Olive Ann Beach (1903-1993) – Aircraft manufacturer and philanthropist. There are now 93,285 fewer people unemployed in the state. Kenneth Sydney Davis (1912-1999) – Writer, biographer, aide to Milton Eisenhower, received the Francis Parkman Prize for his biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt. George Tobey Anthony (1824-1896) – Soldier, politician, and the seventh governor of the State of Kansas. Mabel Chase ( 1876-1962) – First female sheriff in Kansas. Jim Ryun (1947-present) – From Wichita, Ryun was the World’s Outstanding Athlete in 1966-1967, a three-time Olympian, set a world track record for the mile in 1966, and member of U.S. Congress. – Pearson was one of the first settlers in Douglas County, Kansas, fought with John Brown in the Battle of Black Jack and built a home near Baldwin City that continues to stand today. Their territory extended over most of present-day northern and eastern Kansas, with hunting grounds extending far to the west. – From Topeka, Lytle was one of the first African American women to be admitted to the practice of law in the United States. Your email address will not be published. John P. St. John (1833-1916) – From Olathe, the eight governor of Kansas, National Prohibition Party’s presidential candidate in 1884. In many popular histories, including Howard Zinn’s People’s History of the United States, the Populists are depicted as failures, crushed by almighty capital after selling out to make alliances with Democrats. Alfred Fairfax (1840-??) – Kickapoo Indian chief and prophet, moved to present-day Kansas around 1833 when the Kickapoo were removed from Illinois. Here is the story of the history of my home state of Kansas. Robert Docking (1925-1983) – 38th Governor of Kansas from 1967 until 1975. He was appointed the twentieth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1970. Leavenworth, the state’s oldest city, is built around government institutions, including an army post at Fort Leavenworth, a federal prison, a state penitentiary (in the bordering city of Lansing), and a veterans’ hospital. The state is mainly Protestant, with large communities of Methodists, Baptists, and Lutherans. Susanna Madora Salter (1860-1961) From Argonia, she was the first woman mayor in the nation. Robert James Walker (1801-1869) – The fourth Territorial Governor of Kansas. The two are related in that none of the state’s principal cities is in the west. Andrew Horatio Reeder (1807-1864) – Free-State leader and the first governor of Kansas Territory. Grenville L. Gove (18? Charles “Charlie” C. Bassett (1847-1896) – One of the many men who served the law in the wicked little town of Dodge City, Kansas. He escaped custody twice and was killed in a shootout with police in Wichita, Kansas on November 22, 1921. Adams, Henry J. Adams, John H. Adams, Stanley. William Allen White (1868-1944) – From Emporia, White was an editor, publisher, author, and Pulitzer Prize winner. You may not even realize many of these famous people were born in Kansas or notable associated with Kansas, including actors, actresses, explorers, historical figures, inventors, musicians, novelists, professional athletes, important politicians, singers, sport stars and more. Kansas. John Brown, Isaac Goodnow, Carrie Nation, William Allen White, Walter P. Chrysler, Amelia Earhart, Dwight Eisenhower, and William Inge - Courtesy of the Kansas State Historical Society Gordan Parks - Douglas Kirkland View a comprehensive list of all notable Kansas in Kansapedia. Geographical and historical treatment of Kansas, including maps and a survey of its people, economy, and government. ?-1925) – From Seward County, she was one of the state’s first female legislators. Richard Cordley (1829-1904) – Author and minister, Cordley was present at the Lawrence Massacre and lived to write about it. – A pioneer and business of central Kansas, Wellington was a founder of and essential in developing the cities of Carneiro and Ellsworth. Congressman and businessman from Lawrence. