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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 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
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
Vanguards of the Frontier: A Social History of the Northern Plains and Rocky Mountains from the Earliest White Contacts to the Coming of the Homemaker (1941) Entz, Gary R. "Religion in Kansas," Kansas History, Summer 2005, Vol. 28 Issue 2, pp 120–145, emphasis on the Civil War, Progressive Era, immigrants, and the civil rights movement
Sadly, all 31 Kansans perished. This little-known tragedy remains the deadliest friendly fire incident in U.S. military history. It’s time we remembered these brave soldiers.
Amelia Earhart is known as one of history's most famous female pilots. She was born July 24, 1897, at Atchison. ... Extremely famous Kansans born in mid-July include the following: Arthur Capper ...
These Kansans attracted headlines for their actions. Here are the state's most notorious residents in history.
Cutler, William G. (1883) History of the State of Kansas; Dick, Everett. Vanguards of the Frontier: A Social History of the Northern Plains and Rocky Mountains from the Earliest White Contacts to the Coming of the Homemaker; Goodrich, Thomas. Bloody Dawn: The Story of the Lawrence Massacre; Herrmann, Duane L. Early Baha'is of Enterprise (1997)
The link between the term "Jayhawkers" and any specific kind of bird, if such an association ever existed, had been lost or at least obscured by the time KU's bird mascot was invented in 1912, which was meant to serve as a visual representation of the Jayhawker movement, an homage by the university to the state's history.