Born in Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in Missouri and 36th most populous city in the U.S. Kansas City, Kansas is the third-largest city in Kansas and is a suburb of the Missouri city of the same name. The metro area is the 30th most populous metro area in the U.S. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Kansas City, Missouri or Kansas City, Kansas.

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Secretary of Commerce from 1980 to 1981 and former President of the World Jewish Congress

1907

Missouri

Philip Klutznick

Blues singer, "Shake, Rattle and Roll"

1911

Missouri

Big Joe Turner

Actress, known for her portrayal of "bad girl" characters and considered a screen legend of classical Hollywood. She died aged 26 of kidney failure.

1911

Missouri

Jean Harlow

Jazz saxophonist and band leader, nicknamed "Bird"

1920

Kansas

Charlie Parker

Director, "M*A*S*H" "Nashville" "The Player"

1925

Missouri

Robert Altman

Actress, known for her role as Thelma Lou in "The Andy Griffith Show"

1926

Missouri

Betty Lynn

Governor of Arizona from 1997 to 2003

1935

Missouri

Jane Dee Hull

Nobel Prize winning geneticist, known for discovering the cycle and clock gene

1944

Missouri

Michael Rosbash

Actress, "Hannah and Her Sisters" "Bullets over Broadway" "Parenthood"

1948

Missouri

Dianne Wiest

Actress, "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" "The Hills Have Eyes" "Critters"

1948

Kansas

Dee Wallace

Actor, "Dune" "Lincoln" "Lady Bird"

1949

Missouri

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Hall of Fame golfer and winner of eight major championships

1949

Missouri

Tom Watson

Actor, "American Beauty" "Adaptation" "Little Women" "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"

1951

Missouri

Chris Cooper

Hall of Fame golfer and winner of five major championships

1956

Missouri

Amy Alcott

Host of "The Late Late Show" from 1999 to 2004 and first host of "The Daily Show" from 1996 to 1998

1962

Missouri

Craig Kilborn

Actor, known for his role as James Rhodes/War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

1964

Missouri

Don Cheadle

Actor, known for his role as Cameron Tucker in "Modern Family"

1971

Kansas

Eric Stonestreet

Author, "Gone Girl" "Sharp Objects"

1971

Missouri

Gillian Flynn

Governor of Pennsylvania since 2023

1973

Missouri

Josh Shapiro

Former sprinter, former 100 meters world record holder and winner of four Olympic medals

1974

Kansas

Maurice Greene

Actress, "The Office" "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" "21 Jump Street"

1980

Missouri

Ellie Kemper

Actress and singer, "Hidden Figures" "Moonlight"

1985

Kansas

Janelle Monaé

Actress, "Shadowhunters" "Arrow" "Maze Runner"

1995

Missouri

Katherine McNamara

Silver medal winner at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the pole vault

1998

Missouri

Chris Nilsen

Track and field sprinter who won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 400 metres event

1998

Missouri

Quincy Hall

Actress, known for her role as Lake Meriwether in "Love, Victor"

2001

Missouri

Bebe Wood

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