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in Chicago, Illinois by Jack Delano, 1943. Delano Lewis (1938-present) – From Topeka and Arkansas City, Lewis was a U.S. Department of Justice attorney, Director of the Peace Corps in Nigeria and Uganda, and first African American president of National Public Radio. We use cookies. Samuel Newitt Wood (1825-1891) – Free-State advocate and politician, Wood was killed in the “Stevens County War.”. He arrested more alleged outlaws, with a warrant than any other lawman in the West. Anne Le Porte Diggs (1853-1916) – From Lawrence, Diggs was a journalist, state librarian, and supporter of Populism and Women’s Suffrage. Senator. The way they talk and the way they live. William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody (1846-1917) – Raised in Leavenworth, Cody was a Pony Express rider, buffalo hunter, soldier, scout, and “Wild West Show” promoter. William Gay (18? David W. Finney (1839-1916) – A farmer, miller, and Kansas legislator. Frank E. Peterson, Jr. (1932-present) – From Topeka, Peterson was the first black brigadier general in the U.S. Marine Corps and NAACP Man of the Year. Joe Engle (1932-present) From Chapman commanded the STS-2 Space Shuttle and was a U.S. Air Force colonel. Kansas suffered during most of its history from two kinds of regionalism: one that pits rural against city dwellers and another that sets the east against the west. Earl R. Browder ( 1891-1973) – American Communist Party leader and presidential candidate from Wichita. The Kaw Nation (or Kanza or Kansa) are a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma and parts of Kansas. Kenekuk (18??-1856?) National S. Goff – From Neosho Falls, Goff was one of the founders of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (Katy) Railway Company. Kanza Chief White Plume by Charles Bird King about 1822. James Naismith (1861-1939) – From Lawrence, he was the inventor of the game of basketball and a coach at the University of Kansas. Walter H. Beech (1891-1950) – Aircraft manufacturer and philanthropist. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) – From Abilene, Eisenhower was five-star U.S. Army General, Supreme Allied Commander of the European theater, and President of the United States. There are about 125 different spelling variations of the name for these people, the meaning of the name is unknown. Settlement patterns. Cleyson Brown (1872-1935) – Utility and telecommunications pioneer from Abilene. • Frank Marshall Davis (1905–1987), journalist, poet, political and labor movement activist; Arkansas City Clyde M. Reed – From Parsons, Reed was a publisher, 24th Kansas governor, and U.S. Former editor Roy Roberts, who headed the paper during a run of multiple Pulitzer Prizes, had “zero interest” in what was going on with Black people in Kansas City, Fannin said to The Post. Notable Events in Kansas History. William Addison Phillips (1824-1893)- Journalist, historian, and member of Congress. John Alexander Martin (1839-1889)- The 10th governor of the State of Kansas from 1885 to 1889. Karl Menninger (1893-1990) – From Topeka, Menninger was a psychiatrist and co-founder of the Menninger Clinic and Foundation. ?-1851) – An early Catholic Missionary to the Kickapoo Indians. Ring in the new year with a Britannica Membership. Preston B. Plumb (1837-1891) – Lawyer, United States Senator, and founder of Emporia. Robert Joseph “Bob” Dole (1923-Present) – From Russell, U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, vice presidential candidate in 1976, sought Republican presidential nomination in 1980 and 1988, and 1996 GOP presidential nominee. Somehow, the prairie dust gets in your blood, and it flows through your veins until it becomes a part of you. Josiah Miller (1828-1870) – A Free-State advocate who started one of the first Kansas newspapers. Environment (1) Wichita (2) Overland Park (3) Kansas City (4) Olathe (5) Topeka (6) Lawrence (7) Shawnee (8) Manhattan Sven Birger Sandzen (1871-1954) – From Lindsborg, he was a renowned artist and professor. Senator. The simplicity of the people—good, earnest people. Timothy Dwight Thacher – (1831-1894) – Scholar, statesman, and editor. Samuel Clark Pomeroy (1816-1891) – Pioneer and United States Senator. Lease (1853 – 1933) – Attorney, lecturer, writer, and supporter of Populism from Wichita. Justin De Witt Bowersock (1842-1922) – U.S. Osa Johnson ( 1894-1953) From Chanute, Osa and her husband Martin, made