (1893-1932), catcher * Steve Renko (1944- ), pitcher * Bullet Rogan (1893-1967), outfielder, pitcher *
Ray Sadecki Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gr ...
(1940-2014), pitcher * David Segui (1966- ), 1st baseman * Kite Thomas (1923-1995), outfielder *
Cotton Tierney James Arthur "Cotton" Tierney (February 10, 1894 – April 18, 1953) was an American professional baseball second baseman and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Braves ...
(1894-1953), 2nd baseman * Leo Wells (1917-2006), shortstop, 3rd baseman * Jimmy Whelan (1890-1929), pinch hitter


Basketball

* Lucius Allen (1947- ), point guard * Nate Bowie (1986- ), point guard * Larry Comley (1939-2006), guard *
Larry Drew Larry Donnell Drew (born April 2, 1958) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Drew was named to the Kansas Sports ...
(1958- ), guard *
Rich Dumas Richard Wayne Dumas (April 21, 1944November 19, 1991) was an American basketball player. A 6'5" shooting guard, he starred at Northeastern State before playing professionally for the Houston Mavericks in the American Basketball Association. Ea ...
(1945- ), guard *
Ron Franz Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe A ...
(1945- ), small forward * Paul Graham (1951- ), coach *
Leonard Gray Leonard Earl Gray (December 19, 1951 – June 13, 2006) was an American professional basketball player. Early life Gray was born at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas and raised in Kansas City, Kansas. Because of ...
(1951-2006), power forward *
Harold Hunter __NOTOC__ Harold Atkins Hunter (April 2, 1974 – February 17, 2006) was an American professional skateboarder and actor. He played the role of Harold in Larry Clark's 1995 film ''Kids''. Career Hunter was born in New York City and grew up in ...
(1926-2013), coach *
Warren Jabali Warren Jabali (August 29, 1946 – July 13, 2012) was an American basketball player. He played professionally in the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1968 to 1975. Early career Born Warren Edward Armstrong, Jabali changed his name whi ...
(1946-2012), point guard, shooting guard *
Leo Lyons Leo David William Lyons (born 30 November 1943) is an English musician, who was most notably the bassist of the blues rock band Ten Years After. Biography Leo Lyons was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire in November 1943 and became a profess ...
(1987- ), power forward *
John McLendon John B. McLendon Jr. (April 5, 1915 – October 8, 1999) was an American basketball coach who is recognized as the first African American basketball coach at a predominantly white university and the first African American head coach in any professi ...
(1915-1999), coach * Pierre Russell (1949-1995), shooting guard *
Jackie Stiles Jackie Marie Stiles (born December 21, 1978) is an American college basketball coach who was formerly an assistant coach for the University of Oklahoma women's basketball team and at Missouri State University. Stiles set several scoring records ...
(1978- ), shooting guard * Earl Watson (1979- ), point guard and NBA coach * Bus Whitehead (1928-2010), center, power forward


Golf

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Bruce Lietzke Bruce Alan Lietzke (July 18, 1951 – July 28, 2018) was an American professional golfer who won 13 tournaments on the PGA Tour between 1977 and 1994, including two victories in the Canadian Open. His best finish in a major championship was ...
(1951-2018), golfer *
Jug McSpaden Harold Lee "Jug" McSpaden (July 21, 1908 – April 22, 1996) was an American professional golfer, and golf course architect. Early career Born in Monticello, Kansas, McSpaden became interested in golf at the age of ten, after seeing Harry V ...
(1908-1996), golfer


Pro wrestling

* Bob Orton (1929-2006), pro wrestler *
Bob Orton, Jr. Robert Keith Orton Jr. (born November 10, 1950), better known by the ring name "Cowboy" Bob Orton, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is the son of professional wrestler Bob Orton Sr., the brother of professional wrestler Bar ...
(1950- ), pro wrestler


Racing

* Jennifer Jo Cobb (1973- ), race car driver *
Jeff Emig Cam Jeffrey Emig (born December 1, 1970) is an American former professional motocross racer. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1988 to 1999. He was one of the top American motocross racers of the 1990s. During his motorcycle ra ...
(1970- ), motocross racer *
Eddie Hearne Edward Ames Hearne (March 1, 1887 – February 9, 1955) was an American racecar driver from Kansas City, Kansas who was active in the formative years of auto racing. Biography He was born on March 1, 1887. He participated in the inaugural Ind ...
(1887-1955), race car driver * Billy Winn (1905-1938), race car driver


Track and field

* Maurice Greene (1974- ), U.S. Olympic track and field athlete *
Cliff Wiley Clifford 'Cliff' Wiley (born May 21, 1955) is a former American track and field athlete, who competed in the sprints events during his career. He is best known for winning the men's 400 metres event at the 1981 Athletics World Cup in Rome and th ...
(1955- ), track and field athlete


Other

* Bryan Goebel (1961- ), pro bowler *
LeBaron Hollimon LeBaron Hollimon (born August 13, 1969) is an American soccer coach who is currently on the staff of FC Wichita. Hollimon serves as the Director of Coaching for the FC Wichita Academy and also coaches with the men's USL League Two and women's U ...
(1969- ), soccer forward *
Nick Plott Nicolas Plott (born August 11, 1984), known by his alias Tasteless, is an American esports commentator. He moved to Seoul, Korea in 2007 to give commentary to e-sports competitions. He has provided commentary for multiple ''Starcraft'' and ''Sta ...
(1983- ), eSports commentator * Matt Stutzman (1982- ), archer *
Kelvin Tiller Kelvin Tiller (born June 26, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the light heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, Tiller has also formerly competed for Bellator, World Series of Fighting and Sh ...
(1990- ), mixed martial artist


See also

* Lists of people from Kansas


References

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Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, abbreviated as "KCK", is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of ...
Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more th ...