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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
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Kansas (disambiguation). State in the United States Kansas State Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Sunflower State (official); The Wheat State; America's Heartland Motto(s): Ad astra per aspera (Latin) To the stars through ...
This category is for people from the United States state of Kansas Classification : People : By nationality : American : By state : Kansas Also: Countries : United States : States : Kansas : People
List of people from Lawrence, Kansas; List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Kansas; List of first women lawyers and judges in Kansas; List of people from Leavenworth, Kansas; List of people from Leavenworth County, Kansas; List of people from Leawood, Kansas; List of people from Lyon County, Kansas
George Docking (1925), 35th governor of Kansas (1957–1961) [5] Robert Docking (1948), 38th governor of Kansas (1967–1975) [5] Bob Dole, former U.S. Senate majority leader and senator from Kansas (1969–1996), presidential and vice-presidential nominee, played football and basketball while attending [6] Jerry Elliott, Kansas jurist
Kansas is named after the Kansas River, in turn named after the Kansa people. Its capital is Topeka, and its most populous city is Wichita; however, the largest urban area is the bi-state Kansas City metropolitan area split between Kansas and Missouri. For thousands of years, what is now Kansas was home to numerous and diverse Indigenous tribes.
Susanna Madora Salter (née Kinsey; March 2, 1860 – March 17, 1961) was an American politician and activist.She served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, becoming the first woman elected to serve as mayor in the United States and one of the first women to serve in any political office in the United States.