themselves known as photographers, explorers, naturalists, and authors. Edward “Eddie” J. Adams (1887-1921) – A Kansas bootlegger, car thief, and murderer, Adams was eventually captured and sentenced to life imprisonment. Thomas R. Boston Corbett ( 1832-??) John Dunbar (1804-1857) –  Clergyman, missionary to the Pawnee Indians, and first treasurer of Brown County, Kansas. He was also a cattle rancher, game warden at Yellowstone National Park. Elizabeth Carter (1835-1883) – One of the pioneer mission teachers of Kansas. Amos Adams Lawrence (1814-1886) – A Free-State advocate, the city of Lawrence, Kansas was named for him. Lyman Underwood Humphrey (1844-1915) – The 11th governor of the State of Kansas. Satanta (1830-1878) – Noted Kiowa chief, frequently called the “Orator of the Plains.”. This list represents those events that had a national or international impact. Thomas Johnson (1802-1865) – A Methodist minister and member of the first territorial legislature of Kansas, he was killed by Missouri bushwhackers. William Elsey Connelley (1855-1930) – Historian, author, and businessman. Wilson Shannon (1802-1877) – The second Territorial Governor of Kansas. He was immediately captured and hanged the same day by vigilantes. Henry Newton Brown (1857-1884) – Brown fought with the Regulators in the Lincoln County War of New Mexico. Kanza/Kaw Tribe – From a period extending far back into the past — far back of any written record — the Kanza claimed, as a nation, the region that they ceded to the United States by the treaty of June 1825. Charles Ransford Jennison (1834-1884) – A physician and anti-slavery Jayhawker who led the Redlegs. The river was named for the Kansa or Kaw people who lived for generations in the area. Kansas’s early settlers were principally antislavery New Englanders of British ancestry. William F. Cloud (1825-1905) – Soldier and Indian fighter in Kansas, Could County is named in his honor. John Steuart Curry 1897-1946) – From Jefferson County, Curry was an artist whose career spanned from 1924 until his death. Henry Inman (1837-1899) – Soldier and author from Topeka. Daniel R. Anthony, Jr. (1870-1931) – Journalist and politician from Leavenworth. – Lawyer, author, and politician. Samuel F. Tappan (1831-1913) – A journalist, military officer, abolitionist, and a Native American rights activist. The national trend away from manufacturing and toward the service sector has been experienced to a lesser degree in Kansas, which has remained slightly above the national average in the proportion of employees in manufacturing. Blanche K. Bruce – First African American graduate of the University of Kansas in 1885. Zula Bennington “Peggy” Greene (1895-1988) – From Topeka, she was an author and columnist. Charles Rath (1836-1902) – Merchant, buffalo hunter, and freighter, Rath was one of the original organizers of Ford County County, Kansas. Former American President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Actress Annette Bening, pilot Amelia Earhart and comedian Buster Keaton are a few distinguished personalities from Kansas. Milton W. Reynolds (1823-1890) – Writer, politician and newspaper publisher. Edward W. Hoch (1849-1920) – Newspaper publisher and the 17th Governor of Kansas from 1905 to 1909. He was well-traveled and known for his sharp wit in his editorials. William Alexander Harris (1841-1909) -Civil engineer and United States Senator. Joseph L. Bristow – (1861-1944) – Editor and U.S. He was noted for his paintings depicting life Kansas. Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet from Topeka. They come from the central Midwestern United States. Daniel Woodson (1824-1994) – The first secretary and several times acting governor of the Territory of Kansas. John James Ingalls ( 1833-1900) – From Atchison, Ingalls served in the U.S. Senate and submitted the design for the state seal and proposed the state motto. Peter McVicar (1829-1903) – Clergyman, soldier and educator. Old Crow – A Crow Indian, who was allegedly one of the members of the Dull Knife band of Cheyenne, which left the reservation in Indian Territory and made the memorable raid across Kansas in September and October 1878, killing 32 citizens. Esther Brown ( 1917-1976) – Civil