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Elmer Gantry (1927), evangelist and title character in the Sinclair Lewis novel of the same name; attended college in Kansas; Gil Hamilton (c. 2083), futuristic detective, Topeka; Will Kane (1952), sheriff in the 1952 classic Western High Noon, from Hadleyville, Kansas; Johnny Kaw (1955), mythical Kansas settler, Manhattan
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
Using historical figures in marketing communications and in branding is a new area of marketing research but historical figures’ names were used to promote products as early as in the Middle Ages. [46] Historical figure brand is using famous historical person in branding, for instance Mozartkugel, Chopin (vodka) or Café Einstein.
A list of the most famous people from each U.S. state is based on a few specific metrics, including, crucially, the state the person was born in — even if that person was not closely associated ...
10,000-9000 BCE: First evidence of human beings in Kansas [1] 1450: Wichita people founded the historical city of Etzanoa, near the modern day Arkansas City. 1500–1800: Proto-historic indigenous peoples in Kansas include the Pawnee, Kansa, Wichita, and Apache. [1] 1541: Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, the Spanish conquistador, visits Kansas.
Jim Denning (1956–), Majority Leader of the Kansas Senate Joseph W. Henkle, Sr. (1906–1983), Lieutenant Governor of Kansas [ 10 ] Roger Marshall (1960– ), U.S. Representative from Kansas; U.S Senator from Kansas [ 11 ]
Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous Black historical figures out there. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early 19th century. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early ...
This article is a list of notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Leavenworth, Kansas.For people whose only connection with the city is being incarcerated at one of the prisons in the city see List of inmates of United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, United States Disciplinary Barracks#Notable inmates or Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility#Notable inmates, and for ...