Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas ranks 1,337th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Verviers, Malden, Massachusetts, and Tyre, Lebanon. Memorable people born in Kansas City, Kansas include Charlie Parker, Dee Wallace, and Maurice Greene. Memorable people who died in Kansas City, Kansas include Walter Sutton, and James Scott. Kansas City, Kansas has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many biologists, and composers. Kansas City, Kansas is located in United States.
Kansas City is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 156,607, making it one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is situated at Kaw Point, the junction of the Missouri and Kansas rivers. It is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified Government". It is the location of the University of Kansas Medical Center and Kansas City Kansas Community College. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1920 and 2003, Kansas City, Kansas was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Charlie Parker, Dee Wallace, and Maurice Greene. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Kansas City, Kansas including Walter Sutton, and James Scott.
People Born in Kansas City, Kansas
Go to all RankingsCharlie Parker
MUSICIAN
1920 - 1955
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 1
Dee Wallace
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 2
Maurice Greene
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 3
Angus Scrimm
ACTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 4
Eric Stonestreet
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 5
Scott Foley
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 6
Janelle Monáe
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 7
Lyle Waggoner
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 8
Tuc Watkins
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.72
Rank: 9
Michelle Bartsch-Hackley
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 27.76
Rank: 10
Earl Watson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 23.40
Rank: 11
Younis Eyal Slman
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kansas City, Kansas
Go to all RankingsLyle Waggoner
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 8
Michelle Bartsch-Hackley
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 27.76
Rank: 10
Younis Eyal Slman
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Leanne Wong
GYMNAST
2003 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 13
Aimee Pratt
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 14
People Deceased in Kansas City, Kansas
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Go to all RankingsOccupations
Most individuals born in present day Kansas City, Kansas were actors (7), athletes (3), musicians (1), volleyball players (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were biologists (1), and composers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kansas City, Kansas, including Dee Wallace, Angus Scrimm, and Eric Stonestreet. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kansas City, Kansas, including Dee Wallace, Angus Scrimm, and Eric Stonestreet.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Kansas City, Kansas since 1700.