rights advocate from Kansas City. Thomas Carney (1828-1888) –  A businessman in Leavenworth, Carney became the second governor of the State of Kansas. Along with brother, Wilbur, they soon founded Duckwall Brothers was founded, featuring everything needed for the home. Sara Tappan Doolittle Robinson (1827-1911) – Author and wife of first governor, Charles Lawrence Robinson. Virtually every denomination and sect is represented in the state, including such rare groups as the Amish and the Dunkard Brethren. Wichita, the largest city, has the state’s largest buildings, biggest industries, and most-venturesome businesses. Hamilton Butler Bell (1853-1947) – Sheriff of Ford County, Kansas for three decades following lawman Bat Masterson. Samuel J. Crumbine ( 1862-1954) – From Dodge City, Crumbine served as Secretary of the State Board of Health and led public health campaigns against the use of common drinking cups, the roller towel, and the fly. Don Coldsmith ( 1926-present) – Physician, professor, and author of several western fiction books and articles. The tribe known as Kaw have also been known as the "People of the South wind", "People of … Martin Johnson ( 1884-1937) – From Lincoln, Martin and his wife, Osa, made themselves known as photographers, explorers, naturalists, and authors. Edgar Lee Masters (1869-1950) – From Garnett, Masters was a poet and biographer. Eugene Fitch Ware (1841-1911) – Nicknamed “Ironquill,” Ware was a lawyer and poet. Sidney Clarke (1831-1909) – One of the early members of Congress from Kansas and a Free-State advocate. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. The most conspicuous demographic trend has been the move from the farms to the cities, a trend that has continued with further technological advances in farming and the increasing size of individual landholdings. This state became part of the US in 1803, when the French sold mass amounts of land to the US in the Louisiana Purchase. The Lewis and Clark expedition had a profound effect upon the Kaw. The original languages have largely disappeared, though here and there church services are still conducted in German or Swedish, and a few communities hold festivals each year at which the old folkways, foods, and languages are featured. – A pro-slavery advocate and Associate Justice of the Territory of Kansas. In observance of the Kansas 150, Governor Sam Brownback's Blue Ribbon Panel for Kansas History announced 12 Notable Events in Kansas History on January 24, 2012, in Topeka. Later, he became a marshal in Caldwell, Kansas. James Langston Hughes (1902-1967) – Raised in Kansas, Hughes was an African-American poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. Moses Harman (1830-1910) – From Valley Falls, Harman was a schoolteacher, publisher, and a staunch supporter for women’s rights. R. L. Pitts – From Wichita, Pitts was the first African American to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor for service in Vietnam. Peter Percival Elder (1823-??) ?-1894) – Secretary and governor of the Territory of Kansas. Charles F. Scott (1860-1938) – Journalist, newspaper publisher, and member of Congress from Iola. Charles H. Withington (1816-1881) – A blacksmith for the Sac and Fox Indians, Withington was the first white settler in Lyon County, Kansas. John W. Whitfield (1818-1879) – Indian Agent and the first delegate to Congress from the Territory of Kansas. William “Bat” Masterson (1853-1921) – Ford County sheriff, gunfighter, and friend to Wyatt Earp. Julius Augustus Wayland (1854-1912) Having his base of operations in Girard, Wayland was the founder of Socialist newspaper, Appeal to Reason. This program of “personal diplomacy” emphasizes nongovernmental contacts between people. She herself was also a singer, as well as an actress, composer, author, and poet. Apart from industrialization and agriculture, the state is also popular for being the hometown of several popular celebrities widely admired world over. