Famous People From Kansas

34th President of the United States and World War 2 general (Abilene)

Female pilot who famously crashed over the Pacific Ocean and was never found (Atchison)

Actor most known for his role as Cameron in Modern Family (Kansas City)

Actor most known for his role as Ant Man (Lenexa)

Comedian who was also a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps (Overland Park)

Actor and Comedian most know for his role as Ted Lasso (Overland Park)

Television host of the show Survivor (Wichita)

Actor best known for his silent films and physical comedy in the 1920's (Piqua)

Convicted murderer and one of the main characters in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood (Kansas City)

Legendary NFL running back for the Detroit Lions (Wichita)

Former NFL wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers who played college at Kansas State University (Manhattan)

Legendary NFL guard for the Kansas City Chiefs (Fort Riley)

Former NASCAR driver (Emporia)

Baseball player who played for the Kansas City Royals, but won World Series' with both the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees (Fort Riley)

Hall of Fame baseball pitcher who played his entire MLB career for the Washington Senators (Humbolt)

NBA player for the Toronto Raptors who played at the University of Kansas and has a comical surname (Wichita)

NBA player born in South Sudan who stands at an astounding 7'3 (Olathe)

NBA player for the Denver Nuggets who won a national championship while playing college basketball for the University of Kansas (Burlington)

Baseball data analyst who invented Sabermetrics (Holton)

Legendary defender for Sporting Kansas City and the United States Men's National Team. First and only mens player from Kansas to play for the national team. (Overland Park)

Drummer for the American rock band Kansas (Coffeyville)

Jazz musician considered a leading figure in the development of bebop (Kansas City)

Former Senator of Kansas who was the Republican Party nominee for the 1996 presidential election (Russell)

Senator from Virginia who was Hillary Clinton's running mate in the 2016 presidential election (Overland Park)

Youtuber who as the most subscribed channel on the platform as of 2025 with over 400 million subscribers (Wichita)

YouTuber who's videos are primarily about science and quirky humor. Goes by the pseudonym Vsauce. (Stilwell)

Youtuber most known for his videos regarding American politics (Topeka)

Journalist at the Daily Planet and has the alter ego of Superman (Smallville)

Ill-behaved boy in a comic strip (Wichita)

Girl who lives on a farm who gets stuck in the land of Oz with her dog Toto

faint-hearted canine in a children's cartoon (Nowhere)

Clark Griswold's brother-in-law (Coolidge)