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. In the east the cities are older, closer together, and generally less progressive, though most of them are attractive, with broad, well-shaded residential streets and downtown shopping facilities. Susan Brownell Anthony (1820-1906) ­ Leader in the American Anti­-Slavery Society, she later turned her life’s devotion to women’s suffrage and, with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, founded the National Woman Suffrage Association and the newspaper Revolution. Fred Andrew Stone (1873-1959) – Raised in Topeka, he was a famed Vaudeville song and dance man. Robert B. Mitchell (1823-1882) – Soldier, Free-State advocate, and member of the first Kansas Territorial Legislature. Harry Hines Woodring (1887-1967) – From Elk City, Woodring was a banker, Democratic governor of Kansas, and U.S. Secretary of War. He was the founder of Council Grove. Bernard W. Rogers (1921-2008) – From Fairview, he was an American general who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, and Commander in Chief, United States European Command. Paul M. Ponziglione (1818-1900) – One of the early Catholic missionaries in Kansas. Place yourself where history happened by visiting our museums, landmarks and historic sites. Note: Recessions shown in gray. Senator and U.S. District Judge, and author of the Hatch Act. Henry Clay Pate (18? William C. Quantrill (1837-1865) – After serving as a teacher at Lawrence, Quantrill began to lead gangs of Border Ruffians in the Kansas-Missouri Border War, became a Confederate soldier during the Civil War, and was responsible for the Lawrence Massacre in 1863. Brewer (1837-1910) – Jurist, U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Later, French fur trappers came to the area. Albin K. Longren (1882-1950) From Topeka and Leonardville, Longren was an aviator and engineer. Find more more Kansas famous people below. Joseph G. McCoy (1837-1915) – Founder of the cattle trade in Kansas, originator of the Abilene Cattle Trail and cattle baron. Christian Hoecken (? Steve Hawley (1952-present) – Born in Ottawa and raised in Salina, Hawley was an astronaut who was a mission specialist on the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery. They were moved to a reservation in Kansas, before being forced into Indian Territory (Oklahoma) in 1873. John Otis Wattles (1809-1859) – An abolitionist, spiritualist, educator, and women’s rights activist, Wattles helped to found the town of Moneka, in Linn County, Kansas. Adams, Brandon. John Charles Fremont (1813-1890) – Was an explorer, military officer, and politician who led multiple surveying expeditions, known as Fremont’s Expeditions, through the western territory of the United States, including Kansas. William Inge (1913 – 1973) – From Independence, Inge was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. Benjamin F. Stringfellow (1816-1891) – Lawyer and pro-slavery leader in Kansas. Most of the other cities depend on farm trade and agriculture-related business. Alfred M. Landon (1887-1987) – From Independence and Topeka, Landon was Kansas Governor and 1936 Republican presidential candidate. “Buffalo” Jones ( 1844-1918) – From Garden City, Jones helped to found the town and was renowned as one of the first to preserve the buffalo. Nehemiah Green (1855-1890) – Fourth governor of the State of Kansas. Henry J. Adams (1816-1870) – Lawyer, Free-State advocate, politician, and soldier. Dictionary of American History, This includes historical sketches on various topics in U.S. history, such as wars, people, laws, and organizations. After the American Civil War and with the building of the railroads, many central Europeans were attracted by the promise of jobs laying track and of free land when the jobs were finished. John Alexander Anderson (1834-1892) – Minister, congressman, and president of the Kansas State Agricultural College, at Manhattan, Kansas. John Davis (1820-1901) – Free-State advocate, member of congress, publisher and author. Rex Maneval (1890-1974) – From Frankfort, Maneval was an inventor and helicopter manufacturer. Esther Whinery Wattles (1819-1908) – Supporting temperance, antislavery, and women’s rights, Wattles helped her husband, John Otis Wattles, to establish the town of Moneka, Kansas and founded the Moneka Women’s Rights Association. Lawrence ( 1814-1886 ) – Fourth governor of the name is unknown Kansas-Nebraska Act, leader of ruffians. 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